Mike Shupp www.mikeshupp.com
- Happy New Year -
What a week in Washington...! Still cannot quite believe Joe Gibbs is back. What is it that the Hobbits have... second breakfast? This is like second Christmas... times infinity!
Wanted to thank everyone who came out to our New Year's Day live recording at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA, and welcome new mailing list members...! We're slowly going through the session files and working up some rough mixes, and beginning making plans to release some of the tracks. Look for some MP3 versions soon on the Website...
Please come out to our next show, this Tuesday, JAN 13th, at the Velvet Lounge in Washington, D.C. Also on the bill are Chrissy Coughlin and Nefrit El-Or... see you there!
In other news, digital distribution for Mike Shupp tracks is starting to come online! Individual song and full album downloads are now available at Audio Lunchbox, Musicmatch, and BuyMusic.com. More distribution coming soon to Rhapsody, Emusic, AOL's MusicNet, Napster, and iTunes... fire up those iPods!
Also, a review of "This Time" appears in The Washington Post Weekend section today. Reviewer Mike Joyce writes "the former Big Bang Theory guitarist... has something to say... his most intriguing songs neatly summarize personal history and lingering tension... Shupp's sharp pop instincts are an even bigger plus..." Dial 202-334-9000 (press 8107) to hear a Post Haste sound clip!
And finally, 
XM Satellite Radio has been spinning tracks from THIS TIME this past week... "Came To This" and the title track have each been played several times on the Rock "Unsigned" station (#52). Keep those requests coming!
Mike Shupp / "THIS
TIME"
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