We are fundraising for a new album and with it a celebratory kick-off show with raffles, prizes, and the beautiful Libertine Belles!!
We will have raffles from Kobos Coffee, Re-Run, Upcycle Bike Show, and tickets to shows, and a silent auction for a beautiful cello drawing made with numbers.

Ashia & the Bison Rouge New Album Fundraiser Show!
w/The Libertine Belles
Patti King
Thursday May 24th
8pm door, 8:30 show
Special Guests, Raffle, and Prizes!!
$5 advance
$8-15 door
$20 Pre-sale for the new CD
BUY THESE TICKETS HERE!!!

HERE IS THE ONLINE DONATION KICKSTARTER and HUMOROUS VIDEO!!

The tour is going grand in Central Europe, with interesting venues, co-bills, collaborations, recordings, and all around wonderment. I finally mustered up the courage and energy to write a small tour blog of my cellist songbird travels.

Berlin, DE 2011/2012
Warsaw, PL April 25th
Poznan, PL
Wroclaw,PL
Ostrava, CZ
Brno, CZ
Still to come (I’m a little behind- much life to live!)
Praha, CZ
Reznov, CZ
Brno, CZ
Praha, CZ

Amidst all my touring in Central Europe, I’m starting the process of recording a new album and as part of that I’m running a Kickstarter to help raise funds!! For those of you not familiar with online fundraisers- Basically its a way of you supporting a new album financially and in return you receive gifts of gratitude. My gifts span from postcards sent on the road, chachkis I find in my travels, lessons in cello or voice, house concerts, and a beautiful illustrated lyric book.
Please donate here if you’d like to help!

My good friend and incredible photographer Ben Z Mund took some really beautiful, amazing photos of us at The Beech Street Parlor last month. Please go to the Media/Photo Page to peruse our new photos! Here is our Bison Rouge Triptych from that shoot:

This was the first winter I spent not traveling/touring since moving to Portland, and I’m not sure I’d like to again. I purposefully slowed down a bit, to calm down from last year’s touring shenanigans, but only for a bit, and found myself sinking into some anxiety, depression, and existential searching. Though, in the short days of the darkest of the months I managed to start creating and finding new means of performance. I finally took the electronic plunge and started working with my cello neighbor’s looping pedal! Which initially, I thought this would prove to be difficult, but I found an ease with this analog machinery. A few songs have already been written and there will be more to come!

Its as though the underground, under the skin, rhizome of my psyche, waiting for the warmth of the stage, is starting to shoot out its life deep into the earth and out into the sky. Pretty soon there will be stalks of energetic tours, but for now…
There are some upcoming shows in the Portland and Seattle area where these new adventures will grow:

Scenic Roots House Concert with Ashia (and Pot Luck!) at The Beery House Seattle!
Saturday March 3rd
1419 19th Ave (19th and E. Union)
Seattle, WA 98122
Potluck starts at 6:30 (bring something to share)
Music starts at 8PM (bring donations for the musicians)
all ages, all welcome

Shook Twins & John Craigie with Ashia and the Bison Rouge
I’m first right at 8pm!!
Sunday March 4th
Mississippi Studios
3939 N. Mississippi Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
$8.00 advance, $10.00 day of show
Doors 7:30 Show 8pm
21+

March 17th St. Patrick’s Show
Lovecraft Bar
Portland, OR
Details to come!