tag:thekrickets.com,2005:/blogs/latest-newsLatest News2023-08-29T09:33:57-04:00The Kricketsfalsetag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/72650732023-08-29T09:33:57-04:002024-03-14T06:46:09-04:00Pay No Mind releases THIS THURSDAY<p>Hey Kricket Fam!</p><p>Two day ‘til release day!!! Our new single, Pay No Mind, will be released <strong>Thursday, 8/31/23</strong>!!! It's been a minute since we’ve recorded and we wanted to do it up right. So we partnered with Ricky Hirsch of H20 studios and brought in some of the best musicians we know to back us up. We really love the result of this collaboration…a really fun tune steeped in our Southern roots with a good bit of soul. We hope you love it too! </p><p>>>>Presave on spotify: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://show.co/zJTQIEu" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://show.co/zJTQIEu&source=gmail&ust=1693402253437000&usg=AOvVaw3yHjShJSB0WEJ5aR0Y-1MV"><span dir="auto">https://show.co/zJTQIEu</span></a></p><p>Love y'all!</p><p>The Krickets</p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/190364/5a7297431d62846b4fbfba66aaa19f35feaf9451/original/pay-no-mind-album-artwork.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/72515432023-08-03T14:55:31-04:002023-12-10T14:12:54-05:00July<p>Fam!</p><p>What a month. July took us to NC, GA, VA, FL and AL, and let us tell you, it was a super fun ride. We played places we'd never played in cities we'd never played in and got to meet so many new faces. It can be scary to show up in a new area to play with songs no one has ever heard, but at every one of those shows, y'all SHOWED UP. It means the world to us when you come out to a show and we're so grateful. We have some news…..we have a new song coming out 8/31/23!!! We recorded this one with the one and only Rick Hirsch in Mobile, AL and we're so excited about it! You'll be able to pre-save it 8/18/23 and we'll start chirping about it soon. </p><p>Love yall!</p><p>The Krickets<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/190364/0d1dd6bb210d34ba952a2ffb830d83d6f634d9e9/original/img-3880.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/71208332022-12-09T19:22:33-05:002023-12-10T14:45:34-05:00Come Christmas with us!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/ac633c296759e8035dcf42da659bc7b130e3d462/original/1cbabd1f-e481-4616-b11d-520effb71cef.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Christmas is almost here! Join us at the <a contents="Monticello Opera House" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.monticellooperahouse.org/" target="_blank">Monticello Opera House</a> as we celebrate the season with our friends, <a contents="The Currys" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thecurrysmusic.com/" target="_blank">The Currys</a>. The event takes place Saturday, December 17. Showtime is 8 pm. Tickets are $27-$37 and may be purchased by clicking <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=243486%7Ef3ed8c4e-9c6f-4a8d-a75a-39f9446d95ab&epguid=2f582af0-9381-45aa-b430-c99db50319fb" target="_blank">HERE</a> or by calling 850-997-4242. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door the night of the show. See you in Monticello!</span></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/66002342021-04-10T12:12:30-04:002023-12-10T14:18:42-05:00How 'bout some music y'all? 👏👏👏<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/dba7abb568eab53fd266e6e52331e3e6f5c8dbef/original/krickets-may-2021-flyer.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/64482252020-10-02T23:04:13-04:002023-12-10T12:24:35-05:00New livestream coming up!<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fb.me/e/6klp6RHu1" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/044583bcab3462aa3b994f7807e30593ddfc25da/original/swallow.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/63433422020-06-05T10:07:07-04:002023-12-21T16:12:31-05:00American Songwriter<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://americansongwriter.com/the-krickets-these-games-song/"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/68ddfc7480a6d335a81fb5bad72cbe5641b26cbc/original/img-2662.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Beyond honored to have American Songwriter premier our new single. Click above for the whole article. </p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/63282042020-05-23T23:51:32-04:002023-12-10T11:43:42-05:00New Single "These Games" coming!<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sym.ffm.to/ygwakj1" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/4510b391aa62007fbe51b29b7974f18b32b8a9a4/original/copy-of-flying-apps-email-header.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>What happens when the world turns upside down and a quarantine benches a band's tour? Something magical. They learn to write and record remotely, self-produce some music and then....release it - bells and whistles be damned. With new single, These Games, The Krickets offer a raw, Americana harmony bath with a retro feel meant to be sung at the top of one's lungs. It's a small part of a big message from a beloved musical community that nothing's gonna stop the music. New single, <em>These Games</em>, is a true first for them, fully self-produced and will drop June 5th, 2020. </p>
<p>Pre-save here!! 👇🏻💥</p>
<p><a contents="https://sym.ffm.to/ygwakj1" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sym.ffm.to/ygwakj1">https://sym.ffm.to/ygwakj1</a></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/61962712020-01-29T21:27:03-05:002024-02-26T01:13:46-05:00New Show Dates! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/bd74e98edc479fdcf4aa5b8e5ec05d7a2aa07bdb/original/the-krickets-2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/58903252019-09-12T22:42:00-04:002023-12-10T14:40:51-05:00Hey Hey Guys! Krickets news ahead!??<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/e28ff75185a38e1388bbbc1278ee0ca98f5cdec6/original/fullsizeoutput-4b3c.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><strong>Hi guys!! </strong></p>
