2018!

Nov. 10th, 2017 08:56 am
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
We’re starting to look to next year.

In January we intend to go into the studio to record the best songs from the 52 Songs project. We will start taking preorders for that once we have songs picked and start recording. We need to get a certain number of preorders to be able to press the CDs.

We hope to get Callenwood written and recorded next year, we’ll see how that goes, but we could, feasibly, release two CDs next year.

We’re starting to think about shows. The only certain thing is OVFF, but Demicon is a good bet too. Those may be our only cons next year, money is more than a little tight.

Other than that, we will most certainly do shows in Chicago (probably two) and the surrounding Burbs, Minneapolis, Champaign, Indianapolis (if the show next weekend goes well) and a couple shows in DSM. We’re looking for a place in Kansas City, and in Nebraska.

So, if you know of a place that would have us, or want to set up a House Concert, please let us know. We’re always on the look out for new places to play.
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
We played two storming sets this weekend. Xap streamed both live for us over our FB page. I was able to snag them and repost them on You Tube.

Susan joined as, as she does for a lot of the Chicago area shows. Cathy McManamon both hosted and sang and played drums a bit.

Set 1 - https://youtu.be/J6grsJHdC3w

Set 2 - https://youtu.be/3ZQh9T_o03E

If you like these, and want to support our House Concert shows, think about sending us something via PayPal. cheshiremoonband at gmail.

We've also posted this around.

We’re starting to think about next year. I expect we will do a show at the Church on Lawrence in Chicago, as we try to do every year. Another house concert in Champaign is probably going to happen, like it does. If the November show in Indianapolis works out, we’ll go back there. Cathy has said she wants us to do another show at her place. This weekend's show was very special.

Right now the only definite convention is Demicon (that will change I am sure). After the financial beating we have taken this year, the cost of badges and rooms are just beyond our means.

We still want to do a show a month at least. So we’re looking. We’re looking to do house concerts, especially house concerts, coffee houses, little music festivals, anything like that. We don’t do Ren Faires, we’re just not that sort of band. We don’t do bars. We want to go places where the music is the focus.

And we want to get places we haven’t been! So if we haven't come out your way and you think of a place that might work for us, please let us know!

There is now video of an entire house concert on our FB page (and it will be up on You Tube soon). This one was unusual because Susan was playing with us, which she doesn’t do very often, living in a different city and all. But it shows you what we do live. (this part written before I posted the video)

We’re never going to do this for a living. I’ll be 60 next year, and I don’t see myself living in a van for weeks at a time.

But we want to play as much as we can. We want to record more new songs.

So, if you have a place for us to play, please let us know.

In the meantime, enjoy this weekend's show.
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
We premiered a new song at the end of the show. You can hear it and a lot of other new songs by supporting our Patreon page!

www.patreon.com/Cheshiremoon

Set 1
Circus Of Dreams
Catnyp
Stream of Consciousness
Tea & Fireflies
Hamlin’s Bow
Well Stone
Banshee
Horizon
Wanderers
Ghost Train

Set 2
Alice In Zombieland
Callenwood Pt 1
Hot McGonagall
A Song About Fog
Loki Loves You
Snow White Red Road
Persephone
Spinning Skies & Mirrors
Nighty Knights
Solstice (brand new)
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
It's gonna be a weekend! Chicago Friday night, Champaign Saturday night.

The Peoples Church of Chicago
941 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60640
7:30 - 9pm

The Abzug Ampitheatre (and we're going to keep calling it that until they make us stop)
RSVP David Abzug - Dnabzug at gmail

And don't worry, if you miss us, we will be back in the Western burbs next month, and back in Chicago and at Pagan Pride in September.
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
A house concert in Warrenville, and an outdoor show at Greater Chicago Pagan Pride.

We had an amazing weekend. Great folks to play for, great places to play. We're off for a week, then a Concert Window show on the 29th. Then off for a montn until Icon in Cedar Rapids.

What we played this weekend.

Warrenville
First Set
Circus Of Dreams
Disenchanted
Witch In Your Story
Loki Loves You
Single White Monster
Catnyp
Stream of Consciousness
Calvin's Girl
Critters
Alice In Zombieland

Second Set
Widows Garden
Wanderers
Masters of Library Science
Denali
Hot McGonagall
Persephone
Sleep No More
Winter's Night

Greater Chicago Pagan Pride
Circus Of Dreams
Disenchanted
Witch In Your Story
Denali
Loki Loves You
Out Of The Light
Persephone
Snow White Red Road
Widows Garden
Boneman’s Daughter
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
We are in the Chicago area this weekend!

We have a house concert in Warrenville Saturday the 17th.

RSVP to housemusic at ifversen dot org. We will play two sets, with a fair amount of new and newish stuff.

Greater Chicago Pagan Pride Sunday the 18th

Historic Pleasant Home on Mills Park 217 Home Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302

We are on at 2:45.
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We will be playing in Champaign Saturday night the 9th at the house of David & Erin Abzug!

New Songs!

New Instruments!

Old schtick!

If you are on Facebook, here is the event

If not, email dna at abzug dot org for all of the information!
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
One of the fun things about making music, you can combine vacations with something else you love! We get to go to a new con (for us) and then go see some relatives in various places! My brother lives in NC, we pass through WV where I was born, then on to the Indianapolis area, where Lizzie​ grew up. So ...

Our spring mini-tour has come together at last! Baltimore, Carrboro NC, Greenville IN, Champaign IL. I haven't made an event for Balticon, there is enough info out there about it. But the rest all have events. If you know anyone in any of the areas who you think may be interested, point them our way!

