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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Thanks to Alicia Lutes, we now have some photography of a few of Charlotte’s shows back on the 2005 Veins tour.

Rarities .5 sold out a few hours ago, too. Hopefully you all got your orders in on time. ♥ The sale, however, is still ongoing.

Thanks to Mike from OnYourShore.com for letting me upload these beautiful shots of Charlotte from her recent show at The Hotel Cafe. Mike actually keeps a journal of his experiences with Charlotte at her shows, so check it out.

The site has a new, cleaner looking layout, as do the gallery and the fanlisting. If there’s any problems, comment and let me know.

One of Charlotte’s recent shows is already up on Archive.org! You can check it out here.

Charlotte posted a new blog this morning. Guess what, there’ll be a new Rarities CD! And it looks like the only way to get them will be to go to Char’s upcoming shows at Joe’s Pub and The Hotel Cafe. Only two for person, so if you’re going, grab them while you can.

There’s also a chance for you to win tickets to the shows (traveling fees not provided). Popnography wrote an article about Orphans, and if you comment in response and talk about a memorable concert moment for you (It doesn’t have to be about Charlotte.), you could win two tickets to either show, a copy of Orphans, and a copy of Rarities .5. You can read the article and enter here.

01/31/2009 @ 7:30PM – New York City, NY – Joe’s Pub – Tickets Available Now!
01/31/2009 @ 9:30PM – New York City, NY – Joe’s Pub – Tickets Available Now!
02/05/2009 @ 7:00PM – Los Angeles, CA – The Hotel Cafe – Tickets Available Now!

Charlotte now has her own Twitter! If you don’t have an account, think of signing up for one so you can follow her.

There’s also another show time for Charlotte upcoming show in New York. If you’re in the area, you might want to consider getting a ticket. Seeing Charlotte live is an experience you won’t forget.

01/31/2009 @ 7:30PM – New York City, NY – Joe’s Pub – Tickets Available Now!
01/31/2009 @ 9:30PM – New York City, NY – Joe’s Pub – Tickets Available Now!
02/05/2009 @ 7:00PM – Los Angeles, CA – The Hotel Cafe – Tickets Available Now!

If you have a LiveJournal, I’ve made a syndicated feed for the site for your convenience.

Other than that, I’ve been doing some tweaks around the site. The music section has almost all of its lyrics uploaded, and just a few clean-ups here and there. There probably won’t be any other updates before the holidays, so, happy holidays and a wonderful (and safe) New Year!

Hi everyone, and welcome to Charlotte Martin Online. ♥ (Or for short, CharMar Online.) This is a small (or maybe not that small) collective dedicated to singer-songwriter Charlotte Martin. My name is Rachel, and I’ll be your webmaster. 

The site is almost done, and just in time, because Charlotte has just released her Orphans EP! You can purchase it through Charlotte’s official store, Amazon, or iTunes. If you purchase it directly from Charlotte’s store, you have a choice between the hard copy or the digital version. The digital version comes with two bonus PDFs. One of which contains the album artwork, and the other showcases the winner/finalists of the “Design the Orphans Cover Contest.” Please support Charlotte and buy it.

Charlotte also has two upcoming shows scheduled. I would love to attend the Los Angeles showing, but sadly The Hotel Cafe is a 21+ club and my twenty-first birthday isn’t until late April of 2009. Cry. 

01/31/2009 @ 9:30PM – New York City, NY – Joe’s Pub – Tickets Available Now!
02/05/2009 @ 7:00PM – Los Angeles, CA – The Hotel Cafe – Tickets Available Now!