Greetings fellow creatures,

It's turning into a habit of love - Creature Rock will be performing again at Jovita's on South 1st. in South Austin, on Tuesday, Jan 6 at 6:30PM! Come witness the cutting edge of art rock research performed live, while you sip a margarita.

lf you are not aware, 2009 has been declared (by Michael) to be the "Year of the Creature"... A year where imagination defies the constraints of time. Modern humans can reasonably expect 80 or so years, total, to explore what we think to be a short linear line in existence.

General relativity says, when traveling very close to the speed of light - you experience a distortion in time. Your experience of time stays the same yet you see a fast forwarded version of the rest of the universe. A second situation is more interesting, and involves the mysterious gravitational force: the closer you are to mass, the slower time moves. One could imagine living on the Earth, road tripping in outer space, having numerous experiences, and then returning, with only minutes having elapsed on Earth. It's a little more complicated than that, but bear with us.

The creative process is like gravitational time dilation ~ a moment is stretched out.... to fully experience and explore it, you must involve your inner creature and forget the idea of time. You return with new insight and vision and it makes sense to write it into your 150 year homework. I do hope you are working on your 150 year life plan, but now you have the understanding that time is not linear! At least that's Michael's philosophy. If you've ever experienced slipping into the gap, you know that time dilation is real and within human control!

Michael has been recently exploring the relationship between art and science, and has committed to studying her peers in the the papers of Leonardo Music Journal. One of her New Year's resolutions is to become involved with the musicians who write and create in this research and to one day be published in the MIT academic journals herself. God knows she's written enough articles!! The Leonardo Music Journal documents other explorers' paths through the creative process, and is bedside reading for creatures everywhere..... Did you know that David Byrne is published?

PS - See you on Tuesday! This is the last show before Michael leaves for New Orleans.

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

Hello Beautiful Beings,

Call up a friend and invite them for a stellar hour of Creature Rock tomorrow, Saturday, December 20, from 6-7 PM at Jovita's on South 1st St., in South Austin.

Michael Creature and her drumming architect ~Mr. James Harwood~ are performing together for the first time! The two debut piano music from the Creature Sessions, and Naked favorites. Oh God, don't miss it!

Speaking of God... Over the past few weeks, two concepts have been cross-pollinating the Pink Elephant Studio - preparation and improvisation. And how a mortal summons these powers into the awareness of spirit in service to the Great Consciousness of the human expression.

The practice of music is rooted in self expression. Yet we slow down our tempo and put our intention into a present state that prepares us for the moment when we share and improv with our audiences.

We practice opening the subconscious to channel our spirit through our art in a way that can be achieved again and again. When confronted with the question of summoning motivation, a simple solution to understand, is that practice requires no motivation! It is only a commitment to time. When you commit to practicing something daily, anything at all, there is awakening within us that allows the spirit to come through our intention and into form. It is the spirit that motivates and animates the human expression.

If that isn't good enough, here is your Creature Homework - make a 150 year plan for your life. Medical science is improving, after all! How might you be more or less motivated? Would it alter your priorities?

Turn someone you love on to the gift of Creature News. Sign them up HERE. And don't forget that CDs are still in style, especially ours since they are full of great visual art-pick one up at Waterloo or End of an Ear, or order one from cdbaby, amazon, or creature rock.

Our new stickers will be at the show! The tuning key you see hanging from the easel is from Michael's first guitar.

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

Beautiful Beings!

A departure from the solar system
Expand with me for a minute. This is a photo of Earth from the edge of the solar system.

(Earth is the wee tiny blue dot in the middle of the brightest ray on the right.)

We live in an inconceivably large universe, and our entire world is but a pixel in an e-mail in the mind of God.

When we broaden our awareness, our consciousness begins to "...sense more than our physical surroundings," as Michael sings. Astronauts have long reported a permanent change in their consciousness when viewing the Earth from orbit, it's called the Overview Effect.

For Michael Creature, this is how songs are born. Incidentally, Michael is not the only minstrel to hear the "serenade from the stars." Click here to listen to an old Steve Miller favorite, but only if you promise to listen to the lyrics...