Balticon
May 22-25
balticon.org

Johnny's Gone Fishing
901 W Main St, Carrboro, NC 27510
May 26 - 7pm
johnnysgonefishing.com
facebook.com/events/1432226123740846/

Strange Brew
Sugar Grove Shoppes, 4800 W Smith Valley Rd, Greenwood, IN 46142
May 29 - 5pm - 7pm
facebook.com/events/835880643114210/

House Concert in Champaign IL
May 30
facebook.com/events/757036717711612

If you are not on FB and want more information, let me know!
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
Heather Dale will be performing at our house in Ames, IA on June 24 at 7pm! Yep, her first show in Iowa and it's happening at our place!

There is a Facebook event ... Heather Dale @ The Crowe & Dove House.

Or you can send an email to croweanddovehouse at gmail dot com for more information!
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
There will be a house concert in Kansas City at the home of Susi Matthews January 4th at 7pm!

The Facebook Event

or RSVP to cheshiremoonband at gmail for more information!
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
We did a short opening set when Wax Chaotic came to play, here it is!

Catnyp


Witch In Your Story


Village By The Sea


Critters
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
They came to our place last weekend, we will have our revenge by going to their house in a couple of weeks!

Yes indeed, Cheshire Moon will be playing at Wax Chaotic's house in Fishers IN on July 20th!

The party starts at 4, music at 6 (Musician Standard Time). They will play a bit, we will play a lot! If you are foolish enough to bring a drum, you may get pulled up to play with us! RSVP to waxchaotic@waxchaotic.com for address, directions and stuff (stuff may vary according to availability).

Come hang out with us, it's going to be fun!
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
And we will be performing in Xap's back yard in Antioch IL. Remember to RSVP to rsvp at mapcase dot org to get directions and so we know how many are showing up. Bring something for the grill, bring a lawn chair. Bring yourselves!
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
Cheshire Moon will be performing this weekend in Antioch at Xap's house! It will just be Lizzie and I (Susan is gallivanting around the country this month). We'll be doing a lot of new songs, probably most of the upcoming CD as well as the summer singles. RSVP to rsvp@mapcase.org.

The party starts around 4. The grill gets fired up around 5. Bring grillables and something to share. The music starts around 6. Bring a lawn chair. Bring drums as we expect to have a bit of a drum jam after the show. Weather permitting, there will be movies out on the lawn starting around dark. Since it's being planned by Xap and Eric, expect Marx Brothers and Errol Flynn!

Please RSVP to rsvp@mapcase.org so we have an idea how many to expect.
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
Here is what we played.

Set One
Daughter Of The Red
Lighthouse
Out Of The Light
Child Of Stars
If I Were The Rain
A Song About Fog
Stream of Consciousness
Companion
The Witch In Your Story (Susan)
Calvin's Girl
Critters

Set Two
Haunted (Susan)
Disenchanted
Village By The Sea (Susan)
Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde)
She Moved Through The Faire (Trad)
Narrow Way
Widows Garden
Corvus

Thank to David and Erin for their marvelous hospitality and a marvelous place to do a house concert. It was so wonderful to see some faces I haven't seen in too long.

We are going to try to get to the Chicago area in the spring/early summer and may do a mini tour this summer as well, which will probably include some shows in the area.
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It's this Saturday! If you are on Facebook go to the event page and RSVP. If not, email David Abzug or myself! This is going to be a fun show!
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The first road trip of the year is almost over. This weekend was a dance weekend for WSPA-3 so we have been hanging out and actually getting some decent downtime.

The only real problem, my poor love is sick. She had the beginnings of a cold toward the end of the week, felt better yesterday and is miserable today. The scary thing ... she is actually letting me take care of her. My knee is better, but she still tries to do all the driving. When I say "I'm driving home" and she says "ok", she isn't feeling well.

WSPA-3 has been at workshops, but we did get to hang out at the pool together yesterday.

The hotel has been horrible, especially food service. I may rant about that later.

The big highlight for me was lunch yesterday with [personal profile] rowangolightly. There was much laughing and stories and marvelous food. Lizzie and I have to get down this way again soon.

Next weekend is the house concert in Champaign, a week and a half after that is Seattle.

Then nothing for awhile. A crazy month, it's going to be amazing though.
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The House Concert !!!

There are updates. As David so eloquently said ...

Address is 2710 Bayhill Drive, Champaign Illinois 61822
Start time is 6 PM to gather, 7 PM to listen to fantastic music
Dress Code is Chinese Gold Bar Cypher
Why aren't YOU coming? -)

January 12th ... come on out and see us play!
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
Here is the Facebook event. If you don't do FB contact David Abzug or myself. (my email address is my first name last name at gmail)

This may be the only chance for Illinois folks to see this version of the band as Susan is moving away this summer!

We are looking to do more house concerts, but don't have them lined up at the moment.
ericcoleman: Cheshire Moon (Cheshire Moon)
We have shows coming up in the next two weeks here in Ames and a couple shows out of town in January.

This Thursday and next we will be at Ames British Foods from 4:30-7. This week will be all three of us, next week will be just Lizzie and I. There is a Facebook event here.

January 12 there will be a house concert at David & Erin's in Champaign. There is a Facebook event here. You do need to RSVP for that one. It will be a trio show.

January 25th we will be appearing at Conflikt, the Pacific NorthWest Filk Convention. We will have a special guest fiddler for that show.

We are working on getting more shows in the new year. If you know of a place that would be good for us or want to host a house concert, let us know!

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