I would like to thank everyone who attended my last minute solo gig in Eureka Springs, AR just recently. I sure had a great time with you folks! I was just beginning to miss singing solo and all those songs that I don’t do that much while playing in bands, esp. when I’m playing drums. And so I hope to be doing more of that!

So thanks for visiting me here. Hope to see you out and around town and in your neighborhood. Keep on keeping on with good music, good vibe, and good food!!

Many Blessings!

I am very blessed to be making muse and music with a variety of womyn and ensembles around Northwest Arkansas. Among the most prolific is Big Bad Gina currently gearing up for our second recording project with Crisp Studios and headlining 3 festivals in 2011. Stay tuned! www.bigbadgina.com

Then the fabulous and funky, profound and punky duo that is Jorian Oxygen is claiming some gigs around Fayetteville and also scheming and plotting studio recordings of our Edgello compositions; that would be lyrics by Oxygen Edge and arranged by Jori Costello making use of our poetic license: “Edgello”! www.jorianoxygen.com

News of the Muse! My longtime musical merry-maker, live jukebox, “one more song” poster child, Niki O’Brien has moved to NWA and we’ll be carrying on our tradition of playing all the classic favs that have bonded us together going on 2 decades. So you’ll be hearing more about that! www.facebook.com/nikio’brien

And the topper, I will be combining all these wimmin and then some on my next solo recording project in the works. I am thrilled to be arranging some new songs and of course mixing up some old songs for my next and long overdue solo album, “Earth Tones”. And you’ll of course be in the know of all that. www.joricostello.com

And then be looking ahead to March for the 3rd Annual Fayetteville Goddess Festival. A 3 week long urban festival celebrating the Divine Feminine. This year’s theme is “Restoring the Balance”. The festival includes art, music, performance, theater, workshops, vendors, and YOU – if you would like to volunteer in any area for any amount of time, please contact: www.goddessfestival.com

Thanks for the love of the music! Shine your light!
Blessings to you ALL!

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

Peace thru Music!