merry everything

Hello Friends!

Last gig of the year -- THIS SUNDAY, December 16th @ Kudu Coffee! And yes, we will be playing your favorite holiday tunes! We start at 2pm and end around 5pm. Last time the rain brought us in...will the cold bring us inside this weekend?! Come out and wear your ugliest Christmas sweater, reindeer headband or jingle ball necklace and sing along! Full quartet will be in action on Sunday....that's me (vocals), David Linaburg (guitar), Gerald Gregory (keys) and Nick Jenkins (drums). It's FREE!! And for those of you who want to purchase that CD as a gift, see me on Sunday!

Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday Season and good health, peace and happiness for the New Year!

Love,
Leah

abb. t.u. - cds on sale! - redux anniversary + kudu

Hello My Friends!

Well, after taking a few days to gorge myself with several feasts over Thanksgiving, I am back and in "work" mode. It was a nice holiday and I took some time to rest and reflect. I sincerely thank all of you that were in attendance at the CD Release Show @ Theatre 99 a couple of weeks ago! I was so thrilled to have so many incredibly talented musicians on stage with me and see so many of your beautiful faces in the audience! THANK YOU! I have LOTS of individuals and businesses to give shout outs to, but please give me a little more time for a rather complete list, so excuse the abbreviated thank you....I have some important happenings to fill you in on for this week! Hope to see you soon and somewhere! Paz y Amor, Leah

REDUX Contemporary Art Center
5 Year Anniversary ART AUCTION & BASH!
THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th!

Redux is celebrating its 5TH anniversary as a non-profit art center this year with an exciting evening and live art auction in the newly renovated Charleston Art Institute building. Over 65 paintings, sculptures, photographs and drawings by some of the most accomplished artists in the region will be available for bidding during this exciting event.

Friday, November 30th 6-10pm
Art Institute of Charleston (E.Bay St. / Market St.)
Celebration & Preview 6-8pm
Auction starts at 8pm

Music By:
Garage Cuban Band {Bill Carson, Nathan Koci, Jonathan Gray, Jack Burg, & Ron Wiltrout}
and Leah Suarez & Friends

Click Here to preview all 65 available works!!!
http://www.reduxstudios.org/Exhibition%20Photos/Web%20Photos/viewer.swf

Show your support...
Ticket prices includes cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres
$50 Renewing Member (w/ 1 year membership to Redux)
$25 Members

Call 843-722-0697 now to reserve tickets!!!
or click here to purchase via paypal
http://www.reduxstudios.org/
*all proceeds go to our non-profit programs*

Artists Included in the Auction:
Seth Curcio, Julie Henson, Karin Olah, Tattfoo Tan, Jarod Charzewski, Lisa Shimko, Mary Walker, Robert Lange, Kevin Hoth, Townsend Davidson, Kaminer Haislip, Tina Hirsig, Erik Johnson, Jessie Kendall, Dorothy Netherland, Bob Snead, Seth Gadsden, Jonathan Brilliant, Bob Brown, Michael Gray, Colleen Terrell, Leslie McKeller, John Duckworth, Austin Shultz, Linda Fantuzzo, Andrew Dyke, Jeff Kopish, Donna Hurt, Sandy Logan, ... plus many, many, more.

Event Sponsors: Art Institute of Charleston,Red Bull, Social, Out of Hand, Dixie Supply, Firefly Vodka and Fast & French, Little Black Book.

Festive attire is encouraged.

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KUDU COFFEE THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2nd!

Gerald Gregory on keys will join me this Sunday, December 2nd for another relaxing Sunday afternoon at Kudu Coffee. Come enjoy your favorite refreshment and our tunes this Sunday from 2-5pm. Who knows, we may even throw in a few of those Christmas favorites! Oh, and it is a good place to crash while you're waiting for traffic to clear from the Christmas Parade! Kudu is located at 4 Vanderhorst Street, between King & St. Philip Streets! It's nice to see the regulars.

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FOUND FREEDOM ON SALE NOW!

If you didn't get your copy of "Found Freedom" at the show and would like to buy one...or two, or three....you can find them in the following local Charleston locations:

52.5 Records - Downtown Charleston, 561 King Street - Go in, see Clay, buy lots of music, zines, pins, stickers, etc! They have it all! This is the only Downtown location CDs will be available for the time being.

