News
5/6/2008
The 411
-First, my album is featured on Delusions of Adequacy today: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=8696
-You might have heard that I was supposed to tour this past March. Instead, I took a much needed mental health rest, and spent time creating, learning new things, and listening to bhangra and mariachi music instead. I'm playing drums in a new band with some close friends, Mary Djaboury (guitar, vox) and Jason Merriman (bass). We don't have anything to show for it yet, not even a band name, but just you wait!! And don't worry, I will be touring for my solo project with my band in tow, all around the country from August 15th - September 20th.
-I will be making an appearance at UVA as a guest lecturer on May 16th. If you are attending UVA this summer, contact me (info@carolbui.com) for information if you are interested.
-You also might have heard that I was supposed to tour Italy last month with my close friend and colleague, Alina Simone. Unfortunately, we couldn't make it happen due to mysterious- forces beyond our control. But rest assured, Alina and I will get together for some shows later this summer as we both will be touring the US. As for Italy, or anywhere else outside of the US, keep checking back as I might be able to make it happen soon.
See you in August.
~ Carol
11/12/2007
Everyone Wore White is out! Order from Insound, iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, etc. If your local record store doesn't have it, tell them to order from Redeye. Some recent press on the album:
'In the tradition of her hometown of Washington, D.C., she's made a punk-bred record where the guitar is loud but the tunes prevail.' - Pitchfork
'Thank you for Everyone Wore White (available Oct. 2 on 54o40' or Fight!), a record that manages to be culturally unique and universal, beautiful and harrowing, frequently within a single song.' -My Old Kentucky Blog
~ Carol
9/28/2007
Tour Diary
Here.
~ Carol
9/17/2007
Dylan, Wylie and I leave for tour this week, starting with Brooklyn on Friday!! Album comes out in about two weeks!!
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See you on the road.
~ Carol
8/14/2007
my album (no that's not me on the cover) is coming out in less than two months! here's an mp3 to hold you over for the time being. please share it far and wide.
i'm going cross country this fall for five weeks to support this release. once again, i'll be accompanied by two very capable and handsome young men: wylie pamplin on bass and dylan thurston on drums. you might know wylie from the strugglers and the physics of meaning. dylan plays skins for david karsten daniels and the physics of meaning. I only play with the pros.
the shows page has been updated, but for up-to-the-minute tour info, visit me on myspace.
next show: pash's cd release show on friday, august 31st at the black cat main stage in wdc. we open, then pash, then exit clov.
~ Carol
6/5/2007
Hey, it's been awhile. There's a lot to report.
I found a terrific label home for the new record! The awesome peeps at 54º 40' or Fight! Records (The Life and Times, 31 Knots, Alina Simone) are releasing it early October. Hell yes.
Oh, btw - I'm calling it Everyone Wore White. Here's the tracklisting:
1. 1
2. modern dance
3. eol
4. quan am
5. call from bangkok
6. the year after
7. 2
8. hypnagogia
9. rockville
10. st. elizabeth's
11. qua cau gio bay (vietnamese traditional)
Head on over to MySpace to preview some tracks!
My band and I will be touring extensively this fall to support this release. Check back regularly for updates.
If you're in the DC area this July, you should come see us at Fort Reno. We're playing with Beauty Pill and The Alphabetical Order on the 19th. I'm also playing at DC9 on July 3rd with the lovely Alina Simone.
~ Carol
4/7/2007
back from tour. miss the road already. miss people already. more shows in the coming months. touring again late summer and fall. still looking for a label home. go listen to some songs from the new record here. tell your friends.
boycotting complete sentences.
next show: IOTA in Arlington, VA w/Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down.
~ Carol
3/4/2007
Hey, everyone. I just updated the shows page with the latest tour information. Yes, my band is travelling with me. Meagan's rockin' the bass again. My friend Dylan Thurston, who I toured with in The Physics of Meaning a little while ago, is on drums. Dylan is a super busy guy, so I'm lucky to have him - he plays drums for Eyes to Space, David Karsten Daniels (Fat Cat), plus a handful of other NC triangle-based acts. He's a hot commodity.
pssssssss...visit my myspace page for a sneak preview of the new record.
