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Saturday, April 13, 2019

Elise Testone - "This Is Love"

Elise Testone
ELISE TESTONE, ‘SASSY’ SOUL SINGER/SONGWRITER AND FORMER
‘AMERICAN IDOL’ FINALIST, TO RELEASE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED
2ND ALBUM “THIS IS LOVE” ON APRIL 17

EAST COAST TOUR TO BEGIN IN CHARLESTON, SC ON APRIL 17; MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES SCHEDULED DURING NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST


Soulful singer/songwriter ELISE TESTONE, a former American Idol finalist and powerhouse vocalist whose incredible stage presence and bluesy maturity rank with the best, is releasing her long-awaited sophomore album, This Is Love, on April 17 and immediately mounting an East Coast Tour that includes special performances during the world-renowned New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Elise has toured extensively, with high profile TV appearances on The Tonight ShowEllenLive! with KellyAccess HollywoodGood Morning America and others.

Elise’s debut album, In This Life, released in 2014, received rave reviews, celebrating her ability to “wail the blues, rock like a b*tch and purr sexily” (Goldmine Magazine). Her unique style owes more to Ella Fitzgerald, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, James Brown and Amy Winehouse than today’s disposable hit-makers.
This Is Love is the perfect combination of soul, rock, attitude and restraint ― a distinct fusion of R&B and rock, subtly influenced by funk and hip-hop that best complements her longstanding reputation as a “sassy” (Yahoo! Entertainment) soul siren. Equally as impressive and at ease at belting James Brown style over a relentless funk groove as she is gently resting her voice over a tender ballad, Testone’s range of influences and vocal capacity know few limits.

“Love has come in and out of our lives in many different ways,” says the New Jersey native, now living in Brooklyn after establishing deep career roots in Charleston, SC. “Sometimes the love is real and sometimes we are bound together by an unhealthy passion or aggression and become trapped under the illusion that what we have is true, when in fact it is the opposite. This Is Love is an artistic expression of those experiences, starting with ‘Flying High,’ a composition focused on the most important love ― self-love.”

Co-written with guitarist Adam Fallen (Clay Aiken, Eric Benet) and Brooklyn jazz, hip-hop, and electronica multi-instrumentalist Jesse Fischer, and featuring Daru Jones (Jack White, Pete Rock) on drums, “Flying High,” starts the album floating joyously through a jazz-flavored, flute-enhanced classic soul orchestral groove. Other players on the album include Broadway’s School of Rock teen guitar phenom Brandon “Taz” Niederauer (also co-writer of album closer, “Tell Me Now”), drummer Robert “Sput” Searight (Snarky Puppy, Ghost Note) and bassist and experimental musician MonoNeon (Prince).

Of special note on This Is Love is “Holly,” written to honor the memory of Elise’s best friend and Charleston roommate, who committed suicide in 2015, two years after surviving life-threatening brain surgery.

“Holly had a light around her that was like no one I know,” Elise recalls. “She could make anyone smile within the first few seconds of seeing her. We bonded instantly and had a relationship built on honesty and playfulness. We looked out for each other. We were family. Both of us young at heart, we shared a deep passion for music. Holly always dreamed of being a music star but was always a little afraid to perform.


“Two years after her surgery, I moved to New York and she moved to Texas. She was very unhappy and ended up shooting herself in the head, or at least that is the story I was told. I know if I was near her that never would have happened. I felt like I mourned her twice in a way. And in no way did I think I would lose her that soon after I almost already did. This song took me three years to write because it was so important, but also because I had a real tough grieving process and felt stuck. I am so happy with how it turned out. I am so confident that every lyric was the right lyric, and I am so grateful to have had the time with her that I did. Hopefully this song can convey the positive mark she has left on me and the world.”

