Hey there,

Meet the wonderful musicians on my new album, Long Ridee. We recorded the album at the beginning of June at The Library in Minneapolis with producer, Matt Patrick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Uh8nT6qZ4

County Line Demo and Pics from the Road

Greetings from NYC,

I hope you are doing well wherever you are!

I finally got rid of my laryngitis. Yeah! Good for me...not so good for my hubby:) I have lots of shows coming up, so it is nice to be able to sing again.

Here is the next video in the VLOG series. The demo is a song called "County Line." I wrote it after coming home to NYC after being on the road for about a month. Even though it is always good to come home, after a couple weeks that ol' gypsy living inside my heart wants to be set free. The song is accompanied by pictures from my touring. I hope you enjoy and you may see a picture of you on here! Please check it out:
http://www.vickyemerson.com/CountyLine.wmv
or
http://vickyemerson.blogspot.com/

Lots and lots of gigs coming up, so please visit www.vickyemerson.com and put a date on the calendar and in some cases, make a reservation for tickets. Hope to see you soon!
Happy Trails,
Vicky


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GIGS:

Saturday, May 16
Living Room
154 Ludlow-NYC
7pm w/ Daniel Marcus
www.livingroomny.com

Wednesday, May 26th
KEOS
www.keos.org
2-4pm with Stevo
Bryan, TX

Wednesday, May 26th
Cactus House Concert
Bryan, TX
Info here: http://www.vickyemerson.com/Bryan.pdf
7pm

Friday, May 28
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant St.
Houston, TX
8pm
www.andersonfair.com
Please call for tix reservations:
(713) 528-8576

Saturday, May 29
Bugle Boy
La Grange, TX
FUNDRAISER SHOW for the Bugle Boy with Comedian, Michele Balan. Must see!
Please call for tix--they are almost sold out.
(979) 968-9944
www.thebugleboy.com

  Hi there,

Thanks to all that attended shows, tuned into radio and TV, and sent
emails last week while I was in Minnesota. I can't believe they are
still getting hammered by winter. The robins especially looked confused!

I had 2 days of pre-production with Matthew Patrick at a studio called
The Library in northeast Minneapolis. The new CD will be called "Long
Ride" and currently has 10 tunes on it. I recorded a demo guitar/vocal
track that can be heard while watching the video here:

http://vickyemerson.blogspot.com/
Or here:
http://www.vickyemerson.com/LongRide1.wmv

I'm no Steven Spielberg, but it gives you an idea:)

For those of you in New York, please come to my birthday show tomorrow
night (April 8) at the Living Room at 7pm. I'm heading over to a friends
house tonight and we are making chocolate chip cookies for anyone who
comes to the show and her recipe is delicious!! (www.livingroomny.com)

I hope all is well wherever you are and please visit
www.vickyemerson.com for summer tour dates!

Cheers,
Vicky


www.vickyemerson.com
www.myspace.com/vickyemerson
Music available at www.cdbaby.com or Itunes.

Greetings from the road!

I am in Minneapolis enjoying a very tall iced latte working on a few emails before my show. It is above freezing here so I am making the transition to iced drinks in hopes that warm weather is sure to follow!

I have had a somewhat interesting week. I went to a birthday party for a friend and after dinner wound up at a club where Ice-T was hosting a party for his wife, Coco. Now, many of you know that I am pretty well addicted to Law and Order and I am totally in love with Law and Order SVU, so I was excited to see Mr. Ice T in person. I will say that he is much shorter than I thought he would be.

Then, a few days later I was on the corner waiting for walk signal and I crossed paths with none other than Ted Danson, who was much taller than I thought he would be.

I have a few shows this week and I also begin pre-production on the next album at a studio called the Library with producer, Matthew Patrick. It will be a busy week and my intention is to begin a video log of the process so if you are curious, you can watch the process of creating an album.

For those of you around this week, I do have a really fun gig on April 1st with Lonnie Knight  (www.lonnieknight.com) who is an amazing musician and host of Twin Cities Live Internet Show (*streaming avail. at www.twincitiesradio.net) or attend in person at Coffee Grounds in Falcon Heights at 7pm. (www.thecoffeegrounds.net). Please swing by!

