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shannon curtis

US Tour in October & November- mark your calendar!

About Me

When Shannon Curtis was 5, she danced and sang along to her dad playing 40’s-era standards on her family’s baby grand.
When she was 7, her classical piano teacher told her she played like a boy.
When she was 9, she sang into her hairbrush pretending to be Amy Grant.
Just out of college, she shirked her pre-med Biology degree and made an earnest effort as the lead singer in a guitar-based rock band.
Two years ago she found her piano again, started writing love songs, and quit the band. Since then she says it’s been like walking around in an old, comfortable pair of shoes – playing the piano and singing songs about love.
The Los Angeles Times describes Shannon as "... a beautiful piano player who sounds like the love child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones."
Shannon's debut EP, Boomerangs & Seesaws, was released in July 2007 on the tiny Saint Cloud Records label, and the follow up, Paris Can't Have You, was released in March 2008. Constant touring has been building Shannon a devoted following across the country.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/8/2006
Band Website: shannoncurtis.net
Band Members: Just me!

"Paris Can't Have You" Live in Vienna, VA:

Buy "Paris Can't Have You" and "Boomerangs & Seesaws" Online!:

Tee-shirts!!:

Ladies, my first shirt is just for you - because we've all needed this shirt at one point or other! (Fellas, don't be sad, we'll have something for you too soon enough.)

The shirt says "Don't call me." It doesn't actually have my name anywhere on it, which I know seems counter-intuitive - but I figure you can just tell people where the shirt is from when they ask. Because they will ask :)

Please note that this particular brand of shirts is super-comfy - and runs super-small!! If you are usually a Small, you should get a Medium ... if you are usually a Medium, you should get a Large ... you get the idea. They're $20, including shipping - just choose your size and click "Buy Now!"

Size:

Hope, Vol. 1:

'Hope, Volume One' is a compilation CD with proceeds benefiting Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) and features "Paris Can’t Have You" (along with songs by a super bunch of other artists, including Charlotte Martin and Lisa Loeb!). Order your copy of Hope, Volume One today!

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Send Shannon Email!:

[email protected]

What's up, friends! I'd love to hear from ya!

Booking:

Venue and house concert bookings: Saint Cloud Booking

College bookings: Kelly "House" Junker

Record Label: Saint Cloud Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Hey there!How ya doing? I hope you're doing great! :) This newsletter begins with a from-the-road anecdote, but at the end there is some mucho important information about a new show and changed dates...
Posted by shannon curtis on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:46:00 PST

Oh, No -- I Have Sunk to a New Low

Hola, mis amigos!I'm sitting in a café in Salt Lake City this afternoon  it's gorgeous outside. And I couldn't be more thrilled NOT to be in my car today. ;) Yesterday was a beautiful but loooong dr...
Posted by shannon curtis on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:16:00 PST

SHOW AND TELL: WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER "VACATION"

Well, hello there, friends!How are ya doing? I hope your summer has been lovely. After 10,000+ miles in the Jetta, I have arrived back home in Los Angeles. Yay! I'm writing to you from my comfy couch ...
Posted by shannon curtis on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:18:00 PST

A QUICKIE

Good morning! I woke up at the foot of the majestic Rocky Mountains today, and that, I think, automatically makes it a good day. :)  I hope yours is good, too. I don't have much time to write thi...
Posted by shannon curtis on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:48:00 PST

ADVENTURES IN TOURING

Hello from Cleveland!I'm already heading west again on my summer tour  can you believe it? I figure that means it's about time I send along a tour update. If I were to sum it up in one word: fantasti...
Posted by shannon curtis on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:16:00 PST

TO TOUR OR NOT TO TOUR

Hello to my ladies and my fellas!I just can't stop listening to this Al Green greatest hits CD I got a few weeks ago. SO GOOD! The song "I Can't Stop" is actually playing as I type  this is the defin...
Posted by shannon curtis on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:45:00 PST

LET’S ALL GO TO HAWAII!

Hello, my friends! I heard a made-up word the other day that, honestly, has been bugging me and I just have to share: "staycation." I'm sure you've heard of it, too. Because fuel prices are so high, "...
Posted by shannon curtis on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:50:00 PST

Look, Ma -- Im on the Tube!

Hello, all!Video From the Spring TourI stayed up way past my bedtime last night venturing into the wide world of video editing to put together a live video clip for ya! My new buddy Jon from Virginia ...
Posted by shannon curtis on Tue, 20 May 2008 12:33:00 PST

WAS IT A SPRING FLING OR IS IT TRUE LOVE?

Hi, friends!Who likes taking quizzes? To make it interesting, I'm offering a prize if you guess correctly. Ok, here's the question: What does the number 13,647.5 represent?A - The number of instances ...
Posted by shannon curtis on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:42:00 PST

NEW EP "PARIS CAN’T HAVE YOU" AVAILABLE ONLINE TODAY!

Hello from Arizona! I spent the afternoon driving from Phoenix to Tucson -- there were cacti, stunning mesas, and an airplane graveyard. So cool! So, before I head off to sound check for tonight's sho...
Posted by shannon curtis on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:06:00 PST