UNO LADY opening for ALEX CAMERON & ROY MOLLOY @ SPACE – Portland, Maine on 9/14


Hello friends, I’ll be serenading you on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at SPACE!
SPACE is located at 538 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

TICKETS: $20 advance /$25 day of show/ $2 off for SPACE members
8:00pm\ doors at 7:30pm

Alex Cameron is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney. Cameron is joined by saxophonist and business partner, Roy Molloy. I’m excited to serenade you and experience Alex’s music in person. Here’s a song to get you stoked.


What a dream. I am honored to share the stage and songs with you all. Please join me as I make my debut at SPACE. Read more and get tickets here!

Warm regards,

Christa

Single Rider 7″ Release Show is April 22 @ Little Rose Tavern

The new 7″, Single Rider, is a very limited and unique release.

The record will be available at the show at The Little Rose Tavern, on April 22. Any records that are left will be for sale on my website. I will keep you posted here when they are available or any flash sales (subscribe). Thanks for your patience.

So many wonderful people are a part of this. This record is the Wax Mage exclusive, hand poured and hand laid by Heath himself.

Lia Massari drew the amazing album artwork. Thanks so much for sharing your talents.

“Underground” and “52 Hertz” were songs were recorded by Jeff France and EarthQuaker Devices
Mastered by Adam Boose at http://www.caulifloweraudio.com/
and carefully cut at http://wellmademusic.net/
Hand-numbered and carefully packaged by Wax Mage Records

These songs were recorded live in Akron, Ohio during an Earthquaker Devices session in 2017. Chris Tran, Jeff France, and Brad Thorla captured the sights and sounds. This is my favorite live recording and the first to be pressed. The rich quality needed to be on a physical release.

My good friend Heath at Wax Mage reached out about releasing a record together and I had been daydreaming about this for a while. I am honored to have my music on one-of-a-kind vinyl.

WAX MAGE VINYL DETAILS
The limited-run pressing is
50 Random colors – $15
25 Clear with blue pigment swirl- $20
25 Nebula random color – $20
15 Wax Mage Customs random color – $25
Add $5 for domestic shipping.
And will be sold at the release show and here (when I have time to post and ship) https://unolady.com/shop/

It’s called Single Rider because singularity is a common theme. Both songs are about isolated characters. As a solo musician, I compose alone. I also happened to have a season pass to Cedar Point during these brainstorming sessions and became fixated on observing people riding rollercoasters alone. Single Rider/ Ride On. Was that a slogan or an inside joke? I am not sure. But it’s an album title now.

I want to thank my good friends Crystin and Holly for being there for me as I bought the Cedar Point photo pass and refused to sit next to them in the name of art.

Lastly I want to thank the Holiday Music Motel. I wrote the song 52 Hertz with some friends at the Holiday Music Motel. Dark Songs is a week-long songwriting festival in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Thanks to my co-writers Dan Smerz and Tarl Night, and the lovely mj and pAt mAcdonald who host the Holiday Music festivities. I love and miss you all!

Thanks for listening and for your support.

Your pal,

Christa, the Uno Lady

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Uno Lady Shows in April

I have 3 upcoming shows. Let me serenade you. These are my final performances booked before I go to Alaska for the fellowship and move. Let’s celebrate together.

April 15, 8pm, $10, Cro Bar is a newly opened old dive that is really rad at 3244 St. Clair. Cleveland, Ohio. The show was organized by the amazing people with Emerald City. Twen (must see! seriously!) and Orefice Roth are also playing.

April 16, 7pm, $10- Dawn of the CAVE 15 Broad St. Akron, Ohio. This is the first show in this new DIY space. I’m honored to be a part of it. Sponsored by EarthQuaker Devices, UNO LADY, MOTH COCK, JEREMY BIBLE, STEMS, & DJ: HR3. Masks strongly encouraged. Extra KN95s and hand sanitizer provided. Street parking is available on the same side of the street as the venue. All ages. BYOB 21+; CAVE is a safe(r) space. 