See ya on the road!!
~ Carol
2/5/2007
I know it's been awhile, but I have a good excuse for the lack of communication. I've been super busy with the record...and guess what? We're done!! Chad and I finished mixing late last week. All that's left now is mastering...and label support. I've never been so proud of anything I've done before, ever. So that's that.
I am touring with my band again next month. This time we're heading to Texas and back, with several dates supporting aggro-shoegazers Panda and Angel (Jade Tree). Check out my MySpace for the most up-to-date information. Our first show together is a local one: March 8th at Murky Upstairs in Arlington, VA. See ya then.
~ Carol
11/29/2006
Tour was way too short, but we'll be at it again for pretty much the whole month of March 2007. I'm happy to announce that Steve Brydges over at 43 Rocket (Victory at Sea, Panda & Angels, The Eternals, etc) will be handling all tour booking. All inquiries should be directed to steve at 43rocket dot com.
~ Carol
10/20/2006
2 New Interviews
DCist.com
Washington City Paper InDC Pop Quiz
DAM! Festival
I'm happy to announce that I will be playing the first ever District's
Awake! Music Festival this year. Special thanks to Eric
Boucher at BigYawn.Net for letting me take part in the festivities and
for putting the whole damn thing together. Mark Raymond and Ian Wright
are my rhythm section for that evening with Jenny Petrow guest starring on cello...plus maybe another surprise or two? Two acts I absolutely adore, Laura Burhenn and Decibully, are sharing the bill with us that night. It's going to be hot. Here's
the info:
Friday, October 27, 2006
@The Red and Black
1212 H Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
With Decibully (Polyvinyl Records) and Laura Burhenn
We're on FIRST! Come early.
Show starts at 9 pm
~ Carol
10/11/2006
been writing, recording, rehearsing, booking, myspacing, hunting for a label home, taking 'body jam' classes and...working. listening to a lot of alina simone, kate bush and aloha still. those three will remain in my car stereo for a long, long time. lately I've been dancing to the new beyonce cd a lot. "get me bodied" and "sugar mama" are fucking awesome.
I turned 25 late last month. my birthday was spent making music at inner ear. best birthday ever. my baby brother wrote me a poem about how I'm now a quarter of a century old and am running out of time. aw, how sweet.
we're taking our time with this record, but it's worth the wait. trust me on this. the music is ... mathy-angular noise-rock? art-pop? traditional vietnamese? zeppelin-esque blues-rock? torch-singer balladry? prog???
the songs are mostly about my family. embarassingly personal stuff, even more so than TIHIR, but I don't know how to write any other way just yet. are you intrigued? you should be.
I'm hoping to find a way to release the new record winter/spring of 2007.
my tourdates have been updated. a good handful of shows are with decibully (myspace.com/decibully). their latest record on polyvinyl is super catchy and super awesome. you should buy it and make your friends buy it too.
wow, am I a great saleswoman or what??
~ Carol
9/24/2006
I've updated the list of tour dates. See ya soon!
~ Carol
8/11/2006
Fall '06 Tour
You midwesterners will see me quite a bit this coming November. A small handful of dates will be with Decibully. Yes, this tour will be with a full band. Rock and roll.
If you can help with any of these dates, please give me a shout at booking AT carolbui DOT com.
~ Carol
7/23/2006
Sneak Preview of New Record
A new mp3, called 'Quan Am', is now available for download on Pitchfork and on MySpace. You can stream a second song, called 'The Year After', from the latter.
Aug 20th Knitting Factory Show Postponed
Check back soon for the new date.
OnTap Feature: The Women of DC Music
OnTap Magazine did a nice write up of women in the DC music scene and included a very sweet blurb about me. Read it here.
Beauty Pill
A little while ago, I was invited to play guitar on some lovely new music by a very talented man named Chad Clark. Have a listen on his MySpace page.