Speaking of departures and consciousness - unusual as usual - Michael recently picked up a copy of Kate Bush's latest album, Aerial, after her mom commented on their musical similarities. Supposedly when she was 2 years old, Michael was dancing to Kate's music with her mom, herself an eccentric artist. Recently rediscovering Kate's music, Michael has found uncanny and unusual similarities!

The album art of Aerial has images of Pro Tools waveforms mixed together with blackbird images, titled "Soundwave of Blackbird Song" written on the image. Coincidentally, this visual juxtaposition was also a guiding concept during the composition of Michael's song "Blackbird"!

Creature rock is spreading her wings around Austin! Pick up Michael's album Naked at local independent record stores Waterloo records, End of an Ear, and Secret Oktober.

Support the arts!

Michael performed her newest piano song, 'Unusual as Usual' at her last show! Thanks to all who came out to support the Star Child.

The receptivity with which "Creature Sessions" has been coalescing, fatefully brought to Creature Rock James Harwood - a percussive, diabolical mastermind who owns a whole drum throne, but only uses the edge! Michael and James' musical alchemy is stellar... It's like dance and music; were they not meant to be together? James' intelligent approach to rhythmic surrender is launching the album and the band like a crush black velvet drum stick into the stratosphere! The two are currently recording and royally rocking out, click here for a video of the two recording... Stay tuned for upcoming shows with Michael Creature and her new drummer, James!

Departure from the Usual - the sculptures of Joyce DiBona
Joyce DiBona is a woman of powerful imagination and authentic surrender to her art form. Michael was captivated by the artist recently, when given a tour of her studio - a room of bodies, tattooed with cosmic meaning, born from pervasive skill. Joyce shared a video of her artistic process, documenting the 6-month-long creation of a sculpture to be unveiled at the NYC Biennal. The impact of seeing a condensed, personal film strip spanning six months, alongside the finished product, was profound! Check out the sculptures at www.joycedibona.com.

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

Oh My!! Congratulations to our new visionary President-elect! Back in September, an extraordinarily vivid vision came to Michael in the early morning, where her room turned white with light, and she experienced a Godly presence. She was informed by this vision that Obama would "raise the consciousness of the people," and saw him move effortlessly through a parted crowd, and ascend to a podium. He opened his mouth and light flooded from his eyes, mouth, and ears. Her prediction was realized last night during his acceptance speech in Chicago. The human spirit, rooted in the field of all possibilities, is the heart center of the American soul. And baby, we got soul!

The spirits are still dancing from last week's pre-halloween show, and Michael the Minstrel Muse is inviting you again out to Jovita's in South Austin on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6:30PM, to release your inner creature! Wear your Oh My! t-shirt or pick one up at the show.

Check out the lo-fi youtube clip of the still vibrantly-shining star child! May we suggest subscribing to the Creature Rock youtube channel as well...

Michael's been taunting us with unreleased tunes from her upcoming Creature Sessions, and vows to prestidigitate with her Euthinethany-covered piano at a gig soon, maybe next Wednesday will be the show!

Don't miss her performances, as they are limited in number by her recording schedule!

Michael and Michael's (McKevitt) recording in Austin, though extremely concentrated, proved magical in printing.

Can't wait for the next round of rocking and "rolling" when he comes back for the other half of the sessions in January. Thanks Mike-E!

And thank you, Mathew for the amazing photos of history in the making. Mathew has been Michael's primary photographer for the past 6 years at live performances and for press, and has photographed prominent rock photographers at work with Michael. If any bands are looking for a photographer with years of experience shooting musicians and live performance, you can reach Mathew through Oh My! Music. Contact us with your request.

Let's take this opportunity to share in the oneness the world is experiencing because of the historic event of Obama's ascension. The more you participate, the more value you create.

Remember,
"Change is inevitable...
Growth is optional."

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

Hello Beautiful People!

The recording studio in Austin is beyond the previous expectations of Oh My! Music. Michael and the Pink Elephant muses are soaring through the the skies of the Creature Sessions, revealing an album deep in her soul's consciousness. Who said elephants can't fly?

The song entitled "Blackbird" is predominantly Michael's passionate piano and spirited vocals. She stated that the entire wave form of the audio at the printing desk looks just like birds flying! "I'll sing a harmony and it resembles another blackbird with its wing span protracted. I know then, that I have sung it correctly."

