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Amateur Hour (2014)
“Amateur Hour” is a high water mark for a confident, headstrong vocalist/songwriter who seems to level up with every endeavor—the crispness of the recording renders every skein of Ebert’s voicings audible with unprecedented and welcome clarity, showing off her strong, instinctive gifts for arrangement and lyric writing.
– Ron Kretsch
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Super stoked about the new record, Amateur Hour. Cleveland’s own Gotta Groove Records and A to Z Audio are putting all the pieces together for the release.
For the new album, I wanted to complete and record some older songs, as well as have an equal amount of new material to include. Some stuff was dusted off from back when I started — from before I started using a metronome.
This new one is also the first Uno Lady release that includes collaboration. Nick Cross lends his talents on guitar to two tracks, You’re no fangtooth and Night ride. Tony Cross adds drums to Bikini weeding and End of time. And the talented Adam Boose, of Cauliflower Audio, mastered all the tracks
The album artwork is another thing I’m stoked about. It turned out better than I envisioned! A big thanks to Ryan Poorman for taking the photos and Angie Ruland for working in tandem with him on the layout. Thanks to the lovely Kim Tran for the fabulous makeup and Margaret Ruble at Senjiva Studio for making the most beautiful yet hideous dress (by request) I have ever seen!
And last but not least, a heartfelt thanks to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) and Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) for creating and sustaining the Creative Workforce Fellowship. Thanks for relighting the creative fire within me and providing me support so I can invest in myself and music. If it wasn’t for the fellowship, this would have taken another 10 years to make. Instead I am already working on the planning stages for the next record.
Record release show:
October 18, 9:00pm
w/Delaney Davidson & Shale Satans
Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern
11625 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH
The LP is sold out but you can get the digital copy here
Uno Lady @ Pandemonium 2014! Cleveland Public Theatre’s annual benefit
Cleveland Public Theatre’s annual benefit will take place on September 13, 2014. I’ll be playing on stage 14 at 8pm.
Featuring dozens of area theatre, dance, visual and performance artists along with fabulous food and drink, Pandemonium is a benefit like no other and an evening not to be missed. Pandemonium’s action takes place in unexpected places throughout the campus as guests decide how they choose to experience this innovative and unusual benefit!
Tickets can be purchased here:
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Map and schedule of event
http://www.cptonline.org/MapSchedulePan14.pdf
This year CPT is honoring Beth Mooney, Chairman and CEO of KeyBank with the 2014 PAN Award, in celebration of her groundbreaking leadership, enduring commitment to community and support of the arts. A dedicated civic leader, Beth has demonstrated exemplary community service and philanthropy throughout the Ohio region and beyond. In particular, her commitment to the arts, healthcare, diversity and inclusion has featured prominently in her efforts to make Cleveland a better place. She is a Trustee and Treasurer of the Board of the Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra), a Trustee of Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a Board member of the United Way of Greater Cleveland.
Got a saw
Bought a saw off musicalsaw. com
The website is pretty great. How can you resist that saw logo?!
Or this guy…
Not only can you buy everything you need to play the saw, but also “Front porch favorites!”
Will report back!
-C
Uno Lady @Now That’s Class w/ The Monsters + Archie and the Bunkers
Holy excited about this show!
Wednesday, September 3 at Now That’s Class
11213 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102
The Monsters are awesome. I played with Reverend Beat-Man of the Monsters (and founder of Voodoo Rhythm Records) in Denver back in 2009 at the First International One Man Band Festival. I have been hooked ever since. Now this nerd (yours truly) gets to open for these sweet Swiss dudes.
How stoked am I, you ask? Well I decided to play this show even though it is my boyfriend’s birthday (Sorry beau, looks like I made your plans for you:|)
A little background- The Monsters were formed in 1986 in small-town Bern, capital of Switzerland. Their sound is a fuzzedout mix between 60ies garage punk, wild teenage trash rockabilly and primitive rock‘n‘roll.
Besides the countless shows in Switzerland, The Monsters played extensive tours through Europe including Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Austria, England, Denmark and Spain. In 2003 the band toured Argentina, Brasil, and New York.
I don’t want to hear any baby whining, like you gotta work the next day, because this will be awesome.
