photo: Stuart Mattingly
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Tour Schedule
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2008
last updated August 18, 2008
6/6 (Wakefield RI) Cornerstone Playhouse (True Brew Cafe) 213 Robinson St 401-284-1850. Kristi Martel, rocking south county with special guest and opener, Kevin Silvia, at one of our favorite venues. Excellent room, fantastic sound, super yummy food, BYOB, PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS AS SPACE IS LIMITED. $15, 8pm-10pm
9/4 (Berkeley CA) Bonnie Simmons Show on 94.1 KPFA. Listen to Kristi LIVE on the legendary Bonnie Simmons Show on KPFA. 7pm
9/5 (San Francisco CA) Do I Move You? on 89.5 KPOO. Join Kristi and Francesca at San Francisco's HOTTEST Listener Supported Radio Station, in her work-up to the BIG Yoshi's gig. 8pm
9/8 (San Francisco CA) Yoshi's San Francisco, one of the World's premiere Jazz venues,1330 Fillmore St 415-655-5600. Please join me and the Sealed Lip Records Crew at Yoshi's SF as I play on their beautiful 9-foot Steinway grand piano. 8pm, $10
9/12 (Laytonville CA) Earthdance Black Oak Ranch Hwy 101, 2:45-4:15pm
9/13 (Laytonville CA) Earthdance Black Oak Ranch Hwy 101 TBA
9/14 (Laytonville CA) Earthdance Black Oak Ranch Hwy 101 TBA
10/6 (NYC) Outmusic Open Mic Feature NYC GLBT Center 208 W 13th St, Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm, $7 Members, $10 Non-Members (includes drink)
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K r i s t i M a r t e l
Kevin and me playing Prince's "Kiss" live, totally silly and unrehearsed at a house concert in RI, 12 May 2002
Tour Diary
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Thursday, August 07, 2008
Hallo Beautiful People!
Firstly, I want you to know that I am working on three new songs, video outlines, and gathering the right team for the forthcoming album, "Sacred Whore." We still don't know when, but I want you to know we are getting there.
Secondly, I am excited that we have just added a new member to our Sealed Lip Team -- Mona Elyafi, President of ILDK Media -- as our publicist.
And magically, I will be playing to my beloved Bay Area fan base at one of the World's premiere Jazz venues! Please come join me and the Sealed Lip Records Crew at Yoshi's San Francisco as I play on their beautiful 9-foot Steinway grand piano. This show will be AMAZING! I hope you are as excited as we are.
Monday, September 8th
Yoshi's San Francisco
1330 Fillmore St
San Francisco CA
8pm, $10
Directions
I can't wait to see you there!
Peace & Popcorn & Sundrops,
Kristi
PS - It's really touching to be able to give you this fantastic news on the anniversary of Littlebird's death. It has been five years today.
2:31 PM
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Hallo Lovely People!
The MTV/LOGO interview is ONLINE now(!!!) at these sites:
Homophonic
AfterEllen
AfterElton
NewNowNext
Go check it out!!! We are sooooooo excited!
Peace & lemonade,
Kristi
3:48 PM
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Hallo Beautiful People!
Right now, a brand new video of "Blessed Community" is up on Homophonic's Youtube page. Go check it out!
Starting on Monday, you all should be looking at LOGO, After Elton, After Ellen, & Homophonic to see my in-studio performance of "Photophobia" from the MTV/LOGO video we made in NYC in June. We'll let you know as soon as we know when the whole interview will be aired. The 4th of July slowed things down a bit, but it's coming!
My friend JBJ had me on his radio show on KBOO in Portland Oregon during our cross-country tour. He just sent us this link where you can listen to the show right on the website, or download and play it from your computer any ole time: KBOO. Enjoy!!!
And, LUVeR Radio just emailed to tell us that the video from our last Shaman's Den interview (which includes Kim!), plus a bit of a video of me and Littlebird performing in Oakland in 2003, will be aired on Berkeley TV in July. The show is called Frank Moore's Unlimited Possibilities, and it will be aired on BTV, Channels 24 & 28 on Monday July 7th at 11pm, Thursday July 10th at 11pm, and Saturday July 12th at midnight. You can also watch the show online at BTV or Eroplay . Enjoy!!!
More news soon...
Peace & grilled kielbasa!
Kristi
5:15 PM
Monday, June 23, 2008
Hallo Beautiful Sunny People!
Well, I have a bit of news. Firstly, and sadly, I will not be performing at Virgin and Pride this weekend.
But, secondly, and happily, I will be in NYC on Thursday to record an interview and performance for MTV/LOGO, this supercool gay cable tv channel. The folks at MTV/LOGO are super excited, and we are super excited, and we will tell you all the details about how and when you can see it, as soon as we know the scoop.
And, very soon, you will be able to purchase Kristi Martel ringtones. Crazystrange and cool, right? I am in the process of selecting
choice samples from almost every one of my songs for your ringtone pleasure. And I will tell you how to purchase them for your very own, very soon.
Peace & peanut butter fudge,
Kristi
2:28 PM
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Hallo my good friends,
We are really home! We are tired and still settling in, but we just finished the major cleaning and laundry that we needed to do, so we are starting to feel more and more home. And, we got a new kitten on Thursday. He is 2 months old and 2 pounds and tiger grey and white and cream. He is very cuddly and sweet and likes water (!?!?!?), and he told me his name is Toby, in the car on the way home from the Rescue League. Sadie is not too happy. But we know she will come around.
