Title: Diversity -Eureka Springs
Location: Lumberyard 9pm-1am
Description: Big Bad Gina with regular featured guest, Oxygen Edge bringing you danceable, soulful original tunes and select scintillating covers! Special Opening Guests: Social Indiscretion
Start Date: 2010-04-10
Start Time: 9pm
End Date: 2010-04-11

Check out the March 18, 2010 issue of Fayetteville’s Free Weekly to read our first feature article, “Band of the Week”! Of course we give props to our regular featured element, er I mean musical guest, Oxygen Edge! www.freeweekly.com

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

Written by my rockin’ awesome Big Bad Gina bandmate, Renée Janski….

Wonderful Music Lovers –

CAN YOU HANDLE BIG BAD GINA THREE DAYS IN A ROW???!!!

First of all, this Thursday, March 11, 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 playing at the Goddess Festival THIS Friday, March 12! This CD RELEASE PARTY and show will begin at 7p. This is a WONDERFUL venue, beautiful people, and on the East side of the Fayetteville Downtown Square in the old Bank of America Building! This year’s Goddess Fest CD is an amazing mix of beautiful pieces and rockin’ tunes – bring your $15 for a CD – supplies are limited and when they’re gone, they’re gone! 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 event will be our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the first time Mel, Jori and I made music together on stage!

THEN… Another wonderful thing is that there will be a COMMUNITY DANCE this coming Saturday, March 13 at 7pm also at the Goddess Festival, where you can see Big Bad Gina’s own sexy ‘DJ Jo Jo’ ripping the records and throwing the tunes so that we can ALL have a great time and party our patooties off!!

Friends, let’s PLAY!!!

For the Love of Music and Community -

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!

Peace thru Music!

WOW I mean WOW!!!!!

“GB MOJO is the Austin based, harmony-driven duo comprised of dynamic singer/songwriters Ginger Doss and Bekah Kelso. Together they combine soul-folk rhythms and piano rock moxie, braiding their voices into a seamless tapestry of harmony to leave the listener breathless” ……….it’s true! I was totally in awe when I heard them for the first time.

That’s a mouthful! I hope you all are enjoying Big Bad Thursdays as much as Big Bad Gina is!! This Thursday, Nov. 5th would indeed be the next one as well as in two weeks, Nov. 19th. They start at 7pm so grab a date, wear your dancing shoes, and twirl on up to the bar for a Big Bad Buttery Gina. They’re tasty!

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!

Martha’s Marauders took to their feet to walk in honor of Martha Lindsay who passed away from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Martha’s troop had 10 people and 3 four-leggeds among the hundreds and hundreds of other people who joined in solidarity to find a cure for this crippling and fatal disease. Thank you to all who donated to the cause. Please continue to check the website for updates and other events: www.marthasmarauders.com and find out more about the debilitating disease that is ALS.
Please consider donating to this worthy cause and help in the search to find a cure. Sponsors for the the Marauders are Big Bad Gina, Jori Costello, and the Confused Shop.

Big Bad Gina is proud to announce the 2010 Winter/Spring Season Big Bad Thursday Performances at Teatro Scarpino. Teatro Scarpino is located at 329 N. West St. in Fayetteville, AR. (right off Dickson beside the “train bank”).  The establishment offers Italian ice cream, a tapas menu, and a full bar. Scarpino’s is also available for rent for private parties and catering and can accommodate up to 300 people. Check out www.scarpino.com for more details.

The 2010 Big Bad Thursday dates:

January 14
January 28
February 11
February 25
March 11
March 25
April 1
April 22
May 6
May 13
June 3
and FRIDAY, June 25 – CD Release PARTY

and heads up folks, in July, Big Bad Gina will switch to Saturday nights at Scarpino’s and play til 11pm!! Woohooo~!

All shows are 7-9pm and are $5 Please and Thank You!

See you on the dance floor!  Check out www.bigbadgina.com for pictures, more news, and soon to be merchandise!

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’!