Hi All -

NEW HOPE, PA — Talisman the band is back at the venue that brought them out of retirement! Here them perform selections from their CD The Wicked World's Come of Age, old favorites & new music at this 18+ venue. June 6th at 3pm
NOTE: THIS IS A SMOKING VENUE
John & Peter's
96 South Main Street
New Hope PA 18938
215-862-5981
www.johnandpeters.com

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DOYLESTOWN, PA - Thursday, May 7th, Talisman the band performs selections from "The Wicked World's Come of Age", old favorites & new music (including a NEW! Bad Company cover that will blow you away) at this 21+ venue. 8pm Andrew Portz opens

Puck Live! - Doylestown, PA
Printers Alley
Doylestown, PA 18901
215.348.9000

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OFFICIAL SITE - Our home sweet home on the web!
MySpace - Be our friend and we'll be yours!

Facebook - Write on our wall and poke us!

Twitter - Get instant updates! Do you tweet?
YouTube - See us live (sort of :-)
The Next Big Sound - Be a mogul and add us to your label!
Reverbnation - Listen to tunes, see some video, check out our blog

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Buy some stuff! CDs & T-shirts
DIRECT PURCHASE - Buy CDs & T-shirts straight from the band - no middle man (PayPal ONLY)
CDBaby - Buy the CD from the internet's largest retailer of indie music (INTERNATIONAL SALES)
DigStation - Download our songs and the CD artwork digitally!
Amazon - Download us digitally via amazon.com
iTunes - Look for us in your iTunes store

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Yeeeee haw Talismaniacs!

We're barely into 2009 and it is already shaping up to be a busy one! Talisman the band is THRILLED to tell you that we are continuing to create & put together new music and are fine-tuning our sound. We are practicing very regularly and are truly becoming (as Jim put it) "a well-oiled machine". There is nothing quite so thrilling as a great song, played well by a group of good friends.

Speaking of new music, you MUST get out to hear our newest song WALK AWAY (I can only say that for a limited amount of time yet since we have a yet-unnamed tune hot on its heels). It rocks so good it will kick your arse to California. WALK AWAY is an absolute showcase for our "sound".

If you want to hear WALK AWAY, plus the other new ones, old favorites and, of course, the music from our CD The Wicked World's Come of Age, here are your opportunities (MORE TO COME)...

Thurs - 2/5 - 8:30pm
Puck Live!
Printers Alley - Doylestown, PA 18901
215-348-9000
with the Michael Kurman Band
Sat - 2/14 - 9:30pm
John and Peter's
96 S. Main Street - New Hope, PA 18938
215-862-5981

Wed - 3/11 - 7:00pm
Chaplin's Music Cafe
66 N. Main St - Spring City, PA
610-792-4110

Fri - 3/27 - 8:00pm
Dawson Street Pub
100 Dawson Street - Philadelphia PA 19127
215-482-5677

Be the 10th person at any show to bring a print out of this ad and get a FREE t-shirt. Bring some friends!

Peace out and rock on -
C

UPCOMING SHOWS

Wed - 3/11 - 7:00pm
Chaplin's Music Cafe
66 N. Main St
Spring City, PA
610-792-4110

Fri - 3/27 - 8:00pm
Dawson Street Pub
100 Dawson Street
Philadelphia PA 19127
215-482-5677

Thu - 5/7 - 8:30pm
Puck Live!
Printers Alley
Doylestown PA 18901
215-348-9000

It's a New Year folks, and we've been busy with a great new song! It's called "Walk Away" which we will be debuting at all of our upcoming shows

See below for upcoming shows!!

Come on out..........you won't be disappointed

Mike De

As I sit here on Christmas Eve, I can only look back on 2008 with extreme pride, Talisman the Band (Crys, Steve, Jim and I) released "The Wicked World's Come of Age". A collection of songs
that represent just about every emotion; Love, Hate, Pain, Anguish, Desire, and Loss.

I believe we captured these emotions quite well in how we painstakingly recorded and mixed
the album with the help of Pete Davis at Signal Sound. I think I can speak for all of us when I say that the album far exceeded all of our expectations.

On Aug 31st, 2008 we performed our first gig in 14 years at John and Peter's in New Hope to
a packed house. It was absolutely thrilling; we performed almost flawlessly (at least Crys, Steve, and Jim did) and the energy in the crowd was electric.

Our goal in 2009 is to get our music out to as many people as possible, and to continually improve our playing as a band, as we feel that we are not quite the "well oiled machine" that
we need to be (we are our own worst critics). Crys has been tirelessly "pounding the pavement" lately, playing acoustically 2-3 times a week at various open mics in the area, making connections and creating a "buzz". You go Girl!!! Anyway, I think it's working, let's keep our fingers crossed.

Our next gig is Thursday, Feb 5 at Puck in Doylestown. Hope to see you there!!

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to all!!

Mike De

Greetings All!

The winter solstice (12/21) marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, and its noontime elevation appears to be the same for several days before and after the solstice. Hence the origin of the word solstice, which comes from Latin solstitium, from sol, “sun” and -stitium, “a stoppage.” Following the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and the nights shorter. For more info on Winter Solstice, click HERE.

Why all the mystical hub-bub? Well, a solstice marks a season of change. It's the awakening of a new season and the closure of another. That's very much what it feels like for Talisman. We have had a terrific 2008. It marked our official reunion, the completion & release of The Wicked World's Come of Age, old songs, new songs, a great newspaper article in the Northeast Times and a great road map for 2009. Already some very neat things are on the horizon (more details to come on that ;-) and though 2008 was really great, 2009 will be divine (We really can't help ourselves).

We hope to see everyone for a festive outing tomorrow at Espresso Yourself at 6441 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19135 (215) 333-1212 starting at 8pm. Lead singer chick C will be playing selections from the CD and some other favorites. So bring your ears and your appetite - there are terrific sandwiches (the wraps are favorites along with the veggie grilled cheese) and goodies (cookies, cakes & ice cream) to fill you up; not to mention a great tea selection, wonderful coffees and deadly good hot chocolate. Give your holiday shopping a rest, kick back and relax and come out and Support Philly Local Music.

NEWS! Talisman has just been invited to play an Acoustic Music Showcase in Bucks County in early January. We'll pass on the details shortly.

All in all, it was a wonderful year and we would like to take the time to whole heartedly thank everyone for such terrific support and enthusiasm - particularly: Karen, Norma, Pamela, Rich, Miryam, Judi & Jim, KC and our families.

We hope your winter solstice was a happy one and sincerely wish you all a jubilant holiday season!

Peace on earth -
Talisman the band
C, Jim, Mike & Steve