Avondale Wine & Cheese - Avondale, West Ashley, 813 - B Savannah Highway - Go in, have a glass of fantastic wine, see Manoli. Tastings are Mondays & Thursdays 5 - 7pm. Better yet....help decorate for the holidays by bringing an ornament in on Saturday, December 1st...and get a bubbly surprise for $1. :) This is the only West Ashley location the CDs are available for now.

Barnes & Noble - Mt. Pleasant Towne Center - Highway 17 North - Go in, visit my friends and former co-workers, get a book for MUSC Children's Hospital's HAPPY WHEELS and of course pick up "Found Freedom!" Free gift wrapping, too, from the smiling volunteers of Happy Wheels (please make a donation)! It seriously is a fantastic organization that takes books, music and toys on a cart through the Children's Hospital @ MUSC once a week to bring a smile to critcally ill patients. They really are angels!

"Found Freedom" will be available to purchase online soon via CD Baby! Or, I will always have them available at my gigs. So, come out, see me! :)

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A FEW NOTEWORTHY PERFORMANCES THIS WEEK + END....

Thursday, November 29th
Robert Lewis & Fearless Jones @ Porgy's Other Place - 9:30pm -12:30am
Robert Lewis (saxophones), Ron Wiltrout (drums), Frank Duvall (keyboards)

Halsey Institute: Paper Moon
Saturday, December 1st | 9pm | C of C Recital Hall
The Halsey Institute has commissioned a collaboration between the NMC and Geoffrey Cormier. On this night we will present Geoff's Wayang Modern, modern shadow puppet theater with new and arranged music by the New Music Collective. 54 St. Philip Street

New Music New Charleston
December 2nd | 8pm | Circular Church
The New Music Collective presents its next concert. Performances by all local players of works by Cerrone, Clyne, Cooper, Reich, So, and Wollschleger. Premieres of works by Nathan Koci and Michael Hanf.
$10, $5 for students | Circular Congregational Church | 150 Meeting Street

recovery

Hello Friends!!
Thank you all so much for coming out to Theatre 99 to celebrate with me this past Thursday! What a celebration! I had a blast and really cannot thank you enough for being a part of such an incredible evening. It was just so much fun for me on stage, to finally release this music and be able to perform in a perfect space. Though I unfortunately did not get to personally talk to or see a lot of you, please know that your presence there truly meant more than you'll ever know. This is the first CD released as "Leah Suarez" and that makes me proud. I have so many people to thank, but give me a little bit to catch my breath and that long list will be posted on my blog soon enough! In the meantime, enjoy this weekend! And be sure to find me to purchase "Found Freedom" or it will be in stores soon and available online next week!! I'll make sure I send out my email announcement with details.

In the meantime, I hope that you'll join me tomorrow, Sunday, November 18th @ Kudu Coffee for a relaxing Sunday afternoon of music provided by yours truly, along with Dave Linaburg on guitar and Nick Jenkins on percussion. It's a date change - apologies for the late notice! We'll be playing from 2-5pm.

More coming soon!!

Hug someone!
Leah

Found Freedom - CD RELEASE CELEBRATION!!

CD RELEASE CELEBRATION!
NEXT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15th @ THEATRE 99!

I am excited to announce the release of FOUND FREEDOM - my new EP - the first as 'Leah Suarez!' I am very excited about the release celebration show at Theatre 99 on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15th @ 8pm!! TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW ONLINE AT THEHAVENOTS.COM OR LEAHSUAREZ.COM. Get your tickets soon! There is limited seating available in this intimate atmosphere.

It's going to be a fantastic evening with some incredible local talent joining me for the evening, including: Gerald Gregory on piano and organ, David Linaburg on electric and acoutic guitars, Nathan Koci on accordion and flugelhorn, Kevin Hamilton on bass, Ron Wiltrout on percussion, Nick Jenkins on drums, with special guests Bill Carson, Matthew Bivins, Lindsay Holler and Duda Lucena!! Album Artist Nathan Durfee will be on hand with his original artwork (prints) from the album. Tickets are only $10 and available online now or by calling 843-853-6687.

