Marathon practice in the rain and the Gizmo revealed...

I don't know how the weather is where you are but I hear that Ark sales are going through the roof here in the Delaware Valley. What a gloriously soggy day. It was, in fact, a perfect day to be locked in the barn with my favorite guitar player and drummer and work non-stop all afternoon on our latest song Walk Away. We really ironed out the arrangement (now to just commit it all to memory :-) and it has definitely taken strong shape. I think we are moving towards being a Rock Acoustic band instead of an Acoustic Rock band.

ALTERNATE TUNINGS & THE GIZMO
The funniest part of the whole day (much to my great joy) is that in 13 years of knowing Jim Nichols (our amazing guitar player) he has never played an alternate tuning. All good things come to he who waits... Some of you may be aware of my penchant for never keeping a guitar in standard EBGDAE tuning and the level of craziness I have put my band mates through with my constant need to tune, retune, tune again...
Well, that problem was solved when Jim convinced me to hang up my acoustic guitar and move to an electric equipped with a guitar synthesizer (Roland VG99), which I immediately affectionately dubbed as The Gizmo since I had a real mental block remembering the actual name. Anyway, so now I find myself, a die-hard acoustic rock chick slinging around an 8lb electic guitar and switching between crunchy (love the crunchy) guitar sounds and my beloved alternate acoustic tunings on my gizmo.

SO - it was only fitting for me to have a moment of complete and utter joy when my purist guitar player dropped his low E string to D for the new song. I think I had my mouth gaping for a full 5 minutes. By the way - it sounds AWESOME.

I'm OK living in a world where I'm playing an electric guitar if it contains Jim playing an alternate tuning (even if it only is a drop D. Hey - it's a start). At any rate - look for the new song. It will kick your ass to the other side of the country it rocks so good.

That's the good word from Talisman today.

Peace out and stay warm, dry and cozy -
C

ReverbNation, Laura Shay and Sam Adams Winter Lager...

Well the holiday season is officially kicked off! I hope all had a safe and happy Thanksgiving and didn't spend too much on Black Friday.

We've added another site to our online community.
Check out ReverbNation What is ReverbNation? Well, it's like the best of all social networking rolled into one. It allows me to go to our blog site at blogger.com and update our blog which then filters down into our FaceBook page and our ReverbNation page automatically. This also works for our Twitter acoount too! We update Twitter and it shows up on ReverbNation! All of our MySpace friends also have are accessible via ReverbNation. We've also uploaded some songs (including a ReverbNation exclusive) and some pictures (more to come). It's pretty cool. Check it out if you are so inclined.

Tonight, I'm off to Espresso Yourself on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia PA to see Philadelphia powerhouse Laura Shay, who is a less eccentric and equally talented version of Tori Amos. Show starts at 9pm.

I'm also taste testing the first of this years batch of Sam Adams Winter Lager. So far it tastes terrific, though more random sampling will be necessary in order to make a final conclusion. Will keep you posted.

Be warm. Be smart. Be good. Believe.
peace out -
C

Thanks and Shhh

Thank you for a really successful show at John and Peters in New Hope again! We'll be back there in the spring I am sure. We really do like playing there. The coolest thing ever was having both my old college roommate and her husband show up AND my gal pals from my old following-the-Indigo-Girls-around days surprising me! I hadn't seen some of those gals in nearly 15 years. One even came all the way from Vermont. That meant A LOT. Way cool.

We're working on some new material (yes, I have a new song - or three) that we'll roll out in the spring and continuing to hone our live show. Hopefully, if you haven't been Talismanized you will soon :-)

Special thanks to all the Talismaniacs that made it a great show and also to the special appearance by the group Brain Ladel. (love you guys)

Shhh - Lead singer "C" of Talisman will be making a surprise appearance tonight - Tuesday - 11/25 at the open mike at Espresso Yourself on Frankford Ave in Phila, PA

- peace out

The Next Big Sound & CD Release Show Saturday

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Also - this Saturday is a CD Release Show for "The Wicked World's Come of Age" at John & Peter's in New Hope starting at 3pm. We'll be playing the album in its entirety followed by a set of old favorites and new material. Click HERE for directions.

John & Peter's is no longer an "all ages" club during the day. Their website states that "John & Peter's is a smoking establishent. Due to state law, no persons under the age of 18 are permitted inside the building at any time." Please be aware of this change.

Come out and get some early holiday shopping done in historic, beautiful New Hope and then have a cold one and some great grub (they do have good food) and listen to us rock out.

Peace out -
C


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CD Release Show this Sat, 11/22 at John & Peter's in New Hope, PA - 3pm

Talisman the band is going back to John & Peter's this coming Saturday! It's only fitting, since our 1st comeback show was held there in August, to have a CD Release show there as well.

We'll be playing The Wicked World's Come of Age in its entirety followed by a full set of old favorites and new material.

As of this writing, this is an 18 and older ONLY establishment and a smoking venue. Please be aware of this change.

CDs and shirts will be available for purchase at the show. Come on out and join the other Talismaniacs and get a little Wicked...

-=- JOIN OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY -=-
OFFICIAL WEBSITE - our home sweet home on the web
(Buy our cd and t-shirts direct from us in the Wicked Stuff section)
MY SPACE - be our friend & we’ll be yours!
FACEBOOK - write on our wall & poke us!
TWITTER - get instant updates! Do you twitter?
BLOG - from our head to the world wide web

-=- BUY SOME STUFF! CDs & T-SHIRTS -=-
DIRECT PURCHASE - Buy CDs & T-shirts straight from us - no middle man (PayPal ONLY)
DIGSTATION - Download our songs & artwork digitally!
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iTunes - Look for us in your iTunes store

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We get some press and CD Release Show in New Hope

It’s been quiet eh?... Well TIME TO MAKE SOME NOISE!
Talisman the band has been laying low for a couple of weeks practicing and working on some new material. BUT we are VERY pleased to tell you about a very large article on us in The Northeast Times newspaper this week! Click HERE to read on-line. The article gives a nice synopsis of our history and our future plans. We couldn’t be more pleased.


Also – it’s time to start reminding everyone we have a CD Release show for The Wicked World's Come of Age coming up on Saturday – November 22nd at 3pm at John & Peters - 96 South Main Street New Hope PA 18938 Click HERE for directions and HERE for a map.

This is an awesome venue for MANY reasons:

1. It’s an all ages venue. That’s right – no babysitters for you!
Bring the family along.
2. It’s in New Hope. We always like to encourage everyone to come up early and enjoy beautiful, historic New Hope. After all, the holiday season is just around the corner. Stroll. Shop. Eat. Enjoy!
3. There’s a Starbucks! C’s a coffee addict & would tattoo the Starbucks logo somewhere if she wasn’t squeamish.
4. John & Peter’s has a great drink selection, great food selection, the food IS great and the prices are great!
5. We’ll be playing The Wicked World’s Come of Age in its entirety in order.
6. Our fans, the Talismaniacs, completely ROCK. Come out and make some new friends!

So come on out and enjoy New Hope for a few hours then sit down and relax and enjoy rocking out with Talisman.

Peace out,

Talisman

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