Elise Testone returns to the road, where she continues to wow audiences, when her tour commences April 17 with an Album Release Party, backed by an 11-piece band, at the Pour House in her “second” hometown of Charleston. Two weeks later, she heads to New Orleans with Doug Wimbish of Living Colour, Nigel Hall of Lettuce, and Leo Nocentelli of The Meters, among others, for several performances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Her heart more exposed with every note, it’s not uncommon to find Elise on her knees and out of breath at the end of a hard-driving soul tune – all in service of the music. A Top Six Finalist on American Idol in 2012, she has a wide range of fans that knows few barriers, from young festival goers to older music veterans, to jazz and hip-hop lovers.

Elise has opened for B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Snoop Dogg, Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds, and Dumpstaphunk, and has performed with Stevie Nicks, Bernie Worrell, Bernard Purdie, Stanton Moore, Skerik, Robert Randolph, The James Brown Band, Ghost Note; and members of Queen, The Meters, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Living Colour, Trey Anastasio Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Galactic, Van Halen, Turquaz, D’Angelo, Pete Rock, Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, Snarky Puppy, Soulive and Lettuce, among others. 

Indeed, nothing compares to seeing Elise Testone live. Her voice fully resonates as she seizes the moment to let the improvs naturally flow.

“I never know what I might do with my voice, and sometimes I’m personally shocked in a positive way when the notes bend unexpectedly,” she says.  “I am also so grateful to a have a strong, passionate, talented and soulful group of musicians, who I call friends, available to play on stage with me in any situation. You never know what special guest may come through either. Always good energy and musicality!”

This Is Love will be available on all online platforms, as CD’s and Vinyl. Learn more at www.elisetestone.com

Wed, April 17th - Charleston Pour House, Charleston, SC (Southeast Album Release)
Thu, April 18th - Dead Dog Saloon, Murrells Inlet, SC (Southeast Album Release)
Sat, April 27th - Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans w/Bonerama Brass Band
Mon, April 29th – Blue Nile, New Orleans, LA (Wimbash, with Doug Wimbish of Living Colour)
Fri, May 3rd - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival w/ Leo Nocentelli
Sat, May 4th - One Eyed Jax w/Ghost Note
Fri, May 17th - Camp Jam, Hammonton, NJ
Sat, May 18th – Rhythm & Brews Festival, Haddon Heights, NJ w/Philthy
Sun, May 19th - Nublu, NYC , Album Release Show co-bill w/Philthy

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Friday, March 24, 2017

Jan Fonda, Vibrator Saleswoman

Feels So Good Inside
Jane Fonda
On the upcoming season of Grace and Frankie Jane Fonda gave Ellen the 411 that her character becomes a vibrator saleswoman. Yes, you read that correctly, call it fitness for the over seventy set?

On the plus side the directions are in large print so they are easily legible. Jane cried uncle and admitted to trying out all different kinds of Joy Toys for season three research. 

You go Jane Fonda! I hope to look and feel as good as you do at 78!

On that note I leave this for you on the floor as it were. 

T.G.I.F! I hereby decree this, use it or lose it Friday

Your mission this weekend, should you have the balls to accept it is to Bend It Like Fonda.

Cheers! 

Tweet with Jane at:
https://twitter.com/janefonda  

Friday, April 3, 2015

Cheers To Kelly Clarkson!

Kelly Clarkson: Where's The Wine?
Photo: Michael Rozman/Warner Brothers 
Kelly Clarkson has always been the subject of ridicule about her weight. Even when she was on American Idol

Weight is such a boring subject and if it does not bother Ms. Clarkson why the Hell should it bother you? 

The Kelly bomb appeared on Ellen and got a resounding cheer from DeGeneres and the crowd, and didn't apologize about her gorgeous, curvaceous figure for one second. "I yo-yo," she said, "Sometimes I'm more fit and I get into kickboxing hardcore, and then sometimes I don't and go, 'Nope, I'd rather have wine!'"

Hooray Kelly, when in doubt wine should always win!

T.G.I.F! Have a toast with Kelly at:

https://www.facebook.com/kellyclarkson

https://twitter.com/kelly_clarkson

Friday, May 9, 2014

Ellen Degeneres Goes Lesbian For NBC

Elisha Cuthbert
Sixteen years after Ellen Degeneres came out on Ellen another network comedy with a lesbian lead is coming to primetime. 

