Detroit’s Motown Winter Blast is next weekend, we’re playing Sunday, February 12th, downtown at Campus Martius’ annual big snow and ice street party. It’s a 3-day festival and our set is slated for 3 to 4 pm on the Flasgstar 89X Stage in the warming tent, tasty goodies and great stage and sound on Sun, 2-12-12 – an hour long set with some new songs and a bit of Detroit attitude. For more info, please go to www.winterblast.com
Other shows coming up include an Irish gig (jig) at the splendid Dylan’s Raw Bar in Grosse Pointe Park in March on St. Patrick’s Day – and a return to the super magnetic club Upfront and Company on Friday night, May 25thin Marquette, Michigan.
Also, the Detroit Music Awards 2012 nominations are about to begin. We’ve had a cool run with the DMAs – 30 + nominations in the past several years and some nice wins, appreciate all the kindness and love from fans…don’t forget to encore nominate and vote this year – there’s great music here and everywhere in Metro Detroit.
We’re back readying new songs and more Europe shows and back to Italy later in the year-best wishes for a better month, thanks again for the support of live music – all good to you!
Happy New Year…2012 and all peace, love and understanding – what’s so funny?
Well, there is much to rejoice over and laugh ’til we fall down – but a tough year for most, so let’s hope this new one is great!
More news on added tour dates, including a new European tour later this year, new Album and new Video -
“Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets,” said Oscar Wilde.
Thank you for an incredible time, be back shortly…
What a year 2011 turned out to be. Absolutely amazing – it’s not over yet! Carolyn Striho, Scott Dailey, Ron Wolf, Bonnie Kaye and Dave Dion invite you out to…
Saturday, December 3rd
15042 Mack Ave. * Grosse Pointe Park, MI * (313) 884-6030
9:30 PM * $5 cover
ALL AGES
A holiday bash with a cozy atmosphere and excellent acoustics, late dining and super seafood, this 2-set show will be the debut of new backup singer Maurya Kay!
Saturday, December 17th
32955 Woodward Ave. * Royal Oak, MI * (248) 549-2929
9:30 PM * * $5 cover
This inviting, “up-north” feeling room has great food with dining until midnight – a great bar and guests receive a free drink with their $5 cover charge!
Carolyn and the band appreciate the support and are poised to go into 2012 with new song adventures, touring throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Happy Holidays!
The Carolyn Striho Group
MARIO’S DETROIT @ 8:30 PM
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12
wsg The Detroit Daggers (and a few surprise guests!)
(Shane Sanders w/ Paul Barning will be opening)
Mario’s Detroit
(The ORIGINAL Mario’s)
4222 2nd Avenue • Detroit, MI 48201 • 313-832-1616
This is a very special night at Mario’s Detroit – not only will this be the first time a rock band has played the original Mario’s location, it is also dedicated to Dennis Cooper, a dear friend of the band who recently passed. Please come out and join the Carolyn Striho Group & friends to celebrate his very colorful life. Even if you did not know him, it’s a great opportunity to witness Detroit musicians at their finest, have some fantastic food and wine, and be a part of the comaraderie of what makes our Detroit music community such a cohesive family.
HOME FROM “ENCHANTE” TOUR OF EUROPE!
The Carolyn Striho Group recently returned from another exciting European tour, this time headlining the “Donne in Jazz” festival in Rome, where they shared the bill with other female singer/songwriters from Turkey, Italy, and elsewhere in Europe. They were so well-received that they’ve been invited back to perform next summer at an even bigger festival! Here is a snippet from an Italian media outlet:
Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue from Concert of Colors NOW on My Damn Channel!!
Back in July, Carolyn and band had a blast as one of the featured acts in the Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue at the Concert of Colors in Detroit. It took some time to edit, but it was well worth it — their performance of “Enchante” with Don Was on stand-up bass is finally up on Don Was’ section on My Damn Channel.com!
NEW MUSIC PUBLISHING DEAL!
Carolyn recently signed a deal with music publishing company North Star Media, based in Detroit and Los Angeles. North Star specializes in placement of music in films, television series, commercials and various other media outlets, on behalf of up-and-coming indie artists and more well-established acts. Carolyn joins the roster with the likes of The Go and Bruce Hornsby. You can view her artist profile here. So, what does this mean? It means you literally NEVER KNOW where you’ll be hearing Carolyn Striho Group tunes next! You might be surprised, but we’ll try to give you a head’s up if/when we can!
Thank you so much for the support, Happy Thanksgiving, and we hope to see you soon!!
The Carolyn Striho Group
Thanks for such a great Autumn out there…we had a terrific recent show at Dylan’s Raw Bar in Grosse Pte, Michigan – and we’re on our way to Rome, Frascati and Fiuggi, Italy for Europe shows next week.
Also back in the USA are shows at Mario’s Italian Grille with the Detroit Daggers on Saturday, November 12th, then onto December dates back at Dylan’s Raw Bar – with some surprise guests Saturday, December 3rd – and onto the cozy Mt. Chalet in Royal Oak, Michigan on Saturday night, December 17th -holiday spirit rock up a groove!
We also received some great news with a recent music placement signing – and have written new material and a combination of a new sound for a new record – then there’s a really neat video of us onstage with renowned producer and bassist Don Was and band doing “Enchante” from Detroit’s Concert of Colors in July – look for it soon! …blessings for a great Thanksgiving and hope to see you out here soon. x
New Tour this Fall leads Carolyn and band to some great venues – including Chicago, Metro Detroit, northern Michigan and yes, Europe again - Carolyn and Scott have new songs and video coming up as well as a raw, ecstatic, energy of songs – sneak previews coming soon and new video slated for a Holiday release- watch this space and also the Newsletters for updates – “Word Attack” is one of the songs you’ll be hearing soon – because she’s “speaking in a rhythm of a word attack…!”
