Francillia to perform at Cafe Alma

Beatnik Castle lead singer/songwriter, Thee Lovely Francillia, will be DJ Bishop’s special guest and will perform the group’s hit single at Café Alma in St. Petersburg this Friday, December 4 around 10:00 pm. Café Alma is located at 260 1st Ave S # 100 St Petersburg, FL 33701-4364. For further information, go to http://www.cafealma.com/splash.htm

NewNowNext PopLab

The long-awaited music video “Will U B Mine?” from Tampa Bay Area psychedelic dance/pop duo Beatnik Castle Featuring Francillia, will make its national broadcast debut on Logo, the new LBGT network from MTV.  The video will appear on Logo Network’s “NewNowNext Poplab” program this Monday November 30 at 7:00 pm EST. The video also was added to MTV, VH1, Spike TV, AOL, and other national and international video outlets worldwide, including distribution by Promo Only.

Beatnik Castle lead singer/songwriter, Thee Lovely Francillia, will be DJ Bishop’s special guest and will perform the group’s hit single at Café Alma in St. Petersburg this Friday, December 4 around 10:00 pm. Café Alma is located at 260 1st Ave S # 100 St Petersburg, FL 33701-4364. For further information, go to http://www.cafealma.com/splash.htm

Set for release later this month is special dance/club remix cd of their worldwide smash single “Will U B Mine?” The new CD will feature several new dance/club remixes by such dance world notables as Josh Harris, Lenny B, Cato K, Georgie Porgie, Majik Boys, Tod Miner, Julian Marsh and, of course, the indescribable Quincy B. Also set for release 2010 is both an audio and video unplugged acoustic performance featuring “Will U B Mine?” and four songs from Francillia’s 2010 solo CD “Temptation”

For more information, please contact Barbara J. Sobel at BarbaraJSobel@gmail.com for bookings and more information. The videos can be seen at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxcFiqv1j-Y&NR=1 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzo-v803BQ. Other links to the TBT article and Clear Channel site are http://blogs.tampabay.com/tbt/2009/11/new-beatnik-castle-and-francillia-video-will-u-b-mine.html and http://www.957thebeat.com/new2/artists/i/245678 respectively.

Here is the list of videos for the “NewNowNext PopLab” show airing on Monday, November 30th. This week’s show is a repeat of the Beyonce hosted episode. Premieres include Adam Lambert, Leighton Meester and Orianthi and, of course, Beatnik Castle!

1. Leighton Meester “Somebody To Love” (Logo Premiere)
2. Orianthi “According To You” (Logo Premiere)
3. Beyonce ft Lady Gaga “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
4. Adam Lambert “Time for Miracles” (Logo Premiere)
5. Paradiso Girls “Patron Tequila”
6. LMFAO “La La La”
7. Cascada “Evacuate the Dancefloor”
8. Bebe Zahara Benet “I’m The It”
9. Foxxjazell “Split Enz” (Broadcast Premiere)
10. Beatnik Castle “Will U Be Mine” (Broadcast Premiere)

FACES Modeling Troupe fashion Show

Bay Area psychedelic dance/pop duo Beatnik Castle featuring Francillia will perform a special acoustic/dance number at the FACES Modeling Troupe Inc. (FMT) Semi-Annual Fashion Show at The University of South Florida Marshall Center, Student Center Ballroom on Sunday, November 15^th 2009 from 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Titled “Primal Instincts: Remembering your Roots,” the Fashion Show’s theme will emphasize the importance of increasing awareness by embracing and subsequently maintaining one’s cultural roots within the local community as well as maintaining a universal camaraderie with colleagues and friends worldwide. Primal Instincts: Back to Your Roots will brilliantly display the progression of attire and fashion specific to primitive African cultures to contemporary designs. This special event welcomes all-ages and is open to the public. Admission is only $7 and $15 for VIP Access.

Headlining the November 15 Fashion Show are FACES models Amanda Faulk (featured in Tampa Bay Fashion Week, Bebe Couture Fashion, House of Ska and Clearwater Fashion Week), Jaidus Mondesir (featured in 2xist underwear shoots, Disney and SeaWorld ads), Roseanne Chery (featured in Untiltled Inc. Fashion, ENIGMA Fashion Show, and Dramatica Fashion Show), and designs by designer and former FACES model Nicole Chavanne. FACES also will be collaborating with other student organizations and community agencies such as ENLACE, Amnesty International, and The Poets: USF.

Beatnik Castle’s single “Will U B Mine?” is currently being played worldwide and was nominated by the national Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for Best Dance Single, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year for the 2010 Grammy Awards

For further information about FACES or the November 15 Fashion Show, please contact Daton Haywood, Director of Shows, at 352-988-7145, dhaywood@mail.usf.edu or go to www.facesmodelingtroupe.com.  For further information on Beatnik Castle go to www.beatnikcastle.com

Thee lovely Francillia – lead singer/songwriter for  Bay Area psychedelic pop/duo Beatnik Castle, will sing the “Star Spangled Banner” at the Ballroom Brawl professional boxing card this Friday, November 6^th at the Hyatt Regency in beautiful downtown Tampa, FL. Promoted by One Punch Productions and Fight Factory Promotions, Ballroom Brawl will feature undefeated welterweight prospect and St. Petersburg resident Keith “One Time” Thurman (10-0, 10 KO’s), Tampa cruiserweight Nick “The Showstopper” Iannuzzi (12-1, 7 KO’s) and other talented  Bay Area fighters.

“It’s always an honor to sing our national anthem,” says Francillia, a US Army veteran and current member of the Active Reserves. “But it’s even more special to sing in front of my home town.” Though she admittedly confesses her love for the fight game (she’s a red belt in Tai Kwando), she adds that Quincy B, Beatnik Castle’s other “indescribable” half,  also is a huge fight fan.  “Quincy religiously keeps up with the sport more than me and still trains in the gym as if he’s still fighting,” she laughs.  “We’re huge fight fans and it’s an honor to be helping out Terry and One Punch Productions!” Francillia adds.

The Hyatt Regency is located at 211 North Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida 33602, phone number: 813 225 1234 Doors open at 7pm, and the action starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are priced at $20, $35, and $75, and are available at all Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com, Fight Factory Gym, or by calling 813-503-8109. More information is available at www.onepunch.net See you at the fights!