HEYO!!

HI!!

Hey!!

...sooooo we JUST got home from our show in Lexington, Ky. Thanks to the Spooky Q's for setting up an awesome show, hooking us up with a sweet place to crash...which we did after an awesome post-show party, feeding us, and for KICKING ASS. Seriously, we made some really great new buds and think you should go check out their music and friend them. Other highlights include but are not limited to:

1) Bust a Move cover
2) Someone vomiting during our set
3) The breakfast burritos!!
4) Southern Hospitality
5) New friends
6) The Transformer car (bumble bee!) we saw on I-65
7) Not sleeping on a floor
8) 1 dollar beers
9) Did I mention awesome new friends?
10) Sweet jams by the Spooky Q's
11) Laying in the grass
12) Van food: (take note: the drive was only a maximum of 13 hours total) BBQ chips, Sweet Onion Chips, BBQ sunflower seeds, Gummi worms, Hot Fries, Funyuns, Honey Roasted Peanuts, Pretzels, Reeses Peanut Butter Cup, Skittles, Crackers and Cheese, Baby Ruth, Whoppers, Breadsticks and spicy cheese with sauce which I spilled on my jeans immediately, and a brownie.
13) Reading a really bad zine to bandmates whilst sipping coffee
14) Kentucky
15) Awkwardly eating BLT's at the Awkward Moose
16) Wet wipes

I will leave it at that.

We have a couple of shows coming up in August. We hope you can make it out!!

August 1st
Hideout in Chicago
Girls Rock! Camp Kickoff Party
Everyone welcome! All-Ages
With:
Youth Dekay
The Degenerettes (from Baltimore)
Lemmy Caution
Glass Bricks
and the bands from Ladies Rock Camp
Twisted Midnight
The Enablers
The Happy Campers
Marcia Marcia Marshmallow


August 7th
Jackhammer in Chicago
w/ The Cathy Santonies


XOXOXOXXO
(liz)
The Betsies

Hey!!

Check it out, we just uploaded another song....a rough recording from rehearsal. This track is called "Dashed" and we hope you dig it! Let us know!

8 I B

Hey !!

Hope you like the rough recording of one of our new tunes!

Thought I'd leave a quick note to let you know that if you want updates on the moods, thoughts and observations of the Betsies you can now follow us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/8inchbetsy

.....Prepare to be transported to a new level of consiousness by our deep insights. It's intense....or not...heh.

Also, you can listen to all of our music at Last.fm

http://www.last.fm/music/8+Inch+Betsy

and more tunes coming......

Monday mornings kind of suck...thankfully we got you....

XO
Liz

We have a handful of live recordings from our rehearsal space. The logical thing to do would be to put them all up for you but wait! you have to wait for all of them cuz we're a buncha dicks! One NEW song every week and we'll keep 'em comin'- I promise. This week the song is "I Will Never Go Home." ...And all these songs are slated for our upcoming 2nd album titled The Mean Days. Hit us up and tell us what you think, want lyrics or point out where I obviously fucked up a chorus or something:)
Love, Meghan

Here are the Lyrics for "I Will Never Go Home" :

i feel trashed
oh, illinois
I am gonna suck
i just kept looking back
this place is outta control
these days are moving so slow
I make sense on the road
so i will never go, i will never go home
i need a nap
i get nothing done
i should go to work
chicago used to be fun (chicago you stupid fuck)
this place a heart fulla holes
this ghost is missing its soul
I'm better on the road
so i will never go, i will never go home
winter's comin' on
and i could use a friend
they're scattered so far
i'm useless again
Chete's watching shows, Yag is talking back, the Dog is off at work, the Doodle's on her mac, the Ginger's gambling, Tara's counting scabs, the Deuce is getting sad and i wanna go back
this place was my first goal
now both of us are so old
I want back on the road
so i will never go, no i will never go home

Hi Friends!
First things first: UPCOMING SHOW   MAY 2, 2009 Saturday
8 Inch Betsy is back to rock your pants. The set's gonna be pretty loaded with new stuff that'll either blow your face off or crap your pants. That's right, you didn't read that wrong: We are so awesome that we'll crap your pants for you. It is your choice to wear helmets and/or diapers. It'll be at Ronny's which I hear has a new sound system so I'm pretty excited about that. We'll be playing with OTHER ANIMALS and EVA.
Come on out, drink cheap beer, and rock out like crazy. Serious crazy.
Here is the link for the facebook event, if you're into that:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=75784943429&ref=nf
Hmm...What should I wear?

