Sept. 15, 2009

PAN FRIED SUCCESS

Sept. 17, 2009- The show with subdude Tommy Malone on Saturday night was a big success. The standing room only crowd was very receptive and made us feel loved all night long. Thanks to every one of you! I woke up Sunday morning with a wee bit of “now what?” feeling but I already have a list of things to do that is longer than my arm.

For one thing, we recorded the show Saturday night and are seriously considering tweaking it and releasing it- so a “Pan Fried” CD could very well be in the works. It will be a lot of work but we’re up for it. With the subdudes’ new release “Flower Petal” just out, they’ll be touring heavily for awhile, so we may not get to do another Pan Fried show before 2010. A CD would be a great way to enjoy that music until we can play again.

We also had a video crew come and tape the show so editing and viewing is in order there too. By the way, I saw lots of folks with cameras that night and I would LOVE to see some of the pics- so if you are willing to share please contact me at bethmckee@gmail.com.

There is still my brand new CD “I’m That Way” to promote and distribute. I am thrilled to say it is getting radio airplay on quite a few public stations (my favorite kind of radio) and is ranked at #14 on the Austin TX 3rd Coast Music FAR chart.
http://www.tcmnradio.com/far/ I can’t wait to get the digital download reports for August!

As an independent artist I am learning a lot of valuable info about the music biz and starting to see that I really CAN do this for myself and truth be told, it’s kinda fun. This week I am researching bloggers. If you have a favorite blogger that you would like to recommend please email me with the link and I will contact them for a possible review.

I am working on some dates in Louisiana over Thanksgiving so if you live in that area, stay tuned! I would like to play in Pensacola or Mobile on the way, then hit New Orleans, Lafayette and possibly Baton Rouge. It might even be feasible to dash up I-55 to play for my hometown folks in Jackson.

Also, I am looking forward to my next club date in Orlando on Oct. 24 at McWell’s (Orange Ave. & Gatlin) where I’ll be sharing the bill with Galloway-Kelliher. I hope to see you there!