Looking forward to participating in this year's 30th anniversary Canadian Music Week in Toronto! Got two showcases, first on Wednesday, March 21st at 8:00 at the glorious El Mocambo, (second floor) and Friday, March 23rd a solo set at the Library Bar right in the Fairmont Royal York hotel, command central for the entire festival. Hope to meet many of my Torontonian Facebook friends and fellow musicians!
CNN thought my opinion on travel was worth asking about HERE IT IS
The POP! Stereo has just released a sweet review of Little Genius, calling the music "bewitching" and "magnetic" and my voice "priceless". I love you!
I'll be performing at the great BLUE NOTE club in New York on Friday, March 2nd - joining me will be the elegantly infamous Dred Scott Trio. Advance tickets are $12, get them HERE. This is my second time playing their always-interesting Late Night Groove Series, it was one of Mudville's most memorable shows - we had great special guests: Michael Blake, Dred, and REM bassist Mike Mills on piano. We'll be doing a lot of new material, songs we'll be recording for a covers album later in the spring. Of course, songs from Little Genius and it wouldn't be Ben and Marilyn without some Mudville. We're excited about this one. Hope to see you!
Urb Alt is so happening.. And they're giving away a FREE hand-picked, 13-song sampler of their favorite music of 2011, which includes Theophilus London, MuthaWit and my song "King of the World" off LITTLE GENIUS. CLICK HERE to download it now, it won't be around forever...
The Couch Sessions, a premier online source of alternative urban/electronic music and culture has published a beautifully-written piece about me. "Timeless excellence" - that's rad!
Tomorrow night, Friday, December 16th I'll be playing a special holiday show at a beautiful club, Drom, in New York City. They're offering $5 two-for-one hot spiced wine from 7:00 - 8:00, show starts at 8. Tickets are $15, $10 in advance. Get them HERE -- Drom is at 85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th) New York, NY - (212) 777-1157 Drom website
Nice feature from LuxeCrush.com, a tastemaker for all things culture and style in Atlanta. READ MORE...
Grocery on Home, Atlanta, GA 11/12/11 with Ben Rubin on keyboards, Colin Agnew on Drums.
Thom Jurek of All Music says "Little Genius" is "an artful set of brave, assured, electronic soul tunes, housed in skillfully executed grooves and expressed with a voice that is free of artifice in its expressions of longing, struggle, empathy, and desire." And lots more thoughtful observations I dearly appreciate. Read it on the site HERE or click READ MORE..
Gosh thanks SonicScoop, a great blog about music and the technology we use to produce it. They call “Little Genius” "An absorbing electronic/organic journey, fronted by (Carino's) uniquely rich and entrancing voice." DIG.. Click READ MORE for the piece
Giant Step is, as promised, "a soulful music site". And they think I'm badass.. Click READ MORE for the piece..
eBurban.com asked me to write something of my experience with REM for a piece they did about the legacy of the band. I was really happy to do it, and have many, many happy memories of REM shows over the years (I've seen maybe 15 shows in a half-dozen states) and my long-time friendship with bassist Mike Mills. Read it HERE or just click MORE..
Getting ramped up for this Friday, love 116 MacDougal, formerly the Gaslight Lounge - 1960s classic spot where Dylan played and Ginsburg howled. I'm looking forward to adding my vibes to its hallowed stone walls. Doors 7:30, show promptly at 8:00, plus two for one drinks til 9:00, baby. CLUB WEBSITE HERE
Austin, TX music and entertainment mag BackPocket feature on Marilyn, she talks black holes, Beyoncé and Breaking Bad
Read it HERE or click READ MORE...
Kristi York-Wooten has written a great piece about me and "Little Genius" in today's Huffington Post Culture section. She advises Florence to "Watch out! Your Machine has some serious competition". Sweet.. READ IT ONLINE or click READ MORE
All production and editing done by me, in keeping with the spirit of Little Genius.
The look is part Bride of Frankenstein, part Sargent's "Madame X" and part Manga superhero.
The claymation is by Elina Spura, a great artist from Latvia
New York's 116 MacDougal is hosting the album release event for Marilyn Carino - Little Genius. Formerly known as the Gaslight Lounge, this great venue was once a favorite performance space for Kerouac, Ginsberg, and the site of one of Bob Dylan's first-ever recorded concerts. Its recently evolved into a cool, cave-like lounge, but the walls still speak the language of troubadours and poets. 116 MacDougal website
Sometimes you wish a journalist WASN'T in the crowd at your show, since all you can remember about it besides having fun was almost falling off the tiny stage, when you played the Em instead of the Am and the drunk guy who rambled on during your most tender ballad. Despite all that, this was not one of those times. Thanks so much to Lucid Culture NY and to the reviewer, delarue, for his thoughtfulness and generosity of spirit when writing about my music.. Click HERE for the site, MORE for the review
Trippin' the Rift was so enamored of Little Genius that they were moved to interview me about the music, Mudville, and my rather bizarre personal history.. Thanks to Andrei Antipov for the great questions. CLICK HERE
Trippin' the Rift - a great blog/radio station focusing on triphop and electronic music, has given Little Genius a really great, thoughtful review, calling it, "..an excellent record, brave and powerful, atmospheric and intimate.." Read the full review on the PRESS PAGE or just click MORE...
I'm proud to announce that "Marilyn Carino - Little Genius" is officially out! Please indulge, and please take a moment to write a brief review on iTunes HERE. Those already on the mailing list will be getting a free track later today.. Thank you my lovelies!
Found a fan video compiled from footage of the TV series "Regenesis", which is a dark, sexy "CSI"-type show which featured the Mudville songs "Hero of the World" and "Blown" in a couple episodes. Strikingly, they were both silent scenes, just a beautiful use of the music. This fan did a sort of montage of scenes from the show, with "Hero" as the soundtrack. Watch it HERE
Last night's Tom Waits tribute show at the Living Room was a beautiful night of music and friends, thanks to Cori Bussolari for shooting this video!
Its Tom Waits night at New York's famed Living Room - Marilyn performs some of his deliciously un-cheerful selections... Also featuring Joseph Arthur, Sasha Dobson, Dred Scott - Monday, July 18th 9pm
Previews can be heard on the Music Page here - Please sign the mailing list --->
Video for NO DISGRACE just added to the VIDEO PAGE
Created from the films of Scott Browining, edited by Marilyn
A high school friend recently mailed me some of the notes we passed between us when we were about 15. I had to print one here, coincidentally on 4/20 - one I wrote her from typing class - a rationale on why she should reconsider her plan to quit smoking pot. Click on the BLOG PAGE to indulge...<a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="marilyncarino">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Just finished shooting the new video for Monster Heavy with the gorgeous and wildly creative Charity MacDonald. Check out the dramatic stills on the photo page...
... meaning the album is in the final mixing stages and goes to be mastered in about one week! The album will be nine songs and I'll be offering a free track so stay tuned.. Very excited, thank you all for being so patient and encouraging as I've tackled this project all on my own.
Just up - encore from 10/11/10 concert at NY SGI-USA Culture Center - Duke Ellington's "Solitude" - featuring Ben Rubin on bass.
Go to the Marilyn Carino Video Page to watch now!
Marilyn has just announced solo dates beginning on September 28th in Georgia and continuing in October in New York city. Check the calendar page for details and tickets.
Marilyn has filmed her scene in the new film "Be Still" by award-winning director Geoff Quan. Marilyn performed "Wicked" on the High Line in New York city. The film will be out some time near the end of 2010. Check the photo page for images from the shoot!
Very limited quantity of CDs available, with lyrics, liner notes and original artwork - ALL PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE ARTIST
