Friday, March 12, 2010
Big SXSW news! In addition to the official SXSW Charisma Artist Agency Showcase on Friday March 19th at the Amsterdam Cafe from 9 PM - 1 AM - we are happy to announce that the Charisma Artist Agency will have TEN of our groups in Austin during the week playing all kinds of unofficial fabulous parties, clubs and hot spots. Look for: Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, stephaniesid, Boulder Acoustic Society, Fishtank Ensemble, Saint Bernadette, The New Familiars, The Hot Seats, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Asylum Street Spankers and Shotgun Party!

We've set up Facebook event pages for each day to help you find our groups - you can also visit any of our bands webpages to get additional details! Many of these events are free and open to the public, quite a few have terrific drink sponsors and all of them promise a good time a GREAT music!

Here are the links to the facebook pages for each day's events:

* Wednesday March 17, 2010 - List of where to find Charisma Artist Agency Bands in Austin during SXSW: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=360442945851

* Thursday March 18, 2010 - List of where to find Charisma Artist Agency Bands in Austin during SXSW: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=374168995688

* Friday March 19, 2010 - List of where to find Charisma Artist Agency Bands in Austin during SXSW: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=391877459202

* Saturday March 20, 2010 - List of where to find Charisma Artist Agency Bands in Austin during SXSW: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=360696393610

* Sunday March 21, 2010 - List of where to find Charisma Artist Agency Bands in Austin during SXSW: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=395354411067

Hope to see you all there!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce that the Charisma Artist Agency will have an Official Showcase at SXSW next week in Austin!

The Official Showcase will be at the newly rennovated Amsterdam (www.amsterdamaustin.com ) on Friday March 19th from 9 PM - 1 AM, located at 121 W. 8th St (on the corner of Colorado) in Austin.

Our four band official SXSW showcase will include: The New Familiars, Boulder Acoustic Society, Fishtank Ensemble and The Asylum Street Spankers!

The showcase will be free to all SXSW badge/wristband holders but will also be open to the public for a $10 ticket.

Make sure to get there right at 9 PM as the evening will be sponsored by Dulce Vida Tequila - with free samples from 9 - 10 PM of their amazing Tequila.

Additionally - the first 50 people through the door at 9 PM get a free draft beer sponsored by Charisma and the Amsterdam - with additional drink specials all night long!

We look forward to seeing you at our showcase it's going to be a really fun night!

Thursday, February 11, 2010
The Charisma Artist Agency is thrilled to welcome Saint Bernadette to it's roster! Currently touring in support of their brand new fourth album released by Exotic Records, “Cover Thy Neighbor,” the ethereal, old-soul rock group’s missive goes beyond engaging the masses. Saint Bernadette is also intent on embracing the local artistic community: to plug and plug-in as many brethren as it can muster.

Led by producer and guitarist Keith Saunders and femme fatale vocalist Meredith DiMenna, with mainstay slide guitarist Joe Novelli, bass player Brian Anderson and drummer Dave Valle, the quintet offers a boozy, erotically charged aural accord that meshes a disparate template of psychedelic-meets-arena rock, with a peppering of jazz, all candy-coated with sing-along choruses.

All of this ties neatly into the group’s namesake, based on the very real Saint Bernadette, who reported repeated visions of holy apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1858 in her native village of Lourdes, France. The Catholic Church wasn’t buying it—until further investigation following her death. Suddenly, Bernadette was deemed Our Lady of Lourdes, named a saint in 1933 and ever since, millions have made an annual pilgrimage to pay homage to her shrine there.

DiMenna notes, “People thought she was crazy, but she ultimately transformed Lourdes onto the world stage. We took on Bridgeport as our pilgrimage. We saw a vision and many thought we were out of our minds. We want to be the engine that puts this place on the map. There may not be a Virgin Mary, but we’re saying, look at all this talent. Everything we do plays into that.”

