Keyboard Cathy: News

Hello!

June and the 2009 New England Mini-tour is now behind me. I'd like to thank those of you who came out to see me while I was up north. Now we're on to more local dates this summer!

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy

Hi there!

We made the trip and had a great show last night. Next stop, Portland!

Cathy :)

Hello there!

Well, all of my arrangements have been made and I hope to have a nice drive up to the Boston area tomorrow. Unfortunately, rain is in the forecast. I wish that I could say that I'm finished packing. I guess that's something to leave for tomorrow morning. Right now, I'm tired and would like to get some sleep since tomorrow is going to be a very long day.

Until next time,

Cathy :)

P.S. I'd like to thank my dedicated local fans for coming out to see me play tonight and to wish me well for my mini-tour.

Hi there!

Sorry for the short notice! This is just a quick note to let you know that excerpts of last month's "Shedding the Excess: Rite of Passage" show will air on G-Town (short for German Town) Radio, an internet radio station based out of North West Philadelphia. This broadcast will take place at 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Savings Time, tomorrow, Sunday June 14 during "People, Places & Things" hosted by Charing Ball.

Below is the the link to get to "G-Town Radio". Paste this link to your browser and look on the upper right hand corner of the page , where it says "Listen", "High" and Lo" to link the signal to your media player. There's also a help link just in case you have problems. If you miss this broadcast, it should be available again soon as a podcast.

http://www.gtownradio.com
Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

P.S. New pictures are up on myspace and Facebook from Pennington Day and Rite of Passage.

Hello!

Just wanted to let you know that my June dates are up for Starbucks in Warren.

Cathy :)

P.S. Don't be surprised if I stop by John and Peter's to play a brief set tonight.

Hey there!

I've been keeping very busy these days both musically and otherwise. I guess being busy is a good thing. Mark your calendars for this Saturday when I perform as a part of "Rite of Passage" at The Rotunda in Philadelphia.


Here is a link to a very recent newspaper article in City Paper:

http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/05/28/rites-of-passage


Take care! You know I'll stay in touch with you.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

Hello everyone!

Once again, happy spring! All is well! I must say that it feels good to leave the house without a heavy jacket. With the exception of a few rainy days, the temperature has been comfortably warm. With the birds happily chirping and a full calendar, I am pleased to brief you on what's going on in the land of Keyboard Cathy.

Now let's see...... where will I begin?

Reunited

The good news is that, "Roland", my beloved E-600 has returned from the "keyboard hospital." Some of you may know that I had been experiencing occasional technical difficulties. After several months of repeat visits to the repair shop, the technician finally identified that the POWER SUPPLY was the culprit and proposed that it be replaced. Today, when I went to the repair shop to pick up Roland, I was presented with the old power supply, which resembles a bird's eye view of a New Jersey industrial park with its cylindrical gas tanks and warehouse style buildings. "Keep it as a souvenir," suggested the technician as I left the shop. I think I have an honored place in mind for it in my "studio". When I get a chance, I'll upload a picture so that you can see what used to be in my keyboard. It really does look like an industrial plant from the air.

Two Gigs in One Saturday

This coming Saturday morning, Saturday May 16, I will be playing two gigs. One gig involves getting up before the crack of dawn to appear on local cable television as well as world-wide web casting.

Megathon 2009 - 5:30 AM
369 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08540

Princeton TV can be viewed on cable channel 30 throughout the Princeton Township/ Princeton Borough on the Comcast Cable System and on channel 45 of Verizon's FiOS system.

The Megathon will also be web cast on May 15 and May 16. Go to http://www.princetontv.org, then just click on the link that will let you watch from your computer ANYWHERE in the world. Those of you in Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim may have an easier time accessing this performance since it will be going on during the day your time as opposed to the wee hours of the morning.

Don't be surprised if you hear me play something that hasn't graced the myspace page yet. As I have mentioned before, I am compiling new material for the next KC album to be released at some point in the future. Please don't ask me when because I don't know yet.

After that, I will be playing a forty five minute set at Pennington Day at

10:00 AM at the small stage at Howe Commons off of Main Street. I'm looking forward to seeing fans that I haven't seen since last year's event.

KC Contributes Two Songs to "Rite of Passage: In Excess"

Back in December, I got on the mailing list for The Rotunda Theater in Philadelphia, PA. A new type of theatrical experiment called "Rite of Passage" was in its infancy phase. In January, I performed in "Phase I" of the project, which consisted of a variety show of sorts.