~ Carol
6/30/2006
Update
We started recording at Inner Ear earlier this month. It's going great so far; these new songs are more ambitious than anything I've ever written...AND...my family is growing! In addition to the always fabulous Marc Taylor and Ian Wright, TJ Lipple (Aloha) is contributing on drums/percussion and Martin Brummeler on bass. Daniel Hart (The Physics of Meaning, ex-Polyphonic Spree) and Jenny Petrow are making cameo appearances on violin and cello, respectively. Because of these wonderful peeps, this record will kick ass, I assure you.
We've got a couple shows coming up this summer: July 11th at the Black Cat in WDC and August 20th at The Knitting Factory in NYC. See you!
~ Carol
6/13/2006
~ Carol
5/9/2006
Back From Tour :: Recording :: More Press :: Radio and Blogs
Phew, I'm back from an action-packed east coast excursion. Thanks to everyone who came to a show, let me crash at their house, bought a cd or helped me put the tour together.
Some of you might have heard about the car accident that occurred in NYC, halfway through my tour; this kid wrecked my car while it was parked on Houston St. and I've been dealing with annoying NYPD/insurance/transportation crap since. It's been especially irritating because my insurance policy doesn't include collision. I'm still running around without a car, but thankfully, that will change this weekend.
ANYWAY, I want to give a special shout out to the beautiful and talented Alina Simone for not only touring with me, but for letting me use her Prius for the shows I played without her. If it weren't for Alina, I would not have been able to complete the tour in its entirety. THANK YOU, ALINA!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!
There are a few summer shows on the horizon, but most of my time will be spent writing and recording my next full length. Expect an early 2007 release date via god knows what label. Yes, very exciting news indeed.
More positive reviews and blurbs have been posted, including ones from Popmatters, DCist and Washington Post. Bloggers (Largehearted Boy, Mystery and Misery, etc) and djs are posting/playing songs from TIHIR. Check out 3WK, Girlie So Groovie, WRIR, Mansion on the Hill, and so on. Just google me, ok?
~ Carol
3/24/2006
A couple of the april shows have been moved around. Buffalo on April 10th was cancelled, and the Brooklyn show at Goodbye Blue Monday has been rescheduled from the 11th to the 10th. Check here for details. I better see at least some of you at my shows!!
I'm pleased to announce that the fabulous Alina Simone will join me in several cities, including Brooklyn, York, College Park, and Harrisonburg. This weekend will be spent in Raleigh, NC and Charlottesville, VA with the amazing Daniel Hart and The Physics of Meaning. Awesome.
Spring 2006 will be a great season, I know it. Summer might be even better, since I'll be in the studio cranking out some new songs with Chad & TJ. I can't wait.
~ Carol
3/8/2006
World Wide Radio
Songs from TIHIR are on various internet radio playlists, including 3WK Underground, Mansion on the Hill, and Old School House radio. Tune in for great tunes.
New Press
More reviews have been posted. Read them here.
Tour information has been updated. Go here to see when I'm coming to your town.
~ Carol
2/28/2006
April Tour Dates
...have been posted. I still need help with the following areas: Buffalo/Rochester/Ithaca/Brooklyn, NY, CT, MA for April 9-11th and Norfolk/Charlottesville/Williamsburg, VA, DE, MD for April 17-19th. I will cherish you forever if you either help me get a show or let me sleep on your floor.
Summer Recording Plans
I am psyched out of my mind because the sexy boys of Silver Sonya are producing and engineering the next Carol Bui record this coming July. Marc and Ian will both join me again in the studio on drums and bass, respectively. How and when it will be released is TBD. Stay tuned!
Press
More positive reviews of TIHIR have been published, but I'm too beat right now to post them. Come back in a few.
~ Carol
1/18/2006
Happy New Year
It's been awhile since our last update. We are busy writing new material and booking our next tour. If you are in the northeast/midatlantic region, catch us when we come to your town in April! Stay tuned as we confirm dates. Any tour ideas or advice, hit me up at booking AT carolbui.com.
I want to say thanks to Matt at Noreaster Media and NFI for helping to spread the word about our record. From now on, any press inquiries may be directed to him at matt AT noreastermedia.com.
Next show: February 2 at Warehouse Next Door, WDC.
