10 August - Current Board Situation

These are the two pedalboards I'm using these days. They are essentially the same layout (Tuner > Overdrive > Reverb > Delay), but the reverb and delay pedals on the top board offer additional modulation that can be blended into the signal. This board is also the one I tend to use for live performances. You'll notice the tuner pedal is placed a bit more off to the right of the others so I'm less likely to hit it by accident when switching the overdrive on or off. Stepping on the tuner mutes the sound completely. Good when tuning, but not so much partway through a song.

9 August - Progress

Just a quick post to mark the fact that as of this afternoon, the basic tracks (rhythm guitars, bass, and drums) are done for all five songs that will be appearing on the next release. A couple of them have additional tracks completed as well, but the point is they are all ready for vocals.

27 July - Odd

It is a strange feeling to not have any performances booked for the remainder of the year. I drove down to Southern Connecticut this past week to reunite (after a nearly three year gap) with my Prestons partner Bill. We had a blast, and made tentative plans to play out again next year sometime. But to not have anything definite scheduled for the next five months is just plain weird.

17 July - Gig Photo

Played a great show last night despite the heat and humidity, which was oppressive. Our friend Hannah was in the front row, and got this very nice photo of us. We really did have a pretty good crowd, but the audience planted themselves well back in the shade. Sensible.

13 July - New Bass

Trundled some neglected/superfluous gear down to a favorite shop this week to see what it'd be worth in store credit. But then I found myself suddenly dashing back to the house partway through the process to fetch my old bass to swap as well. You see, I took this one off the rack while I was there and it started purring. So, yeah. Got a new bass, and I can't begin to tell you how much fun this one is to play. And because I ended up going home with fewer items than I'd brought in, it still counts as downsizing. 

9 July - Show Poster

1 June - Here We Go Again

The Group DeVille Trio has agreed to come out of retirement in order to fill the scheduling void left when The Mistress Miriam Show became unable to play the Angel Park Concert Series on July 16th. One of those "never say never" moments, perhaps? Anyway, the three of us met up yesterday morning over coffee and decided to have a gig. It'll be fun. It always is.

28 May - Disappointment

This has not been a good past couple of months for The Mistress Miriam Show. We are on indefinite hold at the moment, as our namesake finds herself unable to perform. No, I am not going to discuss any details here. Suffice to say we will be reassessing the future of The Show at some point this Autumn, but we have had to cancel our remaining appearances for the year. I wish there was a more hopeful take on this, but none of us can say when or if the situation will change.

4 May - Changes

That show that got postponed from April to June? The venue needs to reschedule us again, due to the owner now needing to be away on the date. This will all get sorted, just a matter of when. We and she are hoping to establish a regular rotation/residency for us there, so we're all working together to make this happen. I'll post the news when everything's settled.

3 May - Last Minute Promo

If any of you would like to hear what this particular Strat sounds like, I will be melting faces with it tonight at Luthiers Co-op in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Come on out and experience The Mistress Miriam Show. Our set begins at 8pm.