Flo Anito

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Pop Washington, District of Columbia USA Contact

A bundle of boundless energy, this quirky lil singer/songwriter has a great big voice! With her clever, honest lyrics, warm spirit, and piano arrangements that draw comparisons to Fiona Apple and Nellie McKay, Flo Anito is winning the hearts of audiences everywhere! Check out her new music video!

Artist Information

Biography

Classically trained in voice, piano, and 'cello, Flo Anito began her singer/songwriter career at age 16 when she got her hands on her first guitar. Already rewarded for her musicality with All-State recognition and roles in Summer-stock theatre, songwriting came naturally to this young talent who has quickly proven herself a prolific writer of thought provoking jazzy pop songs in the vein of Fiona Apple, Jewel, Ani Difranco, and Nellie McKay.
   
Since her recent graduation from Wesleyan University with a BA in Music, Flo has made Washington DC her home. She has opened for Eli Matthson (America's Got Talent) and Emi Meyer at the National Cherry Blossom Festival, has played Celebrate Fairfax (headliners included Joan Jett, Blues Traveler, and Ok Go), opened for Theresa Andersson, a Swedish musician featured in 'Rolling Stone', at DC9, and played with Rosi Golan at Bloombars. Flo heads the local chapter of Just Plain Folks, an international music networking organization, and has performed and sold out of her debut cd in venues across New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. 

The last two years have proven to be a whirlwind for Flo. After a live audition, she was selected for the 2010 Artist Roster at the world renowned Strathmore Music Hall. Her song Uh Oh was one of 5 finalists in Cosmo Radio's Breaking the Band Contest and as a result she won an interview and airplay on the Sirius Satellite Radio Station. She recently shot a music video which is already getting press in the LA Examiner and DC's On Tap Magazine. The video is scheduled for release in December. Flo was the only DC based musician selected to play Merriweather Post Pavilion as part of the Virgin Mobile Free Fest's Busking Brigade, where she joined an impressive bill: Weezer, Blink 182, the Bravery, and Franz Ferdinand. She was selected for a CMJ showcase in NYC, a GAP campaign in Charlottesville, and a feature video on the website for the National Association of Broadcasting. She has played for the Secretary of the Interior, performed at the National Press Club, and sung the National Anthem at a Washington Freedom game.

   Flo's new album, "No Dustbunnies", recorded with Chris Keup (O.A.R., Erin McKeown), Stewart Meyers (Lifehouse), and Brian Jones (Dave Matthews Band, Mandy Moore), has been a best seller on both CDbaby and Digstation and is getting radio play in NY, CT, and the DC metro area. This exciting new record along with her lively performance style, powerful voice, and candid lyrics make her a force to be reckoned with so... look out!

Instrumentation

Flo Anito (solo or with band) - Guitar, Piano, voice
Jeff Goodwin - Drums
Brian Waitzman - Bass

Discography

Uh Oh - official music video, shot by Francisco Campos-Lopez, viewable on youtube.

No Dustbunnies: 11 tracks, full length cd
tracks from this cd are spinning at myspace.

COSMO RADIO (Sirius Satellite Radio) Uh Oh was one of 5 finalists in Cosmo Radio Breaks the Band contest and received airplay on the station.

WESU Wesleyan University Radio Middletown, CT

WSPN 91.1 Skidmore College Radio Saratoga Springs, NY

WRYR 97.5 www.wryr.org Sherwood, MD

Radio Crystal Blue www.radiocrystalblue.com Brooklyn, NY
Flo was 2009 contest winner for Radio Crystal Blue!

Flo Anito: 16 song debut cd released

newology: soloist - you're all i need (nina simone), dreams (the cranberries)

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Photo Gallery

  • flohand

  • pic by declan mccullagh

  • Vermillion Lounge -pic by Scott Clarke

  • Jammin Java - pic by Joe Keller

  • vermillion lounge 2- pic by Scott Clarke

  • with O.A.R. and dick redding

  • pic by nelligan coogan

  • pic by alexis albano

Press

  • On Tap Magazine reviews Flo's new cd [+ Show ]

    Flo Anito has made D.C. her home, and we are the better for it. Her release “No Dustbunnies” is fill...

