Katie Pearlman Newsletter: My World Series

I started planning for our CD Release Party in August and it's now only 5 days away.

In August, the furthest thing in my mind was the Yankees playing the World Series on November 1st. OK, it wasn't a thought in my mind at all. I'm very happy for New Yorkers that their favorite team is in the biggest show of the year for baseball fans. I'm not a Yankee fan per se, but I've been watching most, if not all of the games because I enjoy it. It's hugely exciting, and for the winners and their fans, lifetime memories will be made as they watch with their families and friends.

This CD Release Party is my "World Series." Not every songwriter/musician gets the opportunity to make a record. It costs a lot of money and sometimes takes years to find the right musicians to play the music. In today's market, many writers are releasing digital albums rather than CD's. I still like "albums" and I'm lucky to have found a great team to help me make a second one. From the musicians to the recording engineers, and the mixing and mastering engineers, the photographer, designer, and the manufacturer, we've made an album. Ergo the name, We Make This. We've worked hard all year to make this record. We've put in the practice hours on our own and in rehearsals, and we're ready to present it to you. Fortunately, there are no losers in my "world series." Everyone wins in my book!

The good news for baseball fans and music fans is that the game doesn't start until 8:20pm on Sunday which will leave you just enough time to catch our show and watch most of the game. So you don't have to choose one over the other. I can also recommend a great place to watch games - the Brickhouse Brewery which is a few doors down from the Patchogue Theatre.

For those of you who don't live anywhere near Long Island, I'm sorry to say that we will not be airing our show on National TV. However, the album will be available at CDBaby.com on November 1st. You can purchase the CD or download the mp3 version of it there. Downloads are also available on ParadiddleRecords.com. It's coming to iTunes soon!

Until then, you can preview the album, We Make This, on these following radio stations. All have access online. We'll be live on WUSB this Thursday night (10/29) at 7pm.


- I did an interview with Brian Ball on WomensRadio and you can listen to it here.
- WEHM 92.9 and 96.9 will be featuring our album Thursday night also at 7:20pm. Listen online here
- Thursday night at 7pm (10/29) we'll be live on WUSB 90.1 fm and you can listen online here. Click the button on the top right.

I know I always say this and I mean it everytime. Thank you for your support. Thanks to those who've added our show to their calendars online and in their newspapers (too many to name). And thanks for the nice comments on facebook. It makes my day to see those. Don't forget, you can RSVP to our CD Release Party here.

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So excited to be playing tonight!

Man, I feel like it has been a long time since my last solo acoustic gig! My last solo show was at Evolvefest on Sept. 5th. That is a long time. I have been playing and singing with a lot of different projects lately aside from my own. Since the CD Release is coming up, it's good to get back into singing a lot more. In the Summer, I was singing my songs everyday. There's a big difference between doing solo gigs where I sing a lot, and doing side projects where I sing a few songs or do more drumming than singing. I playing a solo set next Friday at Ruthie's Nest. Good stuff. Keep my singing chops up.

October 6, 2009 CD Review of We Make This

October 6, 2009—Katie Pearlman has a new album. It is called “We Make This” (Mohawk Records). I believe we hear in this record Katie’s renewed commitment to songwriting. There are ten songs gathered there, all by her, all good. The cohesive band sound remains as a foundation feature, with Jeff Pearlman on keys, Joe Cesare, electric guitar, Tom Bowler, bass, and Katie on drums and some acoustic guitar.

The lyrics are centered around personal relationships and their entanglements, everyday life and its little trials and victories, and the feelings one can have in the middle of all of it. They engage.

The band sounds good, loose and Jamband like in a classic sense, with some of the ambience of the Dead. Short, incisive yet spirited solos by Jeff and Joe pepper the songs and give them leverage. Katie's drumming sparks the ensemble and gets it grooving.

Ms. Pearlman's voice is a real vehicle. There’s a soulful quality I’ve remarked on in earlier reviews, and it really puts the whole thing together. There are times I recall the old band Mother Earth in its rootedness when I listen to Katie’s music. Katie has a different sound than Tracy Nelson did in that band, but there’s a certain common feel there. On the other hand, there’s nothing really retro about her music. It’s more about timelessness.

“We Make This” is plush, wall-to-wall Katie Pearlman at her best. It nicely showcases Katie’s talent and gives plenty of listening pleasure. I hope it brings her much success.

Reviewed by Grego Applegate
http://www.gapplegate.com/musicalblog.html