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         <title>writing 14.5 songs in 29 days</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>In February, I will be participating in FAWM (February Album Writing Month) found at <a href="http://www.fawm.org/">fawm.org</a>.  I will write 14.5 songs in 29 days -- 1 point something song every 2 days... w00t!</p>

<p>I plan to go on a <b>strict songwriting diet</b> starting February 1 that includes the basic food groups:<br />
<ul><li>Celery,</li><br />
<li>Snickers,</li><br />
<li>Sushi,</li><br />
<li>White mochas (w/whipped cream, of course),</li><br />
<li>...and one break day every week.</li></ul>More news will be posted in the weeks to come about the songwriting progress for February (and how well I stick to my diet). Information on <b>my new album</b>, to be released later in 2008, will follow...</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:58:18 -0800</pubDate>
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<font size="4">upcoming</font><br />
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Please check back for upcoming show dates in 2008.<br />
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         <category>CALENDAR</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:54:13 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>sex and the city fan video to &quot;until i drown&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=U6QVdgugiQQ" target="_new">"Sex and the City" fan video</a> posted on YouTube featuring <a href="http://hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_09_until_i_drown.shtml" target="_new">"Until I Drown"</a> off of <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/naomihall" target="_new"><em>Love Full of Punches</em></a> has been viewed over 400,000 times!  Be sure to check out the video for yourself <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xP79WoXbi_o" target="_new">here</a>.  Thanks for all the kind words regarding the video and the song!  Thinking about making a real music video for this song now.  Hm...</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:55:41 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>new website online</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>New website online.  Some sections still being worked on...</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 00:46:36 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>make first contact</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Send an e-mail by clicking <a href="mailto:naomiATnaomihall.com">here</a>.</p>

<p>For booking, please e-mail <a href="mailto:bookings@naomihall.com?subject=BOOKINGS">bookings@naomihall.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 00:37:44 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>skylark cafe show</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to everyone who came out to the Skylark Cafe.  Photos (taken by fans) have been posted and can be viewed <a href="http://photos.naomihall.com/live">here</a>.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:49:34 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>shows added in march</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Two shows added in March.  Check out <a href="http://www.naomihall.com/calendar">the calendar</a> and be sure to mark yours!</p>

<p>Remember that <strong>"Bride of the Monster"</strong> is enjoying some airtime on one of <strong><a href="http://nbr.rathpa.net" target="_new">Nefarious Bovine Radio's</a></strong> fabulous podcasts and over at <strong><A href="http://monkeyloverecords.com/podcast.aspx" target="_new">Monkey Love Records</a></strong> as well.  Thanks again to those good folks in the UK!</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:43:15 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>dates to be announced</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>I had a very interesting New Year's Eve and spent my first days of 2007 losing my money in Las Vegas.  :-)  Dates for upcoming shows will be announced very soon...</p>

<p>In the meantime, check out <strong>"Out of Me" at <a href="http://sasradio.blogspot.com" target="_new">Short Attention Span Radio</a></strong> (the song gets played before Lavotchkin's "I shot my face off while crazed on crystal meth") and <strong>"Until I Drown" at <a href="http://www.timyoung.net/contrast" target="_new">Contrast Podcast</a></strong> (the song gets played before Tenacious D's "F*ck Her Gently").  <strong>"Bride of the Monster"</strong> is currently enjoying some airtime on one of <strong><a href="http://nbr.rathpa.net" target="_new">Nefarious Bovine Radio's</a></strong> fabulous podcasts and over at <strong><A href="http://monkeyloverecords.com/podcast.aspx" target="_new">Monkey Love Records</a></strong> as well.</p>

<p>Also, don't forget to stop by your local coffee shop and pick up a copy of the Seattle Sinner!  Matthew Goad'x reviews <em>Love Full of Punches</em> and other wonderful things in the world of Seattle entertainment.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:22:25 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>photos from the high dive show</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to all who came out and heard Naomi Hall!  And Crown Aruba and Library Science!  Everyone was awesome!  All photos can be seen <a href="http://photos.naomihall.com/live">here</a>.</p>]]></description>
         <link>http://www.naomihall.com/news/the_december_6th_show_was_awes.shtml</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:45:32 -0800</pubDate>
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"For a millisecond I'm stranded in the air off the precipice, Wile E. Coyote looking deep into the gorge below. Instead of plummeting I just float across the air. I feel funny about it, this isn't supposed to be happening, but, wow, here I am. That's a Naomi Hall song for me. They're dangerous in that I never know what to expect. They're glorious in that they pleasantly surprise me every time. I always fear I'll crash and burn but never do." - <strong><a href="http://www.mungbeing.com" target="_new">MungBeing Magazine</a></strong></p>

