Keyboard Cathy: News

Hey everybody! 

Keyboard Cathy is eligible for a nomination for the 6th Annual Homey Awards organized by the Hometown Heroes! To nominate Keyboard Cathy for a category such as "Keyboardist" or "Female Solo Artist" of the year, please e-mail Homey@wstw.com! So let the first round of voting begin! ....http://www.facebook.com/notes/hometown-heroes-wstw/homey-awards-voting-now-open/308544372520838

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A new feature article, "Being Cathy Wiegand" on iCNN written by internet correspondent Aloke Mukherjee includes some interesting insights and experiences in Cathy's life:

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-699908

Please check it out.  If you like it please circulate it so that others will know about it.   Thanks so much in advance!   

Did you know that Keyboard Cathy is now listed on the Internet Movie Database?  "School of Rock:  Zombie Etiquette," an independent film directed by Lawrence Greenberg and starring Deborah Twiss is based on the "Zombie Etiquette"  TV series is due to come out sometime during the Christmas season!  You can check the listing out here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2041463/fullcredits#cast

 

 

We had a great interview on Volta Radio in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 26.  It was recorded!  You can listen to it right here!  Volta Radio is the coolest internet radio station in Philadelphia.

Volta Radio Interview in Philadelphia, PA - July 26, 2011 with Cindy Wuollet

This is my most recent interview with Cindy Wuollet on Volta Radio on July 26, 2011.   The interview also includes both live and prerecorded music.

 

You can also find this interview in my new page for radio interviews.... I've been slowly updating the website.

FYI, Keyboard Cathy will be on Volta Radio in Philadelphia tonight!

She goes on at 7:30 PM during VOLTA UNVEILED, hosted by Cindy, features weekly live interviews w/local and/or visiting musicians, across many genres including, indie/Alternative, rock, folk, international, new bands. You don't want to miss this show if you want to know about really current, cool music! Sharing info on the local Philly music scene! And sometimes around the world! All musicans/bands on Volta Radio can be heard on the Volta playlist as well, so tune in and turn on!!

Paste this link to your browser for more information.

http://voltaradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=58

Come on out to KC's New Hope CD Release Celebration starting on Sunday July 24, 2011 at 9:30 PM!

Sunday, July 24th, 2011
John & Peter's Place
Keyboard Cathy's New Hope CD Release Celebration - 9:30 PM
96 S. Main Street
New Hope Pennsylvania 18938
US 215-862-5981

"Live at the Sidewalk Cafe" is OUT and we're celebrating it in New Hope!

Hello!

As per a recent request from a fan, below are the lyrics to "Sashimi."

Sashimi


Are you ready? Ready for something new?
Maybe? Did you say, maybe?
Oh come on! Where’s your sense adventure?

We went out for Asian fusion.
There’s no need for mass confusion.
Please don’t jump to a conclusion.
Have a sip of tea infusion!

You won’t need a blood transfusion.
Rid yourself of this delusion
All it is, is an illusion
Can you make this small inclusion?

You can have your Chinese dumplings.
And your Happy Family
But if you want to taste adventure,
I’ll order something new for me………………..

Sashimi,
Sashimi
Sashimi
Sashimi
It’s like sushi…………without the rice.

Now, I know what you are thinking….
Skipping sushi without blinking!?
Something’s wrong, has she been drinking?
Not at all! You caught me winking!

Look at me, I’m not delirious.
Your reaction is mysterious.
Aren’t you the least bit curious?
You don’t have to be so serious.

Share that bowl of peanut dumplings.
I’ll try your Happy Family….
But if you’re looking for adventure….
Taste what I have in front of me………………..

Sashimi,
Sashimi
Sashimi
Sashimi
It’s like sushi…………without the rice.

Did you know that the word “sashimi” actually means pierced body in Japanese?
All you have to do is pick it up with your chopsticks, add just a little bit of wasabi and dip it in the soy sauce! Mmmmmmmmmmmm!

This isn’t chicken teriyaki!
This isn’t beef and broccoli!
Embrace another nomenclature.
A tiny bit of wasabi! (hold solo)


(background vocals)
Sashimi,
Sashimi
Sashimi
Sashimi
It’s like sushi…………without the rice.