At the end of this month,we are scheduled to perform, "Phase II", which is a cohesive program with the theme of "In Excess". I wrote what could qualify as a title song. A brief reprise to this title song will be toward the end of the program. I hope that one day, I will get around to writing a full musical. For now, with the help of my sequencer, I'm happy to "orchestrate" my contributions to "Rite of Passage".

Saturday, May 30, 2009

7:30 PM
"Rite of Passage"
The Rotunda Theater
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Free Admission

Closing Credits from The Quasi Late Show Now Up on Youtube

By the way, for those of you who haven't had time to watch the complete episode yet of The Quasi Late Show with Joe Pera featuring yours truly, you can catch the closing credits on Youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCLWWOUpeXA where I'm serenaded by the one and only Z-gress and then we closed out the show with a "Sushi Lover" singalong. This show was shot on location at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York and can be viewed at the website listed below:

http://ictv.org/show/QuasiLateShow/
Just look for the episode with my picture on it.

That's it for now! Lately, I've just keeping busy and staying out of trouble.

Until next time!

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy

Hi everybody!

I hope that you had a wonderful Easter! For me, it was a very relaxing weekend spent with family. Remember last week, when I was taping some radio footage to air on the Phil Stahl Show? My ten song set can be heard on live FM Radio, Sunday, April 26 on WXLV 90.3 FM, which serves the beautiful Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. More information about the Phil Stahl Show on WXLV 90.3 FM can be found right here:


http://philstahl.indiegroup.com/index.html

The good news is that there is internet streaming of this show so that you can listen to it on your computer! Isn't that cool?

By the way, I uploaded a few pictures from my April 3rd gig with the SpiTUNEs at John and Peter's.

Have a great week! I'll keep you posted.

Cathy :)

Happy Spring!

It's such a refreshing change from the cold, cold winter, isn't it? I'm currently getting ready for tonight's show at John and Peter's in New Hope, PA. If you're in the area and you can make it, I'd love to see you. By the way, I just put up some photos from last week’s gig.

We had a blast playing for such a supportive audience of dedicated fans. To those of you who came out to see us, thank you so much! It was an enjoyable evening.

Friday, 4/03/2009

9:30 PM

John & Peter’s

96 S. Main Street

New Hope, Pennsylvania 18938

Cost: $5

Description: Opening for SpiTUNE, a country blue-grass with a sense of humor from Doylestown, PA.

Another piece of news is that the “Sashimi” video recently broke five thousand views on Youtube! Two thousand views happened in just one week after making a slow and steady climb to three thousand since the video went up five months ago. Much to my astonishment, the video was recently shown prominently on the “N.M.E” (short for “New Music Express”) website, which is a huge music magazine in the United Kingdom. This was fantastic exposure! I'll continue to keep you posted!

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy

Hi everybody!

Well, here we are on the first day of March with a
weather forecast of SNOW. You know what they say about March; it
comes in like a lion and comes out like a lamb. With snow on the radar screen, I guess you can say that it’s coming in like a polar bear this year in my area. As a reminder if you haven’t become a fan of my music on FACEBOOK yet, I invite you to do so at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keyboard-Cathy/50202172954 To get your fix of new KC Youtube videos, you might want to check these links out. These are both live performances. This one is of “Peanut Butter” and the other one is "Sushi Lover".



Anyway, regarding live shows, we certainly have a lot to catch up on. My calendar now has some new gigs including two at John and Peters and one more gig to add to my New England mini-tour in June.

I just wanted to bring my two gigs at John & Peter’s to your attention since they are coming up soon.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

John & Peter's

9:00 PM

96 S. Main Street
New Hope PA 18938
USA

John & Peter's

9:30 PM

96 South Main Street
New Hope PA 18938
USA


I will opening for SpiTune, country/bluegrass music with a sense of humor. This is a cool band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It made me very happy that they invited me as their special guest to open their show.

Click here for SpiTune’s myspace page:

www.myspace.com/spitune
That’s it for now! I hope that you’re all happy and doing well. You can check out my calendar for more dates. I’ll check in with you again soon.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

Hello friends!

Navigating around on Facebook these last few days has been pretty interesting to say the least. Below is the link to my official musician's fan page.

