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Updates galore! Busy busy busy Miss Mary has the following to offer you:
BOX FIVE, Live @ Bryn Mawr College on 04/08/06 On April 8th, join BOX FIVE in its five-piece incarnation (Mary [piano/vocals], Brent [guitar], Rob [electric violin], Jon [bass], and Gary [drums]) for a fun-filled performance at Bryn Mawr College's swanky Cambrian Row. Show starts at 9:00, tickets are $5.00, and a several awesome Philly bands will be playing that evening as well. Check out the tourdates page for complete info, and hope to see you there! ♥ Mary & Arts in Motion: World Premiere of "Modern Art Song" You'll never believe this -- Mary has been asked by progressive classical collective Arts in Motion to compose a piece for their annual spring concert on April 21st. The piece will written in the style of a lied, or "art song", with text adapted from Shakespeare's Hamlet serving as the tune's lyrics. Best of all, thanks to the marvels of modern science, there will be a large projection screen floating above the stage which, through a computer program, will allow audience members to see what synesthetic visions are conjured up in Mary's brain as she plays. So, all those colors and stuff she's always talking about...you'll get to see it for yourself! <3 Complete info is on the tourdates page, a'course! :D Snow Hymn Remix: Ben Camp's "Beautiful Mystery" Interpretation And!! Oh!! Arts in Motion artist, Movim master and all around amazing electronic composer Ben Camp has made a BEAUTIFUL remix of Box Five's Snow Hymn, entitled the "Beautiful Mystery" Interpretation, which you can download right HERE. How gorgeous is that?!?! Thanks, Ben! ♥ ♥ More on the way, more on the way! Enjoy this for now, and talk to you soon! Hugness, BOX FIVE Friday, February 24, 2006
Tonight's show...RAWKED!! <3
Hello hello, and thank you one and all for coming to this evening's Box Five show at the Tin Angel! It was lovely to see everyone, and we hope you had a good time! Here was the setlist, just in case you couldn't make it 'cause you live in Sweden (it happens): Set List 1. Nice Boy/Blow My Cover 2. (No Title) 3. Killjoy 4. Doctrines 5. Running 6. And Now, a Poem 7. On Dying (for Attention) 8. Run for Your Life [BEATLES Cover] 9. Exanimi Encore: 10. Snow Hymn Hooray! :D Oh, and more shows are on the way! Be sure to check the newsdiary this weekend for some lovely new announcements :) Thanks again for coming to the show, and talk to you soooon! HUGGGGGGGGGS!!!, BOX FIVE Thursday, February 23, 2006
02/23/06 (tonight!!!) - BOX FIVE, LIVE @ THE TIN ANGEL Saturday, February 11, 2006
Mary to appear on Writing Birds' "Camillia"
Philly indie-artrock group The Writing Birds, fronted by Blackskylight's Fabrizio Siciliano, will (finally!) be releasing their long-anticipated debut album, Camillia, on March 30th. Mary will appear as a guest vocalist on track number 11 of the album, entitled "We'll Survive". You can pre-order Camillia through the Writing Birds' official website, which is here. Box Five @ the Tin Angel, 2/23/06 And don't forget! You can catch Box Five at reknown Philly venue, the Tin Angel on February 23. The show starts at 8:30 and tickets are $8.00 (which can be purchased in advance online via Ticketweb). Mary will be joined onstage by Brent Missimer on classical guitar, Tim Warneck on cello, and original Box Fiver Doug Holton on congas and tambourine. Complete info is available on the tourdates page, as always! <3 Hugs all, talk soon! Love, BOX FIVE Sunday, February 05, 2006
New shows, new shows! :D Saturday, February 04, 2006
TONIGHT'S SHOW WAS SO FREAKING AWESOME!
