Michael Gilbert Ronstadt: News

Jan. 20/21 - New York, NY
Jan. 28 - Cincinnati, OH (CCM)
Feb. 4 - Phoenixville, PA
Feb. 16 - Washington, DC
Mar. 4 - Oxford, OH
Mar. 28 - Spring City, PA
Apr. 1 - Oxford, OH
May 2 - Hamilton, OH
May 6 - Oxford, OH
May 22 - Tucson, AZ
May 29 - Philadelphia, PA

Jun. 22-30 - Gypsum in IN/OH
Jul. 5-12 - Common Grounds in MD

Dan Buckley of the Tucson Citizen posted these two videos of our performances that last few weeks.

NEW YEARS EVE AT LEO RICH THEATRE:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/video/player2.php?file=010109first_night
DECEMBER 26 @ JAVALINAS:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/video/player2.php?file=122908ronstadt_trio

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out and made it to my performances in Tucson! All the support is greatly appreciated and I look forward to being back home at the end of May.

If you're in the Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York areas in the next few months, come out to a show.

Cheers. Michael

Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Glass Onion Cafe
7PM
Tucson AZ
1990 W. River Road Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85704
520-293-6050

Gypsum performs at the Glass
Onion Cafe as a trio: Petie Ronstadt (bass/guitar/voice), Michael G. Ronstadt (cello/guitar/voice), Jim Hill (drums)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Leo Rich Theater
10PM-11:45PM
Tucson AZ

260 S. Church Ave
Tucson, AZ 85710
520-547-3338

COST: $12.00 (ADULTS)/$6.00 (KIDS)
[includes all New Years events in the cost]

The Santa Cruz River Band performs at Leo Rich Theater. Michael J. Ronstadt, Ted Ramirez, Petie Ronstadt (bass/vocals), Michael G. Ronstadt (cello/vocals)
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Glass Onion Cafe
7PM
Tucson AZ

1990 W. River Road Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85704
520-293-6050

Gypsum performs at the Glass
Onion Cafe as a trio: Petie Ronstadt (bass/guitar/voice), Michael G. Ronstadt (cello/guitar/voice), Jim Hill (drums)
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Barrow Street Theater
7:30PM
New York NY

27 Barrow Street
New York, NY 10014-3832
212-243-6565/212-243-5155 (fax)

Soulful bluesy songstress Lisa Biales takes her original folk, jazz and blues influenced music back to New York’s Barrow Street Theatre on January 20, 21, 2009 for the second annual Fortnight2 Festival. Joined by special guest Michael Gilbert Ronstadt on cello. The duo’s eclectic mix ranges from Eleanor Rigby to Stormy Weather. Show starts at 7:30pm, tickets available at www.smarttix.com or 212-868-4444.
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Barrow Street Theater
7:30PM
New York NY

27 Barrow Street
New York, NY 10014-3832
212-243-6565/212-243-5155 (fax)

Soulful bluesy songstress Lisa Biales takes her original folk, jazz and blues influenced music back to New York’s Barrow Street Theatre on January 20, 21, 2009 for the second annual Fortnight2 Festival. Joined by special guest Michael Gilbert Ronstadt on cello. The duo’s eclectic mix ranges from Eleanor Rigby to Stormy Weather. Show starts at 7:30pm, tickets available at www.smarttix.com or 212-868-4444.
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Steel City Coffee House
8PM-10PM
Phoenixville PA

203 Bridge St
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 933-4043
http://www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com/ Michael G. Ronstadt performs at the famous Steel City Coffee house in Phoenixville from 8PM-10PM. There is no cover for Wednesday shows. Come out to see him music and support independent artists/venues.