The Pink Elephant studio is anticipating the arrival of Michael's San Francisco bassist and great friend, Mike McKevitt, flying in to record in the coming weekend! Yay!

Michael Creature will performing some new tunes from the Creature Sessions at Jovita's in Austin, on October 28th, at 6:30pm. She will be introducing herself to the locals that day. Come out and meet her!

As she has been meeting her new neighbors in the Music Capital, people keep asking her, "Where are YOU FROM?!" Some of you fans say she is from Andromeda (albeit her star language). Michael's wikipedia entry says she was raised around the globe. (yeah she's in the encyclopedia these days) The rockin' review from West Coast Performer Magazine says she's "seemingly risen from the sea!"

But Michael will tell you....."I'm from the future. We manifest things instantaneously there and we do a lot of dancing. It's an amazing place."

- Check out her article at West Coast Performer
- Check out her Wikipedia entry
- Check out Jovita's

And Check out opportunities to work with Michael Creature at Oh My! Music.
If you have expertise in your art form and want to contribute talents to the making of Creature Sessions or inquire about other projects, send her your info at michael@creaturerock.com

Many blessings from the sky!
M and M Management
Oh My! Music

She's a song bird, she's a plane, she's a shooting star!

Hello All! Beautiful people far and dear...

'Tis true, I have been aviating around the planet a bit this past month and half. Exploring Portland to Texas. And I should probably let you all know that I am hitting the road in a moving van Friday and waving sweet good-byes to San Francisco.... Helloo Austin! Amazing synchronicities, signs pointing, and symbols strengthening my soul, have led my spirit again. With the 5 months of strict recording ahead of me (Creature Sessions), opening into a bigger recording studio space and bringing new energy into the rooms with me, will set this album on fire! Although I adore my little studio here in the heart of the city by the bay, everything is bigger in Texas, (that's what they say:) Austin has really captured my heart and soul! Some of you know that I am writing a manifesto on the creative lifestyle and my journey/process. My good friend, Alban, encouraged me to write about my intuitive nature and life as the "work" that I do. My music and art are really just the discipline I use to learn about myself. My work is more about following the directions of the All Knowing Universe. Trust me that good "work", art and spirit, writing and performing are Austin's voice to me.

Onward... the subject of writing, art and music and other adventures:

Thanks so much to TRUE SAKE! For having Michael perform and publishing her spotlight writing for their 5th anniversary! If you have a second, please read the article Michael wrote about True Sake, and what they wrote about her! As a lover and enthusiast of rice wine, she was honored to get to write and perform for her favorite store in Hayes Valley! Love you Beau, Miwa, and Lynette!

In case you haven't heard of photojojo, check out this great resource for photography online! Michael, her husband Mathew, and her brother Sebastian, recently modeled for photojojo's upcoming book of cool projects you can do with photographs, as compiled from their newsletter techniques! Michael modeled hand bags and spy cameras on her pink scooter. And Michael, Mathew, and Sebastian were immortalized into dolls of themselves:) Be sure to get a copy of the book when it comes out! Super fun projects!

As a side project, Michael did some production designing on a short film and spent a few weeks score composing and learning Sibelius. With this software, Michael is learning to arrange sheet music for big pieces. (Michael hopes to release a book of her sheet music alongside Creature Sessions.) Michael searched out artists to commission props for the film, and with great luck found Molly Friedrich and Jake Von Slatt. These exceptional artists are the revolutionary heart of the great steampunk art of this era! Molly built Michael the aviator creature goggles she wears in the picture above, and has been a great inspiration to Michael while defining the visual apect of her new record. The concepts of blackbird, her spirit guide, traveling, being from the stars, and an aviating creature of the sky, are being assembled. Thank you Molly for my beautiful goggles as I travel, body and spirit! And thanks Jake for the great write up on your site! If you want to be blown away and inspired with the genius of today and the aesthetics of the past, try to make their show, Anachrotechnofetishism, in Seattle, WA - Oct.3rd.

Also, hook up a good friend and let them know about how to sign up for Michael's Creature News. Just enter their e-mail address at the top right of the front page of creaturerock.com. We love meeting more music lovers!