Now that wasn’t so bad was it?
It’s an acquired taste and it isn’t for everyone.
Just remember to go easy on that wasabi.
That’s it! Just enough to put some heat on your tongue!

This isn’t chicken teriyaki!
This isn’t beef and broccoli!
Embrace another nomenclature.
A tiny bit of wasabi!

Sashimi,
Sashimi
Sashimi
Sashimi
It’s not sushi………… I miss my rice!

Keyboard Cathy Live Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time on WCHE - AM Radio 1520 in Chester County, PA

KC will be interviewed on a local show called "Up Close & Acoustic." The show will be broadcast live on Thursday November 4, 2010 and it will be recorded for a future podcast.
You can listen live here!

www.wche1520.com

KC Returns to "Cafe Improv" on Princeton's TV 30
on February 26, 2011

This will be an acoustic set played on piano. (Let's hope for good weather and an opportunity to play on a grand piano!)

Princeton Art Council

Cafe Improv - February 26, 2011

Somewhere between 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton New Jersey 08542
US

Price: Free

The show is being taped on Saturday February 26 for airing several times on Princeton TV 30 in March 2011.



Other News

KC's video, "Sashimi" is approaching the 47,500 mark in terms of Youtube views with current views being at 47,471 as I write you this e-mail/newsletter. If you haven't seen this comical video about the "sushi without the rice", please do. If you already have seen it and would like to see it again, below is the link.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d7tKsre8EQ
"Sashimi" recently got approved on a music website for licensing. The next step would be for a music supervisor to actually select my music for a project.

Also, please watch out for KC as "Keyboard Zombie" on "Zombie Etiquette." a show on Princeton's TV 30. Episode 4 - "Love Potion" will air this Friday night right before Halloween.

Hi everybody!

I'm hoping for an excellent turnout on Tuesday night 8/24 at 10:00 p.m. For those of you who will be attending, you have some surprises to look forward to especially if you haven't seen me play live yet. This past Monday, I also made a trip out to Manhattan to promote my show at the Sidewalk Cafe's Open Mic.

By the way, my Facebook page has been redone and I also now have a new Reverbnation fan page, which connects nicely to Facebook AND includes a music player. I hope you'll check both of them out and befriend me if you haven't already done so.


http://www.facebook.com/keyboardcathy
http://www.reverbnation.com/keyboardcathy
Below are my next live dates. To those of you in the New York City area, I urge you to come out and see what the excitement is all about. The "Sashimi" Youtube video is currently at 45,805 views and counting! Thank you for helping my views increase consistently over time.


Tuesday, August 24th, 2010


The Sidewalk Cafe
10:00 p.m.
94 Avenue A at 6th St, Northeast Corner
New York New York 10009
USA 212-473-7373
Price: Free
This will be a KEYBOARD set!!!!!

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Union City - City Hall Art Gallery
Keyboard Cathy in Concert - Art Month in Union City - 7:00 PM
3715 Palisade Avenue
Union City New Jersey 07087
USA 201-348-5700

I hope that you can make it! Please tell your friends!

Hello!

Two new gigs have been added to the calendar. One of them is in New York City!

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
The Sidewalk Cafe
10:00 p.m.
94 Avenue A at 6th St, Northeast Corner
New York New York 10009
USA 212-473-7373
Price: Free

Thursday, September 15th, 2010
Union City - City Hall Art Gallery
Keyboard Cathy in Concert - Art Month in Union City - 7:00 PM
3715 Palisade Avenue
Union City New Jersey 07087
USA 201-348-5700

Otherwise, all is well both musically and in life!

The “Sashimi” video on Youtube jumped from 8,500 to over 35,000 views in one week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d7tKsre8EQ&feature=related
Chicago NBC Morning News “Sashimi” video featured during the N-Files segment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k56YAHdsHA&feature=watch_response
Urlesque feature on Keyboard Cathy:
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/06/07/keyboard-cathy-sashimi/
Urlesque interview with Keyboard Cathy:
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/06/07/keyboard-cathy-sashimi/

As I hear more news, I'll be sure to let you know.

