Howdy folks. Last week I had the fantastic opportunity to perform on The Local Lounge, a weekly local music show hosted by the wonderful Matt Loi of 103.1 KCDA. You can listen to the full interview, live songs, and even a couple of sneak peek tracks from my forthcoming album!
Thanks to Matt Loi and Rajah Bose. This was a really fun show to do!
http://www.1031kcda.com/pages/LocalLoungeHome.html?feed=233962&article=9502557
Wow, check out the beautiful, skillful filming of my friend Ryan Drake! He brought a fantastic crew to my 30th birthday show, and here are a couple of the songs from that night. My favorite thing about Paste is that if you watch it all the way through, there’s actually a white horse and carriage walking past the window at the very end. Ahhhh, St. Anthony Main in Minneapolis! You can see a bit of the city skyline behind us as well. And my favorite thing about Solid Ground is, BY FAR, Rachel Price. SOOOOO SAXY!!!
So, enjoy these and watch the others if you’d like, which are on Ryan’s Youtube page (and watch everything he’s done–there are some sweet videos from our friends Deep Soul Deities and 3 lbs of Love, too!).
This show was so much fun! If you couldn’t be there, here’s a little taste of what went down. You’ll see my friends Dan Zamzow on drums, Rachel Price on saxophone, vox, and charango, and Jake Staron on bass.
Thanks so much, Ryan. You’re the best!
Hey folks, I’m really excited to have the opportunity to open for Camille Bloom at Nyne Bar and Bistro on September 24th. Here’s a link for tickets!
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/194148
….and here’s on of my favorite Camille Bloom songs…
Hope to see you there. It’s gonna be a great night!
We did it! We raised a thousand bucks! Here’s a thank you to everybody who contributed, and a lil’ info about what happens next.
I’m doin’ it! I’m recording a second album!
Check out my Kickstarter Campaign here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lizrognes/liz-rognes-is-recording-topographies-her-2nd-album
Hey, looks like I get to visit Duluth AND sing some songs there while I’m in the Midwest! Come to the Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe on August 12th at 8:00 pm. I’m excited to see Lake Superior. Now, if only those State Parks would open up and I could go for a hike, too.
Also, I’m in the process of preparing to record with my dear friend Daniel James Zamzow while I’m in Minneapolis. I am incredibly excited…more to come about this soon. 
Here’s the most recent info about when/where I’m playing this summer.
*Saturday, June 25: at Merlyn’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Store
Bird’s Nest zine library Reopening Party with Liz Rognes, 1ManTrainWreck, and Ian Miles.
5:30-8:30 pm…and I hear there will be cupcakes!
*Friday, July 1st: at The Scoop! 7pm-9pm. Come eat some ice cream (or, if you’re like me and your body won’t have it, eat some dairy-free sorbet!)
*Thursday, July 7th: Spokane Songwriter’s Organization Brick and Mortar Show at Chairs Coffee.
*Sunday, July 10th: Langley, Whidbey Island at the Choochokam Arts Festival! The festival is July 9th and 10th, but I’ll be showcasing on the 10th at 11:00 am.
*Monday, August 15th: Birthday Show in Minneapolis!!! This is gonna be at the Aster Cafe, with Dan Zamzow and some of my other nearest and dearest, like Bethany DeLine and Thomas Kivi. I can’t WAIT for this show!
Wow–these last few weeks have been a whirlwind! I turned in my graduate thesis on a Monday, flew to Austin on a Wednesday for the Media Arts and Literacy Institute’s Women’s Film and Performance Arts Conference, (where I had an AMAZING weekend networking and building friendships with talented women from all over the country), came back to Spokane, defended my thesis, finished teaching English 201 for the quarter, and went ahead and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts Degree! It’s just now dawning on me that I really did it–I really completed my MFA!
What’s next for me? Well, who knows. But one thing’s for sure–music will be a part of it! I’m in the beginning stages of planning to record a second album with Dan Zamzow in Minneapolis, and I’m working on booking up gigs for the summer and fall.
Here’s what’s coming up:
June 15th: Conor Byrne Pub, Seattle. Mary Bue, Lowlands, Pretty Broken Things, and Liz Rognes.
July 7th: Spokane Songwriter’s Organization: Chairs Coffee, Spokane.
July 10th: Choochokam Arts Festival
August 15th: Birthday Show, Aster Cafe, Minneapolis! w/Thomas Kivi and Bethany DeLine!
Here are a few photos from my recent trip to Austin. I’ll leave you with some links to new bands and artists I discovered at the festival! I left the MALI Conference feeling incredibly inspired and grateful to have been a part of such a cool event. Please check these women out. From positive body awareness to improv to some serious punk to beautiful songwriting, poetry, filmmaking, and dancing, these women were absolutely astounding. I was in awe the entire weekend.
Liz with Skating Polly at MALI
Check out these girls at: http://www.myspace.com/skatingpolly and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skating-Polly/139198872775012
Mazz Swift at MALI
Check her out at: http://www.mazzmuzik.com/
MALI Award Winners! Melissa Engleman, Skating Polly, and Mama Juggs!
Here’s where you can find Melissa Engleman and Mama Juggs!
M. Asli Dukan, Liz Rognes, and Marcie Eanes
Check out filmmaker M. Asli Dukan and poet Marcie Eanes!
