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Hi Lovers.. You can buy the new EP ~ $10 on CDBaby |
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| Location: | Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Last Login: | Jun 26, 2008 (107 days back) |
About Me |
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JUST WANT TO BUY/DOWNLOAD A SINGLE? EP is out! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our CD release party! The Time Release Turtle is available on T-shirts for men, tanks for women. Check out www.celestesings.com for merchandise. About the music... Not margarine, not olive oil. Good honest smooth sweet cream butter ...Yes, Salted. About Celeste... Celeste Starchild (and yes...that is her real name!) is known for her unforgettable lyrics and vocal talent. You can hear Celeste with her full band, Butter Sweet, or as a duo. Celeste released her debut EP, "Time Release" (produced by Kevin Gutierrez at Assembly Line Studios) to a sold-out crowd in June 2007. Past appearances include live performances on XM Radio’s U-Pop two weeks running, live radio performances on WRNR, a feature on the cable television show "American Music" hosted by rockabilly Hall of Fame-er Billy Hancock, and many live music venues including Iota, Jammin’ Java, Bangkok Blues, Iota, the National BBQ Battle, Dewey Beach Music Conference, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Her Story... Celeste's journey into music took the scenic route as the daughter of renowned musician Rick Schmidt who performed with the likes of Doc Scantlin's Imperial Palms Orchestra and Lowen and Navarro at venues from the Met in New York to the White House. Growing up with “alternative" parents, her memories of childhood include jam sessions at the house, picking dandelions for dandelion wine, and shiitake mushroom farming. But Celeste rebelled by following a more conventional path to success trading the mountains of southwest Virginia for a powerful career in business. But as fate would have it, when her dad passed away and left her a 1933 Gibson acoustic guitar, she couldn’t keep her hands off it. Since teaching herself to play, her rich and dramatic voice conveys her stories of disillusionment and "almost" loves... |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 11/29/2005Band Website: celestesings.com Band Members: Celeste Starchild ~ Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Andrew Pal ~ Lead Guitar/ Ryan Tolson ~ Lead Guitar Joe Reid ~ Electric and Acoustic Bass, Harmonica Hemant Pathak ~ Drums Influences: These might just be my favorites, but there are so many more, I just can't name them all. Michelle Shocked Concrete Blonde Cyndi Lauper JJ Cale KT Tunstall Shivaree Emily the Strange Roxy Chase Will Hetzel John Lennon Regina Spektor Rick Schmidt Vodka Fiona Apple Judith Starchild ;) Love you Mims... ... more more more .... Sounds Like: Fun. You have been marked on my profile map! HowManyOfMe.com There are 0: people with my name in the U.S.A.: How many have your name? Record Label: None Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Pop / Americana) |
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My Blog |
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weird gig. weirder gig. |
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| just when i thought thursday's gig was the weirdest experience ever, i showed up for friday's gig.
this week was scrambled to begin with. to get back for thursday's show i had to speed home from morga... Posted by Celeste Starchild on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:48:00 PST |
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Worthwhile? |
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| I get in the car wearing that red lip color that says, "on." It means "stop" to the people who see me through the car windows at the traffic light, "Stop what you're doing and stare." Tho... Posted by Celeste Starchild on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:12:00 PST |
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Technical Support ... |
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| I want to share my tech support story from today. I was trying to synch my Treo with my computer without a USB cable, and had the following exchange with Moses, tech support specialist for Palm.... Posted by Celeste Starchild on Tue, 22 May 2007 06:52:00 PST |
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10 Tips for Sleeping on a Plane |
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| I fly a lot and I love to sleep. In my confused life of juggling a heavy duty day job and my musical life in the evenings, there have been plenty of times when I have played until 2 AM and ... Posted by Celeste Starchild on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:29:00 PST |
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Goodnight from Wilmington |
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| Wilmington is great. After a great time with friends/family, I'm at the Tranquility Inn in the Morocco room. Yes, Kamal, we must discuss why I'm no actually in Morocca. But in the me... Posted by Celeste Starchild on Sun, 13 May 2007 01:11:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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The Starchild Gallery, Chase, Seven, Audrey, Raine, x(tree)o Terra, Celeste Starchild, Shivaree, Ann Marie Calhoun, dugout, Alice Smith, Diva Celeste, Celeste, Celeste, DJ C~Note, Celeste Davis, STARCHILD, DJ Celeste, Kali Celeste, celeste, Celeste Paradise, STARCHILD, So Called Celeste (NEW SONG ONLINE), Mama Celeste, CeLeSTTiaNi, CELESTE magazine, Peppergirl, Independents Uncovered, ToddZilla, Live Humans in DC - The Variety Open Mic, Ånkhvenaris, Acid Park, Marla Sgro acoustic kitchen, Psychic Starz, Tristan Starchild, stickman, Casa Bonita Productions, Kelly, Angie May, Shrine Of The Silver Monkey IS RECORDING ALBUM!!, Melting Point, Rambles.NET Reviews, The Oatmeal Conspiracy, Mugician, Meghan Kabir, LEAVING, TX, Veronica, Music as a Medic is gonna be famous........someday, ♥C.E.L.E.S.T.E.yeah !CK! !SRC!, Mike Conrad, Marce, GoGirlsMusic.com ... cuz chicks rock!
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