In case you needed another reason to not miss our upcoming show at The Stone Pony, Lori McKenna has been added to the bill as our very special guest.

Singer/Songwriter Lori McKenna is a staple of the Boston folk music scene. In 2005 her music was brought to the attention of Faith Hill, who fell hard for Lori’s songs. Hill recorded three of them for her album Fireflies. Lori’s way of articulating the love, pain and pathos of domestic life had a huge impact on Hill, and Hill’s very public championing of Lori’s music led other artists to Lori’s songs. Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Alison Krauss, Keith Urban and LeAnn Rimes are among the many that have recorded her songs in recent years.

To attend our show at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ on May 11, 2012, email your names to armgmt@comcast.net to appear on a very special $10 fan club playlist. Your name will appear at the door and you pay for tickets night of show. Doors are at 7PM. Also on the bill that night are Aster Pheonyx and Lisa Bianco.

This is a 3 minute video clip prepared by the United States Embassy, Tel Aviv documenting our recent trip to Israel. We wish we could hit replay on the entire experience. Check it out:

Tuesday- 02.21.12 11 a.m. concert at Kaye College
Audience: 2500 Jewish and Arab high school students
Location: Beer Sheva, Israel

Tuesday 02.21.12 -10:00-11:30 p.m. Free rock concert at Beit Mazya Jerusalem. Open to the public.

Wednesday 02.22.12 11 a.m. – DAD (Drums And Disabilities) workshop
Location: Beit Issie Shapiro – Raanana, Israel

Wednesday 02.22.12 7:30 p.m. concert at Kadima-Tzoran Cultural Center
Location: Center District, Israel

Thursday 02.23.12 11:30 a.m. – workshop/show/talk for Jewish and Arab high school students at Tabita Jewish-Arab school in Jaffa, Israel

Thursday 02.23.12 8 p.m. – concert for general public at Rothchild 12 Club, Tel Aviv. Special emphasis on LGBT community.

Friday 02.24.12 morning – DAD workshop (Drums And Disabilities) workshop
Location: Beit Issie Shapiro – Raanana, Israel

FRIDAY 02.24.12 – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception / Jam Session
Location: Finver Residence, 19 Etzel St, French Hill
Jerusalem

SATURDAY 02.25.12 – 11:30-1:30PM Outreach Concert / Cultural Workshop
Location: Ni’lin Village, Ramallah Governorate, West Bank

SATURDAY 02.25.12 – 7:30 pm-9:00pm Live Performance
Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Bethlehem

Sunday, 02.26.12 11:00-1:00PM – Outreach day in West Bank
Ghaneeha (Sing It!) – Training session (Consulate-sponsored singing competition television show)
Location: Ramallah
Audience: Season 3 contestants and musicians

Sunday, 02.26.12 7:30 pm-9:00pm Live Performance
Location: Caesar Hotel, Ramallah
Audience: General Public

Monday 02.27.12 4:00 pm-5:30pm Live Performance
Location: YMCA, East Jerusalem
Audience: general public and AMIDEAST students

We are very excited to announce that ANTIGONE RISING will travel to Israel and the West Bank as Arts Envoys, a cultural initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. During the trip, from February 18- 29th, AR will perform in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ramallah and other regional cities, leading community outreach workshops and making music with Israeli and Palestinian musicians. We are promoting peace and understanding through good (we like to think) rockin’ American music, a common global language. We will be tweeting our thoughts and pictures, so follow us on twitter @antigonerising.

Don’t forget, our performance and interview session on Acoustic Café will be aired this week. Acoustic Café is a two hour weekly radio show syndicated to more than 75 commercial and non commercial stations as well as Voice Of America. Be sure to check their site for a station in your area, or you can just stream it online http://www.acafe.com/

To celebrate our appearances at the 30A Songwriters Festival this weekend, we are offering a free download of “No Remedy” from our latest CD -23 Red! Be sure to share it with your friends:

Our Acoustic Cafe appearance will be airing week of January 16th on a radio station near you. The appearance includes 4 songs performed live in the studio plus an extensive interview. Check the Acoustic Cafe website to find a station in your market or stream it from their site next week!

This weekend’s 30A Songwriters Festival schedule has been announced:

Saturday night 01.14.12
Pandora’s Main Stage
63 Defuniak Street
Grayton Beach, FL 32459
11PM

Sunday night 01.15.12
The Vue on 30A
4801 W. Co Hwy 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
8PM

Other artists performing at the festival include Indigo Girls, The Bangles, Matthew Sweet, Rodney Crowell, Chely Wright, Michelle Malone, Garrison Starr, Lori McKenna and more. Go to 30A Songwriters Festival for more info.

