Pledgemusic with the March Violets: Mortality Tour and Album
Yes – The March Violets have just returned from our mammoth tour of the USA and we have a new Pledge! We reached 100% in under a fortnight, thanks to our amazing fans... let's make it twice that.
Info follows...
"One of the influential bands in the darkwave genre, the March Violets have an album coming out. And this is possible because of your help. There are many things coming up from this beautiful band. There's the Mortality tour(which happens to be the name of the upcoming album) and also goodies that they are giving out when you make your pledge.
October is a good month for this type of music. The Goth in me loves it. And I am sure the children of darkness out there are going to like the new album, Mortality. Here's the message from the band:
The 'Mortality Tour and Album' is the new Pledge from the March Violets. Throughout October pledgers get to experience a month of touring around the East Coast, with Backstage Action, Road Movie high jinx and other Purple nonsense. The Violets will be playing classic tracks live, then recording them in November in Chicago. With exclusive daily footage and a virtual Access Pass pledgers will be able to participate in the highs and lows of the entire Tour and Studio Saga. The involvement continues right up to Xmas, with an Advent Calendar with interesting Violet goodies behind each door, culminating in the Album download on Xmas day!
Physical 'exclusives', that will be shipped after Xmas, include a Double CD, a Vinyl LP and a double DVD with a full concert, a road movie, and footage from the entire life of the band, right back to the early Eighties. It's a new way of touring that DOES come to your home town, social media at its rocking best. Support the Violets, Pledge Purple! Many Thanks."
The link is here: Click for The March Violets Pledge
Photo taken by the amazing Bobby Talamine, with many thanks.
MARCH VIOLETS LIVE
November 7 @ 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
318 Grand, Chicago
Free
The March Violets are a British band that first made an appearance in the early eighties, and almost immediately had an impact upon the Independent music scene. At that time Indie meant "not on a Major label", it was the Alternative to commercial pop, more Underground, and had it's own charts. The Violets were a Top Ten Indie Band.... and even went to Number One. The best selling single SnakeDance is still a favourite on darker dance floors. They were unique at the time, they had male and female vocalists who took equal roles, fast relentless drum machine beats and searing guitar. They explored conflict in their music which was both spikey, abrasive, beautiful yet dark and full of conflict and tension. They tried to write poetry full of ambiguities and yet make some serious points.
They released a few Singles, did a few John Peel Sessions and played a few gigs and then imploded.
They released various compilation LPs and have now reformed and made their first proper LP, 'Made Glorious'.
They recently embarked on a US Tour and are making another album whilst there. They are Joined on Bass by William Faith.
BAM
1045 E Washington Street,
Brownsville, Texas
THE MARCH VIOLETS featuring William Faith on bass!
Brownsville Artists and Musicians is an experimental collaborative of creatives reinforcing the visual and musical underground of our community.
BAM
1045 E Washington Street,
Brownsville, Texas
THE MARCH VIOLETS featuring William Faith on bass!
Brownsville Artists and Musicians is an experimental collaborative of creatives reinforcing the visual and musical underground of our community.
The Korova
107 E Martin St,
San Antonio, TX 78205, United States
THE MARCH VIOLETS featuring William Faith on bass!
Support – Hearts Fail
DJ Sets by Detra & Rickbats
Doors: 8:00 PM
$10 Presale | $13 Day of Show
all ages
http://ticketf.ly/1SXcl0z
http://www.thekorova.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/925322030847494/
Sat 24th October
Tulsa, OK
Downtown Lounge
25 N Cheyenne Drive
Oklahoma, OK 74103
Phone: (918) 585-9353
www.downtownloungetulsa.com
The legendary March Violets come to Tulsa!
Featuring William Faith on bass.
The Secret Post supports, with OKC death rock The Choke opening the night up.
Sex and Death! Come one, come all!
Address: 10339 Conant St,
Hamtramck,
Detroit MI 48212,
United States
with special guest
DJ Pleasure Kitten
The historic 2-room site with an Art Deco bar & many beer choices hosts national & local rock bands.
Doors @ 8pm - All Ages Welcome
$12 in advance (plus $1 service charge), $15 at the door
http://www.smallsbardetroit.com/
2014 saw The March Violets return to Wave-Gotik Treffen!