What we've been up to..........
Making trouble, very loudly. Since Steph came back we've been on this power-hungry road kicking ass. In our comfy practice space (darker than the inside of a cow,) all of our songs have easily become tighter, fiercer, making me one very happy Betsy. We have a bunch of new songs that are going to make our sophmore album very exciting. I am personally frothing at the mouth to record it, we all are......and waiting sucks! Any investors out there are more than welcome to announce themselves-cuz it's cold out here on the corner!
 I really like this new practice space too. It frees us of time constraints and cuts out any pressure to get shit right. Now, more often than not, we get it right the first time and manage to have a lot of fun in the process. Not that it's not work, but everything's just been so much more fun lately. We are professionally and personally doing fantastic. Dude, hella.
Things I would like to know.........
When my face will stop itching.
If I can pull off flip flops this year with confidence.
And How you all have been. Tell us how y'all been doin'!

Band meeting-time to go---Love you guys
-Meghan

Hey Everyone...
 
Just thought we'd give you some updates on what's been going on...

We are currently in the Top 40 Best-selling rock/pop/punk albums on CD Baby...check it out...pretty sweet...

http://cdbaby.com/top/750

...so, if you don't have a copy of "This Time Last Time Every Time" you can nab one.

Also, tomorrow night (Thursday)  we will be playing at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee at the Gasthaus with Minneapolis-based band Tough Tough Skin. This show should be a lot of fun so if you are in or near Milwaukee come and hang out with us.

We are currently in the process of booking some midwest dates. Hopefully we can make it to your neck of the woods. If you want to recommend some venues you would like us to play at just let us know.

Our second album is very close to being ready to record. We are looking forward to putting out some new tunes and bringing them to you. Be on the lookout for news about that.

And last but not least,  Steph Levi has rejoined with us to continue the rock. We are feeling better than ever and we can't wait to get back on the road.

Thanks to Brad Thompson for hooking up the Iraq Veterans Against the War Benefit!!! Seems like it was a great success for a great cause. We were happy to participate!

 
I think that is everything for now. Be on the lookout for shows near you and we will keep you posted on our next album.
 
XO!
8 Inch Betsy

HEY EVERYONE!!!!
Thanks for everyone who came out to our shows and loved and bought our music. Your support is what makes this possible. We hope your 2009 is off to a good start. We wanted to send out a "HEY!" and do a little '08 wrap up. Check out what an awesome year we had!!

In 2008, 8 Inch Betsy appeared in an article about their new label, Queer Control Records and announcing the new Cd release on LOGO's afterellen.com. We appeared in CURVE's, Double Music edition in July of 2008 in an article about label-mates, Piriah Pirhana and Queer Control Records. Their album was also reviewed in the September issue of Curve Magazine. 

8 Inch Betsy also did 2 west coast tours with Queer Control Records, touring with awesome bands and new best buds Pariah Piranha, Box Squad, Tough Tough Skin, Fruit Punch, and Oi Gays. We also had the opportunity to do a quick Southern tour with Team Gina (woot woot!), playing with Amy Kasio and Athens Boys Choir.You can check out Video Podcast about our 2008 West Coast Tours in our previous blog.

Special thanks to Andrea Shearer of Pariah Piranha, and Marlene Melendez of Box Squad for hooking up the drums on the west coast and east coast tour dates. You guys rule and rocked it! We couldn't have done it without you!

2008 was a great year. We will be recording and releasing our second album in 2009. Most of it is written already. We will keep you posted on our plans to record. Be on the lookout!!
We have had a lot of changes and new experiences last year. We have grown musically, as a band, and as individuals. We hope to take it further in the next year. Thanks for listening to our music! We look forward to see you in 2009!
XOXO
Liz
8 Inch Betsy