Have a great week!

Cathy

Along with 100 Canadian artists and 99 artists from other parts of the world such as the U.K., Ireland, the U.S., Australia, etc., I mailed in a $5 contribution and a "Sushi Lover" CD to help raise funds for brain cancer patient, Kent Pankow of Alberta, Canada. The Canadian government refuses to grant approval for the drug, Avastin that can help treat Kent's brain cancer. In Canada, this drug has been approved for treatment for other cancers EXCEPT BRAIN CANCER.

Other Canadian cancer patients receive Avastin at no cost, while brain cancer patients in Canada are excluded from receiving this life-sustaining treatment. Kent and his family are paying $9,100 (Canadian Dollars)/per month for this cancer treatment, which is an outrage! Imagine having to raise $9,100/month just for medicine! Brain cancer patients should have the same rights to treatment as those with other forms of cancer. If you're on Facebook, more information about this fundraiser can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=113860021966516
It is important to build international awareness of making cancer drugs available to those that need them.

My CD will be included in a CD GIFT BAG, which will be raffled off at a public event hosted by the musicians who support this campaign to help raise funds to pay for Kent's medical treatments. It's a very big deal! I hope something can be done to help Kent and his family who are facing bankruptcy.

The taping of the second episode of "Zombie Etiquette" is coming up this Friday and I'm really excited about it! This new episode should be aired the following month several times on Princeton Community Television. The pilot came out pretty good. My contributions to the show are mostly audio zingers throughout the show and I actually appeared on camera a couple of times during the pilot.

On May 9, I'm scheduled to play a home concert opening for Amy Speace! You can find out more information about Amy at http://www.amyspeace.com. Her musical style falls into the roots/Americana category. I'm thrilled to have this opportunity. This gig is listed on my website and at the bottom of this e-mail. I tried to include the information on myspace but the myspace site doesn't seem to be working as it should.

"Zombie Etiquette

One day while I was in town for some pizza, I ran into one of my friends who told me about this new show that he's producing for TV-30. He literally tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to be his on-camera "sound effect" person. Now how could I say "no?!"

Two weeks later, equipped with a Roland sound effect workstation, I got captured on tape for the filming of the pilot episode.

More Experimental Theater for KC!

Next month, I'll be back in Philadelphia with the experimental theater project at The Rotunda. The theme for this show is going to be abuse. My plan is to contribute some original music to the program with collaborations from fellow participants. The performance will happen on Sunday April 25 at 7:00 p.m.

I have a new gig up for:

Saturday, April 17th, 2010
The Tritone
Buddha Fest 38 - 9:00 PM
1508 South Street
Philadelphia Pennsylvania US

Hope to see you there!

Cathy

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Fairmount Presbyterian Church
Califon Cafe Coffeehouse - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
249 Old Turnpike Road
Califon New Jersey 07830
USA
Price: $5

Cathy will be performing a 15-20 minute set. For more information, please contact Jason Beard jasontbeard@yahoo.com

Happy New Year my friends!

All is well in freezing cold New Jersey. I'm really excited about by first gig of the year aside from open mics.....Here are the details as a reminder!
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
John and Peter's
8:30 PM Doors Open
9:00 PM Show Starts
96 S. Main Street
New Hope Pennsylvania 18938
US
Price: $10.00

Opening for the Absinthe Drinkers! My set may start somewhere around 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM.

By the way, I'm premiering a new song .... that I've never performed before any audience.

Hello!

I invite you all to check out my calendar, I have two performances coming up this week as well as two already lined up for 2010.

Cathy :)

Hi everybody!

I’m proud to announce that Kitty Licks Volume 4 is officially out! “Sushi Lover” is track four on the album! Kitty’s Vintage Emporium, an internet business based out of Manchester, UK specialized in high quality antiquities put together the CD. As of this Halloween, the compilation CD launch kicked off at the Didsbury Vintage and Craft fair 2009 in the UK and it’s now available with any online purchase!

Click here for Kitty’s website:
http://www.kittynation.com/store/
Click here for the compilation’s artwork and track listing!

http://www.last.fm/user/kittynation/journal/2009/11/02/34r391_kitty_licks_vol.%25234
Hannon for Halloween!

