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live performance video/spring tour 2010 highlights
I had a blast on the road and I'm ready to go again. It's been so much fun promoting the new album. We're planning on doing a few more special things with it so stay tuned. I don't always post the reviews or news because I don't want to send too many emails, but if you're curious, my website is a good place to check in to see what's going on. Also, facebook is great for staying in touch. If we're not friends at facebook, please come on over! Before I fill you in on the tour, I've posted a video of a live performance of "Wash U Clean" from our CD release show. You can see it on facebook or on You Tube. Our tour began in San Diego and ended in Sacramento. We did 10 shows in 14 days. Cheese-Its and chocolate was my road food of choice and it's probably good that we weren't on the road longer, but I figure hauling the gear around burns extra calories so it's OK.
William Shatner was a great help to us on the road. We used Priceline for our hotel booking and we got some good deals. Did you know hotel movies are more expensive than On Demand? What's up with that? But I couldn't resist watching "Crazy Heart". After watching the movie, I felt like I had smoked a pack of cigarettes and drunk a fifth of whiskey just by seeing Jeff Bridges play the role of a singer/songwriter road dog. And yeah, when he emptied his "pee" jug, I was a little jealous that I couldn't do that. We drove up the 101 highway for most of this tour. It has been raining in California for the past couple of months and the rolling hills and farm land were lush, green and beautiful. We could have been in Ireland. Not only were there the usual cows and horses, but there were sheep, goats and llamas - not something I get to see everyday. The poppies (California state flower!) and other wildflowers were doing their wild thing and added a blanket of color along the side of the road and over the hills. We played in a lot of different kinds of venues - rock clubs, coffee houses, cafes and art galleries. I can't say that we had any crazy experiences this time around; (well, truthfully I can't tell you about them......yet) but everything went smoothly. While we were in the Monterey area we went to the Monterey Aquarium. I love watching the otters and penguins. They have a new seahorse exhibit there and it's SO pony! You have to check it out. ;-) And finally, I have to say that touring with Michael Miller and opening for him was a great experience. Thank you, Michael, for being such a great tour buddy; and remember to love everyone. Pictures from the tour at facebook. Oh yeah, one little thing; if you have the album and you like it, please feel free to rate it and/or leave a review at iTunes! And if you don't have it, you can hear the entire album and get the physical CD from my website and/or download it from the usual places. Thanks for reading this far! Rock on, Beth
 Last night kicked off my West Coast Tour (w/ Michael
Miller) at Lestat's in San Diego. It's a great place to hear music.
Louie, the sound guy there, rules. Thanks, Louie!
They have a big marquee outside and they put my name in it! Awesome!
Next stop, Hollywood, and then it's up the coast to Ventura and beyond!
CD available now! Tour info, too!
Good news! The new album is available! The physical CD is available here at my website (see the music page) and the digital tracks are available from iTunes, as well as the other usual places.
If you'd like to see a couple of pictures from the album release show, I've posted them on my music page at facebook.
For those of you in LA who might have missed the album release show last weekend, we've got another Los Angeles date at Crane's in Hollywood. I also have a tour coming up. Check out the tour schedule below. I will be opening for my very talented friend, Michael Miller.
West Coast Tour Dates Wed. 2/24 Cranes in Hollywood 10pm Thurs. 2/25 Zoey's in Ventura 8pm Tues. 3/2 SOhO in Santa Barbara 8:45pm Sun. 3/7 Luna's in Sacramento 8pm
We may have more dates to add. You can always go to my website for details and new information.
Thanks for reading this far! Thanks for your interest and support. Some of you have already started buying the CD. I don't even know how you knew about it -- the newsletter hadn't even gone out yet!! Thanks so much!