In other news, I am actually celebrating my birthday this year instead of wallowing. If you are in NYC on April 8th, please come on over to the Living Room at 7pm. There will be music, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and good cheer! (www.livingroomny.com)

Hope you are doing well wherever you are!
Happy Trails,
Vicky

Greetings from New York,

Well, I thought spring had officially sprung this week as the temperature in Manhattan was a balmy 55 degrees, the sun was shining, the dirty snow melted away and the subways started to smell like old moldy basements again. Just when I thought it might be safe to pull out the spring coats, the temps dumped back into the 20's today. Ugh. Spring is being rather stubborn this year and it seems wherever my travels take me, everyone is ready for some robins, mud, tulips and warm weather.

My 10K is now only a month away and I'm pleased to report that the treadmill has not kicked me off and I am up to running at least 4 miles a day. I created a grooving mix on my IPOD that helps me not dwell on the pesky aches and pains that have somehow crept into the crevices of my joints since my 30th birthday. However, in our gym each treadmill has it's own TV and most are turned into CNN or some news channel. I must confess the constant bombardment of bad news from the media is really starting to annoy me. I mean, there has to be SOME good news out there, right?

Well, I didn't have to look far to find it, so on this Friday the 13th, here is some good news I shall share with you:

1.) The New York Times reported that 80's rock fashion and jumpsuits are making a comeback from spring. Remember those lovely jumpsuits from the 80's? If not, go rent an episode of 'Falcon Crest' or 'Dallas' to refresh your memory. Does this also mean we will start seeing those high-reaching mall bangs, wearing one white glove, jelly shoes and red-striped leg warmers again? One can only hope.

2.)  Bernie Madoff is now in the Manhattan jail after spending some quality time last week in his posh apartment mailing jewels to relatives as to not loose his entire fraudulent legacy. He may face 150 years in prison. Now, I believe he is 70 years old. I am thinking there might be a more appropriate sentence than for him to sit on his arse until he keels over from boredom. I would start with sending him down to the subways to begin some spring cleaning and perhaps corralling the rats that are as large as chubby cats.

3.) Whitney Houston has a new album coming out. After she was dumped into rehab for the 100th time, she has 'officially' cleaned up her act. I'm sure the album will be filled with touching songs about her past like "Crack is Whack" and "My Ex-Husband is a One Hit Wonder." Can't wait to buy it.

4.) Angelina Jolie is reportedly pregnant....again....with twins...again. Hold on everyone, she is populating her own village.

5.) Tator tots (a.k.a. "Tots") are making a comeback thanks to the movie, "Napoleon Dynamite." Not only can you toast 'em up and eat them as is, you can also bake them on top of casseroles (a.k.a. "Hot Dish"), serve 'em on a stick at the fair, or use as the filling for a sandwich. A nice, healthy, low-carb snack.

6.) It is time to celebrate St. Patrick's Day which involves honoring short little people by drinking. Has to be one of my favorite holidays.

7.) Finally, I am pleased to announce that I will be releasing a new CD in the fall. I am very excited to share the songs I have been working on for the past two years with you. I will be posting previews on the new songs as they come together this summer. Please put Sept. 26th on your calendar for the CD Release with the All Man Band at the Mabel Tainter in Menmonie, WI. (www.mabeltainter.org.).

Please visit my website for spring and summer shows in your area.

A Few Upcoming Gigs:

Saturday, March 14
Living Room
154 Ludlow
NYC
7pm with Daniel Marcus on guitar
www.livingroomny.com

Wednesday, March 25
Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
NYC
7:30pm--solo show
www.caffevivaldi.com

Thursday, April 2
KARE 11 TV
Live performance at 10AM EST.
www.kare11.com

Friday, April 3
Logan House Concert
Lindstrom, MN
7pm
Please contact Vicki Logan at loganhouseconcerts@yahoo.com or at 651.583.0811 for RSVP and directions.