The new band lineup was unveiled in August and then in September at Arts, Beats and Eats, we had a super night. Arts Beats and Eats is the Midwest’s Largest Music Festival and I had some new songs ready, which was great. With our marvelous lineup featuring Scott Dailey on guitar and vocals, and a new song by Scott, and Ron Wolf on percussion, we have added Violinist Bonnie Kaye and bassist Dave Dion. Yes, our former Violinist Kurt Zimmermann moved to Korea! And rocking forward with many new shows to be added shortly, more new songs, and a licensing deal, we are truly honored to be out making a big beat sound into 2012…Please check the schedule as we’re moving fast and ready to record the new album for Spring Release – with a video hopefully by the Holidays…happy Autumn!
Alas, a wildly cool summer!
Mackinac Island’s Music Festival was fantastic. The show was on a stunningly beautiful night at the Inn at Stonecliffe, gorgeous grounds with a view of the Mackinac Bridge and a great big fun group of people and musicians –wining and dining to 2 sets each by myself, super guitarist Scott Dailey and the vibrant Audra Kubat.
Thank you to Mackinac Island, Mary McGuire, Michelle Chenard, Mark Arminski, and the Inn at Stonecliffe, and of course friends from Detroit and new friends on Mackinac Island! The songs rang out over the Great Lakes!
Back downstate, we just finished a great night at the Farmington “Rhythmz in Riley Park” and our violinist Kurt moved to Korea! With Dave Dion on bass, Bonnie Kaye and Josh Stokes on violins too, and Ron Wolf on percussion, the night was full of surprises. Special thanks to the City of Farmington — the kids were fantastic dancers and there was a big crowd.
The next Carolyn Striho Group show is Arts Beats and Eats in downtown Royal Oak on a big Labor Day, Monday, September 5, from 5:00 to 6 :00 p.m. It’s a huge event that features us with the infamous Cult Heroes and the marvelous world/Detroit artist Amp Fiddler – between the Psychedelic Furs, Tom Tom Club and George Clinton P Funk All Stars!
Come on down to Arts Beats and Eats on Labor Day at the Ford Focus Alternative Stage – by the Ferris Wheel and train tracks.
(Could MI-Fest also be in the picture? …)
Then we’re at Jazz at Trinity in Southgate, Michigan – a groovy charm of a show on Sunday, September 18… As a fan of church sound and architecture, this promises to be another great evening… it’s an early one, so you can still get up on Monday.
Thanks for the support – times are tough, Detroit is tough – and thanks to Don Was for the honor of playing the Concert of Colors’ All Star Revue this summer – it was gorgeous and a great show downtown!
Carolyn
We’ve had some really cool shows this summer – really hot out there onstage at the festivals! So far it’s been Ann Arbor’s Top of the Park Summer Festival, Detroit’s River Days, and the Wyandotte Street Fair, more to come!
We just did a super show at Detroit’s Concert of Colors — WOW. Curated by producer and musician Don Was with WDET’s Ismael Ahmed, the Concert of Colors is one of the biggest musical events each summer in Detroit, and to be invited to perform on Don’s Detroit All-Star Revue is one of the biggest honors a musician can have here. It was held at the Max Fisher Music Hall, home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the sound and stage were top notch. Each of the artists did their own songs, and final act was Motown legend Martha Reeves, who sang “Dancing in the Streets.” It was also her 70th birthday, and while she was singing, we all came back out on stage singing and dancing, and presented her with a cake.
Here’s a link to a great review of the show by Brett Callwood of Detroit’s MetroTimes, where he said,
“…singer / songwriter Carolyn Striho woke up everyone with an awesome polka rocker.”
I have to say, the experience was humbling and I’m overjoyed to have been a part of it!
We’re continuing on the road to more shows in northern Michigan, with Charlevoix and the Mackinac Island Music Festival, then back in Metro Detroit for Northville’s Buy Michigan Now Fest at 3 pm Friday, August 5th - we’re also playing the Mt. Chalet in Royal Oak, Michigan on Saturday night, August 6th – and Farmington’s Riley Park Festival Friday night, August 19th – Fall brings a cool autumn with a tour in Italy and more … stay tuned to the Live Shows page, as more are being added, or subscribe to the newsletter on the right to keep up to date.
Anyway, I know I’m kind of excited in this summer heat, but there is a lot going on behind the scenes, too, like writing and recording new songs, new photo shoots, and a new video in the storyboard stages. Looking forward to the rest of the summer, and I hope to see you at a show sometime. If so, please come and say hi!
Stay cool out there,
Carolyn
Hi, I’m happy to meet you in my new website which is absolutely new for me, too! In Detroit, it’s summer, it’s hot and the music & shows are coming together. This site is so new that it may be tweaked dramatically — yes, I’m a singer, and songwriter/composer who loves playing piano but also plays a wild rhythm guitar — I’m blessed and lucky to have played with the greatest musicians in the world, too. It’s been a long mission to find all the lyrics and poetry and song notations and the mess we musicians have all the time, boxes, sheets, volumes of chords and beyond…
Reading and writing is my main passion – and being on stage at a show, looking out, whether to a small room, art gallery, large club, or festival makes me know that things are maybe even good; the love of adventure, the feeling we’ve “got to do it” is in every musician and artist in some way.
I’m trying to share what I do with you while the world keeps turning in the hardest times we’ve ever had. Politically, economically, socially, environmentally, the challenges we’ve got right now are huge as ever… so maybe we can write a song, call someone and say hey, let’s dance, laugh and dream… dream of better days — they are coming!
Thanks for visiting the site… and please sign up for my newsletter on the right to get a free song. It’s going to be a fun summer/fall!
Carolyn
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