<p>"Naomi's latest release is an effervescent euphony of trip-pop, from the local, Seattle area. Using a spartan method of interpretation to her sound, she eschews the more divergent branches of music, and comes out with an interpretation of what can be called, autonomy. <i>Love Full of Punches</i> is a twelve song set, two of which are bonus tracks. Their proclamation of love, and a sublime inspiration, for life's game, ranges from the sanguine, all the way up to pornographic, at times. A cunning headshot on the album's cover, reveals a chanteuse, steeped in her craft. This being the production of pacific type of vibe, known to herald positivity, she does her job well. I'd suggest trying this disc on for size. It's definitely something to surf with, if the internet is your wave of choice, and beyond that, great for tooling around in your car, or even at home." - <strong>Seattle Sinner</strong></p>

<p>"Seattle-based Naomi Hall is an energetic hard-working singer/songwriter who composes electronic rock. Without a hint of irony, she pours her soul out into an opus dedicated to Ed Wood as well as her lead single "Until I Drown", which sounds stripped straight from a Sarah McLachlan b-side remixed by some club DJ. Fantastic harmonies, fiery beats, and piano/keyboard-centric pop all whirl about this enigmatic and friendly songstress." - <strong><a href="http://www.smother.net" target="_new">Smother Magazine</a></strong></p>

<p>"Naomi Hall's new CD <i>Love Full of Punches</i> is available now and, oh, is it a beautiful thing! Naomi's soaringly ascendent voice accompanies spacious instrumentation and a wit that has been described as 'quirky' but that I will call 'rapier'." - <strong>Mark Givens, <a href="http://www.wckrspgt.com" target="_new">Wckr Spgt</a></strong></p>

<p>"Musically, Seattle-based Naomi Hall is quite refreshing and unique. She combines a lot of electronic sounds with a little rock and odd piano-pop. The music on "Love Full of Punches" probably won't bring Naomi to super-stardom, as I Imagine it to be way too alternative for that, but then again, most people probably thought that about Portishead, Massive Attack, Bjork and the likes and they made it." - <strong><a href="http://pastandpresent2.tripod.com" target="_new">Past and Present Webzine</a></strong></p>

<p>"The vocals are the focal point of this CD and they come off very well. Naomi has an evocative and mysterious voice that brings out the edgy quality of her music. They sound a bit bit like something you would hear at a renaissance festival mixed with Bjork. Call it quirky, or maybe ahead of its time, this material is poppy but very unlikely to be popular commercially. It's a bit too fringe for top 40. Take my favorite song for instance: "Bride of the Monster" is a song about the Ed Wood schlock sci-fi/horror B-movie masterpiece. It sounds like a cross between a piano bar song and a show tune. It is totally out there, and very fitting considering the subject material. If you like hearing girls sing songs that are a little dirty and make graphic references to oral sex (which I do) you should check out the song "Drown." Some of this recording also has a heavy sequenced/electronic sound to it that puts it somewhere up in the new wave territory. At times I get a vibe slightly similar to Souxsie and the Banshees. Everything that I am hearing is new and refreshing. It is wild and unpredictable, but it is also classy and sophisticated. I think that it is safe to say that you can take away more from this CD than you could every CD on Billboard's top 100 today." - <strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/neozine" target="_new">Neo-Zine</a></strong></p>

