Yesterday I received a very pleasant email via my Bandcamp page, with a link to a review of my recent Summer Fun release. It's a cool blog (screenshot below), and I encourage you to click here and check it out. And honestly, it's always gratifying when one can tell that a reviewer listened this attentively.
For several years, it was my habit to release a single online at some
point during the Summer, and then take it down on Labor Day. Just a bit
of temporary seasonal mischief.
Fast forward to August of 2024. While digging around in one of my
external backup drives, I rediscovered a folder of these "Summer
Singles." There were a couple of other standalone song projects in there
as well. I gave them all a listen again, and they made me smile.
Long story short, I decided to dust off and polish up a few favorites
and re-release them as a collection. So here they are: Summer Fun. But
now you can listen all year 'round.
You can click HERE (or the link over there to the right) to go get it. Enjoy.
I'm now back down to eight guitars thanks to the Strat trade/acquisition mentioned below. There were thirteen guitars in the house at one point, but I'd rather have fewer instruments and play each of them on a more regular basis.
Current pedalboard situation: two small boards: one with five pedals (tuner, dirt, delay, reverb, boost/comp), and another with four (tuner, dirt, tremolo, delay).
Regarding amplifiers, I've done some culling of the herd in this category, too. Apart from a tiny custom half-watt number a friend built, and my little Ampeg practice bass rig, the only workhorse amps I have now are the three Fender-based tube combos pictured below. The black one is a totally stock Pro Junior IV, while the other two each have a Fender chassis in custom cabinets built for me by Mather Amp Cabs. They're all I need.
We're pleased to announce that The Mistress Miriam Show has been booked for a residency/rotation at one of our favorite venues next year. We'll be rocking the 8:00 to 9:30pm set at Luthiers Co-Op in Easthampton MA on the first Saturdays in February, May, August, and November.
While you're marking your calendars, please note that we have another show at Luthiers this year as well, 8pm on November 15th. We're also closing out the Angel Park music series in Williamsburg MA, 6pm on August 21st.