Uno Lady @ Toby’s Plaza (MOCA) w/Mayfield String Trio
Thursday August 14 from 6-9pm
11400 Euclid Avenue ( corner of Mayfield)
Cleveland, OH 44106
FREE PARKING in Triangle and Constantino’s lot after 5pm.
“Tonight we’ll take a trip to the weird and the wonderful. Playing will be Mayfield Strings, whose members perform in the Akron Symphony, the Cleveland Pops, the Erie Philharmonic, and the Ohio Philharmonic Orchestra… Mayfield member Tara Hanish has performed with Kanye West, The Foo Fighters, Smokey Robinson, and on The Grammys!”
[Then yours truly], A one-woman choir, Uno Lady creates soundscapes built from melodic loops. Her innovation and good-humored music recently earned her a Creative Workforce Fellowship. If you’re delighted by the possibilities of melody, don’t miss these forward-thinking performances!”
Katherine, of Maximum Consumption [and good friend of Christa Ebert] will be providing DJ services (Be sure to catch Katherine every Tuesday on 91.1FM WRUW from 5:00 – 7:00pm.)
Katherine and I looking extremely cool
About the event:
Throughout summer 2014, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Case Western Reserve University, and Cleveland Institute of Art present an innovative series of Thursday night events on Toby’s Plaza that feature live music curated by Beachland Ballroom, food trucks, and interactive art experiences.
Before the music begins on three select Thursdays, MOCA invites communities to participate in a creative social action. These activities will honor the spirit of artist Corita Kent in both creativity and message.
Uno Lady @ Now That’s Class w/ Shade (GA) & Christmas Pets
Rock n Roll from Athens, GA – SHADE – featuring ex-members of Birdsong. Opening is UNO LADY and CHRISTMAS PETS (ex Library Time)! $5 @ Now That’s Class 11213 Detroit. Lakewood OH
Stoked to play. The reviews of their new record, Pipe dream, have me intrigued.
For your listening pleasure -Shade’s bandcamp below
Uno Lady @ Good Goat Gallery w/art by Oliver App! Saturday July 26, music @ 7:30pm
Dancing with Oliver’s fancy puppet
I met Oliver in 2011 at what was Zeller Gallery (Now Gallery One Sixty) for the show GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! There was awesome art by my friends, Angela Oster and Marlee Pickles. Oliver makes these amazing puppets. It was lovely and is always a good time when the Burger Boys play.
This Saturday July 26th, I’ll be playing music at Oliver App’s solo show, Closer. It is an earlier show so you can expand your fun Saturday night and pregame with me. I’ll be going on at 7:30 pm.
Ps. there will be cookies.
The show is part of M.A.D. ART WALK- (Madison Arts District) which takes place at from 1pm-6pm (between Morrison Ave. & McKinley) on Madison. Facebook event page
Good Goat Gallery is located at
17012 Madison avenue
Lakewood 44107
Uno Lady @ 2014 pARTy in Gordon Square! Outdoor Stage @CPT on June 14, 6pm.
Cleveland Public Theatre Stage:
CPT Parking Lot Outdoor stage
- 2pm DJ Byron B
- 3pm Lost State of Franklin
- 4pm Meganne Stepka
- 430pm Wind and Sand Belly Dance Troupe
- 5pm Trepanning Trio
- 6pm Uno Lady
- 7pm Ivan Ruiz Band
- 8pm Last Call Cleveland
- 9pm Mo Mojo
Full list of things to do in the area: http://party.gordonsquare.org/
Uno Lady @ The Music Spot w/ Jenna Fournier (of Nights) on Friday, June 27
Come see Uno Lady and Jenna Fournier (of Nights) on the Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present and Future stage at the Music Spot (within The Wine Spot)
2271 Lee Rd. Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
Facebook event page! Click & go!
It will be more magical than the cafeteria at Disneyland
Time to kill?
I typically don’t suggest 10 minute youtube pedal demos, but this one is painfully hilarious…. like sketch comedy but not intentionally. If you listen closely, the lyrics are intense. I could do without the fake Avril Levin, but the other cast of characters has me cracking up.
Enjoy.