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         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:43:01 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>love full of punches is out</title>
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If you wanna hear something that's half as cool as a Lego Darth Vader, half as sexy as <a href="http://www.wilwheaton.net" target="_new">Wil Wheaton</a> and half the fun of mixing a martini, then be sure to pick up my new album!  It was a blast to make and now I'm psyched to be able to share it with the world!
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Who says three halves can't make a whole?
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<a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/naomihall" target="_new">"Love Full of Punches" is now available at cdbaby.com.</a>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:35:37 -0800</pubDate>
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      <p><font size="2">LOVE FULL OF PUNCHES <strong> </strong></font><br />
        <font size="1">Hall Pass Records 2006 </font><br>
        <font size="1"><b>STATUS:</b> <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/naomihall" target="_new">On Sale</a> </p>
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    <td width="300"><font size="2">Fallen Star </font></td>
    <td width="20"><font size="2">[2:50]</font></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_01_fallen_star.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_01.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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   <td width="220"><font size="2">Our Ocean </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[3:48]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_02_our_ocean.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_02.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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   <td width="220"><font size="2">In That Moment </font></td>
   <td width="20"><div align="center"><font size="2">[2:42]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_03_in_that_moment.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_03.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">Got Away Clean </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[4:11]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_04_got_away_clean.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_04.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">Bride of the Monster </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[3:51]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_05_bride_of_the_monster.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_05.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">Out of Me </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[3:38]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_06_out_of_me.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_06.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">Nothing But Silence </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[4:10]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_07_nothing_but_silence.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_07.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">This Breath Breathed </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[3:46]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_08_this_breath_breathed.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_08.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">Until I Drown </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[2:28]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_09_until_i_drown.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_09.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">From the Outside </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[4:58]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_10_from_the_outside.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_10.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">Nothing But Silence<br>(power mix f/TCTP) </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[3:44]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_11_nothing_but_silence_mix.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_11.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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    <td width="220"><font size="2">Until I Drown (safe edit) </font></td>
    <td width="20"><div align="right"><font size="2">[2:28]</font></div></td>
    <td width="45"><a href="http://www.hallpassrecords.com/lyrics_lfop_12_until_i_drown_edit.shtml" target="lyrics">[lyrics]</a></td>
    <td width="39"><div align="right"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.naomihall.com/mp3/lfop_12.mp3" target="hear">[hear]</a></font></div></td>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:45:55 -0800</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Developed in Miami, Florida at the age of 14, the experimental trip-hop sounds of songwriter/pianist Naomi Hall continues today in Seattle, Washington.  Untouched by the mainstream format of music, Hall moves to a distinct beat.  Her resourcefulness with an out-of-tune piano and a recorder gained her some fame in the late nineties on the New Jersey radio show, <em>Incorrect Music Hour</em>.  Gifted with a voice that echoes the chilling whispers of Suzanne Vega and an ability to assimilate the haunt of Depeche Mode into her own effervescence, the ingenuity set forth in her work is clear.  After moving across the country in 2005, Hall began crafting riffs that would later expand into the infectious and layered melodies that complete her debut album, <em>Love Full of Punches</em>.</p>

<p>Recorded and mixed by Gary Reynolds in Electrokitty Studios (Carrie Underwood, Smashing Pumpkins), <em>Love Full of Punches</em> is addictive music, bursting with Shaggsian rhythms, colorful piano, lyrics that employ rhetorical strategy and undeniable spunk.  While Hall is influenced by fellow musicians and sometimes collaborates with friends, her vision remains as originally intended.  "I get inspired by people and have to go with it, but when it comes to my music, I insist on holding all the cards," she smiles.  This is a good thing, as Hall's work manages to embody a discreet array of gonzo American popular culture while keeping her own trademark whim.  Given this creative energy, the lullaby choruses of "Our Ocean," the driving bassline of "In That Moment" and the ethereal piano harmonies of "From the Outside" are that much more enjoyable.  Hall's work is an alluring break from the familiar and unequivocal proof that music can still be fun.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:30:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<a href="http://myspace.com/naomihall" target="_new">myspace.com/naomihall</a>

<p><a href="http://www.garageband.com/artist/naomihallmusic" target="_new">garageband.com/artist/naomihallmusic</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.artistlaunch.com/naomihall" target="new">artistlaunch.com/naomihall</a></p>

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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:41:41 -0800</pubDate>
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<a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=208147302" target="_new">iTunes</a><br />
<a href="http://musicishere.com/artists/Naomi_Hall/Love_Full_of_Punches" target="_new">Music is Here</a></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:04:13 -0800</pubDate>
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