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Markita Moore / Frenchlick

Kids and songs are a lot alike.

About Me

I'm just a gal trying to raise some kids and make some music.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/3/2005
Band Website: frenchlickmusic.net
Band Members: markita moore - vocals and guitar ... and others as they may come.
Influences: mom's old record collection (stevie wonder, police, steely dan, earth wind & fire, chicago, santana, chuck mangione, queen, war, dramatics, isley brothers, gino vanelli, luther vandross, lionel richie, star wars soundtrack, those christmas albums, and on and on...)elementary school band class (trumpets, clarinets and flutes oh my.) every video that got play on The Jukebox (esp. salt n peppa, mc lyte, queen latifah, public enemy, krs-1, doug e fresh, slick rick.)middle school band class.high school band class. bach, beethoven, bizet, brahms, chopin, debussey, dvorak, haydn, hummel, hindemeth, joplin, medelssohn, rachmaninov, schoenberg, schubert, shostokovich, sibelius, strauss, stravinsky, tchaikovsky, vivaldi, wagner, and especially percy grainger. soundgarden. edward sissorhands soundtrack.college band class. radiohead. miles davis, nina simone, billie holiday, sarah vaughn, ella fitzgerald, michael headges, michael manring, ani difranco, tuck and patti, king's x, detachment kit, tv on the radio. life, esp. people and their stories.my own motherhood.
Sounds Like: progressive-minded folk to the soul to the rock
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

may 2007 french_lick music newsletter

Hello Folks,The month of May means warmth!  That alone makes me happy.  Things are moving faster than I am able to perceive at the moment... it feels like life is standing still.  It's ...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Sat, 12 May 2007 10:30:00 PST

april 2007 frenchlickmusic newsletter

Hello!Markita here with your monthly update on current events!  If you read this newsletter, holla back!  I really like hearing from you!Do I sound like I'm chipper?  I am!  It must be the celestial a...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:13:00 PST

march 2007 frenchlick_music newsletter

march 2007 frenchlick_music newsletterBonjour!Joni had Jaco. Michael Hedges had Michael Manring. I have Phelan!We played an acoustic duet last night at the Lager House in Detroitand it was awesome. ...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:11:00 PST

feb 2007 newsletter

Hello!It's February and it's cold, but that's not stopping the music! Infact, it's moving in exciting directions over here. I have beenworking with an drummer and an upright bassist, so you can expe...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:23:00 PST

I play Trumpet in Eric Dilworth's Band

I first saw Eric Adam Dilworth and his band at the Fourth Street Fair last summer in Detroit.  I was so impressed by their performance that I begged to be a part of his group.  Since then, w...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:39:00 PST

january 2007 newsletter

January 2007 Markita Moore/ frenchlick_music newsletter Hey People! I know it's been a while since I last sent a newsletter out.  In fact, it's been so long that some of you may not even re...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:26:00 PST

sept 2006 newsletter

Welcome to Markita Moore's Sept.2006 Newsletter!School's In!I dropped my kids off today for their first day of preschool at University Preparatory Academy. I was the last mom to leave... none of the ...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:33:00 PST

august 2006 newsletter

Hello Dears, It's hotter than a pair of sweatpants full of barbecue.  Cool off with some music.  You can check me out at these shows.  Some are even air-conditioned.  I have appre...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:04:00 PST

july 2006 newsletter

July 2006 -- Markita Moore -- acoustic/rock/soul -- www.frenchlickmusic.net-- www.myspace.com/frenchlickmusicI'm pacing back and forth in my house, having quite possibly one of the worst days since m...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:46:00 PST

june 2006 frenchlick_music newsletter

Hello All,   Well I've gone and done it.  I moved from suburban Downtown Plymouth to the big city - Detroit.  I'm a five minute walk from Wayne State's campus and five minute bike ride ...
Posted by Markita Moore / Frenchlick on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:01:00 PST