~ Carol
11/9/2005
On Tap: Drunken Butterfly Records
Korin Miller of On Tap said some pretty nice things about us. Read her piece here.
Back From Tour.
My two week excursion with The Physics of Meaning was nothing short of amazing. Special thanks to Daniel Hart for inviting me to be a part of the TPOM family. If you don't already own the new self-titled record, go to Buhananrecords.com NOW and treat yourself to a copy. North Carolinians note: I will reunite with Daniel et al next month for a show on December 17th, on guitar for TPOM as well as for...well, the Carol Bui band. Pattern is Movement (who will rule the world some day) and Aimee (Des _Ark) will be joining us that night.
What's Next
Writing, writing, writing...winter/spring tour. I have tentative plans to tour again in early 2006. If you want us to come to your town, get in touch. Tour personnel is TBD.
With help from Marc and Ian, I'm also generating ideas and songs for the next full length, with plans to record in the spring or summer. How it will be released is to be determined...keep your eyes and ears open. You can check out one of our new demo recordings from this past June on MySpace.
Next Show: November 30th @DC9
~ Carol
9/21/2005
The Physics of Meaning
From October 23rd to November 4th, I will be filling in on guitar for The Physics of Meaning on the east coast leg of their tour. Back in June, I was fortunate enough to play on a couple tracks of their upcoming cd, which is slated for release in November via Buhanan Records. I swear to you the songs are crazy beautiful and Daniel Hart is an insanely talented violinist & songwriter. Keep checking here for the latest tour information. Awww, yeah.
Ladyfest NC
In Carol Bui news, we will be playing North Carolina's installment of Ladyfest this year. Keep checking back for updates.
~ Carol
8/18/2005
Home.
Our tour was a great success, thanks to those who supported us by either setting up/playing/coming to a show, buying cds or letting us crash on your couch.
I will be touring again at the end of November, and playing some east coast dates with the lovely Alina Simone. Unfortunately, Marc and Ian won't be coming along this time but will continue to rock with me locally. I've enlisted my good friend, Ben Reynolds, to loudly bang on things in their stead while I play guitar and sing on this tour. He's very good at it, one of the best I've ever worked with...I'm psyched to have him join me on the road this fall. Contact me if you want us in your town!
See what the Baltimore City Paper had to say about the record:
http://cpgo.citypaper.com/calendar/event.asp?whatID=61766
Next show: Charm City Arts Space on August 19th, Baltimore, MD
~ Carol
7/4/2005
Tour! Tour! Tour!
Check out the shows page for the complete list of summer tour dates. We can't wait to come to your town!
Next show: Saturday, July 9th at DC9 with our friends Verbal and Middle Distance Runner.
~ Carol
5/31/2005
Downloadpunk.com and Dischord
You can now download our entire LP at downloadpunk.com. You can also order the cd directly from Dischord Direct.
New recorded material!
This past weekend, we spent several hours recording rough sketches of some new songs. They're just demos, but I'm too excited about them to not let everyone hear at least
something.
Please enjoy and pass around to all yr friends. Special thanks to Jason Merriman for recording us.
Tour
Check out the shows page for upcoming shows in your area! We still need help for the following cities: Los Angeles, Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh, NC, Greensboro, NC, Jackson, MS or Birmingham, AL, and either Mobile, AL or Pensacola, FL. Email booking (at) carolbui.com if you can help.
Next show: Richmond, VA at The Nanci Raygun on Friday, June 3rd
Next DC show: The Warehouse Next Door with Pash and the Catalyst on Sunday, June 5th. We'd love to see you this weekend.
~ Carol
5/5/2005
More tour dates are up! We still need help for the following cities:
Solo West Coast Tour
July 17th - Los Angeles, CA
July 21st - Chico, CA
July 23rd - Seattle, WA
I would play in someone's living room! If you can help, please contact me.
Full Band Southeast Tour
July 29th - Chapel Hill, NC
July 31st - Atlanta, GA
August 1st - Mobile, AL
August 3rd - Birmingham, AL or Jackson, MS
August 5th - Louisville, KY or Greensboro, NC
If you can help or know someone who can, please get in touch.
