New song just recorded last week at the Belly Up Tavern. Its about new life, parenthood, and just overall being stoked to be alive. Enjoy!

Powers to rock!!! Ahoy there maties!  Here's what's on the lookout for this month. 

Contents:
1. Great shows this month, plus get tix for SD and LA shows next month now! 
    * Alert!! ---  Calypso Cafe this Thursday!!!  Tons of fun, with a very special guest joining the Tiernan Trio!
2. Get on my Street Team!!  It's simple, its fun!  I'll put you to work with goofy tasks, like voting for me on stuff!
3. Bragging and Swagger section: I am a Great American: Song Contest Finalist, that is....Yeeehaw! The Great American Song Contest awards "Better Life"
4. Thought of the month: Facebook / Twitter / Pitter Patter: Being Uber-Connected in this crazy, fast-paced world.  I used to hate it, now I think its pretty cool!

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First, check out this video greeting from Elizabeth and Me...
click HERE to view....
 

1. Highlighted Shows:
Since the schedule is printed just above in the top now, I'd just like to call your attention to a few very special shows coming up.
***Of course, there's Calypso this Thursday.  We're being joined by a very talented singer/songwriter, David Ryan Norgren, who will actually be jamming my tunes w/ me for a part of the set!  Check it out!
*** Downtown dwellers!  KPRI Homegrown Show at Dublin Square on the 27th!  Such a great time!
*** Belly Up show just added!! Not my NAG show, but a great local showcase.  Mark you calendars for May 6th and tell all your friends!
*** L.A. Can Wait: but only another month!  Get your tix now for a very special music and cancer benefit at Molly Malones in Los Angeles on May 19th, supporting "I'm ToO Young For This!", an outreach and networking group for young adults with cancer and cancer survivors.  Its going to ROCK, and I'm bringing the band!
**** Not in SoCal? Don't forget my live Internet Broadcasts "High Noon with TiernanTunes" every Friday at noon Pacific at http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/fan_reach/pt?eid=_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiernantunes.tv.
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2. TiernanTunes TaskForce and Street Team - Join and help in lil' tasks from time to time...
OK - sometimes I need a little help here and there with goofy little voting things online,  or posters and fliers handed out to friends, etc, but I have a hard time buggin my whole list about it!  So please, if you'd like to lend a hand from time to time, please make sure you're signed up via my ReverbNation site (which is where this email is coming from!) to be part of my Street Team - click the update your information link on the bottom of this email to sign up!   There's some fun stuff coming through the pipeline and you'll discover some great new sites and people.

Here's a little taste of what I'd ask you to do, and anybody can do this:
***Go to www.webceleb.com and sign up (it's a great new, cutting edge social networking tool to discover music, art, and writing, started by people here in SD).  Find my music by going to http://www.webceleb.com/#/profile/4251/ and vote me up - click the "up" tabs by my songs when  you play them.  There's a contest for the next couple weeks for the most voted upon artists to perform at San Diego State University for a big show.   Silly, yes! But also fun, if you like surfing the net and discovering new stuff!  Thanks!

Or, create your own TaskForce Tasks!
 Self-inspired Task Force example: Some people ask me what they can do to help the music spread, and I'll let you know via the Task Force when specific things come up.  Others take matters into their own hands.  Like my friend Laura Lee (www.somaticexperience.com ) - she liked the song "L.A. Can Wait" so much, that she sent a letter to the Ellen show requesting that I get on there.  Who knows if it'll work, but that's pretty rad!!!  Thanks Laura Lee!  Anyone else who wants to write to the Ellen Show, be my guest!!  My friend Kathy, in Denver, took it upon herself to call the Craig Furgusen show to try to get me on there! Sweeeet!

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3. "Better Life" wins Honor Award at the Great American Song Contest!
I guess its sort of like being proud of your children once they make the Honor Roll, get into a great college, or do something really praiseworthy.  I wrote this song a few years back now.  Just writing it was thrill enough for me - it was one of those that took me by surprise and took me on a journey.  I recorded it w/ Sven, Barbara Nesbitt added some seriously killer vocals, Alex DePue nailed some insane violin parts, and away it went - on the CD, played during live shows, etc.  Its fantastic when a song takes on its own life - you get it out there and let it do its own work!  So far, this song has been featured TWICE on MTV's Real World, and just recently was a finalist in the Great American Song Contest in the Contemporary Acoustic / Folk Category.  Sweet!
Now I just need a bumper sticker.
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4. Twitter / Facebook musings: Just a waste of time? Or Universal Mind?
I often hear people, young and old, complain - "What's with all this social networking mumbo-jumbo? Why waste your time?"  And true, to get caught up in spending too much time reading up on people's Twitters and updates that read something like, "Sam Johnson is eating a scrumptious Peanut Butter sandwich" seems quite ridiculous.  And I used to agree.  In fact, some time ago, I held out on getting a cell phone for months and months b/c I didn't want the intrusion of my own space.  I've always been an advocate for creating space in our lives.

But is there really something to this whole Facebook and Twitter phenomenon?  Isn't it amazing that at a glance we can know what's going on in the lives of others, especially those we care about?  Yes, a healthy dose of self-control is needed not to waste hours living vicariously through the lives of others. But even if we don't care what Sam is eating for lunch, isn't it cool that Sam came across our awareness today - that we thought of him, wished him well, cracked a smile at his good fortune that he is so ecstatic about a simple meal?  Isn't that better than not thinking of him at all? 

I think its absolutely cool and amazing that we can share our up-to-the-second thoughts, whereabouts, emotional states, pleas for prayers, or thoughts of gratitude, instantly with those we're connected to.  Of course it doesn't substitute for real human contact, but it puts us in a realm of togetherness that can help us get through our days that we usually spend alone at work - we sympathize, criticize, rejoice, chat, send good thoughts out to others instantly.  We can communicate so incredibly fast on in depth thoughts and issues.   I guess the collective subconscious of humanity was feeling the alienation that technology seemed to impose and responded with a way to inject some humanity into the hours we're glued to the screen.  This modern world sometimes seeks to destroy community by putting up ideological walls and prejudices - but this social networking thing, done right, is great therapy. 

