a documusical inspired by the life of Octavia E. Butler
Howdy, Friend! Thank you for staying with us through this long year! Though we haven’t shown you as much new material in 2022 as we did in 2021, we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes. We’re so pleased today to share with you the brand spanking new artwork for the Octavia of Earth Volume […]
It’s no joke, I’m not kidding: Skip the Needle will debut brand new songs from the upcoming Octavia of Earth, Vol. 2 album THIS FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 as part of Little Village Foundation’s No Foolin’ artist revue at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley (scroll down to the bottom of the linked page for tickets). Details: That’s […]
Thank you for being part of our community! We’re so grateful to announce that we made our end-of-year fundraising goal and then some! We were aiming for $5,000, and we currently have $5,387 in our GoFundMe! Octavia of Earth, Volume 2 update The six new tracks from Skip the Needle are getting mixed and mastered and will be […]
Ho ho ho, Friend! Okay, I know Christmas is over and Kwanzaa is in full swing already, but I just love playing Santa. Got some more goodies for you today! VOICES from the past Last year for the holidays, our friends at Voices: Lesbian A Cappella for Justice recorded a beautiful and tender rendition of […]
Happy Holidays, Friend! We hope your solstice was a bright one. The holidays can be a hard time of year for many in our community, and with so many people separated from their families (chosen or otherwise) this year, we wanted to share some extra love with you. Read on for some special holiday treats! […]
WOOOOOOO! We hit our first benchmark fundraising goal of $2,500 last night! This is people power! Meeting that goal means we can make our second installment of payments to Skip the Needle in time for Christmas and go into the recording sessions this weekend fully able to focus on the music. Thank you so deeply to everyone […]
New music is in the works with Skip the Needle! I’m writing with my producer hat on today. First of all, THANK YOU for bringing your energy to our virtual variety series last winter and spring (or at least taking the time to read our emails)! It’s so comforting to know that our work has moved you […]
I’m stoked and grateful to have an OpEd in 48 Hills! Here’s the full text – you can also check it out on the 48 Hills website directly. 🙂 – Anand Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was a visionary artist. Since the publication of her first novel, Patternmaster, in 1976, millions of people have read her words. Countless artists and activists—including Janelle […]
Newsflash! Hi Friends! By now, you know what this email list is all about: Octavia of Earth, the musical inspired by the real life of science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. We’ve done live workshops, recorded a studio album, released it on CD and mp3, launched that release, and now we’ve got even more exciting news. The full […]
CONTACT: Anand Jay Kalra – (734) 845-2577, anand@uncagedlibrarian.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTAVIA OF EARTH, MUSICAL INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, COMES TO OAKLAND Saturday, September 28, 2019, 659 14th Street – free and open to the public 2pm welcome, 3pm historic AAMLO tour, 4pm performance, 5pm Q&A, 5:30pm Reception Oakland, CA – September 12, […]