NBC has given a pilot order to a multi-camera comedy executive produced by DeGeneres. 

The project, titled One Big Happy, is written/exec produced by openly gay comedy scribe Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls). 

In it, a gay (woman) and straight (man) best friends decide to have a baby together, but things get complicated when the man finds the love of their life. 

Um, I was going to say "Holy Will & Grace" but this sounds a whole lot more interesting and progressive. 

Elisha Cuthbert from the classic show 24 and the awful remake of House of Wax (sorry Elisha I like you but, damn, really?!) is set to star in the pilot.

Can  I get a hey now?!

Keep up with Ellen at: http://www.ellentv.com/

Give Elisha some love at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193846/

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Pentatonix Sell Out!





Way to Go! See you guys March 1st at The Orpheum..!
Pentatonix Celebrates 100% Sold Out North American Tour
YouTube Channel Eclipses 300 Million Views with More Than 4.5 Million Subscribers
Pentatonix Collaborates With Lucky Charms on 50th Anniversary Commercial, Debuting During 2014 Grammy Broadcast
Sesame Street Performance Set To Air February 7
Vocal sensations Pentatonix continue their ascent towards the top of the pop landscape, as their first run of shows in 2014 – a 30-city North American tour – is officially sold out, still weeks before the tour begins.  The run includes multiple dates at New York City’s Beacon Theater (4/3 & 10), Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theater (3/1 & 2) and Boston’s House of Blues (4/5 & 6) in addition to Oakland’s famed Fox Theater (2/22), Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium (3/22) and Washington DC’s 3700-capacity DAR Constitution Hall (3/29).  The North American tour will be immediately followed by a European run that already features 9 sell-outs and has added additional shows at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Amsterdam’s Paradiso.

Pentatonix most recent album – PTX Volume 2 – had originally debuted #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and features 8 brand new tracks, with 3 original songs and 4 covers including a 7-song Daft Punk medley, its video released via the group’s YouTube Channel has garnered over 40 million views. The iTunes version of the album also features a medley of the Swedish House Mafia hits “Save The World” and “Don’t Worry Child” as an iTunes album-only bonus track. 

Watch “Daft Punk” Here: http://youtu.be/3MteSlpxCpo

Watch “Save The World / Don’t Worry Child” Here: http://bit.ly/SHMCptx

PTX Volume 2 follows the group’s two 2012 Madison Gate Records Releases – PTX Volume 1 and PTXmas.  Both albums originally debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart and re-entered the chart last month, with a deluxe version of PTXmas leading the charge.  With the addition of new tracks “Little Drummer Boy” and “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” PTXmas has sold more than 200,000 copies, while Pentatonix have sold more than 400,000 albums in total.  The video for “Little Drummer Boy” was a worldwide viral hit, racking up over 25 million views and landing at #13 on the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart, while the album spent the 2013 holiday season at #1 on the iTunes album chart.

In support of the huge success of PTX Volume 2, Pentatonix have performed on 
The Queen Latifah Showhttp://queenlatifah.com/loving/pentatonix-new-album-tour-dates and numerous others.
The group was also featured on 
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer in the highly coveted “Persons of the Week” segment.  Click here to watch: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/amazing-success-story-testament-giving-20834572     

Next up is a special appearance and performance on Sesame Street February 7, 2014.
In other exciting news, Pentatonix have teamed up with Lucky Charms® cereal to celebrate its 50th Anniversary.  The collaboration will include a brand new version of the Lucky Charms song, which has been arranged and recorded by the quintet and and will make its debut on music’s biggest night during the Grammy Awards telecast this Sunday, January 26th on CBS.  The commercial – which features Pentatonix as animated characters – can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/uwQxviY2cSU

Online, the Pentatonix YouTube channel boasts well over 300 million views, buoyed by more than 4.5 Million subscribers, and is one of the Top 60 most subscribed-to channels and the #16 most subscribed-to music channel. Pentatonix fanbase continues to grow exponentially with over 100,000 new fans added on Facebook and Twitter this past week bringing the current tally to more than 960,000 Facebook fans and 220,000 Twitter followers.  

