I’m taking off next week for a month-long tour of the western US with a BAND! You heard me. This is the first time ever that I will be on tour with band, and I’m SO EXCITED.

I’ll be on the road with two other artists from LA, JT Spangler and Aaron Beaumont, and along with our drummer friend Nick Bearden, we’ll be playing as one another’s backing band all over CA, OR, WA, ID, UT, NV, and AZ. We’ve been rehearsing and — I gotta say — everything sounds GREAT.

If you live in the west, you absolutely don’t want to miss these shows. Take a look at the calendar and make plans right now to come and see us. Then, hop on over to Facebook and let us know you’ll be there!

Rock and roll!

xo-shannon

LONDON, PARIS & AMSTERDAM

Immediately after finishing up my June tour, I hopped on a plane and flew to London for a combination of business and pleasure travel. The business: writing with a pop songwriting team in London for Amy Winehouse’s goddaughter, Dionne. She sounds *just* like her godmother, but she’s only 14. I think she has a bright future, and here’s hoping she records our song!

Then, it was off to France via the Chunnel and my first time ever in PARIS! I hate to break it toya, but Paris could *totally* have me. I LOVED it there. Here’s a photo from our trip!

Our last vacation stop was Amsterdam, where we got to see The National — one of my *favorite* bands — play at Paradiso. Check out my post-concert photo with the very dreamy singer, Matt Berninger….  :)

SOUTH KOREA

When I got home from Europe, I got word that my music had gone to Asia! My first-ever digital album release for South Korea hit the interwebs just a few weeks ago. And did you catch the title of said album? Here it is. Prepare yourself because it’s SO awesome. It’s called Shannon Curtis The Great. I’m not even kidding. Either we’re a little lost in translation or I’m about to start conquering the world by brute force. Either way, send your South Korean friends to these sites where they can preview and buy my record!

MY OWN FRONT YARD

Even after visiting multiple foreign countries, one of the funnest days I’ve had all summer was last weekend in my own front yard. We hosted the first-ever Front Yard Fest: The Smallest Music Festival in the World, and it was an amazing time. We had 9 different artists from all over California — singer songwriters, guitar players, pianoplayers, a 14-year-old’s garage band’s debut performance — it was SO MUCH FUN. We’re definitely going to make this a tradition. But until next year, check out some of the photos from Saturday.

I’ve got some fun news about an awesome run of western US shows — stay tuned for that! Otherwise, thanks for stopping by. I hope you’re having a great summer!

xo-shannon

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First, we select a t-shirt. Ours, American Apparel Tri-blend Track Ts in black, unisex and women’s.

Next, we pick a paint color. So many from which to choose.

Then, we set the screen in place. Yes, that's my mug.

Action shot: Click here to watch the magic happen!

And voila! We have new t-shirts!

They’ll be available at all my live shows starting this weekend. Come get yours! Woot!

xo-shannon

Summer Tour, Part II is happening in August with a couple of fantastic artists, also from LA, JT Spangler and Aaron Beaumont. Stay tuned for details…  But, since June is nearly here, I’ll see ya soon! :)

xo-shannon

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I’ve been hearing from fans for some time now that they’d love a CD that captures the feeling of my solo live show, and this is it. These recordings were made with you in mind, and I hope you will love listening to it as much as I loved making it!

Want to be first in line?

This is where it gets exciting. The first 100 people to pre-order my new CD will also get an exclusive, limited-edition EP called “I play the piano and sing cover songs”. This EP features intimate piano-and-vocal recordings of the oldies cover songs I’ve performed on tour over the last year:

All The Way  (Frank Sinatra)
At Last  (Etta James)
The End Of The World  (Skeeter Davis)
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes  (The Platters)
What A Wonderful World  (Louis Armstrong)

This EP will not be sold in stores or online or at shows — the only way for you to get it is to be one of the first 100 people to pre-order my new CD! And you definitely want this — it came out GREAT.

I also have a “superfan” pre-order package, which includes a gorgeous glossy deluxe 18×24-inch poster with the “I play the piano …” photo collage — it’s suitable for framing, if that’s your thing!

All pre-orders come with a link for instant MP3 downloads of “I play the piano and sing love songs” emailed within 24 hours to your email address — this means that you will get to hear the new CD about a month before everyone else! Then, when the physical CD comes out, yours will come directly to your mailbox along with the covers EP (and poster, if you’ve ordered the poster package).

Exciting stuff, right? Let’s do this! Order yours right here, right away!

THANK YOU for your continued support and encouragement of what I do. I received a very moving email recently from a fan who expressed how my music has inspired and encouraged her — man! it was so incredibly touching to read. THAT is why I do what I do, and your support is what keeps me going. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Lots of love to you — shannon

Are you thinking about what you’re going to do for that special someone this Valentine’s Day? Well, I have a couple ideas for ya:

• I Can Be Your Singing Valentine! Instead of jewelry or chocolates this year, how about commissioning a personalized love song for a loved one! Here’s how it works: you send me a little information — personal memories, names, or things you just want to say — and I will write a Valentine’s song for you that is unique to you and your loved one. Maybe you have some lyrics or poetry that you’d like for me to put to music — I can do that, too! I will record the song — me and my piano — and send it to you on a CD and/or an mp3 that you can give on Valentine’s Day. Or a birthday or anniversary — whatever you like! The price for a personalized love song is $300, payable through credit/debit card on PayPal. If you’re interested, email me and we can get started on your song right away.

• Send a Little — Or a Lot — Of Love! I have a super-cool, completely revamped “Shop” page on my website, with a bunch of brand-new music and merchandise packages available for Valentine’s Day. If you order any CD collection, T-shirt, or CD/poster combo package before February 5, I’ll send you a handmade Valentine’s Day card to give along with the CDs!

Let’s spread the love! xo-shannon

I hope you all had good holidays. I spent a goooood long time with my family in northern California, unwinding from 8 weeks on the road this fall and celebrating Christmas and the new year. And now I’m HOME! (Can you tell how thrilled I am?)

And I’m back to work. Booking a spring tour — more info to come on that very soon. And cooking up some Valentine’s inspiration for you — more info coming on that even sooner. So stay in touch. And keep warm out there.

xo-shannon