If you're a fan of my music, this is the Facebook page to visit. Of course there are some things that are still missing but at least you shouldn't get lost this time. I don't see anything wrong with joining the other fan pages as well but this is the only official one.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keyboard-Cathy/50202172954
Have a great week!

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

Greetings friends and faithful companions on my musical journey!

Due to popular demand for an official Keyboard Cathy Facebook page, one is officially up! All you have to do is search in Facebook and you'll find me. I had to remove the old Facebook link to myspace since a hacker did evil things to it so that myspace would block it. I assure you that a new one will be up soon.

You know? I was kidding myself into thinking that the iLike page from garageband.com was going to suffice as a Facebook page. What good is a profile where I can't even see who my friends are! Anyhow, I will be updating more information up there. Two gigs in New Hope are planned for the near future so please keep your eyes pealed.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

P.S. To those of you who created fan pages in my honor, thank you so much! It's nice to know that people are listening.

Hi there!

I have just been informed that the footage from my appearance on the Quasi-Late Show with Joe Pera is now up for viewing. You may click on the below hyperlink to check it out (and please be patient since it might come out very slowly in the beginning):

http://www.ictv.org/show/QuasiLateShow/
The episode with me is labeled with my picture. This was the show, which was taped in October up at Ithaca College and it features me singing, "Sushi Lover" (with audience participation), "Miracle Worker" (with me much louder than my keyboard) and "Sashimi" (complete with "cool" shades in Divine Comedy tribute).

What I love about this show is its fun, Saturday Night Live flavor. We had such a blast during the taping and the studio was full of such energy and excitement!

I'm pretty sure that watching this special episode of the Quasi Late Night Show with Joe Pera will make you smile if not, laugh out loud at least several times. We were all in such a naturally giddy mood that night.

Enjoy!

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

P.S. New live gigs for February and March have just been posted as well as a few pictures from my "Rite of Passage" show in Philadephia this past Saturday. ;)

Hi there!

I have great news! I'm going to be a part of the "Rite of Passage" show" at the Rotunda in Philadelphia, PA. This particular live show is an experimental, theatrical foray into various different rites of passages and rituals that we have in life. The nice thing about my original music is that it can easily be incorporated into this type of show.

If you're in the Philadelphia area and have no plans for 7:30 PM, Saturday night, January 31, 2009, I hope to see you there. Let's just hope that the weather will be good to facilitate a nice smooth trip into the City of Brotherly Love.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

Hi there!

Is it cold enough for you? It is for me. Fortunately, my live gigs take place inside where it's nice and warm, not outside in the snow and the ice. A lot of things are in the works!

1. I'm planning a New England mini-tour for this June, which will include a performance at the "Between Friends Next Generation Theater" in Brewer, Maine. This is a venue that was brought to my attention last summer when I was visiting Maine. On the way up, I hope to also play somewhere in Boston. As soon as I have more details, I will keep you posted. Please message me if you have any suggestions for venues.

2. "Peanut Butter" has just been sent to iTUNES and other services. As soon as it's officially up, I'll let you know.

3. Keyboard Cathy has been selected to be a featured act at the Tritone Open Mic. This featured set will probably occur after the weather warms up a little when inclement weather like snow or ice will not be an issue.

4. KC will also play live on Phil Stahl's radio show in April. More details will follow at a later date.

That's it for now! I hope this update finds you well. You know I'll keep you posted.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

Hi everybody!

I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas holiday! For those of you who celebrate holidays other than Christmas, I wish you all happy holidays, whatever they may be. My Christmas holiday was lots of fun and I got an unexpected surprise. Check it out in the November/December, 2008 folder of my pictures on myspace, www.myspace.com/keyboardcathy.

Just when I thought that I had no more gigs other than open mics for the remainder of the year, I heard from Phil Stahl, who puts together a East Greenville, Pennsylvania Cable TV show featuring unsigned musicians, yesterday.

Tomorrow, I'm scheduled to be videotaped for feature on one of the show's future episodes. http://www.thephilstahlshow.com is the official website and http://www.myspace.com/thephilstahlshow is the myspace page.

I don't know much about the local cable TV station schedule of when it's going to air but I'm sure it will appear at some point on the website. My music will also be heard on Phil's radio show sometime in April, April 8 to be exact. More information to follow.

As the end of the year approaches, I'm still moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness. I plan to fill 2009 with music and optimism.