  • Flo in the Washington Post! [+ Show ]

    Last year's MetroPerforms! pilot program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the public, ...

  • FLO NAMED TOP LOCAL DC BAND [+ Show ]

    Flo Anito is an artist that has been interested in music all of her life. When she was younger she u...

  • Review of Flo Show [+ Show ]

    You know you have a great musician if they can put a stop a conversations midway and turn a few head...

  • Instrumental Analysis Blogs about Flo! [+ Show ]

    DC’s very own classically trained vocalist, pianist, and cellist, Flo Anito is out and about in the ...

  • Acoustic District reviews "No Dustbunnies" [+ Show ]

    Let's get this out right off the bat; I am a Flo Anito fan. I have been anxiously awaiting this albu...

  • Flo featured in MetroMusicScene.com [+ Show ]

    And then we close out with Flo Anito’s “No Good.” It’s warm and jazzy, full of piano and bluesy orga...

  • Flo featured in On Tap! [+ Show ]

    Joel's Picks FLO ANITO AT THE WONDERLAND BALLROOM A gentleman and a scholar, Michael Jantz continu...

  • fell in love w/ Flo Anito [+ Show ]

    Fell in Love w/ Flo Anito Written By Michael 03/30/2007 click for full size I knew it! I knew...

  • Flo Anito and Freddy Adu [+ Show ]

    -mike bowers music journal Up next was Flo Anito, super-short, cute and talented. But, there was...

  • Flo in LA news [+ Show ]

    Wesleyan University alum Flo Anito’s many Los Angeles fans are voting in excitement as she is one of...

  • Frankie's Factory [+ Show ]

    “I found four talented singers/bands that I really wanted to work with via MySpace. My searches unco...

  • Arts on Foot [+ Show ]

    Art, Wine, and a block Party; how could this not be fun? The Washington Examiner’s ARTS ON FOOT, cen...

  • Flo and MGMT [+ Show ]

    The distinctive combo of easily enjoyable accessibility with a true depth of feeling, thought, and t...

  • Flo Anito = featured artist [+ Show ]

    Once, while borrowing a friend’s IPod I heard an artist that struck me. Her name was Flo Anito. I wi...

  • Flo at Annapolis City Dock [+ Show ]

    D.C. favorite Flo Anito wraps up the day with her unique jazzy pop sounds. Anito is fast becoming a ...

  • DOS interviews & features Flo [+ Show ]

    DISTRICT OF SOUND INTERVIEWS/FEATURES FLO Classically trained in voice, piano, and cello, Flo began...

  • Flo = best of Arts on Foot [+ Show ]

    Check out our picks for must-see Art Unplugged performances after the jump. With 38 impressive pe...

  • Flo MTV bound [+ Show ]

    Flo Anito is a classically trained singer who has gone pop, plain and simple. She’s the got the face...

  • Highlights of Celebrate Fairfax: [+ Show ]

    "At times reflective, other times humorous, all the time entertaining, area singer-songwriter Flo An...

  • Flo in the DCist

    Pop/jazz singer Flo Anito was filming a music video at Capital City Diner today!

  • Music Video at Capital City Diner [+ Show ]

    It's more than just cupcake baking that goes on during the normal staff's day off at the Capital Cit...

  • Flo at Holiday Market [+ Show ]

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006:Flo Anito returns to Downtown Holiday Market @ 12n today When passing ...

Setlist

set depends on venue - will play gigs up to to 3 hours (3, 45 minute sets)

over 150 originals: change my life, dustbunnies, uh oh, all i can do, new song, crush, drunkin letter, shy, u don't know me, the metaphor song, work, 9-5, run away, melancholy, mean, golden rule, what you don't know, valentine's day blues, lead me on, fade into you, love on the dance floor, nation's capital, etc.....

covers: Ani Difranco, Maroon 5, Nellie McKay, REM, Radiohead, Jane's Addiction, Jump Little Children, Jewel, Leanne Rimes, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Eat World, Fiona Apple, Natasha Beddingfield, Avril Levine, Postal Service, DMB, the Pixies, Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, Big Head Todd, Counting Crows, Jack Johnson, Janis Joplin, Etta James, etc

Basic Requirements

Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 30, 2012 Wednesday 8:00 PM The Mansion at Strathmore North Bethesda, MD, US