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Biography for betsy spivak
Betsy Spivak is not the girl next door. Actually her life, thus far, has been far from ordinary. Currently she lives in Philadelphia, but Betsy has spent most of her life moving back & forth between Pennsylvania & California, bringing with her experiences & opportunities that have shaped her outlook on life and passionate relationship with music. As a songwriter & musician, (piano, guitar, a little trumpet, some flute, & of course, the recorder), not only does Betsy have an outlet to channel her emotions but also an arena to foster her love of performing.
Betsy has shared the stage with such artists as Martha Wainwright, Phil Roy, Keller Williams, & even Molly Hatchet at such venues as: The Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, The Mint is Los Angeles, Kendall Café in Boston, IC Light Amphitheatre in Pittsburgh and The Tweeter Center in New Jersey. She has played the Pennsylvania County Fair; Jam on the River as well as for The Philadelphia AIDS Walk and The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation.
Described as, An interesting alternative to indie rock coupled with hauntingly beautiful melodies & a wry sense of humor.
The Scratch on my Vinyl Soul is the follow-up to bellysweet, Betsys highly acclaimed debut CD. The Scratch on my Vinyl Soul takes its title from a painting by California artist, Leticia Sigel. The first 5 tracks were produced by Pete Donnelly, (The Figgs, Graham Parker, Death Vessel) at Palais Royale in Bryn Mawr PA. Donnelly not only played on all tracks, but brought in Scott Bricklin & Matt Muir (Ben Arnold, 4 Way Street) to highlight Betsys songwriting rather than to eclipse her music.
The last 3 tracks, including a 2nd version of Midnight at the Whirly Bar, were a quick add on, produced by Betsy & Chris Brownie Brown and recorded by Jesse Honig (McGowan, Graham Parker) at Miriam Audio in Manayunk. The arrangements on these tracks are a little more sparse and stripped down.
The Scratch on my Vinyl Soul will be released June 8th, 2006
on Covegirl Records and will be available online at www.CDbaby.com and check her website, www.betsyspivak.com for news, updates and
for a retail store near you.
Betsy will be celebrating with a Rip Roaring CD Release Party
Thursday June 8th at 8:00pm at LEtage in Philadelphia.
OPEN MIC NIGHT TONIGHT W/ PL AS YOUR HOST...@ 9:30PM @ BOURBON STREET CLAYMONT DE. ONE OF THE BEST NIGHTS OF THE YEAR! DON'T MISS OUT!!! RECESSION BUSTING CONTEST GOING ON. 9 FINALIST SO FAR MORE TO COME. THE FINALS WILL BE HELD ON 12/16. AUDIENCE PICKS THE WINNERS. NO CENSORSHIP, NO AGE LIMIT, ANYTHING GOES!!!
Mark Dignam has been bumping into Paul Luc and Ben Shannon a lot, at Treelady Studios, where they are all working, on their upcoming albums. They admire each others work so much, they decided to put together what promises to be, a mini singer/songwriter festival.. Watch for special guests and a very memorable night at The Rex Theater, 1602 East Carson Street. Pittsburgh, PA 15203. 8pm. $10.
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I'm hitting the road in a couple of weeks to raise money for War Child, Coast-to-coast – 50 cities – ALL PROCEEDS TO WARCHILD. Why? 66% of all war victims are CHILDREN. Shocked like me? War Child helps these children that have been affected by war. Check out the new blog – the whole story is up there. Love to have you be a part of it.
You’ll find a Blog, Tour page and a Bio page. I’ll be blogging daily from the road.
Seizure 17 and Brat Bangs (Jamie's other band) Are playing on Easter (Sun) at the M room, 15 W. Girard, Philadelphia Come celebrate your favorite Zombie and Colin will hide the eggs Its an early show, so be there by 8:30
The Craic Festival 2009 has invited FairplayCollective to play at this years Festival. All members will be playing in the round. The show is at The Mercury Lounge, March 14th at 8pm. This is the last night of the festival and Foy Vance is also on the bill.
What more can I say, a great night for music and film, with the odd star thrown in. Come show your support.
I have a rock n roll photo exhibit coming up soon at Mew Gallery in South Philly and would love it if you could come! Opening reception is January 10, 5-9pm. The show will hang from Jan 3 - Feb 12. Please stop by and let me know what you think!
A Big Heads Up to all those friends and fans in
and around the Pittsburgh area. Mark Dignam
will be performing at The Map Room on the
29th of November at 8pm. Supporting artist is
yet to be confirmed.
Mark will be singing songs from his previous
albums "In a Time of Overstatement" and
"Box Heart Man", along with some new material
that will be appearing on his new, yet untitled CD.
Go and show Your support to Your local independent
musicians. See a LIVE gig.
Map Room-1126 South Braddock (Regent Square),
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Telephone 412- 371-1955