More info about Saint Bernadette here and keep your eyes peeled for tour dates on this website soon: http://www.myspace.com/saintbernadette

Tuesday, January 05, 2010
The Charisma Artist Agency is excited to announce that we will be attending the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference this week in New York City showcasing 15 of our wonderful Charisma Bands. All APAP showcases are free to attendees except the Bell House. Just show your badge and come on in! And please stop by our booth to say hello at: The Americas Hall I Level 2 Booth #548




These showcases are also all open to the public and we'd love to see you there. This is a rare opportunity to see all of your favorite bands in one place!

For more information and tickets contact the venues below. See you in NY!

Friday January 8th 
DROM
85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th), New York, NY - (212) 777-1157
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm  (Fishtank Ensemble, New Familiars, Hot Seats, Christabel and the Jons, Luminescent Orchestrii)

Saturday January 9th
Hilton New York - BEEKMAN PARLOR (APAP Conference attendees only)
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (212)586-7000
3:30 pm to 3:50 pm
3:30 - 3:50 Fishtank Ensemble
 
Saturday January 9th - 92Y Tribeca
200 Hudson Street, New York, NY -(212)601-1000
8:00 pm to 12:00 am (The Two Man Gentlemen Band, Sxip Shirey, Christabel and the Jons, Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade, The Hot Seats, The New Familiars)
 
Saturday January 9th -Bam Cafe
Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY -(718)636-4100
9:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Fishtank Ensemble 
 
Saturday January 9th - Bell House
149 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 -(718) 643-6510
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (note: this is a ticketed show) 
Asylum Street Spankers - performing their entire Salvation and Sin Show! Not to be missed!

Sunday January 10th
Superfine
126 Front St. (at Pearl St.), Brooklyn, NY -(718)243-9005
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade
 
Sunday January 10th - City Winery
155 Varick Street (b/w Spring and Vandam Streets), New York, NY -(212) 608-0555
7:00 pm to 12:00 am (Fishtank Ensemble, Jan Bell, Miss Tess & the Bon Ton, Parade, The WIYOS, Boulder Acoustic Society, The Asylum Street Spankers, moira smiley & VOCO, Kailin Yong Peace Project, Sxip Shirey
 
Kafana
116 Avenue C, New York, NY -(212)353-8000
10:00 pm to  12:00 am
10:00 - 12:00 Fishtank Ensemble

Monday January 11th
Gramercy Theater
127 East 23rd Street, New York, NY - (212) 777-6800
7:00 pm to 11:30 pm (Luminescent Orchestrii, Boulder Acoustic Society, moira smiley & VOCO, Kailin Yong Peace Project, The Asylum Street Spankers, The WIYOS, The Two Man Gentlemen Band)

Tuesday January 12th
Superfine After Party!
126 Front St. (at Pearl St.), Brooklyn, NY -(718)243-9005
7:30 pm to 11:00 pm (Will Scott, Jan Bell, The Two Man Gentlemen Band, Sxip Shirey)

Wednesday, December 02, 2009
The Charisma Artist Agency is excited to announce that the amazing Brooklyn based Jan Bell - winner of last year's Alt. Country Album of the Year in the Independent Music People's Choice Awards has joined the roster!

Country Music Radio UK put 'Songs for Love Drunk Sinners' in their Top Three Albums of the year. Songwriter highlights include an invitation from The Woody Guthrie Archives to set original melodies to found lyrics; A commission from The MacDowell Colony 100 year Anniversary in Central Park; Brooklyn Arts Council 'Memorial Sing'; and The Masters Stage 'Real Deal' Songwriter Performance at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival.

Jan's writings are featured in The Musician’s Atlas. The Nashville Scene, Americana UK, The Village Voice, and NOW Toronto have all featured Jan and her songwriting.

Jan has opened for The Be Good Tanyas, Ferron, Emmylou Harris, Wanda Jackson, Odetta, Rosalie Sorrels, and Steve Earle. Jolie Holland lists Jan in her Top Ten, and covers Jan's songs on tour.

2009 saw two UK Tours, including debut performances by Jan and fellow Charisma Artist, Will Scott at Glastonbury Festival.This year sees her first placement in feature film – with three of her songs in the romantic comedy 'Feed the Fish'.

We look forward to having Jan as part of the team - more info on Jan here: http://www.janbellmusic.com/