Jori Costello - The Official Website » General News http://www.joricostello.com Official website of Jori Costello Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:18:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Big Bad GINA voted Best New Band! http://www.joricostello.com/big-bad-gina-voted-best-new-band/ http://www.joricostello.com/big-bad-gina-voted-best-new-band/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:08:53 +0000 jcostello http://www.joricostello.com/?p=149 Woooooohoooooo! Thank you wonder-full music lovers, fans, friends, and family! It’s because of YOU and your love, energy, and support, not to mention all the dancing, that’s made us the best new band! We couldn’t do it without you and we couldn’t be prouder!
But in the moment of accepting the award and the surprise, the adrenalin, the throng of people staring at us, I couldn’t get all the thanks out at once. So I’d like to shout out extra special thanks to Oxygen Edge for sharing her songs and bass prowess with us, Susan Porter, editor of the Free Weekly, for making sure this happens every year for 15 years now, and the Free Health Clinic for being available for all the low income patients they serve – including me! I’d also like to thank Angela Peace for setting us up with the most awesome professional photo shoots; many of them you will find on our bigbadgina.com website. And Kirk Lanier for many, many a gorgeous photo at gigs and out on the town and even double billing with us at Scarpino’s with his band.
There’s probably still more, oh yeah like Sky Dancer and Leona for making us the most fabulous video that’s had hundreds of views, Daniel Gold for his many years of DJing his KXUA radio show, Honest Tunes, and having us as one of his studio interviews and then videotaping us and helping us gain notice from Ingrid.
Yeah, there’s alot of people to thank and I’m thrilled beyond belief to receive this honor with my bandmates (that includes you too, Oxygen) who work their tails off always trying to keep it fresh, keep it real, and keep it good!
More music coming soon!!!
Thanks Fayetteville. And Thanks for voting everyone!

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]]> http://www.joricostello.com/big-bad-gina-is-band-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Divine Femmes – March 26 at the 2010 Goddess Festival http://www.joricostello.com/divine-femmes-march-26-at-the-2010-goddess-festival/ http://www.joricostello.com/divine-femmes-march-26-at-the-2010-goddess-festival/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:25:11 +0000 jcostello http://www.joricostello.com/?p=139 Wonderful Music Lovers – The 2010 Goddess Festival has been the most A-MA-ZING in town, all month long, totally public, welcoming festival of all time. Right in the heart of downtown Fayetteville. Celebrating the Feminine Divine with art, music, poetry, theater, workshops, dance, and even a local version of the newlywed game. If you haven’t experienced the Goddess Festival, take it from me, DON’T MISS OUT!!! Here’s a little about what I’ve been up to with my bands, Big Bad Gina and Jorian Oxygen! Check out more including a detailed events calendar at www.goddessfestival.com

The Feminine Divine in the form of “The Divine Femmes”!!!
Friday, March 26 * 7pm at the 2010 Goddess Festival

Starring:
Pearl Brick
Emily Kaitz
Jules Taylor
Oxygen Edge
Big Bad Gina

But First, Thursday, March 25, 7pm we’ll be at Scarpino’s for our Big Bad Thursday! Same place, same time, same great music + always something new, lots of awesome people, such as YOU!

THEN… Big Bad Gina will be presenting “The Divine Femmes” at the Goddess Festival Friday, March 26! This Divine Event will begin at 7pm and is $5 benefitting the festival. This is a WONDERFUL venue, beautiful people, and on the East side of the Fayetteville Downtown Square in the old Bank of America Building! Come hear us play our set as well as play with some of Fayetteville’s other bright, shining stars – a magical, unforgettable evening! Were any of you there last year? BBG certainly has evolved over the past year – but this Festival as a whole is our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
of the first time Mel, Jori and I made music together on stage!