Hope you can all come out to Javalinas Coffee (Valencia & Nexus),
Casbah Tea House (4th Ave.), and for the Santa Cruz River Band on New
Years at Leo Rich Theater.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Javalinas Coffee
7:30PM-9:30PM
Tucson AZ
9136 E Valencia Rd # 160
Tucson, AZ 85747
(520) 663-5282

The Mike Ronstadt Trio (Michael J. Ronstadt, Petie Ronstadt, Michael
G. Ronstadt) performs again, one week after playing in Phoenix,
Arizona at Fiddler's Dreams. Come hear Michael Ronstadt and his two
sons perform with 3 part harmony and a multitude of instruments.
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Casbah Tea House
8PM-11PM
Tucson AZ
628 1/2 N 4th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 740-0393

Petie and Michael G. Ronstadt perform at the Casbah Tea House on 4th
Avenue in Tucson, Arizona.
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
PRIVATE HOUSE PARTY
5PM
Tucson AZ
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008d
Leo Rich Theater
10PM-11:45PM
Tucson AZ
260 S. Church Ave
Tucson, AZ 85710
520-547-3338

COST: $12.00 (ADULTS)/$6.00 (KIDS)
[includes all New Years events in the cost]

The Santa Cruz River Band performs at Leo Rich Theater. Michael J.
Ronstadt, Ted Ramirez, Petie Ronstadt (bass/vocals), Michael G.
Ronstadt (cello/vocals)
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Glass Onion Cafe
7PM
Tucson AZ
1990 W. River Road Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85704
520-293-6050

Gypsum performs at the Glass
Onion Cafe as a trio: Petie Ronstadt (bass/guitar/voice), Michael G.
Ronstadt (cello/guitar/voice), Jim Hill (drums)

Thank you to all who came out to the shows this weekend at with Petie Ronstadt, Michael J. Ronstadt, and Amber Norgaard.

Come out to the next set of shows: Friday, December 26th, 2008 Javalinas Coffee
7:30PM-9:30PM
Tucson AZ
9136 E Valencia Rd # 160
Tucson, AZ 85747
(520) 663-5282 The Mike Ronstadt Trio (Michael J. Ronstadt, Petie Ronstadt, Michael G. Ronstadt) performs again, one week after playing in Phoenix, Arizona at Fiddler's Dreams. Come hear Michael Ronstadt and his two sons perform with 3 part harmony and a multitude of instruments.

Saturday, December 27th, 2008 Casbah Tea House
8PM-11PM
Tucson AZ
628 1/2 N 4th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 740-0393 Petie and Michael G. Ronstadt perform at the Casbah Tea House on 4th Avenue in Tucson, Arizona.

[12PM-3PM]
MICHAEL/PETIE RONSTADT AT MARKLEY SALON/SPA. NO COVER, BUT BEAUTY/HAIR WORK RECOMMENDED.

[8PM]
AMBER NORGAARD, WILL CLIPMAN, MICHAEL G. RONSTADT IN A SPECIAL CONCERT AT UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF TUCSON. TICKETS $15.00
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The show tonight at Fiddler's Dream was very fun!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 [8PM]
MIKE RONSTADT TRIO AT FIDDLER'S DREAM IN PHOENIX, AZ
[$5.00]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 [12PM-3PM]
MICHAEL AND PETIE RONSTADT AT ROBERT MARKLEY SALON/SPA IN TUCSON, AZ
[NO COVER]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 [8PM]
AMBER NORGAARD, WILL CLIPMAN, AND MICHAEL RONSTADT AT UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF TUCSON, AZ
[$15.00]

It is 2:36AM and I just arrived in Indianapolis after driving 13 hours from Philadelphia (1-1.5 hours eating/resting). We are staying at the Quality Inn off exit 4 on I-465.

My mother wanted to take a trip out east, so she flew into Philly to join me and will show me around Indianapolis before heading out towards Amarillo, TX (or 15 hours from here). She was born in Indianapolis and knows the area, in addition to my mom's side of the family having some important history.

The plan is to stay somewhere in Texas tomorrow night and hanging in Santa Fe a small amount the next day before heading into Tucson. Hopefully all will continue to flow smoothly as we travel and a safe arrival will welcome us into Tucson.

