Yo yo, marketin…

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Yo yo, marketing a go-go…things are starting to pick up as we head into summer.  Looking forward to some warmer weather and more outdoor venues, private parties and bigger stages.  Some upcoming EXCITING gigs are:

The GRAND OPENING of Lorimar’s new Winery out on Anza Road!  It’s so beautiful, we can’t wait to play there on May 20th…its gonna be BEAUTIFUL!

Also, just booked a Showcase at San Diego’s HOUSE OF BLUES on July 24th at 8pm…come out and support BIG TRUTH and Little Lies Band!  Stretching our wings in San Diego baby!

This weekend (Saturday, April 21st) we will be entertaining the masses at the Grand RE-OPENING of Front Street Union (formerly known as Stellar Cellar).  Its gonna be huge, and its gonna ROCK…so show up PREPARED! ;)

Also, a few weekends ago we were able to the grace the stage at Miramonte Winery for Andy’s birthday…it was a complete and total blast.  Looking forward to more nights like that! woo woo!

Are you writing this down??????

Merchandising Baby!

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We also have these cool new T-shirts!

Thank you Doug Richardson for being our model! (scroll down to see what one fan did to make her shirt look even MORE stylish!)

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Such a GREAT idea!

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How can I buy one of these AMAZING shirts you may ask?  IT’S SO EASY!!!

Visit our website and click Merchandise…oh heck, I’ll give you the link, click HERE

T-shirts are regularly $20 HOWEVER…you can join our Little Liar Fan Club and receive a wicked awesome discount!  How do you become a Little Liar?  So glad you asked!  Email me at Littleliesband@gmail.com, tell me your name, email address, snail mail address, and your birthdate.  You will be added to our database and qualify to receive a great T-shirt for only $15!!!!!

Loves to all! Over and Out!

So Much To Tell

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Hm, maybe I should break this up into several posts…its been a busy few weeks.

For one, the 5 of us have figured out that besides the Fleetwood Mac Music, we can also pump out some pretty amazing Top 40 Covers.  Some venues have been asking, can you do more than Fleetwood Mac?  and the answer is YES!  Several band meetings have transpired and we have been trying to decide if we do everything under the name Little Lies Band, or if we should come up with a new name.  New Name won out, since “Little Lies” came from a Fleetwood Mac song.  Blah blah blah…let me see if I can make a long story a little longer………….

OK, kept you in suspense long enough.  The Top 40 Cover portion of our act is now called BIG TRUTH.  (Get it, BIG TRUTH and Little Lies Band?  Here’s how it looks on paper:

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Sorry, You’re Stuck With Me

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I am the social media , marketing and booking person in the band.  Everyone else has day jobs.

Piece of cake right?  

Well, whether it is or not is not the point of this post.  The point is, you are stuck with me.  You get to hear my POV…Little Stevie.

Lucky YOU! :)

Anyway, as the marketing person my days are spent knocking on virtual doors, promoting gigs, creating interest, building fan base, keeping the schedule for 5 band members, and posting crazy blog stories. ;)

OH!!!  So, this is what I created a few days ago.  It’s a QR Code, you take a picture of it with your Smart Phone (app needed I assume) and it takes you to our website.  LOVE IT!  (I don’t know why I felt the need to explain that, everyone knows what these are)

Also, I also just booked another amazing gig that we are super excited about.  Temecula’s Rod Run on March 10th…Woooo Hooooo!  This is a fantastic Classic Car Show held annually in Old Town Temecula.  C’mon out, bring the kiddies and enjoy the beautiful Southern California weather.  It’s sure to be a BLAST!  Saturday, March 10th – ALL DAY EVENT – Little Lies Band will be performing on the main stage somewhere between 1 and 3pm.

Tonight’s show is at Trevi Entertainment Center…doors open at 8pm.  Bring the kids for a night of Family Fun!  Bowling, Video Games and Pizza…FUN FOR ALL!

OK, Loves to all…gotta go get my Stevie on.

Falling in Love With a Song

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Rehearsal is the hardest part for me.  (and yes, I know, its all about ME)  I hate people (singers) who can just open their mouths and all this amazing-ness falls out.  For me, it is work.  Hit the notes, don’t be flat, remember the words, keep the timing…and look fantastic doing it, damn it!  Its a process.

The band will tell you, I can be grumpy and impatient in rehearsal.  Critisism?  Can’t handle it.  I KNOW it sounded wrong, please don’t point it out.  hahaha  (laughing at myself here)  My inner child is literally splattered on the rehearsal floor, devastated one more time that perfection has eluded me.  (that’s right inner child, kick and scream, kick and scream)

After rehearsal, however…the next step in the process is to DREAM about the music.  My soul programs the lyrics and the melody while I am (ahem) sleeping.  I wake up singing (Saraaaaahhhhh, ahhhhhahhhh) and that’s how I know the song is now inside of me.

Step three is to sing badly.  My kids will tell you.

After learning a song, I walk around the house purposely singing it poorly.  Wail at the top of my lungs off-key.  Make gravelly noises, act like Elmer Fudd and pretend the notes are out of my range.  The inner child once again regaining her spirit of fun and playfulness.

After that…there is one more step.  Occasionally this is the forgotten step.  Sometimes I watch video of myself, and I cringe.  I see myself processing on stage.  ”Can I hit the note?  HOW do I hit the note?  Oooops, what’s the next verse…” etc.  Then I watch Stevie on DVD…and I know what I am missing.

I have to fall in love with the song.