Later!

Cathy :)

HO HO HO!!!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas everybody! I might not be Santa Claus but I do have a present for all of you. It's the preview of "Peanut Butter". It's up and playing on myspace, www.myspace.com/keyboardcathy NOW! I hope you enjoy it. This is a song that I actually started playing live way back in January. Someone at an open mic over the summer suggested that I make up a studio version and lo and behold, it's finished. Until I get a beefed up MP3, go ahead and crank it up for best results.

Performance, Production & Arrangement: Cathy Wiegand

Sound Engineering & Technical Advice: Mike Kianka
Bass: Kjell Benner
Drums: Simon Einspar
Recorded at: DTC Studios - Ewing, NJ
December, 2008

These days have been pretty busy with holidays and the end of the year. I'm still out there playing and creating new music. My last Bitter End gig of the year was a great success.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy listening to the new track. I hope to make it available on iTUNES very soon.

Happy Holidays!

Cathy

Hi all!

The plan is to preview "Peanut Butter" on myspace, www.myspace.com/keyboardcathy by tomorrow, 12:00 PM, if not sooner!

Hang in there! It won't be long now.

Cathy

Hello!

Everything is moving along as planned in the pursuit of Cathiness! Yesterday, I added a few new pictures to my November/December album on myspace with hopes that you will stop by to have a look. Thanksgiving Night opening for "Sinking Ship" was so much fun. I'd like to thank some of you for coming out to share a fabulous night of musical energy. Needless to say, I've been very busy playing out and working on my latest studio track. I'm also looking forward to my upcoming show at The Bitter End on Sunday, December 14 at 7:00 PM.

Let's just say that I'm pleased to announce that my latest studio effort, "Peanut Butter" will preview on myspace one week from today, Friday, December 19, 2008. This song has been very well received whereever I play it live ever since the first time I played it last January at John & Peter's in New Hope, PA.

Very soon, I will also make it available for sale on iTUNES along with "Sashimi" as an individual single. I thought about waiting until after Christmas but I decided that it would be much more fun to preview this release prior to everyone going home for the holidays. It won't be long now, my friends.

I'd like to thank all of my friends at Starbucks in Warren and Basking Ridge for hosting many of my gigs as well as John and Peter's for helping to connect me with other musicians. I would also like to thank all of my family and friends (both on and off myspace) for being so supportive of my music. I don't think I have ever been the same since the spring of 2005. There is NO going back!

Hang in there! The new studio track is coming soon!

Cathy ;)
"Keyboard Cathy"

P.S. When you see a new picture of me as my default photo, you will know that the new song is up and playing on myspace!!!

Hi everyone!

I have some exciting news especially for my friends in New Hope, Pennsylvania! I'm opening for "Sinking Ship" this Thanksgiving night at John and Peters on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 10:00 PM. Feel free to check them out on myspace at:

http://www.myspace.com/sinkingshipmusic
It's going to be an awesome night had by all! I can't wait!!

Cathy :)

P.S. More inroads were made on the coveted studio version of "Peanut Butter" this past week. As soon as it's ready, I'll let you know.

Hi everybody!

As a reminder, I will be on Radio Volta, which broadcasts into cyberspace live from Philadelphia TONIGHT this coming Monday, October 27 from 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time! Even though it's late in the day for European listeners, I hope that those of you across the Atlantic can also join us.

If you're planning to tune in, I suggest that you make sure that you can hear the radio station on your computer beforehand so that you won't miss it. Apparently, logging on is supposed to be snap. You can give it a test run now.
go to www. radiovolta. org, and at the top left of the home page, you will see 2 things that look like ears. Click either ("high" is better) or low and your media player will open, connect in a few seconds, and that's it. It wasn't that easy for me only because my media player wasn't up to date until now, after a couple of hours of technical support. My advice is to not wait until the last minute to test it out.

Anyway, between 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, I will be interviewed on the "The Owl's Roost with Eric & Hedwig". After 8:00 PM, I have been given an opportunity to help "dee-jay", which I have never done before in my life. You'll have to tune in to find out who is on my playlist. I guarantee you that it will include a few of my favorite artists.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy

Hi everybody!

In addition to the new gigs that I have just posted, I will be on Radio Volta, which broadcasts into cyberspace live from Philadelphia this coming Monday, October 27 from 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time! Even though it's late in the day for European listeners, I hope that those of you across the Atlantic can also join us.

