OTEP issues an update from the road

Salutations from Framingham, Massachusetts,

I write to you today with tales of chaos & conquest deep in the savage archipelagos of the American empire. As always, the rugged gypsy life of a rock'n'roll poet is weird and wild, but we are blessed to have this incredible opportunity and appreciate every moment - yes, the peaks AND valleys.

We have done many tours, played many shows, met many people (of varied backgrounds and economic statuses) but there is something very different this time. The levels of transformative energy and intensity of the audiences is new and mysterious.

There is a seductive craving emanating from every crowd we meet. A longing for emotional and artistic release in the deep, dark, fleshy folds of spiritual intercourse. The music, the madness, the mania summoned and conjured in these live shows is beyond my ability to describe it. But I will try.

The fans arrive amped and ready. Our energies converge (like phantoms) in electrical pulses as the membranes of our expectations and excitement grow and collide. The anticipation is deadly. The lights darken, the music erupts, and voices and souls explode into the limitless atmosphere.

In those darkened moments of extreme radiance, we exist in all forms, in all times, past, present, & future: "all that was, all that is, all that will ever be".

Indeed.

We are no longer slaves to our senses, we are no longer bound to the judgements of others, we are no longer anchored to our fears or sorrow. No! We've nosedived into the swirling, churning deluge of art and music and suddenly we are eternal.

It matters not if there are 5 people in front of us or 5000. It is the passion, the intensity, and belief that matter. This is a tour I will not soon forget. Every show counts, every fan counts. Thank you for believing.

Music Saves.

Otep Shamaya
(writer/singer/reprobate)




Upcoming Dates:

7/2/2010
Eleanor Rigby's
Jermyn
PA
7/3/2010
Irish Centre of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
7/5/2010
Modelo Bay
Eden
NC
7/6/2010
Ground Zero
Spratanburg
SC
7/7/2010
THE ROCK SHOP
Fayetteville
NC
7/8/2010
Oasis
Charleston
SC
7/9/2010
Jessye Norman Ampitheater
Augusta
GA
7/10/2010
CULTURE ROOM
Ft. Lauderdale
FL
7/11/2010
FLOYD‘S MUSIC STORE
Tallahassee
FL
7/12/2010
Seville Quarter
Pensacola
FL
7/13/2010
FIRE
JACKSON
MS
7/14/2010
THE PARISH
New Orleans
LA
7/15/2010
New Daisy Theatre
Memphis
TN
7/16/2010
THE BLUE GOAT
Salina
KS
7/17/2010
THE MARQUEE
Tulsa
OK
7/18/2010
Aftershock
Shawnee
KS
7/19/2010
BLACK SHEEP
Colorado Springs
CO
7/20/2010
Railyard
Billings
MT
7/21/2010
Pennington Fairgrounds
Rapid City
SD
7/24/2010
EL CORAZON
Seattle
WA
7/25/2010
Hawthorne Theater
Portland
OR
7/26/2010
Bend Event Center
Bend
OR
7/27/2010
Vibes Main 1
Medford
OR
7/30/2010
The Boardwalk
Orangevale
CA
8/1/2010
BRICK BY BRICK
San Diego
CA
8/2/2010
The L.A.B.
Riverside
CA
8/3/2010
The Electric
St. George
UT
8/4/2010
Area 702
Las Vegas,
NV
8/5/2010
Galaxy Concert Theatre
Santa Ana
CA
8/6/2010
Club Red
Tempe
AZ
8/7/2010
GATOR’S
Farmington
NM
8/8/2010
Club Khaos
Amarillo
TX
8/9/2010
The Village
Little Rock
AR
8/11/2010
THE WARSAW
Houston
TX
8/12/2010
Bottom's Up
Laredo
TX
8/13/2010
WHITE RABBIT
San Antonio
TX
8/14/2010
Lewisville Convention Center
Lewisville
TX
8/15/2010
Club 101
El Paso
TX
8/17/2010
KEY CLUB
W.Hollywood
CA


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Jason Fisher    July 01, 2010