Through Facebook, whole parts of my history that I've turned off unintentionally have come rushing back into my life - and instead of being an intrusion, it helps connect the dots of where I came from, and who I am now.  Re-connecting with everyone from pre-school friends to post-college workmates has brought a delightful richness to my life.  Its so great to share where I am now with them and see what they have made of themselves as well.  It gives me a sense that we really are being taken care of - that things DO work out, that people realize their dreams, and that the world is a good place. 

O, and I am very happy about Sam's PB&J.

With that in mind, if you haven't yet, connect with me and each other around the music at places like:
TWITTER - http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/fan_reach/pt?eid=_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fmichaeltiernan&eid=_
RSS Feeds - add my feed to your daily updates here.
Facebook - add me here.
 
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Alrighty everyone, that's about as much as I can pack into one Newsletter for this month!  Thanks for joining me, and I hope to see you at a show this month, or online during my Friday webcasts.

Michael T.
www.tiernantunes.com
http://www.tiernantunes.tv/ - Live Internet concerts every Friday at Noon
 

Hi Friends!

Welcome ye' all.  Happy RockTober! (yeah, original, huh?  Bet you never heard that before!)  Man, did I have a blast out in Colorado!! A huge thanks to all the people who came out to the shows and helped make it a successful lil' tour.  This month, we have lots of fun stuff around town here in San Diego and around your computer for those of you in other parts of the world - hope to see you this month at a live show or online concert!

Contents:
1. October Show Schedule - Calypso is back, this Thursday!
2. San Diego Music Awards Results
3. Exclusive for you - New Song "Father and Child" world premier live on the internet this Friday at Noon Pacific Time, www.tiernantunes.tv
4. Congrats to Tiernan Trio's bass player, Sam Johnson - new jazz CD and CD release!
5. IMPORTANT!!! - I'm changing my email service and need to add you to the new list - please watch for a welcome message from a site called Reverbnation.
6. Next stop: Fatherhood

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1. October Show Schedule:

This Thursday, October 9th!!: Calypso Café, Encinitas. We're back at our favorite North County hang! Seems like forever since we've played here - so come an party with us!!  This'll be the last time before I'm an official daddy-o!  7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Free show / All Ages / Table reservations recommended - 760.632.8252.  http://www.calypsocafe.net/ 576 N. Highway 101 in Encinitas

Every Wednesday this Month: En Fuego Cantina: Acoustic Nights w/ Michael Tiernan and Friends!  1341 Camino Del Mar in Del Mar.  8:00 til 10:00 p.m.  Michael Solo, with special guests each week!  This is the Last Month we're doing it, so come and get some while you can!

Friday, October 23rd and October 31st: Capri Blu Bistro and Wine Bar - 7:30 - 10:30 p.m 10436 Craftsman Way - Rancho Bernardo, CA 4S Commons Town Center. 858.673.5100

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2. San Diego Music Awards Update

A huge THANKS to everyone who voted for me in this year's San Diego Music Awards.  I'm so stoked to have been nominated.  Unfortunately, I didn't win.  But fortunately, my friend Veronica May did win, and she deserves it.  This was a category stacked w/ deserving nominees - from Astra Kelly, to Cathryn Beeks, to Barbara Nesbitt, to Alex Woodard - the list goes on!  Anyhow, please check Veronica out - she's an amazing singer and songwriter.  Some of you may remember seeing her at one of the New Acoustic Generation shows I put on last year.  She's been a huge hit around here in San Diego and is doing great!  Congrats to Veronica! www.myspace.com/veronicamay.  You can find all the results from this year's awards here: http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/.
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3. This Friday: Tune into my live internet concert at Noon Pacific Time to hear the world premier of my new song, "Father and Child"

Yep - another baby song! This one is sung directly to the little bun-in-the-oven.  I'm really lovin' this song and can't wait to share it with you LIVE on the Internet this Friday, October 10th at 12:00 Noon Pacific Standard time. Head on over to www.tiernantunes.tv and click on the broadcast tower icon on the upper menu bar. When I go live, it'll say "on air" - click on that, and there we are.  We can chat too!  It's fun and interactive.  See you then!

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..4. You know Sam!  Yep, Sam the Tiernan Trio bass player has a new Jazz album out! 

Yep, you know Sam!  Most of you know he's in about 20 different bands around town (being the band slut he is....), but did you know that he's an insanely good Jazz composer?  Many congrats to Sam Johnson, our beloved bass player, on the release of his new Jazz album, "Gliding Along".   If you'd like to check it out,come out to the release show on Friday, October 17th. 7pm - 9pm NO COVER! Cosmos Coffee Cafe  8278 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa
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5.  Changing the way I get emails to you - LISTEN UP!  Out with iFanz, in with Reverbnation.....

OK - so here we go.  I'm switching all my email update list to a different service. I hope you like it!! It's pretty cool!  It's called ReverbNation.  You will probably get a confirmation message sometime in the next few days about the change from the Reverbnation.com site.  Please click through and add your details, especially where you live, so I can continue to target my emails to your location.  Cool???  Thanks everyone! Let me know what you think of the new service when it comes through.  Thanks!

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6.  Next stop: Fatherhood....

So next time you receive an update from me, I'll be a brand new daddy.  Our little one is due November 4th and we couldn't be more excited!  Please keep Tracy and I in your thoughts and prayers for a safe and healthy delivery.  Can't wait to show you pics of the little one.  We don't know if its a boy or girl, so we'll all be surprised together!