We headlined Saturday night at the Täubchenthal
Date: Saturday 23rd May 2015
Time: 22.20h
Venue: Täubchenthal
Address: Markranstädter Straße 1
http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/bands.php
We had such an amazing time touring the West Coast of the USA in 2014 that we returned to tour the East Coast (and more…) in 2015.
Here was the amazing lineup for the ‘Mortality’ tour.
Friday 2nd October - Detroit, MI - DJs Scary Lady Sarah & DJ Pleasure Kitten
Smalls
10339 Conant,
Hamtramck MI 48212
www.smallsbardetroit.com
Saturday 3rd October - Pittsburgh, PA
Cattivo
146 44th Street
Lawrenceville, PA 15201
www.cattivopgh.com
Sunday 4th October - New Jersey
Roxy & Dukes with special guest show ‘Hexwork’
745 Bound Brook Rd.
Dunelle NJ 08812
www.roxyanddukes.com
Wednesday 7th October - Philadelphia, PA – with guests Silence & DJ Scary Lady Sarah
Kungfu Necktie
1250 N Front St,
Philadelphia, PA 19122
www.kungfunecktie.com
Friday 9th October - New York, NY - with Special Guests PAWNS, DJs
Patrick (Salvation, The Bank), Sean Templar (The Red Party, The Murder of Crows)
SPECIAL GUEST DJ - SCARY LADY SARAH
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St,
New York, NY 10002,
www.mercuryloungenyc.com
Saturday 10th October - Washington, DC
Spellbound at Recessions
1823 L Street NW
Washington D.C. 20036
www.spellbound-dc.com
Thursday 15th October - Atlanta, GA
The Masquerade
695 North Ave NE.
Atlanta GA 30308
www.masqueradeatlanta.com
DJs SHADE & NEKROMANTRA mixing a great night of music before and after the band
Friday 18th October - San Antonio, TX – with Support – Hearts Fail
DJ Sets by Detra & Rickbats
Korova
107 E Martin St,
San Antonio, TX 78205
www.thekorova.com
Tuesday 20th October - Brownsville, TX - with special guests Annex & Idle Vision
B.A.M
1045 E. Washington St
Brownsville, TX
www.facebook.com/BAMTEXAS
Friday 23rd October - Austin, TX
Elysium
705 Red River St.
Austin, TX 78701
www.elysiumonline.net
Saturday 24th October - Tulsa OK – with special guests The Secret Post & The Choke
Downtown Lounge
25 N Cheyenne Drive
Tulsa, Oklahoma, OK 74103
www.downtownloungetulsa.com
Saturday 31st October - Chicago, IL
Y-Not, Last Rites & DJ Scary Lady Sarah Present...
Dark Halloween with... The March Violets – with special guests New Canyons & DJ Scary Lady Sarah
The Abbey
3420 W Grace St.
Chicago, Illinois 60618
www.abbeypub.com
If this wasn’t enough – we launched our Pledgemusic Mortality Tour and Album
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/mortality
“The ‘Mortality Tour and Album’ is the new Pledge from the March Violets. Throughout October 2015 pledgers get to experience a month of touring around the East Coast, with Backstage Action, Road Movie high jinx and other Purple nonsense. The Violets will be playing classic tracks live, then recording them in November in Chicago. With exclusive daily footage and a virtual Access Pass pledgers will be able to participate in the highs and lows of the entire Tour and Studio Saga. The involvement continues right up to Xmas 2015, with an Advent Calendar with interesting Violet goodies behind each door, culminating in the Album download on Xmas day 2015!
Physical ‘exclusives’, that will be shipped after Xmas, include a Double CD, a Vinyl LP and a double DVD with a full concert, a road movie, and footage from the entire life of the band, right back to the early Eighties. It’s a new way of touring that DOES come to your home town, social media at its rocking best. Support the Violets, Pledge Purple! Many Thanks.
On 12th July 2023 I was made a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature! It was something I never imagined in a hundred years.
It's a tremendous honour, & a testament to the quality of my writing. To say I am thrilled is a huge misunderstatement.
https://rsliterature.org/fellows/rosie-garland/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/12/royal-society-of-literature-aims-to-broaden-representation-as-it-announces-62-new-fellows
Delighted to get the opportunity to talk to Manchester Festival of Libraries about the importance of libraries in my life!
And there are many more –
Watch all the short films featuring four accomplished Manchester creative practitioners who have worked closely with libraries over the course of their careers.
