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12.24.04
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
12.08.04
Thursday, January 13th,
Time TBA
sponsored by Rose
Red Productions @
Sylvie's Lounge
1902 W. Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL
9:00PM DOORTIME
9:30PM SHOWTIME
21+ / $7 at Door
12.02.04
Check out the latest review of "Field" in
The Illinois Entertainer
Heading to L.A. to record the full-length Field may have been
the best plan of attack for pop/rock locals MariZen. The female
fronted foursome teamed up with experienced producer DeWayne Barron
(Matchbox Twenty), who lifts the group's zesty rhythms, new wave aura,
and Blondie-esque beats to the next level. "Real" could
potentially break out as a single, and even if it doesn't, should at
least attract larger audiences to the band's shows where they'll hear
glossy but not overdone power pop with an '80s tint. (Contact: www.marizen.com).
-- Andy Argyrakis
11.21.04
MariZen is putting the finishing touches on several new
tunes.
You will have to check out the upcoming shows to get a listen.
Also expect a new make over for the website, with new pic's,
info, hopefully some new tunes ect...
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
10.31.04
Happy Halloween from the Zen!
MariZen is currently working on new material, be prepared to hear some
new tunes after the first of the year.
10.09.04
Marizen's Newest Full Length Album "Field"
is now available
at the following locations
Record
Breakers
1588
W Algonquin Rd
Hoffman Estates, IL
(847) 359-7544
Record
Emporium
3346
N. Paulina
Chicago, IL
773.248.1821
Tower
Records
1209
E. Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 619-8777
8.23.04
Come check out the next Zen Show in Chicago at
The Elbo Room
2871 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL
Saturday, August 28th 11:00pm
In other news, Mike Greene is now sponsored by
Curt
Mangan Electric Guitar Strings
Check out their website and order some strings,
Tell them Marizen sent ya.
8.05.04
Thanks to ChicagoGigs.com
"Field" is the Chicago Artist
CD of the week. Check it out!
Also a big thanks to all our new friends on the East Coast.
Thanks to all the Clubs, Bands, and People who came out to the
shows. We had a "Wicked Hardcore Trip!" We look
forward to returning sometime in the near future.
7.19.04
Thanks to everyone who came out to support us at the
Double Door. You made our CD release a huge success.
If you missed the show, you can catch us again
"Field" CD Release Party II!
Monday, July 19th 10:00pm
Q101 Rock Club
The Elboroom
2871 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL
773-549-5549
6.23.04
"Field" CD Release Party!
The
Double Door
Sunday, July 18th 9:00pm
1572 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
773.489.3160
INCH
WORM * VAl EMMICH
Print
Out Tickets Here
6.10.04
IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
We would like to send out an apology to anyone on the MariZen email
list. Someone has been sending spam as well as viruses through
our MariZen Yahoo account. Please do not open any attachments
sent from MariZen_Fans@yahoo.com
We are trying to remedy this problem and will hopefully have our email
list up and running again soon. We understand if you have unsubscribed
from our list and we thank all of you for your patience and
understanding. Again sorry for the inconvenience, we will keep
you posted on this subject.
6.4.04
We are playing a FREE Unplugged show in Chicago!
Minx
Tuesday, June 8th, 9:00pm
111 W. Hubbard
Chicago, IL
(312)828-9000
Doors open @ 8:00pm Shut @ 2:00am
EVERY Tuesday LIVE BLIFF features
$3 Budweiser and Bud Light
$5 Drink Specials
6.3.04
MariZen would like to Thank Joshua and everyone at Rocket Town For
taking care of us in Nashville.
Rocket Town is a great Venue check them out on the web. We had a
great trip, made some new friends as well as fans and will post the
pic's from the show soon. We look forward to playing Nashville
again real soon.
We are on the road again this Friday playing at
Station-4
Friday June 4th, 9:00pm
4th and Sibley
St. Paul, MN
651.298.0173
If you are in the area come on out, if you know someone in the area
tell them MariZen is going to put on a kick Ass rock show!
check it out.
5.8.04
FREE Acoustic show w/ Butch Walker!