 That's it for now! Thanks for tuning in!  Feel free to drop me an email to say hi and I hope to see you soon!

Michael T. (rockstar daddy-to-be)
http://www.tiernantunes.com/

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Bring Tiernan to you this year: www.eventful.com/michaeltiernan
or bring him out for a House Concert: www.tiernantunes.com/houseconcerts 

***Tiernan on Facebook:  If you're a Facebook junkie like me, please add me on my personal profile and be a fan on my Music Profile.  See you there!

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http://www.tiernantunes.com/

Got your copy of "Spaces"??  Now available at iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.

www.myspace.com/michaeltiernan

Text alerts:  www.broadtexter.com/tiernantunes

Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/michaeltiernan

 Watch Tiernan Videos: www.youtube.com/tiernantunes

 

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Happy Friday to you!  I hope you're gearing up for a fun/relaxing/sun-drenched Labor Day Weekend.  I wanted to get my September update out to you early, cuz I know when Tuesday rolls around, there's gonna be plenty to attend to in your inbox!  As our summer winds down, I want to give you a picture of the exciting musical road ahead.  I'm going to TRY to be brief (but you know me...!!!)

Contents:
1. September Shows - PLUS - the Ship Sails Again - get on board this Thursday!
2. Last chance to vote for the San Diego Music Awards - Best Acoustic. Voting ends Saturday...
3. Colorado!!!  Listen up!  Special album preview / voting concerts coming your way in 2 weeks!
4.  Tune in THIS afternoon for a live internet concert from my office to yours....
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1. SEPTEMBER SHOWS: (Colorado and California...)

Thursday, September 4th:  KPRI Private Listener Concert on the Hornblower Cruise Ship in San Diego Bay!   Opening for the Old 97's!  Free show!! Email me for ticket info!   Alright, here we go - as many of you know, I got bumped from the last show on the Hornblower Cruise.  But the fine people at KPRI are making it up to us - and I PROMISE we'll be there!  Sign up on the KPRI Frequent Listener List (http://www.kprifm.com/).  You can pick up tickets at several locations around town.  Please email me (michael@tiernantunes.com) and I will forward you the information from KPRI.  Two free tix per person!  Ship loads at 6:15, sails at 7:00.  See you there!

Thursday, September 11th, Avogadro's Number, Ft. Collins, CO.  Returning to my favorite hang in N. Colorado.  A GREAT listening room!  Please tell all your friends and see you there!  8:00 p.m. / $8 / All Ages / 605 S. Mason, Ft. Collins, CO.  http://www.avogadros.com/

Friday, September 12th, Swallow Hill Music Hall, Denver, CO. Album Preview and Voting Concert!  One of the country's premier folk and acoustic music venues, this show will be awesome!  Check the info in the Colorado section about how cool it'll be to judge and vote on the songs - YOU will help determine the songs on the next album! All ages!  $15-18.  Call Swallow Hill or order online - http://www.swallowhill.com/.  Please get your tickets early.  Thanks!

Saturday, September 13th, House Concert, Boulder, CO. If you'd like to go to this wonderful house concert at the Benson House, please email me for directions.  Thanks.  michael@tiernantunes.com

Please help me make these shows a success.  Tell all your friends and family and bring 'em on out for a rad musical experience...
Sept. 11 - Avogadro's in Ft. Collins - http://www.avogadros.com/
Setp. 12 - Swallow Hill in Denver - http://www.swallowhill.com/ - get your tickets early!!

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4.  Internet Concert THIS AFTERNOON at 4:00 p.m.  Tune in LIVE!
Yikes! I got so busy today, I missed my Noon Lunchtime Live Internet Concert Broadcast!! Before I knew it, it was 1:00 in the afternoon and I totally blew it!  To make up for it, I'm going to be doing a special live afternoon broadcast TODAY (Friday) at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time.  Tune in! www.tiernantunes.tv and click on the broadcast tower icon on top of the screen. Thanks!

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Alright folks, that's about all for this monthly update.  I hope to see you either online, in Colorado, or back home here in Sunny SD!  Shoot me a line and say hi.  I love to hear from you.  Thanks

And don't forget these repeating shows:
- Every Wednesday in Del Mar - Acoustic Wednesdays w/ Michael Tiernan and Friends.  En Fuego Cantina, 1342 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA.  http://www.enfuegocantina.com/

- Every  Monday and Friday at 12 o'clock Noon Pacific Time - "High Noon with TiernanTunes" Lunchtime Internet Concerts  - tune in at http://www.tiernantunes.tv/ at noon and join in the interactive fun!  Click on the broadcast tower on top of the screen, then when I come On Air, click play..
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Michael T.
http://www.tiernantunes.com/
Live Internet Broadcasts every Monday and Friday at Noon PST - http://www.tiernantunes.tv/

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Sponsorship Opportunities

I am currently organizing several promotional projects in the San Diego area, which will involve handing out several hundred sampler and promotional CD's, posters, and fliers.  If you would like to be a part of sponsoring a project, please email or call me for information.  I am also currently securing sponsorship for my next album as well.   If you would like to participate, I would love to collaborate with your business to help get the word about both of us - my music, your business.  Let's make it happen!
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Bring Tiernan to you this year: www.eventful.com/michaeltiernan
or bring him out for a House Concert: www.tiernantunes.com/houseconcerts 

***Tiernan on Facebook:  If you're a Facebook junkie like me, please add me on my personal profile and be a fan on my Music Profile.  See you there!

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http://www.tiernantunes.com/

Got your copy of "Spaces"??  Now available at iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.

www.myspace.com/michaeltiernan

Text alerts:  www.broadtexter.com/tiernantunes

Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/michaeltiernan

 Watch Tiernan Videos: www.youtube.com/tiernantunes

Hi friends,

Say what?? Last month of summer?!?!?!  Where did it go?  I hope you are thriving this August and enjoying every passing sunny moment.  I just got back from Lake Tahoe, spending five days of much needed fun and relaxation with my ENTIRE family.  And before that, I was in New York at one of the coolest festivals in the country.  I have TONS of great info to impart  - please read on!