Other women you should check out! Look for Cara Hagan and Mackenzie Hagan’s Dance Productions at http://www.87danceproductions.com/,
Natalie Goodnow’s theatre and performance at http://www.nataliegoodnow.com/,
Heather Bishop’s music at http://www.reverbnation.com/heatherbishop
Singer/Songwriter and Cellist Monica McIntyre at http://www.myspace.com/monicamcintyre
Writer Fiona Zedde: http://www.fionazedde.com/
And, of course, Poet on Watch!
Really, this event was incredible. Thanks to the festival coordinator, founder of MALI, and all-around talented poet and performer P.O.W., for inviting me! Thanks also to Angela Lucas for driving my ass around and for being so warm and welcoming. I brought some good energy from Austin all way back here to Spokane, Washington. And good thing I did–I think it helped me through these last crazy days of thesis-defending and graduating!
Here’s the latest show/tour updates:
FEED THE ARTIST :: May :: Four Ladies
FIRST FRIDAY
5/6/11
MARIKO SULLIVAN
CORI McWILLIAMS
GIANNA CAPUTO
Live Music:
LIZ ROGNES w/ guest
Reception 6pm
Music 7pm
Free
Be one of the first to get a copy of the 2011 edition of Northwest Boulevard, EWU’s undergraduate literary journal! The journals are free, along with some other fun goodies we’ve been working on, and there will be t-shirts for sale. This will be a night of music, poetry, fiction and nonfiction featuring readings by
Gerard Duncan Jr.
Molly Fitzpatrick
Courtney Harler
Jill Herrera
Paul Lee
Kayla McAllister
Teresa Vanairsdale
Lindsae Williams-Sindalu
Janice Wright
and special musical guests
Terrible Buttons
Mark Ward
Liz Rognes
Stephanie Hatzinikolis
This will be the first place you can get copies of the 2011 edition of Northwest Boulevard. Come check it out!
$5 suggested donation at the door.
Please direct questions to Olivia at nwblitmag@gmail.com.
The Media Arts and Literacy Institute will host this festival and conference.
http://www.malisite.org/womensfest/home.html
BUY YOUR CONFERENCE PASS TODAY!
This event is open to the public and we welcome everyone to join in on the fun. You can register for the conference at Eventbrite. Fees may be paid by cash, a money order via U.S. mail, pay pal, online with a debit or credit card. No personal checks please. For all of MALI FB friends y’all get the special discount on this fundraiser event. Click on the link:
http://malimindbomb.eventbrite.com/
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS & WORKSHOP: Pamela Sneed
Workshop: You, The Performance & The Stage
Friday May 27. 2011 – 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Carver Museum and Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina St.
Keynote: Combating Censorship In The World & Ourselves
Saturday, May 28, 2011 – 3:00 p.m.
Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr. – Show starts at 3p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Chris Cowden
The Impact Of Visual Language On Culture
Saturday May 28, 2011 – 1:30 p.m.
Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr. – Show starts at 3p.m.
http://www.malisite.org/womensfest/workshops.html
THIS YEARS THEME: SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN
Think about what it takes to fuel our lives? As female artists and citizens of the world that want social change, we desire to fuse the message of sustainability, earth consciousness, compassion and cooperation among humans through this forum. Through women’s efforts, recyclable & electronic promotions, workshops, dance, film, music and performance art, this event will portray what’s possible when we as unique individuals vibe on harmonious level and remain in tune long after an event has passed. We are the utterance of sound, the movement, the colored liquid applied to the surface. It is through our art that we transmit the message that the world – and our place in it – is sustainable and efficient. Support those who support you, sustain yourself! Register for the conference and make a difference today.
Conference Pass ! What A Value For $195.00
On May 26 – 29, 2011 over 300 of the most influential women & men decision-makers in the media, entertainment and the performance industries will gather in Austin, TX for the 4 day peer to peer M.A.L.I. Women’s Film & Performance Arts Conference.
Austin, TX — The M.A.L.I Women’s Film & Performance Arts Conference will highlight industry workshops, visual artist, independent, national and international women filmmakers and musicians. The theme this year is “Sustainability Within”. This conference is part media literacy and performance, part film/television and literary marketplace. The purpose of this event is to increase the awareness of women’s issues, media and artistic work throughout the state of Texas and internationally.
Some of the invited guest filmmakers and performers are as follow: Pamela Sneed, Velia Gonzalez (ASCAP), Chris Cowden, Déjà Cresencia Bernhardt, Queen Deelah, Kimberly Porter, Maganthrie Pillay, South Africa, Cynthia Gomez, Nancy Scott, Fiona Zedde, Poet On Watch, Monica Anderson, Mazz Swift, 87 Dance Production, Lisa Rogers, Lacey Roop, Asli Dukan, Spun light Hoops, Heather Bishop, Margo Gomez, Song, Karina Nistal, Kimberly Porter, DJ BJ & P.O.W.. and many more!!
Come and party with us at the Stomping Ground on Thursday at our opening mixer & Sunday our closing party and help pick the winners for the “Best Of The Fest”.
more TBA
w/Dan Zamzow, Bethany DeLine, Thomas Kivi, and more TBA!
