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Venice 2013
Venice 2013
Jan 10, 2013
Dear Friends,
I hope 2013 is bringing you all you hoped for....at least so far!
Thanks so much to all of you for the overwhelming response to our new
CD/DVD, "A Venice Christmas - Live." We're very proud of this release,
and we're so thrilled to hear that you like it too! If any of you
still need to pick this title up, we have copies available. You can
order this, or any other Venice CD or DVD, at
www.venicestore.macwebsitebuilder.com.
We're still reeling from last month's SOLD OUT Christmas shows, but
now that the holidays are behind us, it's time to roll up our sleeves
and get back to work. And we couldn't be more excited to head back
into writing mode, preparing for our new Venice studio album, which
we're hoping to release this Summer, 2013.
During this writing period, we'll continue to do some shows along the
way, to try out some of the new material, and also to keep that
incredible connection with you guys that fuels our creative juices.
The first shows we're pleased to announce are acoustic ones:
AMSD - Acoustic Music San Diego
Friday, February 22, 2013, and Saturday, February 23, 2013
AMSD is a very cool little wooden church in Normal Heights, San Diego
county, where we do an intimate and often improvisational acoustic
show, featuring the four Lennons, Mark Harris on bass and Rich
Mangicaro on percussion. We plan to debut some new tunes here, and
also play some of your Venice favorites.....as always. Head here for
tickets: www.amsdconcerts.com/February.html
Looking ahead, this year we'll celebrate our tenth anniversary staging
Artists For the Arts Foundation concerts, and we're excited to
announce that this special anniversary show will take place on
Saturday, May 18, 2013. We don't have any headliners confirmed yet,
but each one of these shows has been more incredible than the last, so
we want to make sure that everyone has enough time to plan their
schedules, make their travel plans, etc. For those of you who don't
already know, Kipp and I are proud cofounders of the AFTA foundation,
and once a year we put together a three hour concert featuring Venice,
a full student orchestra, choir and horn section, and several big name
artists such as Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Billy Idol and Michael
McDonald, for an evening of music that raises money to create or
sustain arts education in our public schools. So please mark your
calendars and plan to join us on May 18. Keep an eye on Venice Central
and on our Facebook page for updates. In the meantime, you can enjoy a
few moments from past shows over here:
www.aftafoundation.org/videos.html
Speaking of Facebook, we're approaching 8,000 friends on our Venice
Facebook page. We're using Facebook more and more to connect with the
fan base, and we're having a blast doing it. It's a great tool that
allows us to relay quick messages about where we are and what we're up
to. I've personally been getting into the fun by posting
behind-the-scenes pictures and videos, uploading them straight from my
phone moments after I've created them. So if you haven't joined our
Facebook page yet, what are you waiting for? Head to
www.facebook.com/venicetheband and click on "Like." And please help us
spread the word, and get your friends and family to join us too. 8,000
likes, here we come!
Well, that's all for now. Hope to see you soon in 2013!
Gratefully yours,
Michael - Venice
For more info:
www.venicecentral.com
www.facebook.com/venicetheband
Or if you'd like to write to us: venicetheband@gmail.com
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