Monday, June 2, 2025

2 June - Fair Warning

Just got back from a fave local music shop. I bought a Hall Reverb pedal by JHS (quite a wonderful device it is, too), and what this means for you, dear reader, is that once again I am mucking about with the pedalboards. The latest configuration is going to be three boards, each containing four pedals. Once they are all put together and ready for their close-ups, I will post a photo. Or three.

Sunday, June 1, 2025

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.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

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.

Saturday, May 3, 2025

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.

Friday, April 25, 2025

25 April - July Date Announced

We have just confirmed a July 16th appearance at the annual Angel Park concert series in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Angel Park is a lovely memorial garden in the town center, and it's a great place for some live music on a Summer evening. You should come out.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

3 April - Show Postponed

The Studio 30 show has been postponed until June 21st, due to April 5th now being a national day of protest. Many folks around here will be participating either locally or traveling elsewhere, so the venue decided to move the Mistress Miriam event to a date that will hopefully be better for everyone. We support this decision. The sad fact is this is what comes from having booked the show before last November's election. 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1 April - Rabbit Rabbit

Really looking forward to rehearsal tonight, and our show this coming Saturday. Not looking forward to the inevitable April Fools Day nonsense today, and am hoping that folks dial it back a bit this year. Read the room, people.

Monday, March 24, 2025

24 March - A Goodbye

The phone rang shortly after 1am this morning, with the news that my Mom had died. She was 97. Mom had been in Assisted Living for the past two years, and despite their excellent care, she was slowly being crushed by the weight of dementia. At some point she stopped being the person we had known, and had become a small stranger raging at her situation. She was moved to the Memory Care wing last year, and began Hospice Care a few months back. Their visits increased as her final days drew near. But now for her the war is over, and she's at rest.

I'm grateful that she still knew who I was during most visits, and also for the rare and fleeting moments of clarity that she sometimes had. During what was to be our last real conversation, Mom told me she had finally come to terms with leaving this world for whatever came next. That was this past Tuesday. We stopped by again on Saturday. She was no longer conscious by then, just a ghost in the departures lounge.

There will be no services or funeral. At some point we will place her ashes, along with my Dad's, into the sea off the coast of Maine, as per their wishes. Maine was where their happiest memories were formed. As for me, I will keep my memories of them everywhere.