Mark Sheppard & Joy Shannon shear brilliance

The good Sister would like to take a moment out of her daily prayers to speak of musical talents that tap the heavens. Our Joey is very honored to know and have the privilege of working with the great artist Mark Sheppard as well as being graced by the beauty of artist Joy Shannon. Please take a moment and visit their official site where all wonderful projects are on display. The gods would be pleased if you did!

Mark Sheppard is well known from the Cambridge based band The Offering and Joy Shannon and Mark have pushed the boundaries and have started working on eclectic musical projects using varying genres of music. Read about all their news and upcoming projects below.

Blessings, the good Sister Cleophas!

www.theoffering.co.uk
www.myspace.com/theofferinguk
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1232537910123#!/pages/The-Offering/109848459039933

Ephemera is moving from the Midwest to the coast of Maine

The Good Sister wants to wish Joey a safe and blessed journey to her new location on the coast of Maine. Lilac House will be the home base for Ephemera, and new music and projects to come. The East Coast welcomes back Jo Gabriel.

behave, the good sister Cleophas

The Unreachable Sky~ re-issue thru Ephemera July 1st release

Coming soon July 1st, 2010 the re-issuing of The Unreachable Sky. Long since out of print, contains none of the original vocal pieces and adds a few additional instrumental expressions. The good sister is proud to announce the re release of this stark and splendid musical work by Jo~

Behave

The Good Sister Cleophas

Delusions of Adequacy interview with Jo Gabriel by Jen Stratosphere Fanzine

http://www.adequacy.net/2010/03/interview-with-jo-gabriel/

Jo’s very personal interview with Jen Delaney of Stratosphere Fanzine and Delusions of Adequacy was released today! It’s probably the most telling expose/interview yet. The good sister hopes you spend a little time with our little joey, getting to know her a little better.

We thank Jen for all the time and effort she put into this interview.

Be good brothers and sisters

The Good Sister Cleophas

Jo’s got a new Live performance video with Matt Turner on cello at the historic Smart Studio

Joey just finished a live performance video with the incredible Matt Turner on Cello. She decided to do a version of Mothlight off her 2007 album The Amber Sessions.

It was an absolute honor to be able to play amongst the ghostly atmosphere that remains at Butch Vig’s Smart Studio, known notable for having the album from Nirvana’s Nevermind as well as Smashing Pumpkins and Depeche Mode having recorded there.

The video should be ready soon for viewing.

Special thanks go out to Mike Zirkel and Wendy Schneider for shooting the footage of our performance.

Jo thinks it resembles an upper east side salon setting, in Ira Levin’s living room.

Matt Turner was exceptional as always. Even with Joey’s back turned to him, the vibes were pulsing through and magically blended two instruments into  sonic  poetry.

In My Head, She Said. launching of a website for interesting women of all types!

This fantastic project underway is looking for submissions by creative women of all genres to add their input and speak their mind. It’s an alternative way for diverse women to express themselves. Featuring very notable women and promises to be a very engaging project for all participants and readers alike.

Visit the website and submit your own person thoughts ~I’ve already given some of my input!

Cheers from Joey

Sister Cleophas says, this time you don’t have to behave!

http://www.inmyheadshesaid.com/

Documentary Film under way by friend/musician/legendary engineer and film maker Wendy Schneider

The land mark Smart Studios is closing here in Madison. Wendy Schneider is under way with her project highlighting the journey of the iconic studio and it’s historic musical contributions here in Madison.

The good sister wishes Ms Schneider all the energy and insight in putting this profoundly important documentary together.

Sister Cleophas

http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/blog/article_a26af7cc-1cc2-11df-92c2-001cc4c002e0.html

Coming February 15, 2010 Jo Gabriel’s 2 Volume Album “Hunting Down The Ceremony”

The good Sister’s joy is salient at the news of Jo’s long awaited double album 2 Volume set Hunting Down The Ceremony which is officially due to be released on February 15th through Ephemera.