~ Carol
4/11/2005
Teenage Wasteland? Nah.
This coming Saturday, April 16th, I will join Katy Otto & Andrea Lisi of Del Cielo and Kaytee O' Neill of the now defunct Paper Doll in teaching music to teen girls. This workshop, called "Rock On", will take place at the Girls’ Voices: Shout It Out! conference put together by the Girl's Advisory Board of the DC-based non-profit group The Empower Program. I am BEYOND excited about taking part in this event! Visit
this link for details.
More kind words
Read this review of our LP on Delusions of Adequacy:
http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5382.
People are saying such nice things. Makes you want to buy the record, doesn't it?
Upcoming shows:
Washington, DC: April 24th @DC9 with The Fatales and Benzos.
Northern VA: April 23rd @Herndon Town Green with many others!
~ Carol
3/21/2005
Interview and album review in DC Pulse
Check out the latest print issue of DC Pulse for some Q&A action between myself and Tada Burke. Available at most record stores and venues in the DC metro area. Also check out their review of our record here.
MySpace
Our new myspace account!! Add us to your friends list.
We are currently restocking cds. Any orders placed after today will not be shipped until the first week of April. Thanks for your patience!
Next show: TONIGHT @Black Cat, WDC.
~ Carol
3/7/2005
More radio
Last year, we had the pleasure of playing one of the stops on Jenny Choi/Sanawan's AIR tour. Her drummer, Philip Stone, is a host for Donkey Punch Radio. I highly recommend it to everyone because not only is Philip a charming and funny guy with good taste, but also because This Is How I Recover is on this week's show. Check it out now; the show will be up only until this Sunday night.
The song was also played yesterday on Imaginasian Radio. The show will be available for streaming from their website starting this Thursday, March 10th.
Next performance: March 21st at The Black Cat.
~ Carol
2/24/2005
You turn me on, I'm a radio!
For those of you in San Francisco, you might have heard "A Virgin's Anthem" radio debut last Sunday on KSQQ 96.1 FM. You can also stream in the show at Imaginasian Radio.
We're also excited about "Untitled #2" being on the soundtrack of Mike Kang's new film. It's called "The Motel" and was the official selection for the American Spectrum Section of this year's Sundance Film Festival. Cool!!
Spring/Summer Tours
I'm getting ready to plan not one, but two tours. For my week long, plugged solo tour (a la Jeff Buckley, Live at the Sine, as Frank of Verbal puts it) of the west coast in May/June, I'm looking for contacts, bands, and venues in the following metro areas (in no particular order):
Seattle, WA
Olympia, WA
Portland, OR
Eugene, OR
San Francisco, CA
Los Angelos, CA
For the full band tour in July/August, we're looking at the following cities/metro areas:
Chicago, IL
Champaign, IL
Detroit, MI
Toledo, OH
Manhattan, NYC
Brooklyn, NYC
Buffalo, NY
Atlanta, GA
Savannah, GA
Nashville, TN
Columbia, SC
Richmond, VA
Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
Harrisonburg, VA
Nawlins, LA
Boston, MA
We'd appreciate ANY kind of help anyone can give us, just shoot me an email. Also, let me know if you want us to come to a town that's not listed above!
Rawrrrrrrr...
~ Carol
2/9/2005
Some show announcements:
February 21st @DC9
March 21st @Black Cat
We have some new material we want you to hear, so come on out!
~ Carol
12/26/2004
So, yeah...the newly refurbished record is available for sale now. You can listen to mp3s and order online, but the best and cheapest way to purchase is at a show. I'm so sneaky! You may also purchase the cd at Revolution Records in Washington, DC and through other channels TBA.
Special thank yous to: Jason Merriman, TJ Lipple/Jason Caddell/Chad Clark @Silver Sonya, Amy Shapiro, my band, and everyone else involved with the project. They're the bestest of the best and I am MORE than happy with all of their work.
I've changed the look and feel of the website. Let me know if anything is broken. Plus, more pictures have been posted.
Next show: February 21st @DC9. Have a great New Year! I know I will.