For the entire month of December, purchase the “23 Red Package” (CD & t-shirt), and the band will autograph (and personalize) the 23 Red CD for you. It’s a great idea for a holiday gift! All orders received by 12.18.11 will be shipped in time for Christmas.

ORDER ONLINE NOW!

It’s the perfect holiday gift idea! Get autographed (and personalized, if you’d like) copies of Kristen Henderson & Sarah Kate Ellis’ memoir, Times Two, Two Women in Love and the Happy Family They Made. It will ship in time for the holidays so long as you get your order in before 12.18.11!

ORDER AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF TIMES TWO NOW!

So, it’s official. We’ve hit the 2nd tier. This means you get to tell us what cover song you’d like to see us perform. We will post a video to You Tube in mid -December. So hop on over to our Facebook page and let us know what song you’d like to see and hear us do.

There’s one more tier left to conquer! If you’d like to see us do an impromptu show in a NYC subway, click the link and share the news…CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW!

The Huffington Post followed Kristen and Sarah through their recent nuptials. Watch all three parts of the video series:

If you couldn’t see us live during our midwest run, we spent 45 minutes live streaming with uDetroit.com. Part interview, part performance – we played four songs – “No Remedy,” “Everywhere is Home,” “One Foot In” and “Borrowed Time.” PLUS we spoke with host Pam Rossi about everything from Charro to who we’d be if we were a Spice Girl. This is must see stuff:

We will be streaming live on the Internet today at 12:20pm EST on www.udetroit.com! Be sure to tune in and watch us live – 4 songs + interview.

Watch this morning’s live television appearance (WGN Morning Show w/ Dean Richards) online now!

If you’re in the Chicago area, be sure to tune in tomorrow morning (11.09.11-Wednesday) to WGN Morning Show channel 9 during the 8am hour! We will be live on the air performing “Everywhere is Home.”

Help us play an impromptu performance in a New York City subway! Just click this link and share the news from our Knockdown Ninja page – join the latest social media revolution!

Christina Santiago was a longtime fan/friend of our band who lost her life in the Indiana State Fair tragedy this past August. She was a passionate activist, loyal friend and loving partner. The entire night will be dedicated to her memory. Our special guest, Daphne Willis, was one of her favorite singer/songwriters. And four of her favorite charities will be on hand that night to raise money and build awareness: Bright Pink, Howard Brown, Amigas Latinas, and Affinity Community Services. Please join us for a very special night.

Wednesday – 11.09.11
Martyrs’ Live
3855 N.Lincoln
Chicago IL
773.404.9494
8PM

The Bangles have invited us out on several of their U.S. tour dates starting in Saturday – October 1st – in Philadelphia at The TLA! Be sure to check our tourdates page for more info.

10/1- Philly, PA – TLA more info.
10/3- New York, NY – Highline Ballroom more info.
10/4- Boston, MA – The Wilbur Theater more info.
10/5- Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony more info.
10/6- Washington DC – 9:30 Club more info.

23 Red was recorded thanks to many generous fans who donated to our Kickstarter Fund. The following video is a pledge reward for Jeannie Luna. She requested we cover “Steppin’ Stone” by The Monkees. Hope you all enjoy it:

Just announced, The Bangles have invited us to be their special guest on Wednesday night, October 5th at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ! Join us for an incredibly special night as we play with one of our favorite bands of all time:

10.05.11
Antigone Rising with The Bangles
The Stone Pony
Asbury Park, NJ
Doors 7PM
All ages, 21 to drink

Starbucks will be adding two tracks from 23 Red to their in-store music rotation. Starting Oct. 6, anytime you walk into a Starbucks location worldwide you may hear our songs Everywhere is Home or Gracefully! We are absolutely thrilled with the news and cannot wait to continue our successful and longstanding relationship with Starbucks.

Want to be in the studio audience this Friday while we perform 2 songs on NBC Philadelphia’s The 10! Show? Be sure to send an email to nbcphiladelphia10show@gmail.com for free tickets!

Then come on out and see us Friday night, 9/9/11, at The Tin Angel – 20 S. 2nd St. in Philly, PA as we celebrate the release of our brand new CD, 23 Red. Doors are at 7PM. Purchase tickets in advance right here!