Alright..... break out the sundresses and sandals....its officially Spring
1) getting ready to head West
highlights to watch for: Martin might leave his biking trip to join us (three cheers for a full time harmonica, not Lissy!!!), as well, Dale might be leaving the IMF to hop on his Mandolin and fly to Portland (hip hip hooooray for a mandolin!), Rurik Nunan (Atlanta's finest fiddler) is joining us full time for some Pacific Ocean, AND we get not ONE but TWO days with our band crush, the Moondoggies (if you find yourself in Portland.... JL and the Dawgs have a few tunes up our sleeves together for you.)
2) loads of new tunes...but you can't download them or by them...
we were geared up to sign with a close pals label, stashed away a producer in our closet and his 30+ pianos for the occasion, but details did a triple backhandspring, and no longer a go. NO FEAR, we are playing these suckers out loud and every where we tread. therefore, check out the tour schedule...particularly as we are practically playing EVERYWHERE in the US before July (mid west will be added this week)... DIY style of course, but all the more fun!
3) I have picked up screenprinting
Brandon Schmittling, Junior League's resident aritst/graphic designer/superhero, crafted a large variety of logos a year ago when I started this bad boy of a project with Dale and Devin. Now, I am screenprinting these masterpieces on anything that doesn't move..as I listen to demos of our new tunes. Thats right. I listen to my own band pretty much all the time. No need for MOG, I pretty much just rotate ME:) kidding. kind of. Thanks to BUSTER in Brooklyn for giving a gal a Saturday morning- three cheers to you Mr. Black.
4)Fiddlers Grove is approaching.
This will (most likely...) be the last time I play with my father at our family's festival. If you are near an airport, make your way to it Memorial Day. the Black Cat has given us the Saturday before the Festival where we'll do a big homecoming show and grab folks from the audience and stash them in our van, named Corn-holio, and take them to NC with us. But in all seriousness, we are taking as many DC kiddos as we can, and trekking down for my last festival with Daddy-O (lets all say "F*&$! Alzheimers" together. Grab your ticket and get there by sunset Friday evening of Memorial Day....
5) shot new Music Video up and down the alleys of our fair nations capitol....
Editing this week, thanks to Olise Nwachukwu for filming. Watch for the video later next week....until then feast your eyes on this one.....
My Trusted MOGs
Sounds great Lissy! I'll be keeping an eye out for you in Minneapolis.
Love the sound you have, keep it up!