2014 U.S. Tour Dates
February
4                         Midwestern State University          Wichita Falls, TX
5                         Cain’s Ballroom                              Tulsa, OK
6                          Gillioz Theatre                               Springfield, MO
8                         Chicago Theatre                         Chicago, IL
9                          Egyptian Room                            Indianapolis, IN
11                        Milwaukee Riverside Theatre      Milwaukee, WI
12                        State Theater                               Minneapolis, MN
15                         Paramount Theatre                      Denver, CO
17                         The Complex-Rockwell                Salt Lake City, UT
19                         Vogue Theater                            Vancouver, BC
20                          Paramount Theatre                     Seattle, WA
22                          Fox Theater                                 Oakland, CA
23                          Grand Sierra Resort                     Reno, NV
25                           Soma                                           San Diego
26                           House of Blues                            Las Vegas, NV
27                           Rialto Theatre                              Tucson, AZ
March
1 & 2                      Orpheum Theatre                        Los Angeles, CA
19                           Peabody Opera House               St. Louis, MO
20                           Robinson Center Music Hall       Little Rock, AR
22                           Ryman Auditorium                      Nashville, TN
23                           Iron City                                      Birmingham, AL
25                           Hard Rock Live                           Orlando, FL
26                           Georgia Theatre                          Athens, GA
27                           The Fillmore                               Charlotte, NC
29                           DAR Constitution Hall               Washington DC
30                          The Electric Factory                   Philadelphia, PA
April
3 & 10                      Beacon Theatre                          New York, NY
5 & 6                           House of Blues                           Boston, MA
8                             Danforth Music Hall                     Toronto, ON
9                             UB Center for the Arts                Buffalo, NY

Get with PTX at: http://ptxofficial.com/
                        ttps://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix
                        https://twitter.com/PTXofficial

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Pentatonix Shoots & Scores...Their First Top 10 Debut !

We' Made The Top 10, Yes!
Pentatonix Scores Their First Top 10 Debut with PTX Volume 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart  
Album Debuts #1 on Billboard’s Independent Album Chart
Group Kicks Off 2014 North American Tour on February 4
Video for “Daft Punk” Eclipses 13 Million Views in its First Week
PTXmas (Deluxe Edition) To Be Released November 19

That's right all you PTX fans - Pentatonix has shot and scored their first Billboard Top 10 debut, coming in at number 10, for the very first time....
 
 Vocal sensations Pentatonix, have scored their first Top 10 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with their latest PTX Volume 2 release from Madison Gate Records, landing at #10 with over 30,000 in CD sales. The album also topped Billboard’s Independent Artist Chart.

PTX Volume 2 features a 7-song Daft Punk medley, its video released via the group’s YouTube Channel has already garnered 13 million views in its first week. The iTunes version of the album alsofeatures a medley of the  Swedish House Mafia hits “Save The World” and “Don’t Worry Child” as an iTunes album-only bonus track. 
Watch “Daft Punk” Here: http://youtu.be/3MteSlpxCpo

Watch “Save The World / Don’t Worry Child” Here: http://bit.ly/SHMCptx
PTX Volume 2 follows the group’s two 2012 Madison Gate Records Releases – PTX Volume 1 and PTXmas – both debuting on Billboard’s Top 200 and selling more than 125,000 albums to date.  The new release features 8 brand new tracks, including 3 original songs, 4 covers and a modern twist on the classic “Hit The Road Jack.”

“We knew from the start that PTX Vol 2 would do well, but the reception the album has received has greatly exceeded our expectations,” said Madison Gate Records executive Shelly Bunge.  “This just goes to show that there continues to be a strong market for innovative and cutting-edge a cappella music and Pentatonix is leading the way.” Shelly Bunge – Executive In Charge for Madison Gate Records

Pentatonix will also release a deluxe version of PTXmas, titled PTXmas (Deluxe Edition), with 2 bonus tracks on Tuesday, November 19 via Madison Gate Records. The Deluxe Edition holiday album will include brand new recordings of “Little Drummer Boy” and “Go Tell It On The Mountain.”  