If you're planning to tune in, I suggest that you make sure that you can hear the radio station on your computer beforehand so that you won't miss it. Apparently, logging on is supposed to be snap. You can give it a test run now.
go to www. radiovolta. org, and at the top left of the home page, you will see 2 things that look like ears. Click either ("high" is better) or low and your media player will open, connect in a few seconds, and that's it. It wasn't that easy for me only because my media player wasn't up to date until now, after a couple of hours of technical support. My advice is to not wait until the last minute to test it out.

Anyway, between 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, I will be interviewed on the "The Owl's Roost with Eric & Hedwig". After 8:00 PM, I have been given an opportunity to help "dee-jay", which I have never done before in my life. You'll have to tune in to find out what's on my playlist. I guarantee you that it will include a few of my favorite artists.

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy

P.S. For those of you who are planning to join me live at Cafe Improv in Princeton, NJ, the show starts at 7:00 and it is located in the newly renovated Princeton Arts Council Building on Witherspoon Street!

Happy Friday everyone!

Great news! Recently, I have been nominated for TWO (2) DMusic Awards this year:

DMusic Female Artist of the Year 2008
DMusic New Artist of the Year 2008

You can see the official announcement by clicking on the link below:

http://news.dmusic.com/article/34810
DMusic is a wonderful online community of friendly, talented musicians that I'm happy to be a part of.

Only time will tell until I find out if I win. The winners will be announced in a couple of weeks. May the best musicians win!!

Last night, I had an awesome time playing at Starbucks in Basking Ridge where I actually had a tuba player accompany me on "Sashimi". I also met "The Amish OutLaws". Tonight, I'm off to play some instrumental piano tonight at the Villa Capri in Doylestown, PA and tomorrow night, I play at the Buddhafest Music Festival in PHILADELPHIA! I can't wait!

Have a good weekend and please stay in touch!

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)
"Keyboard Cathy"

Hi there!

Armed with my keyboard and a very good friend of mine to accompany me, I took on my first ever mini-tour this past weekend. I just got back on Monday from my mini-tour of upstate New York where I performed on the Quasi Late-Night Show with Joe Pera. I must say that it was wonderful weekend full of unforgettable adventures. The pictures from my trip complete with captions are up on myspace in case you're interested in taking a look.

Friday night was a late night in PA where we were very lucky that we didn't get lost taking the back roads. We arrived at the venue to discover that it was going to close in a half an hour and it wasn't worth setting up and playing.

On Saturday, we drove up to a nearby winery and almost found a wonderful place to walk near Duck Harbor. We took off for Binghamton sometime in the late afternoon to settle in and then take off for Johnson City where there was a Karaoke night going on at a bar populated with locals, many of whom were bikers. It wasn't too hard to convince the Karaoke people to let me bring my keyboard and play a couple of my original songs.

Sunday was another beautiful day when I when I had breakfast at a Cracker Barrel and then headed up to Ithaca College. We met a lot of nice people up there including Joe Pera and Zachary "Z-gress" Gresser. After a sushi dinner in town, we got ready for the show and had the time of our lives during the taping. I also sold a few CDs.

We ended the weekend with a hike in the Delaware Water Gap on the way home and reminisced about the great time we had upstate. I hope to take other mini-tours in the future. If you can, I hope you can make it out to see me if it's convenient for you.

Enjoy the rest of the week and more news will be coming your way soon!

Always moving forward in the pursuit of Cathiness,

Cathy :)

P.S. When footage from the show becomes available on the internet, I will let you know.

Hi there!

Today, I leave for my Upstate Mini-Tour this weekend. These are the places where I plan to play. The weekend performances end with the taping of an Ithaca College TV Show. These venues are also listed on my gig list.

Have a great one! By the way, if you haven't seen my new "Sashimi" video yet, I invite you to do so.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cathy :)



Friday, October 10, 2008

Bean's Roasting House and Café

1139 Main Street.

Honesdale, PA

Open Mic starts at 8:00 PM


Saturday, October 11, 2008

Sidelines

320 Grand Avenue

Johnson City, NY 13790

9:00 PM


Sunday, October 12, 2008

The Park School of Communication

Ithaca College

953 Danby Road

Ithaca, NY 14226

Taping with studio audience between 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM