Happy Spring (hoping for not much more snow)! I've been busy doing studio work and an on-line course recently, but do have a few things to show for it, as well as a Ginger Ibex gig this weekend.

As you may recall I usually spend the month of February participating in the RPM Challenge, which involves composing and recording an album of 10 original musical ideas in 28 days. This year my Ginger Ibex partner Sharon Crumrine asked to do it with me - the result is an album we call "The Rusty Goat Sessions". We did a lot of experimentation with new sounds and techniques in my office studio - you can hear the results on line at our Soundcloud account:

You may purchase a physical CD via this link.

And though I did record and mix the RPM Challenge album myself I have much more to learn about music production, so I'm taking a free online course from Berklee on that topic. Since the weekly homework assignments are to teach something we studied that week to other class members you can see some of my assignments as videos on my YouTube channel.

And finally: Ginger Ibex is performing this Saturday March 30th at The Lily Pad in Inman Sq Cambridge MA, starting at 10pm sharp. Tickets at the door are $10, but if you order them in advance from our presale site you not only save about 75 cents ($8 plus a fee) but you will also get a free MP3 download of the RPM Challenge album!

Coming up in April: I'll be making my drum kit debut at the Ladies Rock Camp showcase at TT the Bear's Place Sunday April 14th!

Cheers,

Betty Widerski

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Fall is definitely in the air, and incoming students are moving into the Boston area and trying to find their way around on our streets, so watch out for confused drivers and cyclists!

I started out the month yesterday by busking in the South Station subway station with guitarist Matthew Lister, doing some of his "Geek themes" arrangements (e.g., Star Wars, Star Trek, TV themes) He's pretty busy, too, but we hope to continue this collaboration - if you want a "Cantina band" (c.f. 1st Star Wars movie) for your party, or pre-show background music talk to me :-)

About two weeks ago 12 members of the Boston music/arts community lost their homes and most of their possessions when a fire swept through their Cambridge apartment building. There will be several benefit shows happening, including one at which my band Ginger Ibex is playing, but if you are not in the area and want to contribute you may do so at this ChipIn site.

Now on to the show listings!

• Friday Sept 7, 2012
  Pleasant St, Malden MA
  6:30pm-9:00pm
  
  Reverse Polish Notation solo busking on the street.

• Sunday Sept 9, 2012
  Help! Our Bands Are On Fire I
  Precinct Bar
  Union Sq, Somerville MA
  7:00PM
  $10 gives you entry to 3 venues (also Sally O'Brien's and PA's Lounge), 21+
  
  My band Ginger Ibex is performing a short set as part of this benefit, along with many other local bands at the 3 venues from 3pm-11pm.

• Friday Sept 14, 2012
  Pleasant St, Malden MA
  6:30pm-9:00pm
  
  Reverse Polish Notation solo busking on the street.

• Friday Sept 21, 2012
  Pleasant St, Malden MA
  6:30pm-9:00pm
  
  Reverse Polish Notation solo busking on the street.
  

   

• Saturday Sept 22, 2012
  
  Malden River Festival
  
  Rivers Edge Park (Commercial St), Malden MA
  
  11:00am-3:00pm
  
  free, all ages (rain date Sunday Sept 23)
  
  Reverse Polish Notation busking somewhere in the park
  

   

• Friday Sept 28, 2012
  
  Pleasant St, Malden MA
  
  6:30pm-9:00pm
  
  Reverse Polish Notation solo busking on the street (last for this season)
  

   

• Sunday Sept 30, 2012
  
  Live on Hampshire College Yurt Radio
  
  Amherst MA
  
  3:30pm-4:30PM
  
  Ginger Ibex doing a live in-studio performance streaming on the web.

Coming in October: Ginger Ibex at the Somerville Armory Sat Oct 6, 2012.

Hope to see you at a show!

Cheers,
Betty

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