Contents:
1. August Shows: See me in Sunny SD and on the World Wide Web
2. Awards 'n such:  San Diego Music Awards and San Diego Magazine Best of 2008!
3. See and hear me wherever you are, whenever you like....Weekly broadcasts and new footage from NBC now online...
4. Head's up Colorado!! Spread the word - I'll be there in September!!!
5. On a Personal Note: I'm having a BABY!!!  Tiernan version 2.0 - coming this November...
6. New song "L.A. Can Wait" World Wide Premier - Tune in Friday!
7. Stories behind the songs....Now up on website
8. San Diego Reader Page - Download some free tunes!
9. Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist Recap....

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1. AUGUST SHOWS:
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This and Every Wednesday in August: Acoustic Wednesdays in Del Mar w/ Michael Tiernan and Friends.  En Fuego Cantina - 1342 Camino Del Mar (Highway 101 in Del Mar Village)  8:00 til 10:00 p.m. / No Cover! / Come hear your TiernanTune faves performed solo acoustic, joined by some of the coolest songwriters in SD: Tonight! August 6^th: Sven-Erik Seaholm, August 13^th: TBA; August 20^th: David Maldonado; August 27^th: Derren Reser.

This Friday, August 8^th: Acoustic San Diego Show @ The Marquee
835 25th St., San Diego, California 92102. (MAP here) A very cool benefit show at a wonderful new venue, featuring a GREAT lineup - check this out! BUSHWALLA, MICHAEL TIERNAN, KENNY ENG, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Cost : $5 Donation, benefiting San Diego Center for Children.  Info at http://www.acousticsandiegonight.com/

..Next Thursday, Pick of the month! August 14th: Calypso Café, Encinitas.  The trio rocks our favorite North County hang.  7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Free show / All Ages / Table reservations recommended - 760.632.8252.  http://www.calypsocafe.net/ 576 N. Highway 101 in Encinitas

Thursday, August 21^st:  Concerts in the Cove - Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach.  Grab the picnic baskets and head out for some solo sunset tunes in the fresh ocean air.  6:00 til 8:00 p.m. - Free - All Ages.  140 S. Sierra Ave in Solana Beach.  Click here for more info.  (My recommendation: head to Pizza Port right down the street, grab a pizza and some drinks, and come on down!)

And don't forget: Every  Monday and Friday at 12 o'clock Noon Pacific Time - "High Noon with TiernanTunes" Lunchtime Concerts Online - tune in at http://www.tiernantunes.tv/ at noon and join in the interactive fun!  Click on the broadcast tower on top of the screen, then when I come On Air, click play.. Next show: Friday, August 8^th, debuting a brand new song "L.A. Can Wait"

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..2. Nods, Awards, Kudos n' such...
San Diego Music Awards:  I just found out I was nominated once again this year for "Best Acoustic" at the upcoming San Diego Music Awards.  I'm in a group with some of my best musical friends and colleagues.  There's a bunch of winners in there!  I'm not sure when voting commences, but when it does, I'll be sure to let you know!  For now, check out http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/ for the latest. 

San Diego Magazine Best of 2008:  Wow! This was a surprise!  Pick up the August edition of San Diego Magazine and find my mug smack dab in the middle - Best Singer Songwriter! Sweeeet!! And you didn't even have to vote!!  Thanks SDMag!

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3. Online fun to check out, wherever you are...
- NBC San Diego Streetside Interview and Performance: Head on over to this LINK to check out a fun interview and performance from a couple weeks back when the band and I played the NBC show "Streetside San Diego".  Make sure to rate the video on the NBC website - give it a 5-star!  Also, there are some really cool photo's from that show to check out too. 

-.. High Noon w/ Tiernan Tunes Lunchtime Concerts: Debuting a brand new song this Friday! I can't mention this enough!  Please tune in if you're at work or at home every Monday and Friday at Noon Pacific Time...and help spread the word!
Here's how to tune in:
1. Go to http://www.tiernantunes.tv/  (alternatively, you can go to www.helloworld.com/michaeltiernan )
         Note: (There may be a little pop up video that comes up giving a 'tour' of the website - close that out...)
2. Click on the broadcast tower icon on the top of the screen that says "Shows".
3. In the "On Air" Box,  click the play button where it will say "On Air Now". 
4. If you miss the show, you can always look at past archived shows

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4. Hey Colorado!!!!
I'm heading your way!! Save some dates for me, and tell your friends and fam!
Denver - Friday, September 12^th @ Swallow Hill Music Hall - Get your tickets early - we're going to try to sell this one out!!
Fort Collins - Thursday, September 11^th @ Avogadro's Number.
I'll also be appearing on some TV shows and newspapers, plus new dates TBA.  If you know anyone in the area, please spread the word. Thanks!

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5 L.A. Can Wait - New Baby on the way...
Many of you know this already, as I've been letting the cat out of the bag the past couple months at shows, but it is with great joy that I announce to all of you that my wife Tracy and I will be having a baby - our first - this November!  We are SUPER excited, and the experience so far has been life changing in so many positive ways.   Many of you keep reassuring me that our life will drastically change even more when lil' Tiernan arrive, but that it's all worth it! 

Its crazy, I feel like the part of a new club now.  Some of the friends I've had for years now are just starting to share with me how wonderful parenthood is.  Before, from those same friends, I might've heard how difficult it is, or how I should wait, if even in sort of a joking manner.  But now I'm part of the club, they're coming out of the woodwork with so many reasons of how wonderful it is.  I tell you, its great encouragement! 