The homecoming show on Friday was fantastic. So many of my most loyal Rhode Island fans were there. And it was my doctor and friend's birthday, so we celebrated with intermission birthday cake. It is a really special thing when Kevin and I perform together. We just know each other so well, and it seems that everything that comes out of our mouths between songs is so funny. We were told by an audience member that I am like Sanford and Kevin is like Son. :) I hope you get to see us perform together sometime soon.
Day #39: Saturday, 31 May 2008: Fairfield, Iowa
Yummy homemade muffins and granola with fruit and yogurt for breakfast. I worked on the tour diary and made a set list for the show. Then we headed over to the cafe to eat lunch, load my gear in, and sound check. Tim is the sound engineer at Cafe Paradiso, and he and I appreciate that we each love good sound amplification. It is always a treat to play in rooms that sound good.
Then we headed back 'home' and I did some yoga, showered, and dressed for the show. We found out when we arrived at the venue that there was another big event tonight, a preview of a film that was shot here and that utilized lots of local musicians. That is a big deal in a small town like Fairfield, and so lots of people were coming to my show after seeing some of the film. It meant that my first set was a quiet and cozy one, with some old and new fans listening to every word.
I hadn't played in Fairfield in 4 years, so I felt I needed to catch them up. I told the stories and played lots of songs from "Ravengirl." The second set was much more energetic; more people arrived after the film showing, and I played lots of songs from the forthcoming album, "Sacred Whore." I think it's often the case that whatever songs are the newest feel the most exciting. And since Lewis Sawyer had just played the whole of the demos for the next album on KPFA the night before, the new songs felt especially new. I feel like I am finally getting some idea of how to introduce the song "Sacred Whore," and I got especially good feedback from playing it in Fairfield. And I got very special homemade gifts from a few old fans. It was a very sweet show. We hope to be back in September.
Day #40: Sunday, 1 June 2008: Fairfield, Iowa toward Rhode Island
Our very sweet host at the B&B made us especially wonderful crepes on the morning of our departure. They were divine, with creme fraiche, blackberries, peaches, and maple syrup. Yum! We then visited the cafe again for coffee, even though I don't generally drink coffee, because Cafe Paradiso has some of the only coffee I have ever had that tastes good to me, and because we decided to drive straight through to Rhode Island. I know; we are crazy. But we just really wanted to get home! So, with wonderful breakfast and coffee in our bellies, we headed east, toward home, just before 1pm central time.
We drove 1,302 miles from Fairfield, Iowa to Providence, Rhode Island. It took us 27 hours. We listened to Prince's "Sign 'O' the Times," Sly and the Family Stone's "Anthology," Tuck & Patti's "Tears of Joy," and Pink's "I'm Not Dead." I drove 12 hours Sunday into the early hours of Monday, breaking only to pee and to eat at Denny's. I have to say, Denny's is still some of the best road food one encounters when driving all the interstates of this country. At least at Denny's, you know what you are in for. It is consistent. We asked them to make a turkey club with egg instead of turkey, and it was really quite good. Kim's yoke burst and shot up her nose when she bit into it. I called her "yoke nose." We thought that might make a good name for the sandwich, especially considering that another of their sandwiches is called, "Moons Over My Hammy." We were so tired, that we laughed harder and louder than anyone would have expected.
We were so sad to count dead deer on the road home. We counted 16 by New York, mostly in Illinois and Ohio, where they were the only warning signs of the possibility of deer. Most of them were babies, and we were just so very sad. There were lots of raccoons too. We saw some live deer too, way too close to the road.
At 8:06AM, after 18 hours of driving, Kim asks me, "I'm not allowed to say 'douche-bag,' right?"
And I answer, "Why would you want to call a human being that?"
And she says, "It was a very popular thing to call a human when I was growing up."
And I say, "But why would you want to use that word, as though something related to female anatomy is vile? I mean, it's like calling somebody a jockstrap."
And Kim laughs, "I'm gonna have to use that next time somebody cuts me off!"
And I say, "or better yet, call them a 'slimy, sweaty, ball-holder.'"
We laughed for a long, long time; practically cried over that one.
We listened to Meshell Ndegeocello's "Cookie: the Anthropological Mixtape," Craig Werth's "Loose Gems," Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love," Pink's "I'm Not Dead" because it is so good at keeping us awake, and my own "Sacred Whore Demos," as we rolled into Providence around 5pm on Monday, day #41, 2 June 2008. The whole tour totalled 8,842 miles!
Thursday, 5 June 2008: Providence, RI
We cleaned and ate and crashed when we got home. And we are still cleaning and unpacking and catching up on sleep. But we feel like we are almost home. Today, we got a new kitten at the Rescue League. He's an 8-week-old grey and cream and white tiger whom we are starting to believe is named Toby. And he is sitting on the chair beside me, sleeping, right now. Sadie, our elder cat, is mad mad mad. But she is so sweet, we know she'll come around in time.
Peace & kitten kisses,
Kristi
2:04 PM
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