~ Carol
11/5/2004
Grant of Indieworkshop.com had some nice words to say about my record. Read the review here.
Jason is almost done with the new mixes, which will be heading to Chad Clark/TJ Lipple at Silver Sonya for mastering in a couple weeks. I'm hoping cds will available by the Carol Bui/Princessed/Del Cielo show on December 21st at Black Cat.
Happy friday!!
~ Carol
10/11/2004
I Don't Call Him By Name is on a new compilation by Red Stapler Records. There will be a release party for the CD, entitled TPS Reports Vol. 1, at IOTA on October 19th. Six great bands, including our friends Gist, will be playing that night. You do not want to miss this show.
This is How I Recover is currently being remixed by my good friend Jason Merriman of the Hurricane Lamps. It'll be a complete reissue with new artwork by Bunny Shapiro (Princessed, Loom of Maya, the Kissing Contest). Any orders placed after today won't be shipped until late November, when the new and improved record is scheduled for release.
Next show: October 25th at DC9 with Meredith Bragg and the prayers and tears of arthur digby sellers.
~ Carol
8/24/2004
I'm reissuing This is How I Recover sometime this fall, probably in October or November. The record will be remixed/remastered/repressed. Keep yr ears open...
The Princessed reunion show was awesome; it felt so good for us to play together again. Too bad we're scattered all over the country. Del Cielo was amazing...what a great night. It was so great that Greg Ceton wrote a little something on us for the city paper. Read it here.
Please check out Go Machine of Chapel Hill, NC. We played a show with them this past weekend at Galaxy Hut; they are sooooo my new favorite band. They've inspired me to abandon my beautiful telecaster for a theremin. ;-)
Don't forget to check the shows page for recent updates. New pictures of Princessed and Carol Bui coming soon.
Upcoming shows: this Friday at Brighton Bar in Long Branch, NJ then Saturday at Pianos in NYC.
~ Carol
7/27/2004
Are ya comin' my way, baby?
PRINCESSED REUNION SHOW - set for August 17th @Warehouse Nextdoor with Del Cielo and 1 more band TBA. It'll be an amazing show - you really, seriously *have* to be there.
Stay tuned for more info on future Carol Bui shows, including one in New Jersey next month. NYC folks, don't forget that we'll be at Pianos on Aug. 28th.
~ Carol
7/23/2004
"I Don't Call Him By Name" has been posted on the downloads page, along with 2 others from This is How I Recover.
We cancelled our spot on the Aug. 18th show at the Velvet Lounge. Marc will be in Singapore and the Princessed reunion is tentatively scheduled for that evening. Now, that is something you don't want to miss. As always, keep checking back for details.
Next Carol Bui appearance: Tonight at Staccato. Be there. Then, tomorrow we'll be heading up to Philly for a show at The Fire.
~ Carol
7/15/2004
PRINCESSED REUNION, possibly next month. Stay tuned!!
Possible Carol Bui show in NJ in August. Keep checking back!
Next appearance: July 23rd @Staccato with Psychic Twin. I announced previously that Alex will be playing solo - I was wrong. The band will be there, minus their drummer. Also on the bill is An Aside. See ya then!
~ Carol
7/8/2004
Tune in to WAMU's "Metro Connection" on 88.5 FM Friday between 1 and 2pm to hear Mark Jenkin's review of This is How I Recover! After it airs, the piece will be available for streaming on www.wamu.org.
By the way, the Black Cat show was a whole lotta fun. The guys of Gist were awesome as usual, not only because they played good stuff but they let us use a bunch of their gear.
Next show: July 23rd at Staccato with Alex Eliopoulis of Psychic Twin.
~ Carol
7/2/2004
More show dates added including one on July 23rd @Staccato with Psychic Twin. Psychic Twin are cool because Alex Eliopoulos is in the band...and Alex is cool because he and I played together in a band called The Precious Few waaaay back in '98 - '99, pre-Princessed. They're cool for other reasons too; check them out here. Visit the shows page for more details on the event.
The next night, July 24th, we are playing at The Fire in Philly, with EQ2, Dakota, and Johnny Action Star.