Friday May 14th, 8:00pm
BASE
Bar at Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
230 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
312-345-1000
Also, MariZen is a featured artist on
mp3collegeradionetwork
4.20.04
MariZen has picked up another clothing sponsor.
Check them out online www.GettoGear.com
Pick up one of their shirts today!
We have our date for the Meca Music Conference
here in Chicago!
MECA
Music Conference
Wednesday May 12th, 9:00pm
The
Beat Kitchen
2100 W Belmont
Chicago, IL
(773) 281-4444
Also our CD Release Party has been pushed back, we'll keep you posted
on the new date and time.
4.12.04
The MariZen full-length CDs are IN! We are selling them for $10.00
available through any of us, website, or at shows.
The CD includes 10
songs.
"Field"
Field 2:33
#1 Fan
2:34
I Want U 2:26
Real 2:33
You 2:14
Little Bit 3:14
Time 3:42
All I Can Give 3:18
Truth 2:47
Roller Coaster 3:23
This Sunday, April 18th, we will have a CD listening party/Street Team
Party at our rehearsal space in Chinatown at the
Midwest Vending Building (3rd floor loft)
1719 S. Clinton Chicago, IL (18th & Clinton)
We will be
performing that evening as well...food and beverages will be provided.
If you want to attend feel free to shoot us an email info@marizen.com
or call 630.640.0694
this is an ALL AGES event! Also we are going to Metro afterwards for
the Saraphine show!
The International Pop Overthrow heads to Chicago this week and next.
MariZen will be performing some acoustic shows to get the party
started and we will be performing as a full band on Monday, April 19th
at Wise Fools Pub for the
IPO "Girl's Night Out."
4.01.04
MariZen is now endorsed by Peeka-Booda Clothing out of L.A.
Check them out on the web at www.PeekaBooda.com
These shirts rock! Buy one today and tell them MariZen sent ya.
You'll see us wearing them on a stage near you.
3.31.04
MariZen has set a date for the "Field" CD Release Party!
The
Double Door
Field CD Release Party
Thursday May 27th, 10:00pm
1572 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL
773.489.3160
(We will keep you posted with the details)
You will be able to pre purchase the CD at our IPO show at Wise Fools
Pub on Monday, April 19th. Also the Zen will be supporting the release of the CD with
small tours throughout the US, starting this April in Indy and
Nashville!
Check the show page for venues and dates.
3.22.04
The new site is up and running, enjoy! We will be adding live
shots from our Q101 Showcase at the Elbo Room as well as updating the
radio request page and fixing minor errors here and there. If
you see any problems with the site contact mike@marizen.com
The CD is being printed and if all goes well we should have them in
our hands the week of April 12th. We will have a date for the CD
release at the Double Door ASAP!
Also thanks goes out to Chris Payne for playing "Field"
on
Q101's Local 101 on 3/7/04.
In other news Mike Greene is now an endorser for Seymour Duncan
Pickups and effects. Mike uses a STHR-1 Seymour Duncan Hot Rail
Lead Pickup
and the
Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster
Pedal.
3.02.004
MariZen is back in
action! We are the featured artist of the week on www.Chicagogigs.com
we have some cool shows in the works, including an all ages event.
Looks like the CD will be ready to print in the next week or
two.
MariZen recently launched a successful College Radio Campaign, we will
post over 50 stations that are spinning the disc and how to contact them
for requests soon!
We will launch another campaign with the release of the CD.
"Field" is receiving numerous reviews thanks to our publicist
Rhonda Kelly. Look for new reviews to be posted on the press page of
this site.
2.25.004
MariZen will be playing a
special Industry Showcase for Q101's Rock Club at the Elbo Room, Monday,
March 8th 10:00pm Check the show page for more info!
2.20.004
International Pop Overthrow
is comming back to
Chicago. MariZen will be playing at Wisefool's Pub on Monday,
April 19th. We will keep you posted on the lineup and show times!
2.17.04
The art work for the CD "Field" is in it's final stages.
Expect a CD release at the Double Door soon!
"Field" is receiving numerous reviews, check the press page
often to see reviews from Muzikreviews,
Musical Discoveries, Amplifier Magazine and more!
MariZen is also talking and working out details with independent
lables. You may see MariZen signed and on the road soon!