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

Hello beautiful people!

Hello San Francisco! And friends and fans everywhere.

Back to the city-home-studio, at least for a minute, where new energy is put into motion, and old energy is channeled back in! Michael Creature made it back from her solo tour through the Southwest! She embraced the art of recording in her car, rocked electrified on the lip of the Grand Canyon, and composed, most spiritually fulfilled, in the Petrified Forest.

Her travels were funded by shows played from California to Colorado, in RV parks, music venues, restaurants, private residences, and B&Bs. Thanks to everyone who bought the album, who welcomed live music into their audio space, especially in places where the Internet has yet to arrive.

Huge love to the Laughing Horse Inn in Taos, NM, where Michael made the stage for 8 nights consecutively, entertaining and performing. Her tour was really infused with cosmic life there, but truly, it was due to the amazing musicians and artists that she communed with.. Special thanks to Ramsey, Grey, Julia, Toni, Erin, Patton, and Donald for bringing so much love, laughter, and wisdom to the music and "to my soul".

So Michael wasn't sleeping in her car the whole time (wink wink). Everyone knows no tour is complete without an impromptu freshening up from many long nights on the road, alone and alive, yet a bit weathered, at a legendary-rock-photographer's creative and comforting homestead, of course! Thanks Baron! we've got the connection!

And out in Colorado, Michael played a full house at one of her favorite spots - Front Range - and reconnected with her co-producer Johnny, who escorted her on to Utah. They have scheduled a week of recording back in the studio in coming months, to work on the upcoming Creature Sessions.

We do want to tell you all about the new album, and the new people contributing, and how Michael has been doing nothing but playing her piano since her return. How no one has really even seen her face , but can her hear intricate finger picking through the alleys of San Francisco. But we can't tell you yet, because she hasn't emerged from her musical bubble. Stay tuned and in tune.

Michael's experiences watching the sunsets in the Southwest, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah have definitely shaped the feel of her new album. But really she was just honored to play with and for so many great people who made her feel as though she was needed and her purpose was recognized. Thanks to all the great bands she had the joy of playing with. Gemma, Stephan, and Numani, your gypsy music still makes me dance and live. Thanks to Grass it Up for loaning me their Martin and sharing the stage.

We should take a moment to remind everyone that Naked is available for sale on iTunes now, search for "oh my naked" and then buy a copy!

Also, hook up a good friend and let them know about how to sign up for Michael's Creature News. Just enter their e-mail address at the top right of the front page of creaturerock.com. We love meeting more music lovers!

Let's all take a moment of silence for a long-time companion of Michael's her loving canine protector shar-pei/lab mix Huaningu, who has passed on after 7 years of unconditional love. Huaningu accompanied Michael from the east coast to the west, and is sorely missed.

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

Beautiful Listeners, Show Comers, and Artists,

We bring you inspiration for the soul, fun for the spirit, and healing for the body.

I would like to introduce you to a muse of mine! Image an embodiment of maverick tenacity, illustrious beauty of presence, a woman of multi-faceted talents and flavors, a poet of penetrating truth...., thank you, you are very kind, but I am speaking of Blake More. Yes, more, give us more........ Her new book, entitled, godmeat is a collection of prose, poetry, colour artwork, and contains a DVD of imagery, voice, and "sushimi." This book sits beside me as i write music and refuels my imagination. Blake's writing urges me into worlds as I drink throat coat in the mornings. Please give yourself a moment to take her into your cells and check out her living work. www.snakelyone.com and www.godmeat.com

Love this and Tune in!!!! BLAKE THE SNAKE and MICHAEL CREATURE on Mendocino County Community Radio. This Monday, Feb. 11th, from 7-8 California time, Blake is being interviewed on the show "Women's Voices" and will be playing selections from Michael's delicious new album, "Naked". Click the web-site and listen live at http://www.kzyx.org/

Make the Show! Michael will be playing again at the Bay View Boat Club on the Third Thursday, Feb.21st! This is a fun place on the water, with amazing, veteran players all night long. Oh My! is Michael(the girl) Scott Parker and Michael (the man) McKevitt , bassist extraordinaire. Hope to see you there!