And don’t forget to get yourself and your friends a copy of this year’s Goddess Festival CD! A whole range of music from classical to spoken word, jazz to chant, folk, rock, ballads and then some…produced locally by Prima Diva Productions. This year’s CD features the works of Big Bad Gina (but of course), Oxygen Edge, Jules Taylor, Mary Kay Williams and the Deviled Eggs, Geoff Oelsner, Opal Fly, Bekah Kelso & Ginger Doss of GB Mojo, Jori Costello, Rob Pressman, Lori Herman, Claire Detels, Adele Fournet, and Christy Lindsay – Winner of this year’s theme song contest! Congrats Christy!

Friends, let’s PLAY!!!

For the Love of Music, Community, and the Feminine Divine -

NéeNée, Jori, and Mel

]]> http://www.joricostello.com/divine-femmes-march-26-at-the-2010-goddess-festival/feed/ 0 Big Bad Thursdays continue in 2010 http://www.joricostello.com/bbg-performances-for-rest-of-2009/ http://www.joricostello.com/bbg-performances-for-rest-of-2009/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:42:20 +0000 jcostello http://www.joricostello.com/?p=116 WOW! What a year for BBG! Thanks to YOU ALL of course!! We’re still not even a year old yet! And thanks to the folks at Scarpino’s for hosting Big Bad Thursdays. Be looking for more starting in Jan. Full schedule coming!

Alot has happened in our 8 months together. Along with performing with Oxygen Edge, Tiffany Christopher, and (coming soon) GB Mojo from Austin, we’ve also begun recording our first CD, have been selected by the Free Weekly for a band of the week feature article, been on KXUA 88.3FM for Honest Tunes and for a special Pride radio show, and have been noticed by the THE Ingrid Michaelson who brings us “The Chain” and “You and I” (…let’s get rich and buy our parents homes in the south of France……” that one!)

We are so thrilled with the support and love each of you give! Unending gratitude to you all! This town is full of many many artists and musicians, so there’s alot to choose from when going to be entertained. Thanks for choosing us!!! It’s full circle energy!!!

See you at Teatro Scarpino’s for Big Bad Thursdays and around Fayetteville and onward!!

Peace thru Music!

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So what’s GB Mojo you ask?!?! Well folks, add a .com and see for yourselves!! A duo hailing from Austin gone gypsy and traveling around the country with the most amazing sultry, lilting, stop you still in your tracks kind of sound. Speaking of sound, even though there’s only 2, the quality of sound they put out is most amazing. I was in awe. And then I had the privilege of jamming with them along with Still on the Hill. And I had the foresight to bring a video camera so do be looking for some amazing impromptu footage.

And PD Productions, if you guessed, would be Prima Diva Productions (mmrrrroooww) and home to Big Bad Gina’s first professional recording project! Woooohoooooo!! Prima Diva also produced the first annual Goddess Festival CD in 2009. If you don’t have a copy, I highly recommend you acquire one soon as there are only 40 left! So yeah, recording! All original BBG songs! Keep your fingers crossed and your dollars set aside for a CD release party coming early spring 2010. We’re super stoked!

And that’s just some of the news in the life of a “folkin’ rocker chic”!
Seeya around town or in your neighborhood!

P.S. Just a reminder, you can book Big Bad Gina (or Jori solo) for your holiday party, Birthday party, or any other reason to celebrate with live music!

Thanks for the love and musical support! Jori

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Rockin' the kitty!

Rockin' the kitty!

]]> http://www.joricostello.com/bbg-gbmojo-and-pd-productions/feed/ 0 Jori does Big Bad Gina http://www.joricostello.com/jori-does-big-bad-gina/ http://www.joricostello.com/jori-does-big-bad-gina/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:32:13 +0000 jcostello http://www.joricostello.com/jori-does-big-bad-gina/ And does she ever! Welcome along Jori Costello, singer/songbird, guitar groovin Goddess, joining Renee Janski of UU choir fame and Amazon arias and Melodie Griffis of U of A jazz combo talent with an Angelic Cameroon croon ~ Add a slew of instruments, some kickin original tunes and select scintillating covers, and you have Big Bad Gina! an all womyn’s band based in Fayetteville, AR and ready to rock the region and nation with their award winning “Amazon Warrior Princess” Goddess Groove! It’s Folkin’ Rockin’!

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