Salutations and Libations are in order! For those of you who are not anticipating with glee over this news, you will be damned to hell fire for all eternity.

Have a nice day : Sister Cleophas

Local Sounds Magazine review of Fools and Orphans by Rick Tvedt

http://magazine.localsounds.org/2009/11/24/jo-gabriel-fools-and-orphans/

Hunting Down The Ceremony Winter 2010 release!

The master is finished! The art is in the works. Chris at Sooper Dooper is just waiting on Joey to drop off the goods! Double album old style cardboard sleeves.

Blessings

Coming December 2009 17 Pygmies tribute Lightwerx: Georges Méliès DVD to the great George Melies

This is a sneak peak at the 17 Pygmies compilation tribute film to the ground breaking film maker George Melies featuring various artists doing their own score to several of Melies short films. I contributed Summoning off my album The Amber Sessions for The Conjuror. Here is a limited peep at what lies ahead.

This promises to be a great artistic project indeed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCTtKEZKkrA

Watch Out ~Raindance Film Festival~Nominated Best Picture!

Matt Riddlehoover’s blog~ great news for the upcoming film Watch Out~

The Stop Turning Me On Tour is on the move!

http://bulletins.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bulletin.read&authorID=50416881&messageID=6087316102&MyToken=96e5c090-4622-41ce-9fb1-54207305c031

Stay Tuned “Watch Out” YouTube video Interview with Director Steve Balderson’s

Coming soon, what promises to be one of the most provocative contemporary indie cult films Watch Out by director Steve Balderson adapted from Joseph Suglia’s best selling novel. Watch a little interview with Steve about his work as a film making and his own company Dikenga! 

I am extremely thrilled to have contributed two pieces of original music I am Lovely and If Not to his upcoming film!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EouCltpsVo

Coming Soon~Steve Balderson’s film ~”Watch Out”~ Jo’s contributing music to the film!

Jo’s music will be featured in the upcoming indie film “Watch Out” by the unique and often edgy filmmaker Steve Balderson~ adapted from Joseph Suglia’s provocative best seller~! Jo wrote I Am Lovely specifically for the movie as well as contributing her song If Not~ This film promises to be one of the most mind blowing, controversial films that critics will be talking about for years to come!

 

Watch Out all!!!!

http://www.dikenga.com/films/watchout/Music/default.htm

The Unreachable Sky re-issue 2008 thru Ephemera!

I will be reissuing The Unreachable Sky through Ephemera Records Summer 2008, as an exclusively instrumental album with 2 NEW! added tracks as a bonus~!

Stay Tuned:”Hunting Down The Ceremony”,”Down The Rabbit Hole Part 1″, and “The Weeds Have Grown So Tall”

And I am currently in the studio working with musician/engineer/filmmaker Wendy Schneider, pulling together a collection of songs that will culminate into an album called “Hunting Down The Ceremony” that I’ll be releasing Summer 2008. 

Hunting is a gathering up of many never before heard tracks, a few new things and songs that have been scattered to the winds on either compilations or currently part of various film soundtracks.

Being particularly prolific these days, I am in the process of developing another album through my own Ephemera called “Down The Rabbit Hole“. This album will be a collection of my first never before heard songs, written between 1990-92. These are the original recorded demos exactly as I sat and played them from their inception in my boxer shorts, drinking coffee at my piano at 3am, cats walking about the house, often on or across the piano keys and me…finally tapping into the identity that was trembling below the surface. It was the time of my pomo epiphany, when I discovered my true artist within. Once I’ve dusted off these relics, I’ll be releasing them as a limited lo fi artist’s special issue.

And presently in the Mothlight laboratory on the slab, is a song starting to breathe called The Weeds Have Grown So Tall- which I am hoping with the confluence of vital forces will entice the brilliant Darius Greene to join in and add some stitches and sparks to!  until “It’s Alive!”