Interesting tidbits from my friend Amy Speace

["Combs, Steve" <SteveSea>]

A great singer/songwriter from Jersey City...please check her out!

http://www.amyspeace.com/



Happy New Year!



I know..I know...I'm a bit late, but I've been busy as a bee, recording
with the band with producer James Mastro and engineer Mitch Easter at
Mitch's Fidelitorium studio in North Carolina.  James produced "Songs
For Bright Street" and is the 5th Tearjerk when he's not touring the
world with Ian Hunter and Patti Smith.  Mitch has produced 2 of my
favorite albums of all time-- R.E.M.'s "Murmur" and "Reckoning" and
worked on many many other great records by artists like Suzanne Vega
("Solitude Standing"), Game Theory and others.  You also might remember
his band Let's Active. We lurv Mitch and recording our next album at his
studio was just about the most fun I've ever had.  We just finished
tracking, we'll be mixing at the end of the month and hopefully it will
be coming your way sometime this coming summer.  I posted blogs about
the recording at myspace.com/amyspeace.



We've only got one show this month. Next month, a few shows in the
south, then I head to the UK to open for Ian Hunter on his acoustic tour
through March.  For the good folks in the NYC area, come out this week
for my ONLY JANUARY show!



Thursday, January 17th at 8pm

BANJO JIM'S at 9th Street and Avenue C. NYC  I'll be playing a pared
down set, probably all new songs we just recorded. It's a free show in a
cool bar. Later, Boo Reiners and Elena Skye will be joined by Lenny
Kaye, so you wanna come on down and get yourself a cold PBR.



More news: I'll be working with John Laird at The Americana Agency as my
booking agent, who I trust will keep me running around the country,
putting miles on my van.  John also works with good friends Jonathan
Byrd and Corrinne West, among other wonderful artists, so we're happy to
join the fold.



So snuggle up and have a wonderful rest of the first month of 2008.



xoxox

Amy