The Conlons

Artist Information

Biography

The Conlons play chilled-out psychedelic Americana with roots winding heavily through 60s and 70s rock influences like Nick Drake, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, and more modern influences such as X and The Civil Wars.

RECOGNITION:
• Annette is the 2011 Songsalive! Songwriter of the Year.
• 2011 plaque of appreciation from the American Red Cross in gratitude for Annette Conlon/NetteRadio fundraising efforts for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief in March 2011.
• 2009/2010 Recipient ASCAPlus Award – Annette
• 2007/2008 Recipient ASCAPlus Award – Doug
• Finalist in the 2008 LA.Com Peachy Keen Award for Best Original Love Song

Annette Conlon is the creator of NetteRadio, one of the longest running internet radio shows dedicated to promoting unsigned/Independent Women in Music. She is passionate about giving and has dedicated countless hours to producing and organizing showcase benefits for a variety of charities such as: Rock N Roll Camp for Girls, MusiCares, The Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research, IndieMusicForLife, Caring Bridge, UNOS United Network of Organ Sharing, The Harvest Home, Toys for Tots, 411Org GINA FOUNDation for the Missing, The American Red Cross, The LA Mission, SEROvie (in Haiti), Operation Kindness, LA - Kitten Rescue's Casita Hotel for Cats, Animal Acres, and others, as well as creating her own annual book drive for the VA Hospital called “Nette for Vets”. The 11.11.11 Nette for Vets book drive collected enough books and donations to donate 110 mostly hardbound books (and a few audio books/magazines) to the VA Hospital in West LA! Annette was awarded a plaque of appreciation from the American Red Cross in gratitude for her fundraising efforts for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief in March 2011.

Annette’s residency at The Talking Stick in Venice, CA, allows her to focus on creating positive events that the community responds to in ways that can benefit a variety of causes while highlighting the talent of the NetteRadio artists she has grown to love. In 2010 she founded “Affect the Effect” which is the umbrella for these events. Annette hopes to make “Affect the Effect” an official 510.3.c non profit in 2012.

Annette currently performs with her husband Doug in the psych-alt-Americana duo ‘The Conlons’ and they plan to release their first EP in 2012. Their single “Spinning Forward” is available on the Talking Stick Compilation CD II.

An accomplished vocalist Annette performed with Dallas rock band Eden Automatic for 10 years touring the South West and playing festivals clubs, parties and countless colleges as well as opening for prominent acts such as The B-52s, Pretenders, Missing Persons, and Duran Duran, among others. Eden Automatic’s success included the release of 4 albums, song placement on countless compilation CDs, college/internet radio play, and song placement in both independent and major films.

“Merry Xmas From Hell” (recorded by Eden Automatic in 2006) is featured in the closing credits of the Highland Myst Cinema Group/New Line Films Dec 2009 release Fall Down Dead (Released to DVD in 2010). The film also includes the cover of “Three Ships” as performed by Eden Automatic.

Instrumentation

Annette Conlon - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Doug Conlon - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

Discography

PLACEMENTS:
• Merry Christmas From Hell (single) – Fall Down Dead - Highland Myst Cinema Group/New Line Films Dec 2009
• Three Ships (single) ) – Fall Down Dead - Highland Myst Cinema Group/New Line Films Dec 2009
• I'll Love You To Death (Not Your Familiar) - Suburban Nightmare (2004 - EI)
• Don't Wake Becky (Not Your Familiar) - Suburban Nightmare (2004 - EI) (DVD Music Video)
• Need (Glimmer) - American Nightmare (2002)
• Laughing (EPED) - A Rat's Tale (2000 - Warner Brothers)

DISCOGRAPHY
2006 - as for now (Eden Automatic)
2003 - not your familiar (Eden Automatic)
2000 - Glimmer (Eden Automatic, distributed by Crystal Clear Distribution)
1998 - Earthly Pleasures and Erotic Delights (Eden Automatic)

SINGLES
"Spinning Forward" (The Conlons) - Talking Stick Compilation, June 2010 Venice Mozaik
"Russian Blue" (Eden Automatic) - Independent Artists of the Month, April 2006 Compilation CD
"Undress" (Eden Automatic) - GoGirlsMusicFest 2005 Compilation CD
"From the Other Side of the Bed" (Eden Automatic) - First Street Sessions, Vol 3, First Street Audio, Ft Worth, TX
'Don't Wake Becky' (Eden Automatic) - DEKONSTRUKTION RECORDS The Real Underground V1.0
"Waiting for the Sun" (Eden Automatic) - Doors compilation CD "Love Her Madly" by Skipping Discs
"Point" (Eden Automatic) - Ladyfest 2-CD compilation "Southern Belles Raising Hell!"
"The Truth" (Eden Automatic) - Rocktrax Records BROTHER CANE TRIBUTE CD ARTIST
"I'll Love you to Death" (Eden Automatic) - First Street Sessions, Vol 2, First Street Audio, Ft Worth, TX

Official Website

http://www.reverbnation.com/theconlons

Links

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Audio

• The Conlons - Spinning Forward
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• Russian Blue
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• Thus
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• Utopia
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Lyrics

• Spinning Forward
• Thus

Video

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Press

• Harlow(VH1 Bands on the Run)
  

  Annette, quite simply, is a star.

• Houston Music News
  

  This band is hot...

• Abilene Reporter News
  

  Why Eden Automatic isn’t famous yet, I don’t know.

Setlist

Originals:
What I Know
Tornado
Spinning Forward
Paradise
Little Man
Love Is
Private Hell
Drug Drawer
At Four
Turn Around
Save Your Fear
Fuel Your Soul
Broken Heart
Utopia
Thus
Once Again
Russian Blue
From the Other Side of the Bed
Say You're Sorry
Starved
Undress
I'll love you to Death
Pink Blues
Closer
Don't Wake Becky



Covers:
Zombie (Cranberries)
Never Grow Old (Cranberries)
Waiting for the sun (Doors)
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Where Evil Grows (The Poppy Family)
She Bop (Cyndi Lauper)
Boots (Nancy Sinatra)
White Rabbit (Grace Slick)
What's Up (4 Non Blondes)
Gold Dust Woman (Fleetwood Mac)
Sex and Candy (Marcy's Playground)
Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker)
Mad World (Gary Jules)
Dear Prudence (Beatles)

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