New CD, album release show, west coast tour
 Great news! Today, I looked out onto my front porch and there had been delivered my brand new CDs. It's a good thing, too, because my CD release show is in 2 weeks. The new album is called "Wash U Clean". Here's the scoop........... 1. The CD release show is at Hotel Cafe on Sat., Feb. 6, @ 9pm. To get in for half price, just say the secret password, "nice monkey", and it's $5 instead of $10. We'll have an extra, extra large band that night. 2. The physical CDs will be available for the first time at the CD release show. After that, they'll be available on my website, and sometime in late Feb., the digital tracks will be available for download in all the usual places. Don't worry, I'll remind you. :-)
3. You can preview some of the songs from "Wash U Clean" at my new website. Go to the music page at http://www.beththornley.com/ and check 'em out. Every week I'll upload another one or two songs for you to hear. 4. And, I'll be doing a tour up the coast of California, opening for my good friend Michael Miller. I'm thrilled because his music is fantastic and so is he. His most recent album is getting some well deserved rave reviews. http://www.myspace.com/michaelmillercrusade2/21 Lestat's in San Diego 2/25 Zoey's in Ventura 2/27 Gypsy Den in Santa Ana 3/2 SOhO in Santa Barbara
3/3 Last Stage West in San Luis Obispo 3/5 Red Rock in San Jose 3/7 Luna's in Sacramento Thanks for reading this far. We'd love to see you at the show.
 Hello wonderful people on my mailing list! First of all, happy holidays. Thank goodness it's time for a collective break, eh? It's nice when the world slows down for just a minute of two. And yes, as you can see from the subject of this email, I made it to the front page "feature" section of You Tube. Not as "beth thornley" but as a member (and a tear is coming to my eye as I say this because I'm so proud), as a member of the Bowen Beer Bottle Band. You can see it on You Tube before it's moved from the front page (it's up for only a few more hours). Or, if you want to see it AND get the scoop on how it all happened - check it out here -- http://bowenbeerbottleband.wordpress.com/ (I pop up in the back row, 4th from the left.) Thanks Matt and Summer Bowen, for putting it all together. It was so much fun. (btw - for those of you who see the Beth Thornley band play live, Matt is the violinist/guitarist/keyboardist/glockenspiel-ist that plays in my band.) I have some album news for you. I sent everything off to be duplicated/replicated/printed, etc..... about 5 days ago. That means that in about 2 weeks I'll have CDs for you. I will send out an email in January letting you know where you can hear it and how you can buy it. I'm very excited about the album and I hope you will be, too. The CD release show will be in Los Angeles at Hotel Cafe on Feb. 6, 2010. I'm also planning a west coast tour in March. And in recent news, "You're Right Where" (from the My Glass Eye album) was heard in the television series "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty". It is airing currently. Thanks for reading this far. Thanks so much for your interest. Stay warm. Drink some hot apple cidar. And mostly, peace to you all. Beth
Grand Canyon!
 I promised a picture or two when I returned from the Grand Canyon! We had a great time and I wish I didn't have to get back to reality so soon. It's hard to get ready for a vacation - you know, getting someone to take care of the cats, doing enough laundry so that I can pack clean clothes, decided what books to take, unloading half of the makeup bag so that there's room for clothes in the suitcase, crossing fingers that the plants don't die while I'm gone, cleaning out the fridge so there are no surprises when I get home -- you know, all of that. And while I'm getting ready to go out of town I'm thinking it's too much trouble. But, then, when I finally go, it's so nice to not answer a phone, or water a plant or feed a cat (sorry kitties, but sometimes your meows can be annoying!) or make a bed or clean a bathtub. I'm really glad I left. I'm really glad I made it to the Grand Canyon because I had never seen it. And, oh yeah, we stopped by Vegas, too. Have I mentioned that I love playing black jack? Do you think it's all the extra oxygen they pump into the casinos? Can we go again now? Screw the plants, the cats, the fridge, the packing - let's just get in the car and go!    I promised a picture or two when I returned from the Grand Canyon! We had a great time and I wish I didn't have to get back to reality so soon. It's hard to get ready for a vacation - you know, getting someone to take care of the cats, doing enough laundry so that I can pack clean clothes, decided what books to take, unloading half of the makeup bag so that there's room for clothes in the suitcase, crossing fingers that the plants don't die while I'm gone, cleaning out the fridge so there are no surprises when I get home -- you know, all of that. And while I'm getting ready to go out of town I'm thinking it's too much trouble. But, then, when I finally go, it's so nice to not answer a phone, or water a plant or feed a cat (sorry kitties, but sometimes your meows can be annoying!) or make a bed or clean a bathtub. I'm really glad I left. I'm really glad I made it to the Grand Canyon because I had never seen it. And, oh yeah, we stopped by Vegas, too. Have I mentioned that I love playing black jack? Do you think it's all the extra oxygen they pump into the casinos? Can we go again now? Screw the plants, the cats, the fridge, the packing - let's just get in the car and go!
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