I've always loved kids - I have 8 nieces and nephews who have all at one time or another used me as a jungle gym, punching bag, babysitter, confidant, and favorite rock star uncle, but the prospect of having my own, to tell the truth, always seemed a bit scary.

That's where this new song came from, "L.A. Can Wait".  It's about how I always had fears and excuses centered around the perfect "timing", and how I thought I had to have perfect control of my life before moving forward in certain things.  That day Tracy told me the news, with 5 pregnancy tests displayed out on the bathroom counter (!!!), despite being filled with worry, apprehension, and fear, the exact opposite occurred - I was filled with peace, joy, absolute appreciation for my wife and for our life, courage, hope, and an overall sense that everything was just as how it should be.  That's what the song is about. 

And since then, it has only gotten better.  We're in month 7, and I can regularly feel the little dude/dudette kick and claw around in there.  Tracy is glowing, and I'm electric with excitement.  But we're enjoying the process.  I'm sure there will be many baby songs to come.  And more tender love songs.  In the past, I've written about love of life, love for another person, love of God - now I'm going to have a whole new arsenal of insights, beginning with our little miracle waiting in the wings. 

And so, this brings me to the next point -

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6. Tune in this Friday at http://www.tiernantunes.tv/ to hear my new song "L.A. Can Wait", otherwise affectionately known as "The Baby Song".  Noon pacific time - deets on how to get in are above under 3...

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7. Stories Behind the Songs.
I've recently posted some insights behind the songs on my album page.  Click here to read a little bit about what inspired each song on the album "Spaces".  And I'd love to hear your feedback or how the songs have affected you!  Thanks!

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8.  San Diego Reader Michael Tiernan Band Page - Download some tunes!
The San Diego Reader has been nice enough to feature me in several articles and reviews the past four years.  They now have a really great Band Pages for tons of the San Diego bands.  Head on over to my page and download 2 free songs, plus read up on all the Reader has had to say about me in the past!  With enough downloads, they'll feature me again... so download away! 

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9. Falcon Ridge Update....
I recently returned from performing at one of the biggest and coolest (actually, it was steaming hot!) folk / acoustic music festivals in the country, The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.  Picture this camping-challenged California dude trekking up a very muddy grass hill and trying to pitch a tent for only the second time in his life, while well-accustomed-to-nature hippy music lovers observe with great interest...  There was great music, much rain, tons of wind and lightning, and I didn't shower for 4 days straight.  It was awesome!

I was part of the Emerging Artist showcase, and at the end of the festival, the crowd votes on which new artist they'd like to see at next year's festival.  I have no clue if I won (I know there were some shady voting practices and political maneuvering going on...), but I think I impressed the crowd, especially with the new Baby Song!  People were coming up to me all weekend saying, "when are you due", or, "Boy,  your life's gonna change!".  We find out in the Fall the results of the voting.  The three top artists go on tour together for two weeks.  That'd be great!  Check out all the great artists I played with at http://www.falconridgefolk.com/.  

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That's if from me!  Thanks for keeping up on all the deets, and for all your well-wishes with the baby.  Feel free to drop me a line and say hi!

Have a wonderful August -

Michael T.
http://www.tiernantunes.com/
Live Internet Broadcasts every Monday and Friday - http://www.tiernantunes.tv/

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Sponsorship Opportunities - Investors Sought

I am currently organizing several promotional projects in the San Diego area, which will involve handing out several hundred sampler and promotional CD's, posters, and fliers.  If you would like to be a part of sponsoring a project, please email or call me for information.  I am also currently securing sponsorship for my next album as well.   If you would like to participate, I would love to collaborate with your business to help get the word about both of us - my music, your business.  Let's make it happen!
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Bring Tiernan to you this year: www.eventful.com/michaeltiernan
or bring him out for a House Concert: www.tiernantunes.com/houseconcerts 

***Tiernan on Facebook:  If you're a Facebook junkie like me, please add me on my personal profile and be a fan on my Music Profile.  See you there!

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http://www.tiernantunes.com/

Got your copy of "Spaces"??  Now available at iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.

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Text alerts:  www.broadtexter.com/tiernantunes

Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/michaeltiernan

 Watch Tiernan Videos: www.youtube.com/tiernantunes

Hi Friends!

Holy mackerel! The summer is already flying by!  I just got back from a lovely trip to the mountains in Wyoming - what a great change of pace!  And what a cool thing to be able to play in so many different scenarios - this time it was for an ordination (yep, as in the priestly kind!) and a really cool house concert as well. 

Now on to all the happenings this month!

(Video for you!!! Click here and press play for a fun video update and a cool 4th of July song for you!!!)

Contents:
1. July Shows: Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, San Diego, New York!
2. My LIVE & INTERACTIVE internet TV broadcast - every Monday and Friday! Tune in worldwide, wherever you are!  Next show - Monday, July 7^th
3. Update on "No Cover" magazine voting
4. Sponsorship Opportunities - seeking local businesses to be a part of a TiernanTunes promotional projects
5. On a personal note: Suffering a grave loss: Grieving, celebrating, and remembering our friend, Craig Yerkes

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1. JULY SHOWS:

Thursday, July 3^rd:  Concerts in the Cove - Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach.  Grab the picnic baskets and head out for some solo sunset tunes in the fresh ocean air.  6:00 til 8:00 p.m. - Free - All Ages.  140 S. Sierra Ave in Solana Beach.  Click here for more info.

Thursday, July 10^th: Calypso Café, Encinitas.  It's time - Let's do Calypso peeps! The trio rocks our favorite North County hang.  7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Free show / All Ages / Table reservations recommended - 760.632.8252.  http://www.calypsocafe.net/ 576 N. Highway 101 in Encinitas

Friday, July 11^th: Wine Styles, Encinitas.  Come by after a long work-week for an early evening concert with the trio and me.  Wine, food, and fun - 191 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas.  760-633-0057. All Ages / 6:00 til 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 16^th: KPRI FM's Green Flash Concert Series, Birch Aquarium in La Jolla.  Opening for Eric Hutchinson (www.myspace.com/erichutchinson)  Click here for info on how to get your tickets!  Great show, amazing setting!  Join us!