Pentatonix kicked off their PTX Volume 2 release week with a performance on Ellen.  The performance can be seen here: http://www.ellentv.com/2013/11/04/pentatonix-performs-evolution-of-beyonce/ The group was also featured on CNN Headline News http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/11/08/cappella-pentatonix-sing and on 

ABC World News with Diane Sawyer in the highly coveted “Persons of the Week” segment.  Click here to watch:http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/amazing-success-story-testament-giving-20834572    Next up, Pentatonix is set to perform on The Queen Latifah Show December 9. 

Pentatonix are currently overseas on their very first – and completely sold out – European tour.  The group have also announced dates for their upcoming North American headline tour. The initial run of dates will begin February 4, 2014 and go through April 2014, and will include shows at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, as well as, at Oakland’s Fox Theater and New York City’s Beacon Theatre.  All tickets and limited VIP Packages – including meet & greets, access to soundcheck, exclusive merchandise and even a private performance – are available at http://www.ptxofficial.com/tour.

Online, the Pentatonix YouTube channel boasts over 180 million views, buoyed by more than2.2 Million subscribers, and is one of the Top 100 most subscribed-to music channels. The group also has more than 600,000 Facebook fans and nearly 160,000 Twitter followers.  
Additionally, the group’s a cappella opus – “Evolution Of Music” – has now eclipsed 23 million YouTube views. The video spans 1,000 years of music in just 4 minutes, includes some of the most popular songs from the last dozen centuries and has been featured by The Huffington Post, Mashable and the Yahoo! homepage.

Watch “Evolution Of Music” Here: http://bit.ly/EvolutionPTX
Pentatonix have appeared on countless television shows, including Ellen, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, the American Music Awards red carpet show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Larry King Now, and have been chosen to appear in an upcoming episode of the new season of “Sesame Street,” which will air on February 7, 2014.

Full track listing for PTX Vol 2
1
Can’t Hold Us
2
Natural Disaster
3
Love Again
4
Valentine
5
Hey Momma/Hit The Road Jack
6
I Need Your Love
7
Run to You
8
Daft Punk
9
Save The World / Don't You Worry Child [iTunes Exclusive Bonus Track]
 
2014 U.S. Tour Dates
February
4                         Midwestern State University          Wichita Falls, TX
5                         Cain’s Ballroom                              Tulsa, OK
6                          Gillioz Theatre                               Springfield, MO
8                          Chicago Theatre                         Chicago, IL
9                          Egyptian Room                            Indianapolis, IN
11                        Milwaukee Riverside Theatre      Milwaukee, WI
12                        State Theater                               Minneapolis, MN
15                        Paramount Theatre                      Denver, CO
17                         The Complex-Rockwell                Salt Lake City, UT
19                         Vogue Theater                            Vancouver, BC
20                          Paramount Theatre                     Seattle, WA
22                          Fox Theater                                 Oakland, CA
23                          Grand Sierra Resort                     Reno, NV
25                           Soma                                           San Diego
26                           House of Blues                            Las Vegas, NV
27                           Rialto Theatre                              Tucson, AZ
March
1                             Orpheum Theatre                        Los Angeles, CA
19                           Peabody Opera House               St. Louis, MO
20                           Robinson Center Music Hall       Little Rock, AR
22                           Ryman Auditorium                      Nashville, TN
23                           Iron City                                      Birmingham, AL
25                           Hard Rock Live                           Orlando, FL
26                           Georgia Theatre                          Athens, GA
27                           The Fillmore                               Charlotte, NC
29                           DAR Constitution Hall               Washington DC
30                          The Electric Factory                   Philadelphia, PA
April
1                             The College of New Jersey        Ewing Township, NJ
3                             Beacon Theatre                          New York, NY
5 & 6                       House of Blues                           Boston, MA
8                             Danforth Music Hall                     Toronto, ON
9                             UB Center for the Arts                Buffalo, NY