Man oh man oh man oh man! THANK YOU to everyone who came out to tonight's show at Turtle Studios! It was definitely the biggest turnout in the history of Box Five -- Jay the owner estimated that about 120 people stopped by to watch the performance. Everytime Mary looked up from my piano the room was packed with happy faces, and there were even people sitting on the stairwell trying to get a listen! Apologies to all the folks who couldn't get in to the actual performance space, though luckily the Turtle guys had the music playing in the upstairs area as well. WOO! HUUUUUUUGE hugs and thanks to Brent Missimer, Jon Clark, Gary Dann, Nelson Lau, Rob Munsch, Sue Arnold, Tim Warneck, Lorisa Stombaugh, Mandee Logan, Nicki Rubin, Leann Currie, Joe Gribbin, and Joe Bichner for playing, you all sounded AMAZING!! You guys rock!! And SUPA THANK YOU to Jay Levin, Jeff Hiatt, and Jason Thul for allowing Box Five to play!! :D SO!! A documentary was filmed, and audio for the ENTIRE show recorded by the boys at the studio. More on this soon! Til then, here was the setlist!: ACT ONE: 1. Intro (Clapping Song) 2. Thinking Out Loud 3. Microscopic 4. And Now, A Poem 5. On Dying (for Attention) 6. Killjoy 7. No Title 8. Leave Me Alone 9. Ceasefire 10. One More Try [George Michael cover] 11. Justakit 12. In the Belltower 13. Off the Hook 14. Snow Hymn (strings intro) 15. Snow Hymn ACT TWO: 1. Heart 2. Still Mine 3. Chopsticks 4. Running 5. Writer's Block 6. Doctrines 7. Allright 8. Troubled 9. Aqua Toffana 10. Circular 11. Thank You For Ruining That Song For Me 12. Nice Boy/Blow My Cover 13. Exanimi 14. Write It Out 15. The Wrong Impression ENCORE 1. Fade Into You [Mazzy Star Cover] THANK YOU to everyone involved, it was so much fun!! WOOOOO!!! And don't forget! There will be another Box Five show at the Tin Angel on Feburary 23rd, so it would be lovely to see you there! :D Hugs to all, and YAAAAAAAAAAY! LOVE!! BOX FIVE Friday, February 03, 2006
TONIGHT: BOX FIVE, LIVE AT TURTLE STUDIOS!
What do you get when you cross a rock band, a string quartet, a woodwind ensemble, and a slightly crazy redhead who has plans to conduct her orchestra with a pink sparkly fairy princess wand she bought at Claire's? You get BOX FIVE, that's what! :D Join Mary and Co. for what is sure to be the coolest B5 extravaganza of all time. Tonight's performance will take place at Old City's incredible Turtle Studios, located at 225 Quarry Street just between Race and Arch. The fun starts at 9pm, and admission is free (all ages!)...but the venue on seats 40, so be sure to show up sorta early! <3 But maybe you live on the other side of the world, and just didn't have the time to rent a private plane to fly to Philly for the show. DON'T WORRY! The boys at Turtle will also be recording the audio on their amazing space-aged soundboard, AND a dudical video/art collective called Wookified Productions will be filming a documentary backstage, as part of their "Pregig Monotony" series. AWESOME! :D Anyhoo, you Philly kids, no excuses! Come out tonight and see what pop music can do!!: * * * BOX FIVE, LIVE @ TURTLE STUDIOS ON 2/3/06! * * * When: Friday, February 3rd 2006 @ 9PM Where: Turtle Studios (225 Quarry St.; Philadelphia, PA 19106: In historic Old City, just below 3rd Street between Race & Arch.) Tickets: Free! (The venue seats 40, and seating will be 1st come 1st served, so be sure to show up early! <3) Mary Will Be Joined Onstage By: Brent Missimer (classical & electric guitar, drum machine) Jon Clark (bass) Gary Dann (drums) Nelson Lau (violin) Robert Munsch (5-string violin) Sue Arnold (viola) Tim Warneck (cello) Lorisa Stombaugh (flute) Mandee Logan (clarinet) Nicki Rubin (clarinet) Leann Currie (bassoon) Joe Gribbin (organ, piano) Joe Bichner (acoustic guitar) See you tonight, everybody! :D Rock on!!!!, BOX FIVE
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