Wednesday, April 8th
Living Room
154 Ludlow
NYC
7pm--it's my birthday, so be prepared to celebrate.
www.livingroomny.com

Tuesday, April 28
Bitter End
Chick Singer Night!
147 Bleecker
NYC
8pm/ $10 cover
www.bitterend.com

Saturday, May 30
Bugle Boy
Benefit show with comedian, Michele Balan
1051 N. Jefferson Hwy
La Grange, TX
www.bugleboy.com

Sunday, June 7
318
318 Water Street
Excelsior, MN
www.three-eighteen.com
5:30pm

Thanks to all you have agreed to host house concerts this year! They are so, so, so much fun!

A couple of dates I am looking to fill in Wisconsin or Minnesota are:

Friday, June 5th
Friday, July 17th

If you are interested, please let me know ASAP at vickyemerson@aol.com.

That's it for now! Have a great weekend and hope to see you soon~
Vicky

I hope all of you are healthy and happy. I have caught a whopper of a cold and have been sniffling, sneezing, coughing for over a week now. So, now I can justify my daytime watching of Law and Order episodes as I try to recover!

I am working on booking a tour for the summer. Thanks to all of you who emailed  and scheduled a house concert. It looks like I will be coming to Texas in May, Chicago in June and Colorado in July. Also, I'll be back plenty this summer to the good ol' Midwest where I know they are all anxiously awaiting springtime. If there are any of you that would like me to play a show in your town or host a house concert, please let me know and I'm happy to help arrange it.

My cold medicine seems to have dulled not only my sense of taste but also my sense of humor. I promise a more entertaining email after complete recovery!

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GIGS:

Friday, February 20
318
318 Water Street
Excelsior, MN
www.three-eighteen.com
with Dean Magraw (www.deanmagraw.com
8pm showtime and reservations are recommended.

Saturday, February 28
Living Room
154 Ludlow
NYC
www.livingroomny.com
7pm solo show.

Friday, March 6
Acoustic Cafe
77 Lafayette
Winona, MN
www.theacousticcafe.com
8pm solo show.

Saturday, March 14
Living Room
154 Ludlow
NYC
www.livingroomny.com
with Daniel Marcus
7pm show.

Hope to see you soon!
Vicky

1.) You start your car and it groans at you. In car talk that means: LEAVE. ME. ALONE.
2.) The temperatures have dropped so far below zero that your thermometer doesn't have a number but rather a note saying: "You are crazy to live here."
3.) Your eyes and nose actually have small icicles hanging from them.
4.) Schools deem due to weather it is actually lethal to attend classes.
5.) You wonder if Al Gore actually visited Minnesota in January before he started making the case for global warming.
6.) People stop saying "It could be worse" because honestly, after 20 below, it really is all the same, right?
7.) You actually think 30 degrees sounds balmy.
8.) In a moment yearning for spring, you deliriously mistake a chickadee for a robin.
9.) You count the days until April 1st because after a winter like this, we deserve an early spring.
10.) You stop calling friends who live in warmer temperatures because you just can't take their comment of "Gee, it was 80 degrees and sunny today."

So, obviously, I'm in Minnesota right now freezing my you-know-what off. Wow, it is cold. But for those folks in MN, please consider letting your car warm up for an hour, wear as many layers as you can possibly put on and journey out to the 318 tonight. It will be a great show--I promise.

Friday, January 16
318
318 Water Street
Excelsior, MN
www.three-eighteen.com
8pm/$11

Next week, I'm back in NYC for a great gig on Tuesday.

Tuesday, Jan. 20th
Living Room UPSTAIRS at Googie's
154 Ludlow-NYC
7:30pm
www.livingroomny.com

I'll type more later. My fingers are going numb.
Happy Trails,
Vicky

Hope you are enjoying the hustle and bustle of the season! I have been the entertainment for many holiday parties and will be flying back on Friday for several more plus some holiday shows with Don Shelby on WCCO, Dean Magraw at the 318 and back to Elmwood for the annual holiday show!

Before it dropped 40 degrees in four hours, I managed to stop by KFAI in Minneapolis for an in-studio and interview with the lovely, Ellen Stanley, host of Womenfolk.

Please check it out here: http://www.kfai.org/node/16387