Charlotte Martin Online

I’m late on a few things! Hm, where to start? How about with the announcement of Rarities .6? That’s right! The final Rarities will be available through the Mad Fast Acoustic Tour, starting next week on September 30. You’ll also be able to pick up the new, all instrumental album, Piano Trees! If you want to get a taste of Piano Trees, you can head over to Charlotte’s MySpace.

Musical Discoveries also reviewed the album here. So exciting!

The wallpaper contest winner was also announced recently, which means I’ve added my own submission to the website here! Other than that, I’ve done a little tweaking to the site and done some cleaning. CharMar Online’s one year anniversary is coming up soon, so maybe I’ll plan something special for you all, if school doesn’t eat me alive in the next month. ♥

Tickets are now on sale for all of the Mad Fast Acoustic Tour venues. But don’t worry, it’s still a ways off! Charlotte’s also announced that Matt Duke will be joining her as an opener.

September 30, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live- Tickets Available Now!
October 1, 2009 – Vienna, PA – Jammin Java – Tickets Available Now!
October 2, 2009 – Easton, MD – Nightcat – Tickets Available Now!
October 13, 2009 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom – Tickets Available Now!

There’s also a new contest! Charlotte and her team are looking for new Official wallpapers for the site, so if you’ve got a designer bone in your body, why not enter something? I’ve sent in a submission, and when the contest ends I’ll post a few of the extras I made that didn’t fit the submission criteria. ;) And since the images provided are very HQ, I’ve added them to the gallery here.

Long time no update! Charlotte sent out a message today in her newsletter, along with a set of showtimes, and a new Erin Russell photoshoot! You can see the shoot by clicking the image above and logging into the CharMar Online gallery. Here’s the message from Charlotte. :)

Hello my dear friends,

I am so excited to see you this Fall. We are calling this little run of shows the “mad fast acoustic tour”.

My new album is still in the works but I couldn’t stay away from you until it’s finished and released. I wish I had the time to do a whole North American run this year, but then the album would never get finished! I’m about half way done with it and tackling the second half now.

In the meantime, I’m hoping these shows and videos of these shows will tide everyone over until the next big run of dates. Also, there will be a couple little surprises I’m releasing on this run…one of which is a project I’ve been working on since 2005 called ‘Piano Trees’. ‘Piano Trees’ is a collection of improv piano pieces that are totally unedited. I’m hoping it will inspire the artists in you and you’ll listen loudly on headphones while writing poetry, dancing, creating lyrics, painting, sculpting, taking photos, or doing something else that takes you to another plane. I hope it can accompany you on these journeys. It was created to be an artistic accompaniment. Now if someone is inspired to listen to it while drinking a Sanford Pinot Noir, then please invite me over.

I miss and love all of you.
Charlotte

September 30, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live- Tickets Available Now!
October 1, 2009 – Vienna, PA – Jammin Java – Tickets Available Now!
October 2, 2009 – Easton, MD – Nightcat – Coming Soon!
October 13, 2009 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom – Tickets Available Now!

In other news, you can read about the winner of the CTF Fundraiser, Abraham Abdullah, and his dinner with Charlotte here at our sister site, Darkest Limits

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Details and rules can be found on the bidding page. (Click the image to visit the page.) Proceeds benefit Charleston Transitional Facility.

“CTF is an Illinois-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with developmental disabilities through services and programs that help them reach their potential in an environment that fosters respect, dignity, and success for each individual.”

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More to come soon. ;)