We have some new additions to the website. Check the photos page to see works by Rock photographers, Michael Zagaris, the infamous Jim Marshall, and some Oh My! shots of Michael creature and crew. A new bio is up, and we are doing some ongoing redesigns to accommodate to many of our new friends and fans, so check back frequently.

And last but vital, especially for us musicians, I have recently become involved in a project for musicians in San Francisco County, called MAP. (The Musician's Acupunture Project). It is the brainchild of licensed acupuncturist Amy Hanks, and the treatments are addressing and relieving stresses induced by extended performances. Interesting fact: Chinese medicine and acupuncture can address pain, arthritis, carpal tunnel, repetitive strain injuries, respiratory issues, eye, ear, throat, emotions, addiction control, and many other symptoms overlooked by western medicine. I am truly healing from sessions with Amy, and would recommend her to anyone. For more information, go to www.sfbaymap.org. You must be a musician to participate, and it is very affordable! Ms. Hanks also does private sessions for non-musicians (www.acupunctureartistry.com).

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

"To change one's life:
1. Start immediately
2. Do it flamboyantly
3. No exceptions (no excuses)!"
- William James

Hello beautiful people!

It's been quite a wild ride over the past 6 months for the edgy rock diamond, Michael Scott Parker. And quite a lot of work and discipline. But all for the sake of creature rock. She is pleased to bring you the new and improved, creative and uncompromising, sensual and intellectual Oh My! Lots of good news for you all!!!! And again, we thank you for your support, interest, and unconditional love!!

Michael creature moved the Pink Elephant recording studio to the center of San Francisco, CA! Great job to M&M management for getting Oh My! to the center of the creative movement. There is a major transition going on in the music industry right now that has led us to think about the level of artistic independence demanded by Michael's pursuits.

As an entrepreneur in her own right, Michael has successfully incorporated as an independent record label, Oh My! Music!!!!!!!!!! The vision is to involve the most talented artists and musicians, and provide authentic music, visual/audio media, and unique performances to her audiences in the Bay area and beyond.

Like we said before, the music industry is changing. This is not your typical record label, but then again, Oh My! isn't your typical band! The business/label/music publishing company serves the creatives and their array of projects and authentic products. Along with the release of world wide distributed music and eccentric music performances, the business will be organizing art shows and releasing printed media from select artists, photographers, and designers. And you are going to love the Oh My! merchandise, which is based on Michael's paintings and comic book characters. This is the place to get not only your favorite art-wares, but where you also support the artists and musicians who make them, directly!

The long-awaited album, Naked, is worth the anticipation. In addition to the move to California, the rebanding process, and production and mastering on the album, Michael has completed an entire series of acrylic paintings, which are featured as the album art. And the powerfully striking album cover has the fingerprint of none other than (Rolling Stone magazine's first photographer) Baron Wolman!

Naked will be available for sale soon off creaturerock.com, cdbaby.com, and itunes. Also, we will have shirts and stickers available at shows and online. We will keep you informed of the release party!! Michael will be there, selling and autographing copies of Naked for a fans only discount. Hope to see you there!

The search continues to flesh out Michael's creative vision. She is currently seeking an upright / electric bassist, so if you have any leads in the Bay area, please let her know.

Check out Oh My!'s youtube video channel at http://www.youtube.com/creaturerock

HUGE LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!! -----

Oh My! rocks the Bay View Boat Club in San Francisco. Thanks to Mike McKevitt for standing in on bass guitar, and big thanks to Mike Dingle for inviting us back!

Check out a video of them performing "Good with a Knife" on youtube.

Michael is looking for drummers and upright bassists! Females are encouraged to get in touch.

Michael has said good-bye to Colorado (for now) and has set up her recording studio in downtown San Francisco! The Colorado Springs Gazette concluded their coverage of Michael's artistic endeavors in a Go! article on May 4. She continues to work and master with her producer, John Standish of City Tracks, through their mysterious ways of over-the-states interconnectedness.

Michael is excited by the abundance of musicians and venues, and is moving quickly in the Bay area, rebuilding Oh My! and finishing the artwork for the upcoming album, Naked. She already has an entire new body of work that she is starting to record in her new California creative space.

