May 30th at the Iron Horse
That's The Iron Horse in Northampton, MA. Mentioned a bit ago that The Innocence Mission was playing there the 29th, but as it happens, the following day you can see Mindy Smith:
As a contemporary singer-songwriter determined to record her music in a style that suits her self-written songs, Smith figured she ’d start her recording career quietly and work to build it slowly. She didn’t expect to make a big, attention- grabbing splash right away. She certainly didn’t expect to gain exposure on late-night talk shows and cable music specials before her debut album came out.
But every once in a while the arrival of a remarkable talent gets the reception it deserves. Before releasing her debut album, One Moment More, Smith had already performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She appeared with a list of superstars on the Lifetime Network’s Women Rock special. She had a video in top rotation on CMT. And she had the lead-off single on the acclaimed Dolly Parton tribute album, Just Because I’m a Woman, which also had contributions from Norah Jones, Sinéad O ’Connor, Melissa Etheridge, Alison Krauss and others. "My head ’s spinning," Smith says. "It ’s all been so far beyond my expectations. It’s been unbelievable,really. I feel blessed."
That's from the press kit. I don't write that glowingly about nobody.
Well, except Tristan.
And Abigail.
And. . . ok, maybe I do. I should work on that. I have a rep to maintain, after all.
Any road up, for the quite reasonable price of $7.99 US, you can download Mindy's cd in convenient mp3 or ogg format from Audio Lunchbox, but only until June 1st. Actually, you can download any album for $7.99 until June 1st, but I got hers on the strength of Come to Jesus, after hearing it on WXRT a few days back.
Anybody see her a SXSW back in March? I should pay more attention to these things.