Happy Holidays!

Wishing you peaceful holidays cherishing the ones you love,

Erin

Under the influence, over the moon

I keep pinching myself. Not only do I get to perform on the regular with one of the best rhythm sections in the country (The Finest Kind), but in preparing for our October 28th show at The Cactus Cafe, I have gotten inspiration from other truly amazing performances as well.

In the past, my shows have been under the influence of live performances by Tom Waits and The Roots, among others.

For this show, it's Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (I love and admire bassist Victor Wooten endlessly and got to see them at the Paramount Theater last week) and Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, for whom I opened at One World Theatre a few days ago. Dr. Stanley's music has soothed souls for over 6 decades. These folks are musical vessels through and through.

Expect some new twists at The Cactus Cafe show, inspired by these great musicians. I hope to pass it on, even half of it, even a drop of it. Potent and alive. Inspiration!

Add that to the fast-rushing river I have found with The Finest Kind during our residency at Club Deville. I sang classic poetry (Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Robert Burns, Kalil Gibran, Sara Teasdale, Shel Silverstein, etc.) over top of the trio's luscious dub improvisations. Within those explorations, we have become something new. I absolutely can't wait to share it with you. Maybe you will find something new there also.

Erin Ivey & The Finest Kind at Cactus Cafe
Friday, October 28
Doors at 8pm, show at 8:30
This is an all-ages show.

You can get tickets at cactuscafe.org. Advanced tix are highly recommended.

Update: Poster sale

Due to popular demand, the few posters left from the "Chocolate" music video premiere party are now up for sale at the Erin Ivey store-for-all-seasons.

Most posters are just $5, but I have limited quantities, so help yourself before they're gone.

Thanks!
E

Solo acoustic series wrapup

Many times in Austin, we're all gigging so much or on the road or just trying to make ends meet in so many ways that it can be difficult to get out to see all the live music we'd like.

When the folks at Frank asked me to sing on Tuesdays in August and bring a new guest artist with me each week, I was so excited to reach out to some of the great musicians I have been dying to see again - and get a good dose every week! Frank (hotdogscoldbeer.com) turned out to be a fantastic late-night venue. The vibe actually reminds me of the Cactus Cafe, that dark wood, blue light, red velvet kind of place, intimate and laid-back.

HUGE THANKS to my special guests who made the whole experience amazing:

Wendy Colonna
Cheryl Kaderli
RyDog
Brennen Leigh

Thanks to every one of you who came out late on Tuesday nights to hear the music we made.

Thanks to Josie Fluri, Glynn Wedgewood, Barbie, and everyone else at Frank who makes it such a great place to be.

Thanks to Kevin Connor for spreading the word on KUT 90.5FM here in Austin about these shows.

I don't know if you can tell, but I loved "curating" these past Tuesdays. Next up in the hot seat is Colin Gilmore. I hope he'll have as great a time as I did putting these Tuesdays together.

xo
Erin

Watch "Chocolate" music video on Huffington Post

Well, our little video made it to The Huffington Post!


Check it out RIGHT HERE.

CHOCOLATE - recipe

After posting this photo on Facebook, I'm inspired by the comments to give you my recipe!


Erin Ivey's raw, sugar-free, dairy-free, guilt-free chocolates

1/2 c unfiltered coconut oil
1 1/2 tsp stevia powder
1 pinch salt
1 Tbsp alcohol-free vanilla extract
2 Tbsp almond butter
1/2 c cocao powder

Add the stevia to the coconut oil. Pour into a blender (I like the bullet ones best).
Mix in vanilla & salt.
Mix in almond butter.
Mix in cocoa powder.
Pour into ice cube molds with a small spoon.
Put in the fridge for an hour or freezer for 20 minutes.

Voila!

It's flyer time!

Is it "flyer" or "flier?" Regardless, I'm playing a month of Tuesday nights, solo acoustic with some special guests, at FRANK during August. Check erinivey.com to find out what guests are on tap. Then, come on by for hot dogs, cold beer, and chill music.

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Last night, I figured out that this flyer was hard to read (after printing 50 pages of the damn thing). So, now every one of them is personalized. Hopefully readable, too.

Making "Chocolate" - photos

Here are a few pictures from editing the music video with Andrew Shapter. The video premiere party - and full band show - is this Friday, July 29 at The HighBall. Music starts at 10:30pm. Hope to see you there!

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Happy birthday, Amelia!

In honor of Amelia Earhart's bday on Sunday, I'm giving away the whole Broken Gold album at www.erinivey.com all weekend. If you don't already have it, or if you want to turn friends on to it, now is the time!