Keep checking
back often as we update the site, there are a lot of exciting things
happening!
EVERYTHING'S
ZEN!
12.17.03
MariZen's new single
"#1 Fan"
is going to be on another Little Boots Compilation CD and Q101 sampler!
We will have details on where and when you can pick it up.
We are finalizing the artwork for the new CD
"Field" and planning a CD release in late January or early
February of 2004 to be held at the Double Door.
We will keep you posted on the exact date.
Also look for MariZen to possibly appear on Shut Eye
Records Buzz Lighter #7 CD compilation "Low Keys to Lullaby
Town" (February/March 2004)
12.13.03
Special
thanks goes out to our friend Rachel Komar who gave Mari and Mike the
opportunity to play "Little Bit" Live on WCKG on the Kevin
Mathews Show.
Thanks to Kevin Mathews, Lumpy, Kevin Butler and the WCKG Staff for all
their help and for letting us perform on the show. You can check
out a stream of the show on Kevin Mathew's site at
http://www.kevhead.com/archives.asp
check out the 12/12/03 stream
Photos from the show will be posted soon.
Thanks to everyone who listened in, and to all who stopped by to catch
the performance.
12.02.03
#1
Fan was played on Q101's Local
101
Sunday, 11/23/03 thanks to Chris Payne.
The new Cd
"Field" has been mastered and we are printing our first run of
1,000, unfortunately we will not have many left, they are going
out to our Publicist, Management, and Radio Promotion Company.
We will be printing a second run of 1,000 fully packaged CD's
soon. Until then we will continue to have
3 song samplers at the
shows.
Thursday, Dec 4, we will be back at the
Hard Rock for the Finals with SOBE and Q101, with a chance to open up
for Simple Plan in Colorado. We can use all of your support for
this show!
11.21.03
Thanks
to Karla at Q101, MariZen's new single
"#1 Fan"
is going to be on the Little Boots Compilation and a
Q101 sampler! You can pick one up free at the Metro Saturday, Nov
22nd and Sunday, Nov 23rd at the Brand
New show.
The CD will also be passed out at upcoming Q101 events as well as Q101
shows at the Metro, House of Blues, ect.....
We currently
have two big shows lined up!
Saturday, Nov 28th at the ElboRoom
playing with Free wheeling 56 and Psychoexlover, and will be on the
stage around midnight
Later that week, Thursday, Dec 4, we will be back at the
Hard Rock for the Finals with SOBE and Q101, with a chance to open up
for Simple Plan in Colorado.
Thanks to our friends on our street team for helping us promote these
shows, you rock!
11.14.03
Thanks
to all our friends and fans who made it out to the Hard Rock on
Thursday. Because of you, we were able to win the battle and
advance to the next round. We will be competing at the Hard
Rock again on Thursday, December 4th at 9:00pm. Thanks goes
out to Chris Payne from Local 101 and Cliff From the Hard Rock for
hosting the event.
10.19.03
MariZen
is now sponsored by Scream Line Clothing check out their website at www.Screamline.com
Look for the Zen promoting the new line at upcoming shows!
The Zen is preparing the cover art for the new CD. There is
distribution in the works as well as a winter tour to support the new
full length CD. We will keep you posted with the details.
9.26.03
Pics
from our recording experience in LA have been posted. Check them out HERE.
We have some shows coming up as well, October 11th at Joe's on Weed St.
and Nov 1st at Shark City in Glendale Heights.
We are waiting on the final mixes of our CD. Masta Shen is on his
way out to Cali today to pay some taxes, as well as check out the
progress of the project. We should have some samples on the site
soon.
9.16.03
Xm
Satellite radio users can now listen to MariZen on Channel 52 Unsigned
Artist Station.
Check out XM Radio and listen for MariZen!
8.28.03
Mike Greene will be endorsing Martin Acoustic Guitars and
Strings! Mike used a Martin D-35 on the MariZen "Everything
Zen" 2003 Demo and will be playing a Martin Alternative
X Guitar live, soon. Mike uses Martin Acoustic
SP Light Gauge Strings.
8.11.03
CD
Update! Six of the songs off the new album have been mixed, four
more to go! We should have something for you to listen to soon.
MariZen will be playing in the final round at the Rolling Lanes Battle
of the bands. Come out and show your support and help us take home
the grand prize, $1,000.
Saturday, August
16th 9:00pm
Rolling
Lanes 10th Frame Lounge
6301 Joliet Rd
Country Side, IL
708-352-7262
7.20.03
The
Zen returns from L.A. MariZen just completed it's 2nd Full Length
album, Produced and engineered by Dewayne Barron at Studio X-11 in L.A.
The CD is presently being mixed and mastered. There should be
Mp3's available in August and a product available to the public
this fall. Here is a list of tracks to look forward to.
Field
i want u
Truth
real
You
time
Little bit
all that I can give
#1 fan
Roller Coaster
Thanks to everyone's help and generosity at Studio X-11 for making
this project a success
Dewayne, Gene, Steve, Liz, and Zoe.
The Zen Appreciates everything you have done for us
during our stay in L.A. Look forward to working with you and
seeing all of you again soon.
The Zen is already writing new material, working on distribution for the
new CD, radio play, and plenty of press.
Look for a killer CD release party sometime this fall.
In the mean time check out a Zen show to hear
some of the new tunes live.
MariZen Shows
7.02.03
The
Zen is off to L.A. to record their next
full length CD. Have a happy and safe 4th of July!
Check out our tans and new tunes on
Friday, August 1st 10:00pm
Elbo Room
2871 N Lincoln
Chicago, IL.
773.549.5549
6.19.03
The
Everything Zen Demo has finally been mastered and is ready for air
play! Thanks to Dan Stouts of
Colossall Mastering for doing an excellent job.
Colossal Mastering
1644 N Honore
Chicago, IL
773-292-1692
Be prepared to hear the Zen on the following stations:
Q101, 94.7 the Zone, 93XRT, 105.5 The Kat fm,
88.7fm WLUW, 88.3fm WXAV, 88.3fm WZRD, ect...
6.15.03
MariZen won the Battle of the Bands competition at Rolling Lanes and
will now compete in the final rounds on August 16th. Thanks to
everyone who came out to support us, and thanks to all the staff at
Rolling Lanes.
5.30.03
July
4th-18th
MariZen will be Recording
Their Full Length CD at Studio
X-11 in L.A.
5.18.03
Here are some upcoming Zen Shows!
Saturday, May 24th 12:00am
Wise Fools
Pub
2270 N Lincoln
Chicago, IL
773-929-1300
Show starts at 10:00pm MariZen plays Last 12:00am
Tuesday,
June 3rd 10:00pm
The Double
Door
1572 N Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
773-489-3160
Also the Zen has the opportunity to record a Full Length CD this July in
LA, we will have more details for you soon!
5.07.03
The Demo sessions are nearly complete we should have
the CD ready for you this Saturday! Also Mike and Mari will be
performing Acoustic Monday, May 12th at 9:30pm
Chicago Rock Club Hosted by Q101's Karla
Pacheco
At the Elbo
Room 2871 Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL
Karla will be spinning the new Demo that night!
4.19.03
MariZen will be opening for the
Ted Ansani Project (Material Issue)
Saturday, May 10th 9:30pm
The Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont
Chicago IL
(773) 281-4444
Also MariZen will be going into the studio May 4th to record
a three song demo of new Zen Material! The Zen will
also be recording a full length CD hopefully by this fall.
4.14.03
Mari and Mike
will be performing an acoustic set!
Tuesday, April 22nd @ 8:00pm
The Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont
Chicago IL
(773) 281-4444
also performing Sara Hollister, Gwen Greer
* The MariZen band will perform 3 Rolling Stone Songs on an upcoming PBS
Special
Details to Come!
3.20.03
MariZen
will be performing at the Elbo Room
2871 Lincoln Ave,Chicago IL
Friday, April 11th 10:00pm
with Who Did Bender? and B.B.M.T.
2.14.03
The band is back with Marty Kane
on drums and Mike Greene on guitar. We're writing a bunch of new
tunes and will soon be ready to hit the stage! New website, new
music, new bios and info will be posted soon!
1.01.03 - Happy Holidays!
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