Next show: July 6th at the Black Cat w/Gist. They're working on a new record and let me tell ya...their stuff rocks. Come out Tuesday night to hear for yourself.
~ Carol
6/28/2004
Sorry it's been so long. The CD release party was a whole lotta fun...if you missed it then well, you missed it. Thanks to all who came out to see us, when you could have gone across the street to see Beastie Boys! Also, thanks to the wonderful guys of Verbal for playing the show with us.
Make sure you check the calendar for a complete listing of shows. I've added a couple new ones recently so make sure you're up to date on future Carol Bui appearances!
Next show: This friday at The Vault Club, Baltimore, MD. And if Baltimore is too far for you, we'll be at the Black Cat with Gist next week on July 6th. Check here for details.
~ Carol
6/3/2004
Thanks to everyone who saw us at Asian Rock Fest! We had a great time playing and hanging out in the city. Also thanks to Eric Hsu of Johnny Hi-Fi for setting up the show, Jasper Coolidge of Pianos and jenyk.com for booking us, Kite Operations for lending us their bass amp, and Meagan Perkins for letting us crash at her place. We are coming back to Pianos for another show, though it won't be an APA event, in August.
Website updates: I've put up a new bio written by Ian. Also check out the shows page for more dates, including one with Gist at the Black Cat in July.
Don't forget, official CD release party at DC9 with Verbal on June 17th!!!
~ Carol
5/20/2004
** OFFICIAL CD RELEASE PARTY is set for June 17th at DC9 with Verbal. I know that's very late but it'll be awesome. Hope to see you there!!
** New show added: June 25th in Red Bank, NJ at The Internet Cafe.
** Our June 19th show at The Fire in Philly will be moved to either July 17th or July 24th. Keep checking back for updates.
** We are playing the first ever Asian Rock Fest at Pianos in NYC this coming saturday. Don't miss it.
~ Carol
5/13/2004
For you NYC folks, make sure you get yer butts out to the Asian Rock Fest next Saturday at Piano's!
Some recent updates to the website:
I am still looking for someone to take good press pics of myself and the band. Either email at info@carolbui.com or talk to me at our next show.
~ Carol
5/10/2004
Any rock photographers out there? I'm looking for someone to take press pictures of myself and the band...if you're interested send me an email at info@carolbui.com. Or, come to a show and say hi!
Next stop: Asian Rock Fest in NYC on May 22nd.
~ Carol
4/30/2004
Short review of This is How I Recover up on BigYawn.Net. Check it out!
New confirmed tour date --> go here for details.
Next Show: Saturday, May 8th at Staccato.
~ Carol
4/12/2004
I don't know why it took me so long but I've finally put up biographical info on my band members. I love them to death...you can see why by going here.
Next show: April 28th at GMU w/ExitClov. It's an APA Heritage month event...gotta celebrate our asian-ness. Hope to see you there! And if I don't, you have many other chances to experience the, um, Carol Bui experience as we are prepping for other DC area shows plus a summer east coast tour. More tour information to come.
~ Carol
4/5/2004
Summer east coast tour dates:
*May 22nd @Piano's --> New York, NY (confirmed)
*June 5th @TBD --> Hartford, CT
*June 19th @The Fire --> Philadelphia, PA (confirmed)
*July 3rd @TBD --> Boston, MA
*July 4th @TBD --> Baltimore, MD
*July 17th @TBD --> Dewey Beach, DE
For more info on confirmed shows click here. Don't forget about our DC area shows in April and May!
~ Carol
4/1/2004
Check out upcoming shows for April and May. It's official - we will be playing the first ever Asian Rock Fest at Piano's in NYC on May 22nd. How exciting is that! This won't be no violin or piano recital either...
This is How I Recover is available for sale. It will soon be available in select DC area record stores but if you want it now you can go here.
~ Carol
3/15/2004
Some important announcements:
**New addition to the band --> Mr. Jason Pualoa is replacing Marcus on 2nd guitar. Basically I've stolen 4/5 of SPTY...but it's ok because they're all very awesome people.