Thursday, July 17^th, The Folky Monkey w/ Joe Rathburn, Milano's Coffee, San Diego A super-fun evening with Joe and I covering an artist to be determined.  We haven't picked an artist yet, so email me your suggestions!! Last time, we rocked out on Neil Diamond.... 7:00 PM-9:00 PM / $7 / All Ages! / (Milano Coffee Co. 8685 Rio San Diego Dr. Ste B, San Diego. Phone: (619) Coffee-5, (619) 263-3335)

Friday, July 18^th: NBC TV: Streetside San Diego, followed by Concerts in the Square.  Check out the trio live on the air waves of San Diego TV!  Tune in to the broadcast from 11:00 - 11:30 for tunes and an interview.  Then, come downtown for the concert at Noon in Horton Square.  11:00 a.m. - NBC Channel 7, 12:00 Noon - Concerts in Horton Square.  Click here for details.

Friday, July 25^th: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Songwriter Showcase, Hillsdale, New York.  A REALLY cool event in the world of folk and acoustic music, I'm honored to be a part of this selection of fine artists from around the country.  Check the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Website for all the info!

Repeating Shows this Summer:

Every Wednesday, Acoustic Wednesdays with Michael Tiernan and Friends at En Fuego Cantina, Del Mar. (Except July 16^th) Come hang with us from 8 til 10, no cover! 
Special guests:
July 2: Veronica May (www.myspace.com/veronicamay )
July 9: Tim Foley and Patric Petrie of Skelpin (Irish music that rocks!) (www.myspace.com/skelpin)
July 16^th: No Show today - Opening Day at the Race Track
July 23^th: Mike McGill (www.myspace.com/mikemcgillmusic)
July 30^th: No show today - Private Party  

Every Monday and Friday at 12 o'clock Noon Pacific Time - "High Noon with TiernanTunes" Lunchtime Concerts Online - tune in at http://www.tiernantunes.tv/ at noon and join in the interactive fun!  Next show: Monday, July 7^th (No broadcast on July 4^th)

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2. Tune in worldwide online - Every Monday and Friday - TiernanTunes TV!  "High Noon with TiernanTunes" Online Concerts

Next Show: Monday, July 7^th: Every Monday and Friday, 12:00 Noon Pacific Standard Time (3:00 p.m. East Coast)
Last week, I kicked off my brand new internet TV broadcast.  It was so much fun, with people tuning in from all over the world!  I was out of town this past week and was unable to broadcast, but tune in again starting this next Monday July 7th, and every Monday and Friday following (except when on tour - I'll have the schedule up on http://www.tiernantunes.tv/)

How to tune in:
1. Go to http://www.tiernantunes.tv/  (alternatively, you can go to www.helloworld.com/michaeltiernan )
         Note: (There may be a little pop up video that comes up giving a 'tour' of the website - close that out...)
2. Click on the broadcast tower icon on the top of the screen that says "Shows".
3.  In the "On Air" Box, click the play button where it will say "On Air Now". 
4. If you miss the show, you can always look at past archived shows

Here's what to expect: I can finally reach all of you in other parts of the country, or just keep you company down the street, all via my new bi-weekly live webcast, "High-Noon with TiernanTunes" Lunch Time Concerts with Tiernan and Friends!.

Every Monday and Friday at high Noon, start and end the week with me before you go on your lunch break.  I'll be broadcasting LIVE, playing 2 or 3 songs, taking questions, song requests, and sharing some all-around cool stuff.  Each broadcast will have a theme behind it that the songs for the day will expand upon.  I'll also be having local and touring artists stop by to play you some of their songs as well - this is going to be SWEEEEEEEEET! Join me for Lunch!  Tell your friends! See you online... 

3. "No Cover" Magazine Cover Spot Update

Thanks to everyone who voted for me for the "No Cover" magazine Cover spot.  You can see by their site that I won in the San Diego voting.  However, there was a mistake on when the voting actually ended on their part.  I'm still trying to sort it out w/ the publishers.  So, I still don't know what's up with it!!  Thanks for putting out the vote though - I appreciated the time and effort you made.  Silliness, I tell you!  I'll keep you updated! 

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4. Sponsorship Opportunities - Local Businesses listen up!

I am currently organizing several promotional projects in the San Diego area, which will involve handing out several hundred sampler and promotional CD's, posters, and fliers.  I am seeking partnership with businesses to help get the word out.  If you would like to be a part of sponsoring a project, please email at michael@tiernantunes.com or call me for information - 858-342-4720.  I would love to collaborate with your business to help get the word about both of us - my music, your business.  Let's make it happen!

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5. On a personal note: Celebrating, Mourning, and Remembering Our Friend Craig Yerkes

(Craig Yerkes, pictured below, on stage at the Belly Up during my "Jumping In" CD Release)

It was almost five years ago when I walked into Axis Bar in Del Mar.  I had heard they were starting to do some music there, and I went in looking to book a gig.  I was timid and new at knowing just how to do that.  My wife Tracy came with me for moral support. I asked for the manager, and sat there on the big leather seats, looking around uncomfortably as we waited.  The place was pretty empty, except for another young couple just a few feet down from us.  Our eyes met, and the couple motioned over to us - "Hi, I'm Craig.  This is Elise.  We overheard you're a musician.  Us too!  We're here to book a show too - how wild!  What do you play?" 

