Nice peoples

Hi friends, I've been playing alot of gigs out of town lately, like this weekend, when I opened up for City of Sparks in Salmon Arm BC! And a coupla weeks ago when we played in Banff, Canmore and Red Deer. One thing I've noticed that caught me off guard... people in these other places were nice and quiet and listened to me play, and clapped in the appropriate places, and liked me in general.

I know, I was shocked too!

Where's the drunk guy yelling "Bon Jovi!" at me?! Where's the couple in the back who want it turned down, and not because they happen to be in a place that advertises live music, or they think that one girl with one piano is too loud, or because I'm swearing and saying something inappropriate (I would never)but I have no idea why... and by the way, where's my friends that don't think anything other than country is music? Where's that guy?

Instead, there were these nice people that enjoyed what I did, listened, never yelled anything other than "woo!" at the end of a song they really liked (some were even originals!!??) and enjoyed the music of the next band as well! They liked everyone playing anything! They were so nice! It was amazing and fun!

Now I have played to some very loving friends in Edmonton as well, but alot of times not so loving, and I think I've developed a slight attitude and have come to a few gigs with a game face ready to wage war on idiots that are yelling shit at me... but I remember now "hey some people do like music!" and "I CAN have fun playing music!" I probably used to have this much fun... and it feels good again!

So all my lovelies that have never heckled me and enjoy whatever the crap I play, I hope you come out to the CD Release I have finally booked. May 5th (Ajay's bday! But don't get him shitfaced until he's OFF stage!) at the Artery with Seanburns.ca and we will enjoy music and friends and life TOGETHER! Instead of me wanting to slap my own face until I work in an office somewhere.
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Names names smames schlames schlnames

There is endless work to an album. I'm sitting here listening to the premixes, and just read an email that says Jeff at Phoenetic Sound will have it mastered pretty effing soon, as in take a few days off and get back to it by the end of this week. And it sounds GOOD. And it doesn't have a name yet. I have NO IDEA what to name this fucking album. "The New Fabulous" came so easy, as a joke pretty much over drinks before a duelling piano show, and now not too much is coming for this one... maybe I'm not having enough fun or drinks... wow thats not fucking true at all, I feel like these past two weeks have been extraordinarily drunk, more than I usually am.

It'll come to me. Don't worry, well maybe do worry, I might be drooling laying on my back in a gutter trying not to puke when it finally does come to me...

Lets fucking hope not!!!!!

I'm doing some fun things this weekend, maybe thats when inspiration will hit me. (or a fucking bus) I'm playing at http://www.nightofartists.com/ Night of Artist's 15th anniversary show Friday night, and I'm super excited about it. I think music and art should be besties, atleast facebook friends, and follow each other on twitter and all that shit. I gotta rush outta there and get my ass to the Overtime in Sherwood park right after, so I can't stick around too long and be artsy with my new artsy friends, but I'll try. Plus I'll be there early for soundcheck and I can be artsy then. If you wanna come msg me I've got some cheap tickets! thenewfabmusic@live.ca
Also, Saturday night.... wow. We'll be playing Deadcity Prom!

They have an arch, and prom pictures, and I met a sax player at a house party that will also be playing. She was as drunk as I was so we probably can't remember each others names. But we'll see each other at Deadcity Prom and have a slow motion moment, a sappy romantic comedy moment and run to each other or something gross. It'll be all big hair and big titties. You'll like it, don't miss it, at Dead City Prom this Saturday @ Mead Hall.
I haven't played Mead Hall yet, I think they usually do heavy metal kinda stuff, but Deadcity is the Fab Tiff Hall's friend, so they picked us to get in on this stuff, and I'm going to find a prom dress and zombie makeup. Not 100% sure if I'll be the only one dressed up or not, but I like it anyway.
Kyle says if I got bit by a zombie he'd shoot me in the face without even blinking an eye. I told him I'd let him eat me and we'd be zombie lovers forever. I also wrote this next entire album about him and how much I love him, so prepare to puke from cute love overdoses.
No don't! It's fun I promise!