Hear how libraries can support artists, writers, dancers, musicians and more to create original work, access valuable resources, gain practical support and inspire creativity.
These films aim to highlight the rich creative diversity of our libraries, and pave the way for emerging artists to head to their local library for ideas and insight for their next big project.
You can view all the films below.
https://www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/creatives-in-libraries/
Absolutely thrilled to announce this new film poem – created over 2021 in collaboration with amazing filmaker Jane Glennie. Inspired by the life of dancer and choreographer Tilly Losch, the film explores notions of erasure, strategies for persistence and the centrality of creative expression for the life of a woman in perpetual motion.
We are delighted with the reception the film is receiving! A list of film festivals is below.
AND there’s a ‘Book of the Film’!
'Because Goddess is Never Enough (Peculiarity Press, 2022)
Available from Blackwell’s (Waterstones, Amazon, etc)
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Because-Goddess-Is-Never-Enough-by-Rosie-Garland-Jane-Glennie/9781912384167
Flick through the book here –
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zzDN5KKbUccqPZsQ7
Film festivals & events 2022 that have selected & featured 'Because Goddess is Never Enough'
Moving Poems May 2022
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – selected as one of ‘the best poetry films on the web’
https://movingpoems.com/2022/05/because-goddess-is-never-enough-by-rosie-garland/
Fringe Arts Bath Festival 27 May - 12 June 2022
Bath’s annual free festival of visual arts
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – selected for WORDPLAY programme
https://www.fringeartsbath.co.uk/festival-2022
https://www.fringeartsbath.co.uk/wordplay
Tranås at the Fringe International Arts Festival 2-9 July in Tranås, Sweden
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – selected for the LIVING FEMININITY programme.
https://www.atthefringe.org/film-program-2022
Women X Film Festival 2-4 September in Darlington, UK.
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' - Honourable Mention
https://riannepictures.com/womenx
Women Over 50 Film Festival
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – nominated for Best Experimental film, selected for the AT MY CORE programme
https://wofff22.eventive.org/films/62e15892943cb70054a692d9
https://wofff.co.uk/2022/08/wofff22-films-announced-find-out-more-about-our-fantastic-official-selections/
Athens 10th International Video Poetry Festival 28 September - 1 October 2022
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – screened 29th September within 'Feminist Struggles' programme
https://theinstitute.info/?p=5226
HOME Manchester, Filmed Up 28th September 2022
‘Because Goddess is Never Enough’ selected for Filmed Up programme.
https://homemcr.org/event/filmed-up-sep-2022/
The Feminist Film Festival, Bucharest, 13-16 October 2022
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – Official Selection
https://filmfreeway.com/TheFeministFilmFestival
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival October 17th, 2022
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – selected for the Art & Experimental Films programme
https://filmfreeway.com/SunderlandShorts
Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Berlin 3-6 November 2022
'Because Goddess is Never Enough'.
We are very proud to be selected for Zebra, the oldest and largest international festival of poetry films.
https://filmfreeway.com/ZEBRAPoetryFilmFestival
https://www.haus-fuer-poesie.org/en/zebra-poetry-film-festival/home-zebra-poetry-film-festival/
Still Voices Film Festival, Ireland 9-13 November 2022
'Because Goddess is Never Enough' – Official selection Experimental
https://stillvoicesfilmfestival.com/
It's 40 years since The March Violets released our 1st 7" EP (seriously, FORTY).
So it’s a great time to announce that this tasty 5 CD Box Set is now up for pre order from Jungle Records!
The Palace of Infinite Darkness - In addition to all the singles plus all the extended versions, the box has six excellent BBC sessions, 23 tracks with 9 unreleased songs (also reissued as Big Soul Kiss 2LP yellow vinyl after a sold-out RSD release). Then there are two whole discs of unreleased demo sessions – one from the early period 1982-84 and another from 1985-87. Founder-member Rosie Garland recounts the band’s story in a 44-page booklet.
Check out the link:
https://smarturl.it/MV5CDbox
A wonderful experience – for the first time, I co-tutored a residential writing week for the prestigious Arvon Foundation! It was such a thrill to work alongside inspiring co-tutor Keith Jarrett and electrifying guest reader Jay Bernard.
A very special week. I won’t forget it.
Monday June 27th - Saturday July 2nd 2022
Totleigh Barton, Sheepwash, Beaworthy Devon
https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-week-queer-poetry/