That was the moment Craig Yerkes walked into our lives, one of the most genuine, honest, and loving persons I have ever known, and a collaborator and confidant with whom I was blessed to share some precious moments over the years.  To our shock, and to the shock of his wife Elise, his two kids, his family, his friends, and all of us in the music community, Craig died Saturday in a car crash.  My eyes can barely believe I'm reading this as this as I write it, and my heart sinks with this tragic loss.  It does not seem real yet.  Although, it is all too real.

That very night, Craig and Elise invited me to go with them to a musician's open mic down at the Coaster Saloon in Ocean Beach, where they took me under their wing, and proceeded to introduce me to all of their music friends.  The Coaster that night was like the beating heart of the San Diego acoustic scene, and some of the people there were to become my core friends and helpers in helping me put together a music career.  That was the night I met my beloved friend and producer, Sven-Erik Seaholm.  I met Cathryn Beeks.  Steph Johnson. And Chuck Schiele, who would later form a band with Craig and Elise, The Grams, winning two San Diego Music Awards.

The friendship that Craig and I forged that night was elemental in my career, and equally important on a personal level.  Craig helped get me going in the San Diego scene.  He encouraged me in my music.  He inspired me with his guitar playing.  But most of all, he was someone I looked forward to spending time with as a friend, and those times we would meet apart from music events, away from our normal digs, were golden.

I had a long-overdue and intensely philosophical lunch with Craig just a couple months ago.  Whenever we got together, we always cut the small talk and would go straight to what's really going on in our lives.  It's a beautiful thing to have a friendship like that.  Craig and I shared similar backgrounds spiritually and philosophically, and we found it easy and intriguing relating to one another.  

Craig and his wife Elise graced my second album "Jumping In" with their musical presence.  That's Craig busting out those amazing acoustic guitar licks all throughout the song, "Swim".  Elise played those violin parts on "Song I Can't Remember", and Craig embellished the theme with classical guitar on "Jumping In".  They would often jump up with me on stage at different gigs.

I believe strongly in the Communion of Saints - though maybe not in the traditional way.  I believe we're all connected, and that death is not the end, but a transition.  So if I may just say this directly to him - Craig, you are a real, practical, salt of the earth, down in the dirt SAINT. All the good that people have been saying about you these past few days is absolutely true.  I believe that since we're all in this communion - which we happen to access through music and friendship - you will never leave us. You now have a different perspective than we do right now - you know that there's a meaning in all this muck. And you see all of us who love you.  But we miss you sorely and this will take a while to sink in.  Thank you, Craig, for blessing my life with your friendship, your smile, your trust, and for being a confidant and a light along this sometimes sorrowful path.

Donations:
Some of my musician friends in town are taking donations to give to the family.  Barbara Nesbitt is one such person.  I'd like to join her efforts to help the family with funeral arrangements.  If you've been moved by Craig's story, I encourage you to listen to his music - either on my CD "Jumping In", or on his band website http://www.thegrams.net/, and if you feel moved, please make a check out to his wife, Elise Ohki, and send it to: 1439 Luneta Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014.  I will make a donation from my listeners and me to the family.  Thank you.

I'll close this little reflection with the encouraging words of my friend Peter Bolland, regarding Craig: "We will live a little deeper for knowing you, we will honor you by honoring what is authentically true in us, we will relinquish fear and move courageously in the direction of our dreams, we will stop waiting for our lives to begin. We will love and live on purpose. Thank you for your light."

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Thanks so much for reading tuning in this month.  I surely do appreciate your support, and hope to see you at a show, or online, this month! 

Have a wonderful summer!

Michael T.
http://www.tiernantunes.com/

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Bring Tiernan to you this year: www.eventful.com/michaeltiernan
or bring him out for a House Concert: www.tiernantunes.com/houseconcerts 

***Tiernan on Facebook:  If you're a Facebook junkie like me, please add me on my personal profile and be a fan on my Music Profile.  See you there!

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http://www.tiernantunes.com/

Got your copy of "Spaces"??  Now available at iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.

www.myspace.com/michaeltiernan

Text alerts:  www.broadtexter.com/tiernantunes

Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/michaeltiernan

 Watch Tiernan Videos: www.youtube.com/tiernantunes

Hi friends!!

Ahhh - those May flowers!  It's lovely here this time of year! And I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of driving up and down the California Central Valley from San Diego to the Bay Area and into Wine Country last week.  What a great lil' road trip, chalk full of super shows.  Thanks to everyone who made it a very successful mini-tour!  And now, on to the May update:

(Tired of reading emails?  Go to the video version of this update letter ... click here and press play!)

Contents:
1. May Schedule
2. Video Blog update - check it out!
3. Music, healing, and you...May Blog and new musical offering to your loved one in need

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1. May Public Show Schedule at a glance:

***This Thursday, May 8^th: Calypso Café, Encinitas. The trio rocks our favorite North County hang.  7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Free show / All Ages / Table reservations recommended - 760.632.8252.  http://www.calypsocafe.net/ 576 N. Highway 101 in Encinitas
***Wednesday, May 14^th:  The Handlery, San Diego.  Solo acoustic show, with the talented Christopher Dale.  Triple Happy Hour - from 5:00 til 8:00 p.m. Great room, awesome drink and food specials - come on down after work and chill with us!  All ages. 950 Hotel Circle N., San Diego.
***Saturday, May 24th: Beachside Bar and Grill, Encinitas.  A GREAT new venue!  With the trio, rocking from 8:00 til 11:00.  Check this place out!  Super fun!  http://www.beachsidebarandgrill.com/  All ages / 806 South Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas. 
***Thursday, May 29th: Beach Grass Cafe, Solana Beach - Getting back to my solo acoustic roots!  Swing on by and grab some dinner or drinks...  6:00 - 9:00 p.m. / All-ages / 159 S. Highway 101 in Plaza 101, Solana Beach.  http://www.beachgrasscafe.com/

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2. Video Blog Update:

A while back, I wrote to you about my expanding of my own Blog-osphere - giving those of you who are interested a little bit more background on my music, and music as it relates to life in general.  Since then, I've been doing some expanded blogging (like the topic below), mostly in text form.  I recently discovered some great technology that will help make the video blog possible - check it out with this first maiden-voyage of the video blog update - and let me know what you think!  CLICK HERE Thanks!