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Happy tuesday!

We're headin out to Red Deer this weekend! I always get into mischief in Red Deer.

No I don't. I get drunk on "Stage" and encourage the locals to take their shirts off. True story!

I was almost rich the other day. The bank made a mistake (which SHOULD mean I get to keep that money... fucking jerks) and double deposited something into my account, and I phoned them being like "there's $900 in my bank account." "yes...?" "I'm a musician. That doesn't happen. I sure as fuck didn't WORK for that money...where'd it come from???"
They took it away and the world is right again. Don't worry.

But I do have some money, the Indiegogo site helped raise about $460 ish and I'm super proud of that :)
My mom helped me out a big chunk o' dough and it pretty much means that the album will be mixed and mastered by the deadline and I will remain intact! Rawlco will NOT have to cut my head off and stick it on a pole on their front lawn as a warning to other Rawlco recipients on finishing your project on time! Thanks Mom.

So in return for her generosity, I'm trying to arrange to have the band come out and play a big ass show and she can tell all of B.C. to come and watch and we'll get famous. But to get people to come to that party, I'm trying to set up a small tour of the area, so that maybe we make some "fans" (I still have a hard time with that... no one is a "fan" of mine) (it's weird. you try it. but seriously, not jokingly...its weird) So I'm a busy busy lady!

So if you like Red Deer, come on out to Local's Pub and watch me "perform" teehee
http://www.localspub.net/bands.html

Also, move to B.C. cause theres gonna be a rad party out there probably in Sept and it will involve some more "performing"
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indiegogo

Hello all, my indiegogo campaign is complete! Thanks to the many that were involved, and preordered the new cd, the old cd, or even a large fluffy thank you card, which I will be making as soon as the CD's are DONE and I can mail everything to you all at once!!!!

It really meant alot to me to open up my email account and see that there were new contributions to the indiegogo site... that anyone has ever heard my music and actually BUYS it is amazing to me! In my own brain I'm just a wanker with a couple of pianos trying to get someone to take me seriously while chugging beers and playing "I'm a Barbie girl" if there's a five dollar bill attached to it. That anyone knows any of the words to my songs, or even took a guess at what they could mean seriously blows my mind.
This project really means alot to me because it's a progression from some of the "New Fab" songs. Some of them were from the group of very very first songs that I wrote, and that was a long time ago, these are newer, more recent, and show a maturing (ha!) in my songwriting. Or atleast a progression, proof that I'm actually aging and growing up in atleast one aspect of my life.
I'm not there yet though... we still need more mullah before I can pay Jeff at Phoenetic Sound for all the mixing and mastering, but this bought a good chunk of it!!! Every bit helps, and the fact that people care enough about listening to more music by me to give me some of their hard earned money to give to Jeff is amazing! Thanks to everyone who ordered:
Brittany Jansen, Heather Hawkins, Daina and Jan Semotiuk, Morgan MacKay, Lacey Barrowman, Gary and Cindi Williams, Eva Kreider, Tamara Lowe, Lesley Pelletier, Dale Heinrich, Thea Shukaliak, Mandy Reider, Rhonda MacLeod and one anonymous friend who didn't even give me their name!
Thanks to everyone who posted the campaign on their facebook or twitter or myspace, thanks to everyone who showed their friends and family! I'll have a listening party as soon asap!
In the meantime, I looked up "Tiffany Hall" and besides all the murder trials and one link that said "People you will see in Hell" (not me dudes, apparently there's a murderess named Tiffany Hall that has nothing to do with me!!!!) there is one link of a jamaican girl singing and here's the link to that! Please enjoy some more music by Tiffany Hall that will NOT be appearing on my second album (you'll have to look her up to find out more about this different Tiffany Hall)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzax2642RoY

diy sales!

I just read an interesting article about "selling" your album, I think this is a good point, and it's something I'm gonna focus more on: lying! Making shit up about junk and selling it on ebay! (Shit, i missed the point didn't I?)



http://www.diymusician.cdbaby.com





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Juno Fun!

