HELLO MUSIC LOVERS,


My transmission this morning is tri-tiered, with branches:


1/  2 BIG Show
2/  TRANSFORMATEURS Review
3/  Checking in with YOU




1/  THIS SHOW is perfect for GROWN UPS:
This FRIDAY the 13th:  LOVE-O-RAMA at the St. Louis Skatium
    9 pm - 2 am
featuring
FIRE DOG,
Celia's Big Rock Band
Dub Kitchen
St. Louis Skatium =

(314) 631-3922

Map

IT'S A SKATING RINK.  WITH BANDS.  Yes, my people, it is awesome.
If you don't have your copy of TRANSFORMATEURS yet, come get a discounted copy at this show!

Order online by clicking this poster!




THE OTHER SHOW is perfect for LITTLE PEOPLE:
MONDAY, FEB. 16 (President's Day)
10 am at B'nai Amoona Congregation
324 South Mason St. Louis, MO
SEE HERE





2/  TRANSFORMATEURS first review!
Thanks to Christian Schaeffer at the Riverfront Times, St. Louis' entertainment weekly!



Homespun: Celia

Transformateurs

(Love-O-Rama Records)

By Christian Schaeffer





Published on February 10, 2009 at 1:35pm

Celia Shacklett keeps busy as the leader of Celia's Big Rock Band
and as a member of Mark Pagano's Firedog. (Both bands are part of the
multimedia collective Love-O-Rama.) But on Transformateurs,
which she's releasing under her own name, Celia proves a confident
songwriter with an assured, rarely faltering voice. On the disc, her
songs are poppy but not lightweight, and the sprightly guitar strokes
(compliments of Celia and Melinda Winifred Jane Tentrees) are both
effervescent and rooted in dreamy, jazz-chord structures. Celia's songs
are a bit carefree and happy-go-lucky, and sometimes the album ("Time
Traveler" in particular) feels suited to the lucrative world of
children's entertainment. In an amazing snag, Canadian folk hero Bruce
Cockburn drops in for two tracks; his smoky backing vocals and lithe,
bluesy guitar playing give "Things You'll Miss" an earthy gravitas.
Luckily, Celia doesn't need the starpower to make waves — Transformateurs stands on its own with the twin strengths of clever songwriting and sweet, sunny guitar pop.


The real thing

If
you want to share your thoughts about TRANSFORMATEURS (and I'd love to
hear them), write me and tell me, or, BETTER YET, put an opinion or two
up on http://www.cdbaby.com/celiaband2
THANKS!
3/ 
Now, anyone out there who preordered and HAS NOT recieved their cds +
bonus cds yet?  Please let me know.  I sent a lot of packages,
hopefully they all made their destinations, but I'm sure some slipped
through the cracks.  Please alert me if you have NOT received the cd or
cds you ordered.
I will keep you posted on upcoming events and developments.  I surely appreciate your support. 

Thank you for helping me to make MUSIC!

Love
celia.