Chelsea McBee: Blog

Hi there!

Whew... This morning I woke up to a beautiful fall-like breeze here in Shepherdstown WV! It is perfectly timed with the beginning of school. I have very fond memories of heading to the school bus on crisp mornings getting to wear my new fall clothes!

I have been busy setting up shows and planning a west coast tour at the beginning of December. If you know of any great venues or folks that want to host a house concert let me know! I will (tentatively) be going from Las Vegas to San Diego, to LA to Santa Barbara, to San Fran to Portland then over to Salt Lake City.... We will see how it turns out.

In other news, I have finally figured out how to create an online store so that you can purchase the latest and greatest of Chelsea McBee Merch! Right now I have my latest album (with Bob Keel) available for digital download but will soon have more music, stickers and t-shirts too! There have been rumors of Chelsea McBee underwear as well... I'm not sure how true that is... If you like [...]

I think that only a few short blogs ago I said that I was gonna try my hand at this blogging thing and "really stick to it" or something like that...So much for that! Now it's been probably a month since I wrote anything for you. My absence could be blamed on any number of things (that way I don't have to really be responsible) including spring gardening and car trouble. That's right, my trusty little diesel engine got a clog in it and is currently being mended by the great folks at Foreign Auto Excellence in Frederick MD. I can't wait to get back behind the wheel and off and running for this summers shows and, dare I say it, vacation time!!! This is the first summer in a lllooonnnggg time that I have purposefully not scheduled shows on certain dates so that I might have some summer left exclusively to leisure. aaaahhhhhh I can feel the relaxation already...
There are so many new and wonderful things that an independent musician can do with the wide and wonderful web. I just read about [...]

There is nothing better than waking up your soul from winter by playing a rockin show in your hometown! I (and the rest of the Lady Dies group) had such a blast at Stonewalls this weekend. Thanks so much to everyone that came out and dance dance danced the night away with us! We have been in the studio for the last several weeks working diligently on our first album and it was a relief to play for some real live faces. Also, a special thanks to Alisha Hanlin and Josh Stella for warming the place up for us. If you aren't familiar with these talents, check them out pronto!
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As spring approaches ,however rainily it likes, I am getting more and more excited about playing and booking shows (both solo and with The Lady Dies) as well as garden dirt, baby ducks, long hikes through spring flowers and all the other great things that happen this time of year!
A few things to remember:
March 20th - I'll be at the Meck in Sheptown with Bob Keel (www.bobkeel.com)
April [...]

The last show that I played was at Wilson College in Chambersburg PA. I shared the bill with one of my favorite singer/songwriters, Tara Toms. As usual, her live set was wonderful! Tara has amazing stage presents and her voice is beautiful. She also just put out a new record. I'm not very good at reviewing music because it is difficult to put into technical words the way that music makes me feel, but I've gotta let you know about this new release! Snap The Earth's Way is a collection of two Tara Toms and The Tumbleweeds originals and five covers that are done in the best kinda way (the only way that Tara knows how to do it). Both this album and her first release are the kind of cds that you want to keep in your car all the time. I replayed Too Cold To Be Alone (#2 on the album) until I could sing along just on the way home from the show. Each song has lyrics that you want to know and the instrumentation that the band cooks up is always just right. The recordings are simple just like the [...]

If I were a bird, I might be the kind that flies south for the winter. What's the best thing to do to squash that annoying spring fever I mentioned earlier? Dump 2 feet of snow on it! 28" to be exact... I spent this blizzard holed up at my cottage with good friends and I couldn't ask for much more than that. I won't get down about the weather. It's truly beautiful out here, majestic even...
I have been working on some new tunes for my show at Wilson College in Chambersburg PA this week and that always makes me feel good. I also got to spend some loving time with my cello. I'm such a lucky girl. Hmmm, I'm sure that I have something interesting (or at least witty) to say... Perhaps my witt has flown south! If I figure it out, I'll let you know!
Musically yours
xo