I lay on the couch watching the junos last night, I missed the first bit, but Drake was pretty funny... I think they need to do more cut-toos like the grammies and oscars and that stuff... lets see our Canadian "celebs" out in the crowd, what are they wearing? Whose their date? Whose sitting next to them? You know that stuff is my favorite at the other award shows. I like Canadian content and we had some great people up there, but I like fancy clothes and knowing whose buds with who, I like thinking of them all friends and bullshitting with each other in little breaks between announcers or whatevs. It was a nice little break though, I felt like a had a crazy weekend. I got called up Friday evening by Ajay (bass smackin' pimp daddy) they needed a singer stat for that night. Oh no! We hadn't played three sets with each other yet! And the drummer hadn't even heard a bunch of the originals! But we were a brave little band, and we did some shots and drank some beer and made it work. Surprisingly well actually.... pretty hilarious for the sound dude who got the special treat of watching Ajay and Drew calling out changes and sections to Kurtis (beat boss robot) so he knew what the hell was happening. And me too, someone usually had to give me an eyebrow if a bridge or something was coming up. Nothing wrong with getting alittle face time with either of those handsome studlies! wink wink Then we played for the National Wheelchair Curling Championship and that was also a blast! I just tried to post a video of the fun gladiator shots that Erin Craig and her hilarious mom Cathy were pouring up all night. Here's a link so you can see it: it was pretty funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CTHK3uZE2k&feature=player_embedded
I laughed anyway. And drank...uh 4 atleast haha!

Now I'm preparing for a rehearsal tonite for the Crown and Anchor with Sean Burns this thursday night. Fun fun fun times at Crown and Anchor, every time. Phil likes to tease me that no one gets drunk like Tiff Hall at the Crown the night before she has to do Breakfast TV at 6 the next morning... but its not true haha! I stayed soberish that night ;)

Come on out though! We'll be playing origials for one set and then Sean Burns takes the stage and I met him once. He was funny!
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One day at a time!

So I am not exaggerating when I say I have $2.07 in my bank account haha!!! Damn rent time...
But I'm surprisingly having one of the happiest weeks I've had in a long time. And I only have to wait til this saturday before I have mullacka again. So it's good that I'm enjoying myself. I had a lesson with a little girl I teach, she must be about 9 or 10 or something like that, but she's more organized than me. I want her to run my life actually, but she'd probably take one look at it and run the fuck away. Even her 10 year old judgement is probably better than mind haha! But we were learning a new song, and she played it through hands seperately and then I asked if she wanted to give it a shot hands together. She kinda looked at it and was like uhh, no I don't think I'm ready, it's too hard. So I told her we were gonna break it up into smaller chunks and just play hands together for two bars, then we'd stop, look at the next two bars, then play all the way through til there and so on. We just broke it up and did little bits until we'd gotten half way through the song. Turns out it wasn't as big and scary as she thought. I'm like see? That wasn't so bad! We can play anything no matter how hard it is if we just break it down into managable little chunks! And I think "oh em gee... did I just say something profound? Even just a little profound? Shut up no way" And that's the way I've been living my life this week, just tiny little chunks at a time.
And it's worked so far. None of my bills are going to get paid any faster if I'm freaking the fuck out about them... I know when the money's coming in and I'll pay them then. I can't until then anyway...
I also recieved donations on my indiegogo campaign, which boosted me up alittle too. Not much, but people are poor like me, and STILL believe enough in my work to give what little they could to help move this thing forward. It really gave me the warm tinglies.
You know what else gives me the warm tinglies? Collaborating. And for some reason, opportunities have started showing up in my inboxes to do things, make music, create stuff with other talented people, and I really really enjoy that too. I think music is a community thing... back in the tribe days we'd all be playing together as one, and I like to do things that way today too.
So I've stopped stressing and suddenly things are coming my way. Oooh... oh so spiritual or something. All my praying to the porcelin God must be paying off... or I just have a drinking problem.
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