April 22, 8pm is my 7″ record release celebration at the Little Rose Tavern with LaToya Kent and RA Washington‘s new musical creation ME::YOU, plus the talented Smith Taylor. I’m excited to share the stage with some of my favorite musicians and people. Tickets at the door are sliding scale $8-10, first come first serve. It will sell out so get there on time. Come to the shows on 4/15 & 4/16 too 🙂

Illicit Hymns Pt 4: Bern Minster Cathedral in Bern, Switzerland

After residency in France, I traveled to Switzerland to play  a show at Café Kairo and visit my friend Beat-Man. I had an awesome time playing at Beat-Man’s record shop, Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store which is located in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

Down the road from the Hardware Store, I was delighted to discover the Zytglogge, a 15th-century astronomical clock that displays the moon phases and ring of the zodiac. I spent my birthday in Bern so it seemed magical to be in the same space. 

Also in the Old City is Bern Minster Cathedral, (German: Berner Münster), a Swiss Reformed cathedral built in the Gothic style. Construction started in 1421. Its tower was was completed in 1893, stands at 330 feet,  and is the largest standing structure in the City. The space and sound was breathtaking. 

On these recordings I saw myself cycle through fear and hesitation. There are a few times before I start singing where I audibly tell myself I cannot do it. 

The cathedral in Bern, Switzerland. I almost didn’t go through with singing. There were a few dozen people within the space and the acoustics were cavernous.  I struggled with my camera and moved 3 times before I had the guts to sing.  Five notes into singing, a hush came over the crowd. A few minutes in, a group of kids sat in the pews to listen. I thought my camera was recording but it was not. The video for this song are the few photos I have. My favorite is the photo of the kids that sat around me. Their smiles and attention was moving. I am so happy I captured that moment. Towards the end of the video you’ll see a lady wearing purple. She asks me to stop singing at the end. I apologized and left. My sins were forgiven. 


Thank you for watching. This is the final video from this series. Listen to the recordings on Bandcamp and wherever you prefer to stream. 

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Illicit Hymns Pt 3: Church of Saint-Germain de Charonne, Paris, France

Illicit Hymns– uninvited, improv cathedral performances.

Here are two more videos from the series in the Church of Saint-Germain de Charonne.

In Paris, a few blocks from where I was staying is the Church of Saint-Germain de Charonne. I entered an empty place and started singing. A priest or parishioner arrived and was setting up for a mass. I asked if it was okay to sing. He said something in French but I am naive to the language. Through tone and body language it seemed ok and friendly.  I am not sure if I had permission but it seemed like I did. I hope that I conveyed gratitude to him. Singing in the church brought me much joy. 


There is one more cathedral performance to share. Stay tuned. Listen to the recordings on Bandcamp and wherever you prefer to stream. Thanks for watching.

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Illicit Hymns Pt 2: New Album and Performance Videos from Church of St. Theodule in Gruyères, Switzerland

This album is called Illicit Hymns because the recordings were unplanned and unrehearsed. The locations were not scouted nor researched, rather stumbled upon. 

It started at an artist residency at Chateau Orquevaux in rural France (Read the backstory in this post).

After the residency, I drove around France and Switzerland for a few weeks playing shows and singing in churches.  

I’d turn the corner and find a beautiful cathedral nearly empty. The door would open, I’d walk around wide-eyed making a few coos and hoos, until I found a good spot. I’d lean my camera and audio recorder on whatever surface was nearby and start singing sounds.

Doing was first, documenting came second. I winged it. I was in each church for under 10 minutes. The visuals are shaky because of the haphazardness. However, I embrace these imperfections. If I did this any other way, the project would not be the same. 

These recordings are from Gruyères, Switzerland in the Church of St. Theodule (Eglise Saint Theodule). Gruyères is a gorgeous medieval town that happened to be hosting an art fair when I arrived. I drove there to visit the HR Giger Museum. Instead, I ate grilled cheese in the Giger Cafe and headed to this church to sing. I had the place to myself with the exception of a few fellow tourists who popped in and out.

The spaces shaped the sound. The specific echo and excitement of each experience made the melody. I had never heard or sang these songs before. If I had scheduled a show, or gotten permission this would have been a completely different performance. These pieces would have never existed. 

This trip was the first time I focused all my attention on art. It was an exploratory experience. It was a quest to honor and follow my intuition. It was life-changing and shaped my decision to pursue my creative calling. 

There are 3 more cathedral performances to share. Stay tuned. Listen to the recordings on Bandcamp and wherever you prefer to stream.

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