**Summer 2004 east coast tour in its early planning stages...plus more DC area shows in the coming months. Stay tuned for more info. Don't forget about March and April shows.
**This is How I Recover now available for sale online. Tell everyone you know!
~ Carol
3/10/2004
Finally! This is How I Recover is available for sale online, right here.
Millions of thank yous to the following special people, in no particular order:
-Marcus Esposito (DC's beloved punk rock sound man)
-Marc Taylor (the guy who hits things)
-Jason Merriman (plays mean bass and who's fiancee, Linda, likes to feed the band at rehearsals)
-Ian Wright (plays mean bass and is just plain cool)
-Jim DeMain (yes master)
-Ben Mellott (nothing but noise)
-Karen Malczak (awesome artsy gal who did the cd art)
-Cammy Lonesome (all around great guy)
-My parents (...)
Also, don't forget to check here for upcoming shows!
~ Carol
3/1/2004
The record, entitled This is How I Recover, is being mastered by Jim DeMain as I type. I'm hoping to start selling copies here on this website by the end of next week. So exciting!
Notice the new graphics? I finally gave up and did the Photoshop-ing for this site myself because no one else has the time to do it for me for...free...
Photos were taken by the great Karen Malczak, who's also doing the cd art for This is How I Recover. Logo type by my s.o. Cammy Lonesome. I promise I will have band bios and pics soon.
Again, check out the shows page for upcoming gigs in the DC area. Hope to see you at one!
~ Carol
2/13/2004
Shows, shows, and more shows. I better see you at at least one! Keep checking back for more updates.
~ Carol
1/31/2004
New show confirmed - Galaxy Hut on March 21st with the full band. I don't think I'll ever play full sets alone anymore by the way. Stay tuned...more details and shows to come.
I know this is redundant, but I want to remind you all that the new album will be ready for release by the end of February. We're in the mixing stage right now. I keep mentioning it because I really can't wait for everyone to hear it...again, it will include old stuff from the Inner Ear session plus 7 new songs. All recorded (or re-recorded) with my new band.
PLUS, and this is really exciting, some Carol Bui remixes. Why not, right? More info later.
Band pics and bios will be here shortly. School just started up again so please bear with me.
~ Carol
1/21/2004
OK...we are DONE recording. We are now in the mixing stage. I'm incredibly excited about this record...tons of thank yous to Marcus, Marc, Ian, and Jason! I expect the new record to be ready for release by the end of February.
I'll put up the track listing (12 songs) next week...after I decide on the song order.
Keep checking for more updates!
~ Carol
1/5/2004
If you're not doing anything tomorrow night come out to the Firehouse Grill in Fairfax, VA. I'm playing a short 20-25 minute set for open mic with Marc and Ian. Marc's other band, Death Meets Time, will be there too. So come hang out and see us!
We are closer to being done with the new record...I expect it to be ready by the end of February. New songs, new band...I'm very excited!
Keep checking back for more updates and shows. Soon to come: band pics and bios.
~ Carol
12/16/2003
Just so you know I'm not sitting around doing *nothing* I am in the middle of re-recording all the inner ear stuff, along with some new material, with my new band. It's been a slow process because of school, work, broken extremities (silly Marc) etc but we're getting there. Current expected wait time: 2.0 months.
Soon to come - pics, band bios and graphics...as soon as I find someone to lend me their graphic design skills since I have none.
There will be more exciting news once this busy holiday season is over. Shows, new releases, etc. I promise. I will try to post something up every week so keep checking back for updates!
~ Carol
12/3/2003
Well...my site is now officially complete. I still plan to add more graphics but it is now fully functional. Nothing is broken anymore.
I've added a form on the contact page so you can submit a comment right then and there i.e. you don't have to do it through your email account. So if anyone has comments please share.
If you missed the show Sunday night at Velvet Lounge, shame on you! Better see you next time...
~ Carol
11/26/2003
Almost done remodeling. The site needs some graphics here and there...but both the mailing list and guestbook work now. So come in to sign up and/or leave your mark in the guestbook!
New show added...click here for details.
~ Carol
1/2/1999
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~ Carol