Sweet Good-byes to San Francisco

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!!!!!! -----

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Camping Canyon Creature

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!!!!!! -----

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God Meat

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!!!!!! -----

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Rocking San Francisco

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.

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the Naked Creature

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!!!!!! -----

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Creature Rehearsal

A new video is up on youtube of Oh My! rehearsing. Features Michael Scott Parker and Guillermo Arce, check it out:

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Calling all Creatures!

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

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Hotel Utah

Michael at the Hotel Utah in San Francisco

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Headed to California

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 irresistible in the dynamic city of San Francisco. Updates on upcoming events to follow.

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