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3. May Meanderings: Music, Healing, and You - bringing music to your loved ones in need  

In last month's update, I wrote about my standing offer to be commissioned to write you, or a loved one, a song.  That idea struck me after my wife had commissioned a good friend of ours to do a painting for our 5 year wedding anniversary.  The painting is a one of a kind of one of my favorite place on earth - the view of the coast from 15^th Street in Del Mar.  A song can be just like a painting - capturing a feeling, a view, a wish, a story, in a way that goes beyond the form itself. If you missed it, let me know, I'll forward it to you again. 

This month, I'm extending another offer for something completely different - to bring music to those who are sick, suffering, undergoing treatment, in the hospital, or are simply laid up somewhere, trying to heal.  If you know someone who needs cheer, or who just needs to get their minds off their situation, or get their hope going in the right direction, maybe some music would help.  My proposal: to extend a musical visit to your friend or loved one, a little private concert at the hospital, nursing home, hospice, or home - let me know the situation, and let's work something out.

The rationale behind it: Music, for me, isn't just about playing gigs in clubs, pubs, café's, and the like. I really love playing those venues, but it's about also getting it into the ears and hearts of people wherever they find themselves: in their own living rooms, churches (of all kinds), art studios, cancer benefits, classrooms, wherever!  Music has taken me to the wildest places.  One of the most profound experiences I've ever had playing music happened in hospice in Texas - I was playing very mellow in a tucked-away corner.  Family members of the sick and dying were milling slowly and meditatively in and out of their loved ones' rooms, being present to them as they made their way out of this life and onto the next.  The music made its way down the corridors and into the individual rooms - it was a sacred place, during a very sacred time in these individuals' lives.  Some came out to listen quietly, tears in their eyes, but peace on their faces.

I've come to experience music as being a very healing force - perhaps just because it allows us to relax for just long enough to let some peace in.  Maybe it is because music attests to something good, hopeful, and true about our own lives and our destiny.  Personally, I usually find myself writing a song when I'm in need of reminding myself of some truth, or in the process of discovering one.  I think music was instrumental in my own healing over 19 years ago, when I was dealing with my own cancer diagnosis.  And I hear countless stories of how music has helped others through their own times of brokenness and challenges. 

For many unseen reasons that constantly keep me in awe about how wild an adventure life is, this musical path of mine has led to a lot of collaboration with different cancer groups and foundations.  I usually end up playing for a big group of people at an event.  However, for the past year or so, I've had a desire to bring the music to people who maybe can't get to an event, or are suffering their crisis' currently.  I went to a couple hospitals locally and tried to offer music services in different wards of the hospital.  I went through an interview process and orientation for Scripps Memorial Hospital and then found out I could only play in the lobby entrance.  There are professional Music Therapists who have studied for years to provide their very valuable services, and there are a couple great groups doing just that in and around San Diego (Resounding Joy Inc, for example).  But for many reasons, there are big hoops to jump through for a dude like me to be able to do bring live music right into people's rooms.  Unless of course, I'm just an invited visitor - which is where you come in! 

So there's my latest offer, in the expanding 'suite' of musical services I can provide.  Definitely, come see me at a club this month, but don't forget, there are many other places we can bring the music, and this latest one requires some working together to get a good deed done and to bring some joy into others' lives.  Please contact me for details (Michael@tiernantunes.com) if you would like to discuss a particular situation you think might work. 

Also, your feedback is always important to me - let me know what you think about this.  Thanks!   

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That's it for now! I hope to see you soon!

Michael T.
http://www.tiernantunes.com/

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Bring Tiernan to you this year: www.eventful.com/michaeltiernan
or bring him out for a House Concert: www.tiernantunes.com/houseconcerts 

***Tiernan on Facebook:  If you're a Facebook junkie like me, please add me on my personal profile and be a fan on my Music Profile.  See you there!

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http://www.tiernantunes.com/

Got your copy of "Spaces"??  Now available at iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.

www.myspace.com/michaeltiernan

Text alerts:  www.broadtexter.com/tiernantunes

Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/michaeltiernan

 Watch Tiernan Videos: www.youtube.com/tiernantunes

Hi friends!

Wow - thanks so much for a wonderful night at the Belly Up this week to help celebrate my B-day, the birth of some new songs, and an all-around great time!
Here's a picture of one of the coolest parts of the night, when Sim and Sam presented me with a new guitar - look at this flashy gem!  I'll have to wear my "My Little Pony" boots when I bust this out at a show (if I can get it stay in tune!)

..Anyhow, really quickly, we added some last minute shows for tonight and Wednesday at a brand new venue in Encinitas and also our good ol' Calypso Cafe.  If you couldn't get out this past week, or if you just can't get enough of the Tiernan Trio, drop by for more good times.

TONIGHT ** FRIDAY ** April 18
Beachside Bar and Grill
806 S. Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas
8:00 - 11:00 * No Cover!
Full Band! Great new place - super cool patio, great drinks and food...
760-742-0738
www.beachsidebarandgrill.com for info and directions

Calypso Cafe 
WEDNESDAY ** April 23
7:30 * No Cover * All Ages!
Full Band
Get your table reservations by calling (760) 632-8252
576 N. Highway 101, Encinitas
www.calypsocafe.net

Also, if you have any friends or family in San Francisco, or the South Bay area (San Jose, Santa Clara, etc), or Napa, please let me know and I can send them a personal email to invite them to my shows up there.  Thanks so much for your help!

Have a wonderful weekend, and hope to see you soon!

Many thanks for your support!

Michael T.
www.tiernantunes.com