Author: marina

  • Kickstarter Campaign for my full-length album!

                  I am posting from gorgeous Florence, Italy (!), where I will be touring and recording a brand new, full-length album this spring! As many of you know, I have been lucky enough to travel back and forth between the States and Italia since I studied abroad there in…

  • on the road again – italy tour 2013

    I am so incredibly lucky to be heading off on tour again this spring – in ITALY! From now through June, I will be touring in duo with guitarist and Tuscan Sessions producer Bernardo Baglioni. And we’ll be making a new record… more news on THAT little situation later. :-) Here’s to the life of…

  • on the radio!

    Tonight, one of the songs off my EP The Tuscan Sessions will be featured on Boston radio station 92.5 The River! Tune your radio to call numbers 92.5FM, or click here to listen live online from anywhere. I’m set to air at 10pm – so tune in, rock out, and call up that DJ and…

  • CD Reviews in The Noise!

        Many thanks to Boston-based publication The Noise and writer Francis DiMenno for two sweet reviews of the EPs I released this fall, Dogtown and The Tuscan Sessions! DiMenno calls Dogtown “raucous” and “anthemic” while Blue Yonder is “swellingly lovely.” Click here to read the full review – scroll down, it’s a little more…

  • vinyl on the upswing

    In honor of the resurrection of my turntable, I would like to start off by reporting that last year in the U.K., not only did digital sales rise 27% – sales of vinyl LPs rose an astonishing 44% (!) according to British Recorded Music Industry group BPI. And in the U.S.? Billboard’s 2012 Music Industry…

  • azoff goes rogue

    As I’m sure you are all aware, The Rolling Stones did a whirlwind string of performances in and around New York and London in December. And yes, the massive stadiums were all sold out. But were any of you in the audience? No? Maybe that’s because the cheapest tickets — at least that I could…

  • on the front page

                        What better way to ring in the new year than with a fantastic big band behind you? This performance with the Cape Ann Big Band at the gorgeous Shalin Liu Performance Center certainly set a high bar for 2013 – the show was a hit,…

  • update from the desert

    Hulloooo from out west! The cross country tour is just about drawing to a close as we make our final journey across the southwestern desert. Since the last update, we’ve hit Nashville, Asheville, NC, Atlanta, GA, New Orleans, LA, Dallas, TX, and Socorro, NM. Whew! In New Orleans, I was greatly inspired by the stride…

  • The Tuscan Sessions are OUT!

    I am thrilled to announce the release of The Tuscan Sessions this November, coinciding with the beginning of my tour across the U.S.! Written and recorded this past spring while touring in Italy, The Tuscan Sessions puts a distinctly European spin on folk Americana. I was fortunate enough to work with Bernardo Baglioni, producer, guitarist,…

  • tour across america!

                Hello everyone – I am THRILLED to announce that I am headed off on tour across this great land. With Dogtown released and The Tuscan Sessions due out November 1 (!), it’s high time to hit the road. I’ll be on tour with fantastic guitarist (and Tuscan Sessions producer)…