We are very excited to announce that ANTIGONE RISING will travel to Israel and the West Bank as Arts Envoys, a cultural initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. During the trip, from February 18- 29th, AR will perform in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ramallah and other regional cities, leading community outreach workshops and making music with Israeli and Palestinian musicians. We are promoting peace and understanding through good (we like to think) rockin’ American music, a common global language. We will be tweeting our thoughts and pictures, so follow us on twitter @antigonerising.

Don’t forget, our performance and interview session on Acoustic Café will be aired this week. Acoustic Café is a two hour weekly radio show syndicated to more than 75 commercial and non commercial stations as well as Voice Of America. Be sure to check their site for a station in your area, or you can just stream it online http://www.acafe.com/

To celebrate our appearances at the 30A Songwriters Festival this weekend, we are offering a free download of “No Remedy” from our latest CD -23 Red! Be sure to share it with your friends:

Our Acoustic Cafe appearance will be airing week of January 16th on a radio station near you. The appearance includes 4 songs performed live in the studio plus an extensive interview. Check the Acoustic Cafe website to find a station in your market or stream it from their site next week!

This weekend’s 30A Songwriters Festival schedule has been announced:

Saturday night 01.14.12
Pandora’s Main Stage
63 Defuniak Street
Grayton Beach, FL 32459
11PM

Sunday night 01.15.12
The Vue on 30A
4801 W. Co Hwy 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
8PM

Other artists performing at the festival include Indigo Girls, The Bangles, Matthew Sweet, Rodney Crowell, Chely Wright, Michelle Malone, Garrison Starr, Lori McKenna and more. Go to 30A Songwriters Festival for more info.

For the entire month of December, purchase the “23 Red Package” (CD & t-shirt), and the band will autograph (and personalize) the 23 Red CD for you. It’s a great idea for a holiday gift! All orders received by 12.18.11 will be shipped in time for Christmas.

ORDER ONLINE NOW!

It’s the perfect holiday gift idea! Get autographed (and personalized, if you’d like) copies of Kristen Henderson & Sarah Kate Ellis’ memoir, Times Two, Two Women in Love and the Happy Family They Made. It will ship in time for the holidays so long as you get your order in before 12.18.11!

ORDER AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF TIMES TWO NOW!

So, it’s official. We’ve hit the 2nd tier. This means you get to tell us what cover song you’d like to see us perform. We will post a video to You Tube in mid -December. So hop on over to our Facebook page and let us know what song you’d like to see and hear us do.

There’s one more tier left to conquer! If you’d like to see us do an impromptu show in a NYC subway, click the link and share the news…CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW!

The Huffington Post followed Kristen and Sarah through their recent nuptials. Watch all three parts of the video series:

If you couldn’t see us live during our midwest run, we spent 45 minutes live streaming with uDetroit.com. Part interview, part performance – we played four songs – “No Remedy,” “Everywhere is Home,” “One Foot In” and “Borrowed Time.” PLUS we spoke with host Pam Rossi about everything from Charro to who we’d be if we were a Spice Girl. This is must see stuff:

We will be streaming live on the Internet today at 12:20pm EST on www.udetroit.com! Be sure to tune in and watch us live – 4 songs + interview.

Watch this morning’s live television appearance (WGN Morning Show w/ Dean Richards) online now!

If you’re in the Chicago area, be sure to tune in tomorrow morning (11.09.11-Wednesday) to WGN Morning Show channel 9 during the 8am hour! We will be live on the air performing “Everywhere is Home.”

Help us play an impromptu performance in a New York City subway! Just click this link and share the news from our Knockdown Ninja page – join the latest social media revolution!

Christina Santiago was a longtime fan/friend of our band who lost her life in the Indiana State Fair tragedy this past August. She was a passionate activist, loyal friend and loving partner. The entire night will be dedicated to her memory. Our special guest, Daphne Willis, was one of her favorite singer/songwriters. And four of her favorite charities will be on hand that night to raise money and build awareness: Bright Pink, Howard Brown, Amigas Latinas, and Affinity Community Services. Please join us for a very special night.

Wednesday – 11.09.11
Martyrs’ Live
3855 N.Lincoln
Chicago IL
773.404.9494
8PM

The Bangles have invited us out on several of their U.S. tour dates starting in Saturday – October 1st – in Philadelphia at The TLA! Be sure to check our tourdates page for more info.

10/1- Philly, PA – TLA more info.
10/3- New York, NY – Highline Ballroom more info.
10/4- Boston, MA – The Wilbur Theater more info.
10/5- Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony more info.
10/6- Washington DC – 9:30 Club more info.

23 Red was recorded thanks to many generous fans who donated to our Kickstarter Fund. The following video is a pledge reward for Jeannie Luna. She requested we cover “Steppin’ Stone” by The Monkees. Hope you all enjoy it:

Just announced, The Bangles have invited us to be their special guest on Wednesday night, October 5th at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ! Join us for an incredibly special night as we play with one of our favorite bands of all time:

10.05.11
Antigone Rising with The Bangles
The Stone Pony
Asbury Park, NJ
Doors 7PM
All ages, 21 to drink

Starbucks will be adding two tracks from 23 Red to their in-store music rotation. Starting Oct. 6, anytime you walk into a Starbucks location worldwide you may hear our songs Everywhere is Home or Gracefully! We are absolutely thrilled with the news and cannot wait to continue our successful and longstanding relationship with Starbucks.

Want to be in the studio audience this Friday while we perform 2 songs on NBC Philadelphia’s The 10! Show? Be sure to send an email to nbcphiladelphia10show@gmail.com for free tickets!

Then come on out and see us Friday night, 9/9/11, at The Tin Angel – 20 S. 2nd St. in Philly, PA as we celebrate the release of our brand new CD, 23 Red. Doors are at 7PM. Purchase tickets in advance right here!

Kristen will be live on the air today at 3:15PM on “Out n’ About Radio” with host, Whitney Hogan. If you’re in the Orlando, FL area, tune your radio to 810AM – and if you’re not, you can stream it live on the internet RIGHT HERE!

Read some great online reviews of 23 Red:
Colossal Pop’s Mark Fisher Review’s 23 Red
Spin Street Review’s 23 Red

Read an online interview with Kristen on Colossal Pop.net

We were shocked and saddened to hear of the tragedy that took place at the Indiana State Fair. Yesterday, we received news that one of the victims was a long time fan and friend of the AR family, Christina Santiago. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family, and to all the families and friends affected by this terrible incident.

Antigone Rising is the featured artist on MSN’s Music Guide this week! Check it out: CLICK HERE!

The New York based all-girl four piece shines through with delicate choruses and a badass attitude on their latest release. – AOL

Check out the entire 23 Red on AOL’s Listening Party!

Our friends at ReverbNation.com have just invited us to showcase at their monthly “Inside the Industry” bash at Dominion in New York City THIS THURSDAY NIGHT – 7/28/11. Doors are at 6PM, live music to start at 8PM. AR should hit the stage between 8:30-9PM.

Dominion is an amazing new music room in the city, and the folks at ReverbNation.com have long been a part of the AR family, so we’re psyched to drop in and do a set. If you’re in town or close by, travel in for a great night. COPIES OF OUR BRAND NEW CD, 23 RED, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE!

For more information or to pre-purchase tickets, CLICK HERE!

Dominion NY is located at 428 Lafayette St. New York, NY – (888) 882-1951