CHECK OUT ALL THE NEWLY UPLOADED YOUTUBE VIDEOS:

[ERASING MY BRAIN]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW7qFQ7JR2E [CORNERS]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tANKS7hbJBY [DISCONNECTED]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRRpfeLBgF0 [HAUNTED]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8_BC8ld514 [COTTON DREAMS]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGysohX3Jc
[SONG FOR MY FATHER]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt3jYvilpAQ [SUMMERTIME]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys0ixxzX6b0 [BLACK ORPHEUS]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUM5YEOl6xc [TAKE THE A TRAIN]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v3PhX9Ikv0
[SMOKING SECTION]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUCehThcxEs [LITTLE OLD RED ROOSTER]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPvHbpdu13A [MISS KITTY]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IuPTptlmLA [ELEANOR RIGBY+STORMY WEATHER]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i52kYg8nvL0
[BARBER SONATA, MVT. II]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AV2mawFOd8
[ALBUM PROMO VIDEO]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdZH8FbIfao
[TG EXPRESS AUDIO]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjLEQpokLEY

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/entertainment/103097.php
Michael G. Ronstadt: Cotton Dreams Parts 1 and 2

The son of Santa Cruz River member Mike Ronstadt and nephew of singer Linda Ronstadt, cellist Michael G. Ronstadt takes the family's musical tradition in a whole different direction. A student locally of Gordon Epperson, Nancy Green and Nelzimar Neves, Ronstadt earned his master's degree from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), where he studied with Yehuda Hanani.

As these two very different discs attest, Ronstadt has learned his prime instrument (he also plays guitar) very well. Disc two is a collection of contemporary classical works, most of them written by Ronstadt, that show him to be a performer with an amazing command of the typical and exotic sounds of the cello, a true virtuoso and a man of instinctive musicality. As a composer Ronstadt is well qualified, creating moody soundscapes that reference a broad range of global and contemporary currents while generating something distinctively his own.

Disc one finds him with his group, the Gypsum Ensemble - a cello- and bass-dominated (plus flute) kind of experimental pop band that pulls in an equally broad slice of the musical spectrum. Neither is easy listening music, but both discs are worth the journey, taking the listener on unexpected, worthwhile musical journeys.

CELLO IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
10AM-3PM

HOSTED BY: Music Makers Mt. Washington
6131 Campus Ln,
Cincinnati OH 45230

Michael G. Ronstadt will be giving a "cello improvisation" workshop
in Cincinnati, Ohio from 10AM to 2PM, culminating into a final concert
involving all participants from 2PM-3PM. The cost is $25.00/person and
there are discounts for groups of 10 people or more.
For anyone who has played 3 yrs. or longer.
Learn: chords, strumming, walking bass lines,
melody, and free improvisation

10am-11am - Basics
11am-12pm - Practice/Individual Help
12pm-1pm - LUNCH
1pm-2pm - Rehearsal
2pm-3pm -- CONCERT

$25.00/person includes lunch
Discount for groups10+

RSVP 513 - 231 -- 2303

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http://www.michaelronstadt.com/ treblig@ronstasdt.com
(520) 730-5768

HAUNTED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8_BC8ld514
COTTON DREAMS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGysohX3Jc&feature=related

The link to my myspace account is the following:
http://www.myspace.com/michaelgilbertronstadt Enjoy!

HAPPY VOTING by the way!------------------------------
I just went into Philadelphia last night and played 2 songs the World Music Cafe Open Mic, every Monday (sign-ups at 6:30pm, starts at 7:30pm). The host, Boy Wonder is awesome and a whole stream of people I ran into were wonderful.
I'm planning on going back next Monday and probably will play See Him Fall and Corners. Last night I played Haunted and Paper Cup.

August 2008, Michael G. Ronstadt released his sophomore CD relase, COTTON DREAMS, featuring the Gypsum Ensemble in Part 1 and unaccompanied classical cello in Part 2.
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COTTON DREAMS PT.1 http://www.cdbaby.com/mgronstadtp1 COTTON DREAMS PT. 2 http://www.cdbaby.com/mgronstadtp2.