Along with her musical output, there has been an overflow of artwork from the eccentric enigma, reflecting her travel out west as well as her inventive imagination. The artist/musician has made a lasting mark on the wild west. Her flavor is already becoming irresistable in the dynamic city of San Francisco. Updates on upcoming events to follow.

As a break from Michael's daily studio recording, she traveled to Las Vegas, NM to do some acting.

You can hardly recognize the platinum beauty in her 70's Texas pharmacist attire! Michael Scott Parker recently performed a stunt for the Coen Brothers' upcoming film, No Country for Old Men.

The stunt included an exploding car and the shattered windows of a pharmacy set.

Check out Michael Scott Parker and Karen Spritzer Flores at the V-Bar on Sunday, June 4 at 9:00PM! This duo is magic and the show will kick some serious butt!

80's eclectic group Sassy Jones is pleased to make use of Michael's delectable voice in their tunes for their one-time reunion at the upcoming Magic 99.5 Red, Waite, and Blue Festival in Albuquerque, NM, June 30.

Oh My!'s producer, John Standish, plays keys for Sassy Jones. They are thrilled to be playing with John Waite after 25 years of rocking out.

Oh My! will be performing at the V-Bar in Colrado Springs on Sunday, June 4 at 9PM. Come catch Michael Scott Parker and Karen Flores, performing together for the first time!

Oh My! is auditioning female musicians to join with Michael for a new sound.

Michael Scott Parker is trying to put together a great group of dedicated, inspiring, imaginative, and talented women to share a European tour experience, studio recording, and many other performance opportunities.

Specifically, she is looking for a drummer, bassist, and keyboard player. Backup vocals are a plus. Classic strings or other unorthodox instruments are encouraged to audition as well.

Although Oh My! is an all original sound, the musical category embodies aspects of other woman rockers, such as: PJ Harvey, Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Bjork, Mazzy Star, and Rasputina.

If you are willing and motivated to take your musical talent in a new direction, with more serious commitments; and you have original ideas and gifts you are willing to contribute, please contact:

michael@oh-mymusic.com

Michael Scott Parker is back in the studio, finishing her upcoming album Naked, with producer John Standish. Gigs will be minimal due to time constraints in the studio, but keep checking in!

Michael is also working on the first volume of the Pink Elephant Gray Man Series, which will include original illustrations, artwork, poetry, and comics.

Listen to Michael in a live radio interview on the Paddy Mac show on the world famous solar-powered radio station, KTAO 101.9 at 3PM MT!

Michael will be performing at the El Monte Sagrado resort in Taos, NM on Thanksgiving Night!

Michael Scott Parker to play at the Colorado Springs Independent's "Best Of" costume party at the Fine Arts Center. Come if you are invited, her costume's worth the cost of admission!

Michael Scott Parker has been booked for a TESSA benefit at Cedars Jazz Club, October 7 at 6:30PM.

directions here

Michael Scott Parker Nominated for Award

Michael is one of three finalists for the Peak Area Performance and Artists Awards (PAPAAs) in the category of Popular Music / Solo-Duo!!! Final award announcements will be made at the awards ceremony on Sept. 19 at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Call (719) 475-2465 to reserve seats, it's a red carpet event.

Gig scheduled for the V Bar, July 20 at 9:30PM...Michael will be playing music from her upcoming album, Naked.

SNEAK PREVIEW of the upcoming album, Naked:
"Fighting the Good Fight"

And a track from Oh My:
"Painting Pictures"

Come see Michael and opening act Xanthe perform at the V Bar in Colorado Springs at 9:30PM!

Lovely and Productive in the UK - April 2006

Michael's trip to Edinburgh, Scotland proved liberating for the prodigious musician. She and her mother Ramsey, both devoted to hard work involved in touring, enjoyed Edinburgh's scenery and got a number of great pubs playing her album in the short time she was there. Sending a pre-release of "Naked" to the BBC, Radio 1 for review, Oh My! is working the ropes of the UK, where Michael hopes to get air play and new fans alike. So far, the beautiful land of Scotland has not only welcomed her, but inspired her, and she plans to honor the spirit of this country, with some exploration on the bagpipes!