A month ago I received an email from a marketing representative for Universal Music in which they informed me that: Country singer/songwriter Shelby Lynne will be playing in Fairfield, CT on August 7 at Stage One at 7pm.The email then asked if I would be interested in posting it to this here BLOG. Well, my memory was jarred a bit and I headed for the archive cellar, there I found the compilation CD I was looking for: It was from 2001, made for me by an internet friend whose name long escapes me (if I really wanted to, I could hunt it down, but that's for another time), It was a brief overview of "Musical Justice" his Live365.com Radio Station and it included the track "Killin' Kind" by Shelby Lynne.
The fact that I had remembered the song, and remembered liking it - this from someone whose only Country likes are basically Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and anything attempted by Elvis Costello - led me to this response: "Yes, I would like to post about this on the "Gone Local (& Beyond)" BLOG. Could I ask if there might be a pair of tickets that we could give away as a prize to one of our readers?"
To which Universal Music responded "YES" and asked if I could do an interview. I of course agreed, and like ships passing in the night, we never were able to finalize it. Of course leading up to what I thought would be my 1st interview with a major/national act, who I have little to no knowledge of - except for that one song from 2001 and all the music and information I could glean off her MySpace page - Her brand new CD, "Tears, Lies, And Alibis" which she's touring to support, has been released on her own "indie" label: Everso Records, etc. - I wondered what route I should take with the interview? Should I cram and prepare to show how "professional" I was and how much I was into her and what she had going on? Or should I come right out of the gate and profess to only knowing what little I did, but also admit to liking her vocal style and what she was doing now out there on her own? I could ask her to educate my readers/listeners (I had planned to tape the interview and play it on my Radio IndepenDisc show as well as post it here) and myself, as to who she was and why we should listen to and support her. But alas, the timing for the interview was not to be.
But, what about the FREE pair of tickets? As I write this, I'm not sure if they are still there or not, but I'll tell you what: If in the next 72 hours (that gives you until Midnight Thurs 8-5-10) you can post to this here BLOG what you know and appreciate about Shelby Lynne - If you can educate me (and everyone else who reads this BLOG) a bit more about Shelby Lynne, I'll pick the person who does it best, the one person who basically completes my interview for me, and give them that FREE pair of tickets to this Saturday's Shelby Lynne show at Stage One in Fairfield, CT. So C'mon Shelby Lynne fans, What say ye?
PS: Disclaimer: I’m not sure if Universal Music will honor their word about that FREE pair of tickets, But I’ll fight for you if I have to.
