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For the Love of GBmojo!

jcostello — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:24:09 +0000

GBmojo has changed my life – no kiddin! It was such an honor and a pleasure to open for them at the Whole Earth Organic Lounge. After meeting them just last Nov. (’09), we have connected and bonded musically and magically. I have performed with them during their sets, I have double billed with them with both Big Bad Gina and Jorian Oxygen, they have let me do a few solo numbers during their sets and all 3 out of town gigs BBG has in Sept. are because of Ginger and Bekah. Thank you Sistahs for sharing your energy, shining your lights, bringing the music, the mission, and the magic to the stage and way way beyond. You both are truly an inspiration to me and many many others! Thanks for the love! I am putting it out to the universe for mo-a-dat!!!! Hit it!!! so look em up at www.gbmojo.com and you’ll be glad you did. They might change your life too!

Jorian Oxygen with GBmojo 8-28-10

jcostello — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:18:28 +0000

Jorian Oxygen *www.jorianoxygen.com* starts off the evening at 8pm at the Whole Earth Organic Lounge – 40 E. Center St. (formerly Flames and Opal Fly’s venue – now with new club owners and new swanky look). Jorian Oxygen rocks out with their flair of indie, folky, punky, folkin’ rockin’ original tunes! And that’s only the first set…..Welcome back GBmojo! *www.gbmojo.com* Ginger Doss and Bekah Kelso return to Fayetteville after 2 sell out local house concerts this year and bringing in 2010 right here in our town on New Year’s Eve and Day at the same location. GBmojo will woo you with their rootsy soul-folk & piano rock moxie, urban wit, and ancient wisdom.
Whole Earth offers organic beer and wine and other tasty treats and an amazing dance floor! www.WholeEarthOrganicLounge.com
$5 at the door (or more if you can!)
Be looking for Ginger’s new release, “Hand and Hammer” available on their website and at the evening’s performance. GBmojo will also be in Eureka Springs, AR the next day, Sun. Aug. 29 at New Delhi Cafe. It’s worth the drive! Check out www.gbmojo.com for sound bytes, video, pictures, blogs, and much more! Bring on the mojo! Thanks for supporting live music, local biz. and traveling gypsy girls!

Big Bad GINA voted Best New Band!

jcostello — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:08:53 +0000

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!

Diversity -Eureka Springs

jcostello — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:11:14 +0000

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

Big Bad Gina is Band of the Week!

jcostello — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:29:50 +0000

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

3 Days of BIG BAD GINA

jcostello — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:46:40 +0000

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 -

Big Bad Thursdays continue in 2010

jcostello — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:42:20 +0000

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!

Jori does Big Bad Gina

jcostello — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:32:13 +0000

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’!