Hello Everyone!
After a very rainy February, March is finally here and it feels like spring is at least on the horizon. March always brings a mixture of emotions with the change of the season but I've been staying so busy that I've hardly had a chance to notice. Between studio time, making accessories, dueting with Eliza to the Frozen II soundtrack, and worrying about coronavirus I have had time for little else.
MUSIC HAPPENINGS
"Don't Speak" is now out and thank you so much to all of you that have been streaming it on SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, YOUTUBE, and downloading on sites such as iTUNES. It means the world to me. Please keep spreading the word and adding reviews!
I have been back in the studio a lot this past month working on "Matriarch" with Ian O'Neill and Ryan Youmans at The Amber Sound. We are having a lot of fun playing around with this one to get the right vibe. Between this track, some of the others I have worked on recently and a few more I have in the works, I may have a new EP on my hands in the near future.
I have also been having a lot of fun helping others in the studio. I love singing background vocals and playing keys for friends. I got to work with Valerie Mize in her Whites Creek studio doing some gang vocals for a new track of hers. Then a week later I did some piano tracking for Aubryn Stevens out in Old Hickory. I love it!
SHOW TIME!
And now that the studio time is behind me for a minute, it's SHOWTIME! I have a show TONIGHT in Nashville! I will be doing a solo set and singing BGVS for Mountainwalker just after my set. We are performing at The East Room. Doors are at 7:30. I am up first and then Mountainwalker and Foundation will rock out. It'll be a great night!
Mountainwalker just put out a great video of the full band performing if you want to check that out as well!
On March 19th, I have the pleasure of playing synth for one of my fave bands in Nashville, Fame and Fiction. We are playing at The End (Doors at 7pm) and the lineup is great so get there early if you can. Advance tickets are $7 and $10 at the door.
No Sass Creations: Bolos and More
As if bolo ties and pocket lockets weren't enough, I have added a new No Sassessory (and a new word as it seems) to my Etsy store. How many of you remember 1990s fashion fondly like I do? Well, I used to rock the stuff out of button covers back in the day. Yes...button covers. So I thought to mysef, "I need to start making those so I can A) wear them again and B) re-expose them to the world."
The cool thing about these button covers is that if you wear just one at your top collar button, it gives the look of a bolo without the tie! Sometimes you may not want the extra excess hanging down your shirt. And if you really want to go for the full commitment look, rock those covers all the way down!
If you like them, I am going to keep on posting them to my store. So far they are on $7 each with shipping!
Random Stories, Thoughts, Ideas
As I suggested earlier, March is always a funny month for me. It's springtime and things are starting to grow bloom, but it's still hard because it is the month that I lost my mom 19 years ago. Now, I have lost many wonderful people since then because death is a part of life, but my losing my mom continues to be one of my biggest struggles. She was my whole world for so long and I have now officially lived longer without her than with her.
But I am tired of being so sad in March, and I don't want it to be something that Eliza starts picking up on either. So this year, I am going to make it a time of growth both internally and externally. At the suggestion of a couple of very close friends, I am going to bring a new plant into my life every year at this time. It will give me another beauty to nurture and watch grow. It will be something fun that Eliza and I can do together. And believe it or not, out of nowhere I have kind of started getting a green thumb!
So, what should be my plant for this year? Keep it simple because I am certainly no pro here folks!
Wrap It Up, Mary
That's all from me for now. I hope you'll stay in touch! For any other information you can always go to my website, facebook, instagram, etc. As always, I appreciate your support so much more than you know. Reach out to me anytime!
