When I feel that fall air, I think, "It's time to get down to business." Right now, that means work on the very specific category of MUSIC STUFF. (That's right folks, I'm DOING THINGS.)
/// NEWS What's up.
*Before I launch in -- one of my favorite venues, Banjo Jim's, just closed and now Caffe Vivaldi, another gem, is about to close due to rent hikes! Take 1 second to sign and save this awesome music haven!! They even have a real piano. For the love of Pete.*
/// PLACES I'LL BE New songs will be played, a good time had by all.
/// RANDOM ENJOYABLES You did your homework, now you can have candy!
Julia
*Before I launch in -- one of my favorite venues, Banjo Jim's, just closed and now Caffe Vivaldi, another gem, is about to close due to rent hikes! Take 1 second to sign and save this awesome music haven!! They even have a real piano. For the love of Pete.*
- W A T C H So you know the HBO show, Treme? I'm making a music video with their Post-Production Coordinator. And YIKES I'm so excited about it! In the meantime, you can check out some slightly crappy but endearingly handheld live videos on my YouTube channel. ;)
- L I S T E N I'm gearing up to do some fun surprises with cover songs. Throw your favorites at me and we'll see how they come out with the Julia treatment. Kind of like that chemistry experiment where you make sparks from mint Lifesavers. (What? I don't know. It's 2am.)
- L O O K New pictures of recent shows! Ooh aah.
- P A R T Y The summerfallish tour is now officially The Julia Barry Birthday Tour scheduled for spring 2012. (I'm a late bloomer, what can I say.) I'm hoping to kick off the tour with a party to end all parties, so keep your ears open about those exclusive invites, and see below for the tour schedule.
/// PLACES I'LL BE New songs will be played, a good time had by all.
- New York
- 11/3 8pm The Moldy Fig, 178 Stanton St., $7
- 11/11 8pm Artist Variety Show, Brooklyn Location TBA
- 11/18 8pm Cozy House Show w. Owen Beverly (French Camp) and The Handsome Man Band (including the effervescent Nehemiah Luckett).RSVP@juliabarry.com to get the top-secret address.
- 11/19 9pm Rock the Mic Showcase, Studio 104 Long Island City
- 12/2 8pm Cozy House Show #2 with San Fran lovely Jascha Hoffman, Location TBD
- Boston, Maine, & places in between (I'm good at geography--) So I mentioned I'm putting together a tour. Here are some blueprints. Probably Philly and other stops will be added. *Pipe up if you want a house concert, and we'll bring the mountain to you!*
- 5/2 8pm The Thought Lot, Shippensberg, PA
- 5/4 Afternoon performance at Dana Farber Cancer Institute; 7pm House concert, Boston, MA
- 5/5 8pm Port City Blue, Portland, ME
- 5/6 7pm House Concert #2, Boston, MA
- ...more TBA!
/// RANDOM ENJOYABLES You did your homework, now you can have candy!
- Being an artist based in NY means being part of the #OccupyWallStreet movement going on now. I'm proud to be in Meerkat Media, a collective that just released some inspiring short videos about the protest. -Follow @meerkatmedia and @juliabarrymusic-
- Hurrah for the WMC's Social Media Awards that recognize women's voices in media. I sing, they talk, we all get our feminist on. Vote for your favorite! -Follow @womensmediacntr-
- And, if you're having a low day, Put a Bird On It.
Julia