This year, I decided to do a very special Divine Comedy tribute around Halloween complete with fully orchestrated tracks and vocal effects.

I performed the songs at the Tritone in Philadelphia about a week and a half ago and it went over pretty well with the audience. Below are the Youtube links. I hope that you enjoy it!

Both songs were written by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy. If you don't know who Neil is yet, I suggest that you check out his music: www.thedivinecomedy.com or www.myspace.com/thedivinecomedy.

Charge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgZ5YgNwvtQ
Something for the Weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB545RoL4Aw
Upcoming Gigs!

Please check the calendar on my website for upcoming gigs. My next one KC gig is Black Friday night at the Ground House in Pitman, NJ (Gloucester County), the day after Thanksgiving. I will be the featured act!

Until next time,

Cathy :)

Happy September!

In addition to myspace and Facebook, I can also be followed on Twitter:

www.twitter.com/keyboardcathy

Hello there!

I hope that you're having a great summer! Things have been pretty busy these days .... in a good way. Right now, I'm getting ready to go out and play at the Tritone in Philadelphia as a part of the bimonthly Buddha Fest Music Festival. At least this time, I'm going to be on the program later on in the night as opposed to earlier. There's nothing wrong with going on early but a lot more people have a tendency to go out later.....

Below are the two gigs that are on my calendar!

Saturday, August 15th, 2009 (TONIGHT!!!!!)
The Tritone - Buddha Fest 34
9:30 PM
1508 South Street
Philadelphia PA

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Lickety Split
8:30 PM
401 South Street
Philadelphia PA 19147

As more things come up, (which you know they will), I'll keep you posted. In the meantime stay cool!

Cathy

Hello!

This is just a little reminder to those of you in the area that my Cafe Improv performance for August 2009 on Princeton TV30 will be taped tonight!

Saturday, July 25, 2009
7:00 PM
Princeton Arts Council
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542

I'm headed out in a few minutes! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Cathy :)

Hi all!

Just wanted to give you a comprehensive update of what's going on in the land of Keyboard Cathy.

COMPILATION NEWS

First of all, my signature "Sushi Lover" track is going to be included on "Kitty Licks, Volume 4," a complimentary compilation that ships out with every order at Kitty’s Vintage Emporium, an internet business based out of Manchester, UK specialized in high quality antiquities. Check out their website at http://www.kittynation.com/store/!

According to their website, Volume 3 is now available but I’m sure Volume 4 will go into production sometime soon. I'll let you know when it becomes available.

RANDOM "SUSHI LOVER" TRACK TO GET AIRPLAY ON NPR AFFILIATED STATION

On this coming Saturday evening, July 18 between 11:00 PM and 12:00 AM, Stewart Brodian, host of the Saturday Night Alternative on WDIY-FM Radio will be playing a random track off of “Sushi Lover. WDIY-FM 88.1 is affiliated with National Public Radio.

For information about the weekly show hosted by Stewart Brodian: http://www.wdiyfm.org/programs/saturdayNightAlternative/
For information on how to access WDIY-FM 88.1 (LIVE ONLY 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Savings Time):

http://www.wdiyfm.org/listen/
NEW KC T-SHIRT DESIGN

Thanks to Kelsey Scherler, I now have a KC T-shirt design! You can see a picture of it on myspace and Facebook. FYI, Kelsey’s website is: http://256colors.net/ just in case you’re interested in checking out more of her work.

For my recent New England mini-tour, I printed a limited number of shirts and most of them are GONE already! For now, I’m selling them mostly when I go out to play live. Eventually, I hope to make it available for purchase online. That is of course if there’s enough online demand for it and that the merchandise price and quality is right!

CATHY RETURNS TO CAFE IMPROV IN TWO SHORT WEEKS

In a couple of short weeks, yours truly will be back on Café Improv tickling the ivories on an acoustic piano. This performance will be taped for air at various times in August on Channel 30, Princeton’s Local Cable TV Access Station. The taping is scheduled for Saturday, July 25 starting at 7:00 PM

That's it for now. When I have more news, I'll pass it on.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)