I hope that you will be able to join me on this special evening as all of you have been so very supportive of me and my music over the years - and especially this past year. I am quite grateful for Brandy & Greg of The Havenots & Theatre 99 for hosting such a special event - one where I will be surrounded by and performing with some of my best friends, family and supporters. "Found Freedom" is really "me" for the first time. Five of the eight selections are my original compositions on the album, so I feel especially proud of the content. Album Artist, Nathan Durfee and graphic designer, Lindsay Windham have really been responsible for making this album's beautiful packaging and making my music come to life visually.

Show starts @ 8pm; Doors open @ 7:30. Theatre 99 is located at 280 Meeting Street above the Bicycle Shoppe. The entrance is up the stairs at the back of the building. Parking is available in metered spaces on Meeting Street and the garages on George and Wentworth Streets. Remember, remember the FIFTEENTH of November! Thank you for all of your support and I can't wait to CELEBRATE with you all!!! PS...CDs & Merchandise will be for sale by cash & check only.

Paz,
Leah

thank you!

A big thank you to all who came out to Nathan Durfee's Opening Reception! It was a fantastic turn out and the show did really well! It will be on display for the next three weeks, so definitely make a point to stop by and see the beauty on the walls at Modernisme Gallery as soon as you can! You can't miss it...look for the lovely sunflowers in the windows. Remember that there are still prints from the album up for sale as well as painting s by DURF in various sizes and those oh-so-hip sketchbooks! I'll post some pictures soon from that night....we had such a great time playing and it was the official unveiling of the soon-to-be-released EP, "Found Freedom!" The CDs just arrived last week and now it's show time! I cannot tell you how happy I am about the artwork and soon we'll be presenting the music for your listening pleasure. The show is coming up and we've got a good group of special guests and regular friends on the bill for the 15th. Bring your friends, neighbors, everyone and anyone. TICKETS ON SALE NOW BY CLICKING HERE! Can't wait to celebrate with you!

Love, Leah

DURF's ART, OUR music

This Saturday, November 3rd @ Modernisme Gallery, artist and friend, Nathan Durfee, will present "Celebrations of Stems & Clouds." He is talking about his work @ 5:30pm and the Opening Reception begins at 6pm lasting until 9pm. Nathan's work fills the gallery now and it looks really incredible! We {Leah Suárez on vocals, Gerald Gregory on keys, Nathan Koci on accordion & flugelhorn, David Linaburg on guitar and Nick Jenkins on drums) will be playing for the reception!

It will be nasty, in a really GREAT way! Nathan is responsible for the beautiful artwork and design for my upcoming CD Release, "Found Freedom." The CD has arrived and will be pre-released for those who are buying prints from the CD at Nathan's show. Otherwise, they will be released on Thursday, November 15 @ Theatre 99! Tickets on sale now!! Nathan has created four beautiful prints from the CD artwork and they are selling at the show in very limited editions of 10 each. I have included those images below. He also has his ink drawings, sketchbooks, other digital work and incredible oil on canvas for a wide range of prices, starting from $75. For more information, contact the Modernisme Gallery at 843.763.1551 or visit one of the sites below!

nathandurfee.com
leahsuarez.com
modernismegallery.com
thehavenots.com

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! WE WILL SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!!!

"Found Freedom II" - 2'x2' - $250 -This is the art from the dedication page of the album.
"Found Freedom I" - 2'x2' - $250 - This is from the cover album art!

"The Stairwell" - 11x17" - This is a combination and variation on the inside booklet artwork depicting the song "Rest In Peace."
"The Cast" - 11x17" - $150 - This is artwork combined from the inside booklet and the actual on-disc art. The man depicts the song "Beautiful Stranger," while the woman on the right depicts "Dangerous Dance." The bird and sunflower are the images on the actual disc.

@ kudu!

This Sunday, October 28th, the whole gang is at Kudu Coffee! We'll (hopefully) be playing on the patio from 2-5pm. It's a beautiful atmosphere....lots of fun people, good music and great coffee and teas! If you're lucky enough, owner John Saunders will be around the shop. See you Sunday!

Also, we're gearing up for next Saturday, November 3rd for Nathan Durfee's Solo Show Reception @ Modernisme Gallery. For more information, please visit nathandurfee.com or modernismegallery.com.

Oh, and there's a little project I've been working on...it's being released on November 15th @ Theatre 99. For more information, please visit thehavenots.com or leahsuarez.com.

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Photo by Alice Keeney; Design by Olive*Argyle