Welcome:
Welcome to Mark Colety's Gypsies Américain MySpace page. Love the Hard Way and Gram of Love are now both available on iTunes. If you prefer the actual CDs, they can be purchased online exclusively through Amazon.com.
Press:
"The songs offered on [Love the Hard Way] are great . . . He may still be an artist that does everything completely on his own, but it seems likely that even without the backing of a major label he could find success."
-Chris Dahlberg, Cosmos Gaming/Music
"Mark Colety's NEXT EX would make a great hit!"
-Bob Rivers, 102.5 KZOK Seattle
"The instrumentals on [Love the Hard Way] are best described as a cross between traditional pop/rock and alt country with each of the songs striking a nice balance between both styles. . . . the substance it does offer will ensure that listeners continue to come back to Mark Colety's music time and time again."
-Chris Dahlberg, Cosmos Gaming/Music
KZOK compilation CD featuring Mark Colety's single Next Ex (a.k.a Sport) SOLD OUT!!! hope you got your copy while supplies lasted.
-102.5 KZOK Seattle
Venues:
(Mark Colety and/or the Gypsies have performed at the following fine establishments) High Dive (Sat CD release 2009), The Sunset, Conor Byrne (Sold out CD release 2005), Skylark Cafe & Club, Rendezvous, Pyramid Alehouse Beer Garden (Car Toys Stage), Cafe Venus and Mars Bar, O-lounge, Dubliner, and Studio Seven among others.
News:
8.30.09 Get ill, on Capitol Hill at the Comet Tavern October, 25th with "Seattle's illest Rock Trio"!!!
6.3.09 Join us for another fine evening of wholesome debauchery on July 27th with two exceptional touring bands from LA and Michigan (Empty Orchestra & Sangre Sangre) as we rediscover why the Comet has been named in the top 10 dive bars in the country!!!
5.16.09 New show booked for, Thurs. June 4th, Skylark Club in West Seattle.
4.22.09 Thanks to everyone who came out the the show! The CD Release was mad fun!!!
3.1.09 Join the Gypsies on Twitter for the most up to date news! Check it out http://twitter.com/GypsyAmericain
2.14.09 Local favorites RED JACKET MINE to join the Gypsies on the April 18th CD release bill!!!
1.28.09 Check out the full review from Chris Dahlberg http://www.cosmosgaming.com/articles.php?id=1815&article
type=review
1.27.09 Our new website Mark Colety.com is LIVE!!!
1.15.09 CD Release Show Announced!!! Saturday, April 18th, at the High Dive in Fremont will be our official "Love the Hard Way" CD release show. Stay tuned for more news!
12.25.08 Please join us in welcoming our new bass player, Tanya Stokes!!! After months of auditioning, we are happy to announce the decision. Thanks to all who tried out.
Band Bio:
A boy from Seattle, a gal from Nashville, and a boy from SF met up in January of 2009. Mark Colety was looking for two musicians to take his music in a new direction and bring the pain performing live! Hard-hitting local drum mercenary Nick Salzetti was introduced to Colety through a mutual friend and the two clicked right away. Nick ditched his other band that day, they got a practice space in Ballard and began jamming together. Like all bad girls should be met, they found Tanya Stokes online. After months of auditions and just when they were losing heart Tanya answered an add in the Stranger, showed up in her cowboy boots with her bass under one arm, and quietly and modestly kicked their collective ass. Her years of experience and solid groove made all the difference, and Mark Colety's Gypsies Américain was born. The trio became fast friends and set off to back the first two records while developing new music for the upcoming album.
Colety's Bio:
Mark Colety is an American author and musician. Born and raised in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, Colety began studying music when he was only 6, taught himself guitar at age 13, and has been writing and performing his own music ever since. Although he is classically trained in theory and composition, Mark Colety's songwriting is lean and direct, recalling the simple, unadorned style of Neil Young. Nonetheless, his music continues to evolve through his willingness to push his creative boundaries to the limit. He has lived in Seattle, which he considers home, for the past ten years.
Mark Colety began writing at an early age, and studied under renowned poet Edward Kleinschmidt Mayes at Santa Clara University for three years. He worked briefly as a free lance journalist in Seattle, while writing his controversial novel, The Prodigal Ones.
Love the Hard Way:
Love the Hard Way, independently released in November 2008, is Mark Colety’s much anticipated follow up record to his 2005 debut Gram of Love. Recorded at Chroma studio in Seattle, this will be
his second collaboration with producer Brad Zeffren (Nathan Wade, North Twin, Kristen Ward). Love the Hard Way features intense and soulful performances by some of the best musicians in Seattle including bassist Andy Stoller (Tracy Chapman/Atlantic Records), guitarist Jeff Fielder (Sera Cahoone/SUBPOP Records), keyboardist and soundtrack composer Jason Staczek (My Winnipeg/ Film 2007), acclaimed drummer Mike Stone and upcoming solo artist Kristen Ward. On this record Colety assembles a collection of songs searing with raw emotion. Love the Hard Way plunges deep into themes of trust and betrayal, fate and chance, passion, heartache, and mislaid dreams. The end result is a tight, dynamic, & exciting record worthy of critical praise.
Web:
Our new website MarkColety.com is LIVE!!! Register your email for the latest, news, reviews, and show information. Thanks again to Saturated Media for the rockin' design