<p>We wanted to check in and let you all know what has been happening! First, thanks to all who came out for WUWF's Radio Live last week. What a night! Here's the show link if you're in a NPR musical discovery mood. The other artists were Ben de la Cour, Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield. All amazing songwriters. </p>
<p><strong>Upcoming Shows:</strong> ticket links below - ?we can't wait to see you!!? </p>
<p>9/15 Sing Out Loud Fest -St Augustine, Fl <br>10/13 Oktober Fest - Apalachicola, Fl <br>10/25 Private House Concert - Mobile, Al <br>11/3. The Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival - Pensacola, FL <br>11/8. Heartwood Soundstage - Gainsville, Fl. (<a contents="Tickets Here)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://heartwoodsoundstage.com/event/heartwood-presents-the-krickets/?tickets_process=#buy-tickets">Tickets Here)</a> <br>11/9. Private House Concert - Tampa, Fl. (reservation requests email <a contents="lunazoot@gmail.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:lunazoot@gmail.com">lunazoot@gmail.com</a>) <br>11/10. Bowery Station - Apalachicola, Fl <br>12/14. Monticello Opera House, Monticello, Flw/ The Currys. (<a contents="Tickets Here)&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://monticellooperahouse.org/buy-tickets">Tickets Here) </a></p>
<p><strong>Some happenings: </strong></p>
<p>So, we were mind blown to win <strong>Alt Country Song of the Year</strong> at the 2019 Independent Music Awards for our title track, 'Redbird". What?!! We didn't go to NYC to go fetch it this time, but we still feel just as honored and it's made us look very fancy on our radio promos lately. This lead to a <strong>big jump back to #2</strong> on the Folk/Bluegrass charts for the most downloaded album in all of radio land this month. We also landed <strong>our very first indie film song placement in a movie called <em>Son of a Gun</em></strong> which you can watch <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07RS53FM6">here</a> on Amazon Prime. And last but not least, <strong>The Krickets were featured in a documentary!</strong> The film was made to depict the differences female musicians face in a southern culture, but to us, it became the early story of our band. All the good, bad and ugly is there. We haven't been able to get through it yet without crying for the pain and joy of it all. It's terrifying to share something that up close and personal, but we believe in telling the truth, sooo... anyway, we will host a watch party on facebook for that soon so we can all experience the saga together. </p>
<p><strong>Best ways to support us at the moment: </strong></p>
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<strong>Add us to a playlist!</strong> Find us here: <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/redbird/1436137168">Apple Music</a> / <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EaQkxNlAXbuFh69T1e5NX">Spotify</a> / <a contents="Amazon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Krickets-Digital-Music/s?k=The+Krickets&rh=n%3A163856011">Amazon</a> / "Alexa, play The Krickets!" </li> <li>
<strong>Host a house show!</strong> Just reply to this email and we'll tell you all about it </li> <li>
<strong>Come join our super fan club at Patreon! </strong> For as little as a $1/m you can have access to supporter exclusive videos, special merch, early access to tickets and show info, watch our practices, etc. We have a grand total of 5 patrons at this moment and one of them is Lauren's mom, so come help us out if you can! This support helps with things like like website fees, festival app fees, gas, etc. <a contents="CLICK HERE to join our SUPER GROUP" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/thekrickets">CLICK HERE to join our SUPER GROUP</a> ? </li>
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<p>We can't adequately put into words how grateful we are to you for supporting our music. WE LOVE YOU AND CAN"T WAIT TO SEE YOU!!! </p>
<p>Your Krickets </p>
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<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="58lL282bG98" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/58lL282bG98/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/58lL282bG98?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/58168582019-07-07T19:11:00-04:002024-03-14T06:46:09-04:00Keep Kalm and Kricket On<p>?some news? </p>
<p>Hey Fam! </p>
<p>Lauren and Emily here and we have some news. We are excited to announce that Katrina and Amanda have finished their teaching degrees and will be starting their new journeys this year. We’re so happy for them and hope you guys join us in wishing them the best as they head down these new paths!? Don’t worry - take a deep breath - The Krickets are alive and well and have invited our very talented friend and fellow singer songwriter, Rachel Grubb to jam with us and bring that third harmony and bass guitar to the group. We’ve been practicing for a couple months now and we’re really getting excited about the sound. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 4 years since The Krickets began and we’re excited for this next chapter. Thanks so much for the support you’ve shown us through every chapter thus far. We love you and can’t wait to see you this fall! #KeepKalmAndKricketOn</p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/54306902018-09-16T10:02:49-04:002024-03-05T16:04:07-05:00Our new single Redbird is out NOW!! Hit all the follows, thumbs ups, likes and shares you can find!<p><a contents="Listen (and follow!:) on Spotify here!&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0Q0FCQmGfsPak9CBvFH238?si=L2hbfkGpToWpR8Uz1gOF6A">Listen (and follow!:) on Spotify here! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/53b0bfe0baac7b8a675ceeec58f5f3e4d8ff5885/original/file-5.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>3:54The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/54076212018-08-30T12:46:20-04:002023-12-27T23:03:35-05:00looking forward to seeing YOU! <p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/krickets-album-release-concert-port-st-joe-tickets-48252258805" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/c31cd1eb451b0bc6ce006f1e721e9f28c2c31aeb/original/redbird-promo-red.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><a contents="Click here for tickets!&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/krickets-album-release-concert-port-st-joe-tickets-48252258805">Click here for tickets! </a></span></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/52812052018-06-07T12:08:45-04:002024-03-08T06:08:28-05:00Little update<p>Hello Krickets fam! </p>
<p>It's high time you fine folks received a little update on this new album's progress. The short version is that it is in the process of being mixed and our producer hopes to have it back to us by the end of the month and ready to release by Aug/Sept. It's later than we'd envisioned but we're so proud of this music we hope you'll feel it was worth the wait!! We are SO excited about getting to play these songs live. Like crazy excited about it. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/652cc9f7860efadec742f01868001ef046ceca05/original/img-1012.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/c3c5cf59497d44bb2c2b4fe5deac7a8fba84efeb/original/img-0946.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Recording this album was a crazy wonderful experience with our producer Sam Ashworth in Nashville. We poured ourselves out into about 20 songs for him to choose from and 12 will be on this album! Sam's ideas for these songs were ridiculously cool and he had us trying things musically we would have never had the guts to try otherwise. To give you an idea of the whirlwind of the experience, we recorded 12 songs in 5 days this time as opposed to 10 songs in 10 days on our last album. What?! And that included cutting out early one day to go record a music video song series at Skyville Live for Scenes Media! </p>
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<p>Now it's crunch time on getting the music mixed and mastered, making a music video for the new music, album art, photoshoots, marketing campaigns, and getting physical merch production underway! We hope to plan an album release concert in both Port St. Joe and the Mobile area. We're beyond grateful to you and are working hard to make you proud! See you soon!! </p>
<p>Your Krickets</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/6cdb39293cf478bccf0ebcc05769c3b7eaa7aee0/original/img-0903.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/47642802017-07-02T11:23:28-04:002024-01-22T07:16:23-05:00Katrina's Take: A Hoot and a Holler!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/8dd0f4eb7457d8f74e616a6072e8f1b2c5a1abef/original/bowery-chickfest-2017-1.jpg?1499008277" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>May/June 2017 </p>
<p>Greetings Kricketeers! </p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for checking in. This is Katrina coming at you with an update of all we’ve been up to lately—there’s a lot to cover. May was loaded with some of our greatest adventures, and I don’t say that very lightly, considering we’ve shared the most amazing experiences together. </p>
<p>We kicked off the month with a wedding! Melissa married her sweetheart, Sam Weigle, and the two lovebirds took their celebration on the road with the band as we all traveled to St. Augustine, Florida. </p>
<p><strong>Gamble Rogers Music Festival </strong></p>
<p>St. Augustine, founded in 1565 by Spaniards, is the oldest city in the nation. It was my first time to visit the town, which is located in northeastern Florida right on the Atlantic coast, and wowzers it is a beautiful area. I still can’t stop thinking about it. </p>
<p>We had an absolute blast at the 22nd Annual Gamble Rogers Music Festival. Everyone we met and got to hang with could not have been any cooler or kinder, and the atmosphere of the festival was amazing. All the oaks and shady trees made it the perfect spot, and the weather, oh my word it was heavenly. And might I add that the music is what dreams are made of. I can’t imagine there ever being a more intimate feeling of both listening with and performing to the most intent of audiences, and The Gamble Rogers Festival was just that. I’m thankful to have been a part of it, and we can’t wait to go back again next year. </p>
<p><strong>Chickfest at Bowery Station </strong></p>
<p>We followed up the Gamble Rogers folk fest with some downhome good times. The Bowery Station is the chillest-vibing, outdoorsiest indoor hang in Apalachicola, Florida, and by far the best music venue. The hospitality is topnotch, and we had a hoot at Chickfest this year. </p>
<p>We got to hear some of the best music performed by the most talented lineup of all-lady musicians all day long. I got to experience probably the best game of cornhole of my life, and I don’t say that lightly either, because what I didn’t mention in the previous section is that I had played the second-best game of cornhole ever. (Maybe I’ll start a subblog about my cornhole adventures). Chickfest was so much fun. </p>
<p>Melissa announced that she is having a baby boy!!! And she also mentioned to me that she had seen the greatest shirt she’d ever seen. She said it had hamburgers on it and that she had to have it. I missed it, but I wanted to see so badly, for I knew that this had to be the best shirt ever. So I scanned every person I could see, but I could not locate a hamburger shirt for the life of me. The next thing we knew, there was a huge commotion. A half-naked man appeared, and Melissa was holding the most badass shirt I had ever seen in my life. I’ll never forget it, and now I am suddenly hungry for burgers. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard during a gig or experienced as much joy as I did at Chickfest playing music with most incredible group of people I know. </p>
<p><strong>Florida Folk Festival </strong></p>
<p>To close out our string of gigs and adventures for the month, we got to live as hippies for the weekend, and we were so happy. The Florida Folk Festival is located in White Springs, Florida, at the Stephen Foster Culture Center State Park, situated on the Suwannee River. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. </p>
<p>soon as we arrived to the festival, we found the River Gazebo Stage and prepared for our acoustic set. There is nothing in the world quite comparable to playing soul-folk music in the middle of the woods on the banks of the Suwannee. It’s an odd but glorious feeling, nervous excitement mixed with overwhelming peace, and we hit the kind of groove during that performance that makes music everything in the world to me. </p>
<p>It was my first time to camp out in a tent, and we had the friendliest and most helpful camp neighbors. It was such an adventure. I loved it. We spent most of the next day exploring the park and ended the evening with our performance on the main Amphitheater Stage. Our sweet, good friends, Amy Alderman and Ashley Fellers, joined us for the set and helped us tremendously in doing so. We were also joined by The Currys for our last two songs, and man was it a treat! </p>
<p>A good time was had by all. We will never forget it and can only dream of having as much fun at next year’s festival. But until then… </p>
<p>COMING UP! </p>
<p><strong>Saturday, July 8th | Monticello Opera House| Monticello, Florida</strong> </p>
<p>Doors 6:30 | Dinner 7 | Show 8 </p>
<p>The band is traveling to Monticello, Florida, for a performance at the Monticello Opera House! Belle and the Band will join us, and we are looking forward to an evening of awesome music in this most beautiful venue. We are excited to see all of our friends and hope to meet some new folks as well! Tickets: <a contents="http://monticellooperahouse.org/tickets&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://monticellooperahouse.org/tickets&nbsp;" target="_blank">http://monticellooperahouse.org/tickets </a></p>
<p><strong>Sunday, July 9th | Eddie’s Attic | Decatur, Georgia </strong></p>
<p>Doors 5 | Show 6 </p>
<p>We are absolutely thrilled to travel to Georgia for Eddie’s Attic. Calling all of our friends in Atlanta and surrounding areas! Come out and help make this an unforgettable night and enjoy with us an intimate evening of music at one of the most legendary listening rooms in the country. “Live Music Matters.” Tickets: <a contents="http://ticketfly.com/event/143735?utm_medium=api" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ticketfly.com/event/143735?utm_medium=api" target="_blank">http://ticketfly.com/event/143735?utm_medium=api</a> </p>
<p><strong>Monday, July 17th | Here Comes the Sun – Summer Concert Series | Rosemary Beach, Florida </strong></p>
<p>Show 7 </p>
<p>The Merchants of Rosemary Beach is hosting a summer concert series, happening every Monday all summer. We are excited to be a part of the lineup! Join us for this sure-to-be fun event and enjoy the evening with us. </p>
<p>Love, </p>
<p>The Krickets</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/2060842f7e39cc3cf4649311bd631b5fff9cdaf1/original/bowery-chickfest-2017-2.png?1499008299" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/47049362017-05-11T12:54:44-04:002023-12-10T12:13:07-05:00Why did the folk musician get arrested?<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thekrickets.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/d3fd1cddfc29dda0678144094d2cbbdabaaac3ea/original/copy-of-krickets-upcoming-may-2017-dates.png?1494514203" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><br><br><strong>Answer: Too much treble. (OUCH! ...and so true:) </strong><br><br><span class="font_regular">Terrible jokes aside, hello, lovely Kricket Folk!</span><span class="font_large"> </span><br><br>Hopefully, we get to hug your neck at one of the above mentioned shows soon. Life has been too fast to be any good at consistency with this blog, so thanks for your patience with us and we'll keep it brief, we swear! A few "firsts" we have coming up are a little mini tour to Atlanta, our very first house concert, our first yearly donation to the Cricket Fund and Beyond and several festivals in towns we've never played. We are so excited about them all and can't believe May 17th will mark a year since the album release. An album that won us an IMEA Folk Artist of the Year award and IMA Folk Song of the Year. Crazy! Album #2 has been on our minds and it's so fun to dream on what it would sound like. Right now, it's still very much a dream, but we'd love your prayers and positive thoughts sent our way as we figure it out. <3<br><br>Would y'all help us with something? (pretty, please)<br>If you listen to Spotify, Pandora or Apple Music would you add your favorite Kricket tunes to a playlist you listen to? It helps a lot and we appreciate it very much! <br><br>In addition to the shows above, there is a rumor we might rejoin The Currys (great folk band) for a Christmas show in Tallahassee Dec 16th and maybe jet down to Gainesville, Fl to play the SandHill Listening Room Stage in Sept. We'll keep you posted!:) We hope you're all mentally prepared for Chickfest at Bowery Station this Saturday. All our fellow female performers are so darn good, we could just sit and listen instead of play! Don't miss it!<br><br>Finally, we have one more beautiful thing to celebrate --- the wedding of our bandmate Melissa and her love, Sam, and their sweet little one on the way! We are so happy for them and wish every blessing on their new family!! <br><br>WE LOVE YOU GUYS! <br>Your Krickets<br><br><br><a contents="Click here for a video from the Gamble Rogers Music Fest last weekend!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/sam.weigle.7/videos/1828465080806526/" target="_blank">Click on the pic for a video from the Gamble Rogers Music Fest last weekend!</a> and please add us to those playlists!<br><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/sam.weigle.7/videos/1828465080806526/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/24e60fa1522ef884592bb98043d566d1ec50abf4/original/gamble-rogers.jpg?1494521118" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><br><br> The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/45020732016-12-08T11:45:33-05:002022-06-01T21:04:05-04:00What.A.Year. WOW and thank you<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/9730b15b5b6e5d9dd89d5a9ea27d3e7a1c6d4f74/original/img-3748.jpg?1481212803" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><div style="text-align: center;">No sleep, straight off the plane in New York. But HAPPY</div><br><br><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_large">Hello Beautiful Kricket Folk!!</span></span><br><br>Want to hear something crazy? This day last year we began tossing around the idea of of kickstarter campaign to make an album. We were terrified no one would give us a dime and then you guys went and blew our minds. Fast forward to today and we just have to shake our heads at the events that have taken place. Because of YOU:<ul> <li>We are the 2016 IMEA Folk Artist of the Year and the I<a contents="MA Folk/Songwriter Song of the Year" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentMusicAwards/videos/10154321843619833/" target="_blank">MA Folk/Songwriter Song of the Year</a> recipient. </li> <li>We had beautiful reviews in <a contents="No Depression Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nodepression.com/article/krickets-shine-through-fog-their-folk-sirens" target="_blank">No Depression Magazine</a> (what?!:), <a contents="Music Planet Radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://musicplanetradio.com/the-krickets-swamp-folk-with-heart/" target="_blank">Music Planet Radio</a>, <a contents="Kurrent Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kurrentmusic.com/blogviewer.html?blog-guid=3314036f-d4f9-411c-bcef-f2d3356df86c" target="_blank">Kurrent Music</a>, <a contents="EthnoCloud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ethnocloud.com/Jeremy_Davis/?blog=782" target="_blank">EthnoCloud</a>, <a contents="EarToTheGroundMusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2016/11/21/three-americana-acts-for-a-holiday-week/">EarToTheGroundMusic</a>, <a contents="Folkal Point" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/284393961617688/photos/a.443659812357768.108757.284393961617688/1255757647814643/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Folkal Point</a>, <a contents="aCountry" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.acountry.com/october-top-5-social-roundup/" target="_blank">aCountry</a>, <a contents="TEMC Radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.layerdeep.com/ytellmagazine-features/947/tmfc-radio-have-hopes-for-the-krickets" target="_blank">TEMC Radio</a>, <a contents="South Walton Life" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://southwalton.life/cd-reviews-the-krickets-spanish-moss-sirens/" target="_blank">South Walton Life</a> and several more. (huge thank you to our publicist Ariel at Cyber PR)</li> <li>We got to do some really fun interviews on the <a contents="Brassy Broadcast" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/e/d/0/ed01334079c94474/Lauren_Spring.mp3?c_id=13049139&destination_id=231182&expiration=1481215654&hwt=9636ecd65d38821b9f30f5975c6ceaac" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4B0082;">Brassy Broadcast</span></a>, <a contents="Breaking the Business" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.breakthebusiness.com/entertainment-law/btb-podcast-episode-61-what-a-trump-presidency-means-for-diy-artists-interview-with-the-krickets/" target="_blank">Breaking the Business</a>, and <a contents="FEMusician" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://femusician.com/059/" target="_blank">FEMusician</a>, <a contents="Country World" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.acountry.com/october-top-5-social-roundup/" target="_blank">Country World</a>. </li> <li>We got to play lots of festivals and even had a gig in a civic center with a dressing room and everything! </li> <li>Hell, John Prine liked one of our posts. (Yes, this deserves its own bullet point)</li>
</ul><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/0b4a1b1722975a87fb23c0ca25bbea62a3955888/original/img-3281.jpg?1481212904" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Basically, it's been a dream come true on every level. Sappy as we are about it, we are still going to fall all over ourselves thanking you because YOU and <strong>your support for the small independent musician</strong> made it all possible. So, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you again. <br><br>Now what's next? We have a couple gigs booked through the end of the year. Come and hang with us! <br><br><span style="color:#FF0000;">12/16 - Junction at Munroe - Tallahassee - Christmas with The Currys and the Krickets - </span><a contents="Tickets here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://junctionatmonroe.com/event.asp?E=107" target="_blank"><span style="color:#800080;">Tickets here</span></a><br><span style="color:#FF0000;">12/18 - Manci's Antique Club - Daphne -<a contents=" info here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.mancisantiqueclub.com/events/the-krickets-2/" target="_blank"> info here</a></span><br><br>If we don't get to see you, we want to wish you a Merry Christmas. If you're stumped on gift ideas, give a Krickets CD, t-shirt, sticker, poster or koozie to the people you love, like, or someone you'd simply like to widen their musical tastes. <a contents="Here's a place to purchase those and other merch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thekrickets.com/store" target="_blank">Here's a place to purchase those and other merch</a>. We also have a fan club with an embarrassingly low number of members, so if you join that you are supporting us and get 15% off all those Christmas gifts. You can join the fan club through this<a contents=" link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thekrickets.bandcamp.com/fan-club" target="_blank"> link</a>. We need to get to band rehearsal now so we can show up the Currys. (J/k - they are AMAZING and you've got to come see our Christmas show with them dec 16th in Tallahassee!).<br><br>All of our love,<br>The Krickets<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/d6f817e97623f49fb8ca7cfb4ddb49c1b0e21656/original/img-3680.jpg?1481213007" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/604ddfa146a63283fc1eda54d003b38abb8b11b9/original/img-3756.jpg?1481212769" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/43135902016-08-07T09:00:51-04:002022-05-31T09:00:58-04:00SoWal Life Magazine Review by Josette RhodesJosette and Shannon of 30A Songwriter Radio are some of the most incredible folks that tirelessly support local music. We feel so honored that they would say this about our new album! Here's the review in it's entirety. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/0966334793ad0acd1e89b24cb145f493d01664cc/original/southwalton-life.jpg?1470574804" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/43095162016-08-04T10:32:02-04:002023-12-10T11:32:47-05:00Swamp Invasion<p>Beloved Kricket Folk, </p>
<p>Well, we are proud to report that we have invaded international radio with the help of some amazing radio Djs. Tonight we sat slack-jawed as we were played along side our musical heroes on John Godfrey's, "The Troubadour Show" which reaches Central Europe all the way to the Eastern US. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/85a92a78cef11edba40332cd7c6e1807bb239d77/original/troubadour-show.jpg?1470274782" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>And earlier in the week, an Italian show featured the WHOLE ALBUM track by track. (We're clueless as to what the host said, but he sounded lovely). The album is in active rotation in over 30 countries now and this BLOWS OUR MINDS. We are about to get back to rehearsals and we have our first gig in two months on August 11th for a Making Strides Breast Cancer Benefit at Pier Park in Panama City Beach, Fl. Then it really gets cooking in Sept. with Mexico Beach's Music in the Park Sept 15th, Backstage Pass (Panama City) Sept 16th and then Scallop Fest (St. Joe) Sept 30th. Emily has settled into motherhood like a pro and Arthur has us all wrapped around his little finger! We have missed you guys and each other and absolutely cannot wait to play some music for you. </p>
<p>Something else new - our Fan Club Page! It's a great deal we learned about that gives our fans a free download of the album, 15% off all merch and exclusive offers, behind the scenes stories, and pictures we are only going to share there. It's $5 a month and helps us sustain our website, merch orders, shipping costs to radio djs, fb boosts, radio ads, gas $, strings, etc while we get the word about the album out there to the world. Here is the link if you are interested and thank you from the bottom of our chirping hearts. <a contents="https://thekrickets.bandcamp.com/fan-club&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thekrickets.bandcamp.com/fan-club">https://thekrickets.bandcamp.com/fan-club </a> <br><br>We'll leave you with this amazing review by Josette Rhodes from 30A Songwriter Radio in the SolWal Life Magazine. She's writes beautifully!</p>
<p>We love you guys and CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU! </p>
<p>Love, <br>The Krickets<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/a5d65c8fd42aa51ec7fc9bd60d769d008c533c23/original/sowal-life.jpg?1470321086" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/42883192016-07-21T08:43:56-04:002023-12-10T11:41:25-05:00Throwback Thursday - The video that started it all<br>The Krickets performing Neil Young's "Helpless"<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="T8PQGT0STuY" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/T8PQGT0STuY/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T8PQGT0STuY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/T8PQGT0STuY"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/45248adfea6fb7c1e26dc515b0caa4f606e4d902/original/img-1311.jpg?1469105663" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><br><br>This is the first video we ever made. It was right before performing at Mexico Beach's Music in the Park (on a Thursday night, no less). We created a Facebook page that day and made this video so we'd have something to post. It's hard to believe this was only 10 months ago! Because of y'all's support, we now have 6000+ fans across our social media platforms and an ALBUM! Thank you for believing in us.<br><br>We love you guys! Have an awesome day.<br><br>Love,<br>The KricketsThe Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/42655392016-07-06T12:12:47-04:002022-07-16T07:44:15-04:00Article from Panama City Living Magazine!<a contents="http://www.panamacityliving.com/blog/the-krickets" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://panamacityliving.com/blog/the-krickets/">http://www.panamacityliving.com/blog/the-krickets<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/139c92432d83a39818f8ecf7d5be9e5c43c5c8f5/original/july-august-issue.jpg?1467821347" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/42351022016-06-17T09:34:20-04:002022-05-24T12:58:30-04:00Radio Play!<br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/7d24b5364044538a3b0ac9fb1203633b7718ef2d/original/file.jpg?1465586261" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>As usual, our jaws on on the floor about this experience. While we should probably try to act all rockstar cool, we can't hide our excitement about it with you guys. So..this is where we have to geek out just a little and giggle and squeal about having the album get some radio play! 18 countries now!<br><br>One of the best parts about this is discovering some new radio shows that americana/ folk fans like us would love. Here are a couple playing the album now: New Folk Radio (out of Utah), My DaddyO (South Carolina), PT's Roadhouse (somewhere out west:), Lazlo's Blowup Radio, and the Troubadour show (Western Europe and the UK)<br><br>Favorite quote thus far? - "Fantastic album.. simply beautiful...I've discovered that I love The Krickets." - John Godfrey, The Troubadour Show<br><br>(Squeals) Eek!:D In our wild dreams, I don't think we could have imagined our music being played right along next to our musical heros like Graham Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Jason Isbell, Bob Dylan and Bela Fleck. Crazy!! <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/b3e225973d5423dc145d5ad81203e184f0d73c59/original/pts-roadhouse-tweet.jpg?1466169337" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Thanks for letting us squeal and be totally uncool for a minute! We are starting to book our late fall schedule, so please message/email us with any venue suggestions you'd like to see us come play! Have an amazing weekend.<br><br>Love,<br>The KricketsThe Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/42237562016-06-10T15:00:46-04:002023-12-10T12:17:19-05:00Whirlwind of an Album Release<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/a9e0b1b9e22ad790ce2648316b3942cb324e5dba/original/callaghans-paiting.jpg?1465580518" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><strong><span class="font_xl">Dear fairy godmothers and godfathers,</span></strong><br><br>We have to call you guys those names because that's what the last couple of months have felt like. And without your support we simply would not be in this magical place. Last month we released our debut album, <a contents="Spanish Moss Sirens" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thekrickets.com/music">Spanish Moss Sirens</a> May 17th, 2016. It is now being played in 15 countries and is #3 on May's Global Folk / Bluegrass Charts for radio downloads. We're hilariously new to all this and industry folks have been very cool and patient while we CAUTIOUSLY ask every question possible before making decisions. Basically other than out right buying and streaming the album, the best way to help us keep the momentum is to <strong>REVIEW</strong> the music for us on itunes and amazon. Would you <strong>please</strong> do this for us? All the cool kids are doing it! Two seconds, we swear:) <br><br>itunes : <a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spanish-moss-sirens/id1114254238" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spanish-moss-sirens/id1114254238">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spanish-moss-sirens/id1114254238</a><br>amazon : <a contents="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FNL3XLS/ref=cm_sw_su_dp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FNL3XLS/ref=cm_sw_su_dp">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FNL3XLS/ref=cm_sw_su_dp</a><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/41345a827e485a46338f00cddea0f82ecd65ceae/original/radio-charts.jpg?1465580525" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/5c620f72a864eaa65ef430f152d397b6ccff8391/original/troubadour-show.jpg?1465580528" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/e9ffda2ad1ff39e8566d1c0aaa8de9fa23c4eb49/original/radio-stations.jpg?1465580526" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>We also got to hug lots of you at one of our CD release parties at<a contents=" The Port Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/HistoricPortTheatre/"> The Port Theatre</a> in Port St Joe or at <a contents="Callaghan's Irish Social Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.callaghansirishsocialclub.com/">Callaghan's Irish Social Club</a> in Mobile. It's so hard to begin to talk about either experience just for the overwhelming gratitude we feel about each event. They were both <strong>profoundly wonderful experiences</strong> for us and if you were there, THANK YOU!!! That's such an inadequate description of them, but we can only say our hearts just overflowed with love both nights. We had so much fun at The Port Theartre getting to play with incredible musicians at both venues like Brian Bowen, Robbie Sellers, The Bo Spring Band, Caroline Watts (drums), Robert Watts (guitar), Cameron Weiler (keys). Sooo many people helped get that magical old theatre show-ready. Natalie Shoaf, David Warriner, all PTAAC members, Kelli Newman with High Cotton Affairs, The Port Volunteers, Gary Stanley, Rusty's heating and Air, Scott Godwin's Electric, Melissa Beehee, Richard Gross, and Natalie Bowman, Rick Ott, and SOOO many others sacrificed their time to help us and we'll never forget it. In Mobile, we have to thank Steve Centanni of The Lagniappe who was kind enough to give us another write up after an interview and JT of Callaghan's for giving us a chance to play his ridiculously fun venue -- we had a blast! THE Julie Sweet (keys) and Carrington Sweet (guitar, sound) were cool enough to sit in with us and play and made the night even cooler if that was possible. <br><br>Your response to the album has just made every bit of of the blood, sweat and tears worth it. And rest assure, there was blood, sweat and plenty of tears. Launching a kickstarter, writing, arranging, learning, practicing, recording, getting the album printed and released, preparing the venues (The port had not been open in decades!), performing, and getting our kickstarter backers' their well deserved rewards, all took place in 6 months. And not one of us would trade this whirlwind experience for anything. ANYTHING. The fact that you guys have been so kind and receptive to the album is the most amazing feeling. We can even hear you singing back our own words to us every now and again and it makes us giddy! All of this is because you support us. Every comment, share, tweet, 'like', show you attend, album bought, word of encouragement, hug, gig you help us book, all of it is deeply appreciated and we want you guys to know that we love you. On top of that, you are helping us support the Crickets fund with every album sold, which is what started this shindig in the first place. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/a4386e9bd5af14657f336d086e093c2f64e1d298/original/port-sign.jpg?1465580522" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/a09c9b086c0ab3200b26f343b3fdfdd0b1484d0e/original/dsc-9439.jpg?1465580812" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/2671f8c9235d244b6e84d47ebf6a35ef234b1388/original/bow.jpg?1465580492" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/80e9b0eb859c7e273aa1c891cb0a5e3c7e781220/original/callaghans-playing.jpg?1465580518" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><br><br>So what's next? Well, we have ONE more show before we take a break until September while Emily and her husband, Robbie welcome little Arthur into the world. We will be at the <a contents="Barn Bash Arnett's Gulfside Ranch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arnetts-gulfside-barn-bash-benefiting-the-arc-of-walton-county-tickets-25141036517">Barn Bash Arnett's Gulfside Ranch</a> in Santa Rosa Beach Saturday June 11th at 5Pm CST. We are crazy excited to be opening for <a contents="The Mulligan Brothers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.themulliganbrothers.com/">The Mulligan Brothers</a> who are incredible. Ticket proceeds will benefit The Arc of Walton County and we would be so glad to see you there!! We pick back up in September at Backstage Pass at the PC Marina Civic Center. Other shows are listed at <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thekrickets.com/shows">here</a>.<br><br><br><strong>A million thank yous</strong> and we can't wait to see you this Saturday! <br><br>Love,<br>Your Krickets<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/d6379b6055e001f121c1594d7261bae8da3f76ea/original/12357532-483821411801503-1027935407-n.jpg?1453580823" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/40635082016-02-27T12:57:42-05:002022-09-10T07:11:40-04:00It's Getting Real, Y'all<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/87e75ebaacb4efc9ee64fe0cc2c09fab9065e403/original/the-krickets-typebw-copy.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><br>Hello Kricket Folks!<br><br>We have not forgotten about you! While our gigs are on a major hold, we have been working our tails off on getting our album material together. Be it logos, album cover photoshoots, t-shirt designs, work tape tracks, or just outright band practice, we have been on it. We were fortunate enough to have the famous Jenny Odom of Iggyart.com make our Logo and T-shirt design for us. She's amazing and you might have seen her work you may have seen on proud display at Bowery Station in Apalachicola, Fl. Our album theme has a swamp-sirens-backwoods-folklore feel to it and she captured that beautifully. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/47a3f74e6c99f89bc2c9614a835d0fddc37f0669/original/krickets-final-positive-1-copy.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Next we went on a WHIRLWIND magical day of a photoshoot with Wildlife Guide Matt Godwin of <a contents="Off The Map Expeditions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.offthemapexpeditions.com">Off The Map Expeditions</a>. He is an expert on Wewahitchka's gorgeous Dead Lakes Park Reserve and took us by pontoon boat to spots we we re least likely to be an alligator's lunch. Being a Kricket on this day was not for the faint of heart. We had to become our swamp siren characters that day and act as if we were the predator instead of the prey. <a contents="D. Alex Tino" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dalextino.com">D. Alex Tino</a> hair and make up and Julia Fobe's incredible floral headdresses transformed us enough to believe we were sirens for a day. Caroline Watts was our shoot director and was incredible.<br><br>Joe Alonzo of <a contents="Joe Alonzo Photography" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.joealonzo.com">Joe Alonzo Photography</a> is the most badass photographer on the planet and here is why:<br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/23cbc724899528e9cf128026142a2a25d52644c3/original/krickets-dead-lakes-1.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/d02562b6b0907f1d34f7fd7f4e67075093f4f44d/original/krickets-dead-lakes-2.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/4645c9257a6da64464fa294474f0ac470c01c8e5/original/dead-lakes-3.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/de314b3c07b696823def310f5977b77db2452659/original/dead-lakes-5.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/520a548bd2a699bb860613057b931597bb3d3add/original/dead-lakes-6.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br>Meanwhile,surreal thing #1 happened when WFSU's Local Routes surprised us with airing all new show featuring Melissa's special song 'Voodoo Resurrection' written for her daddy. You can see that here:<p><a contents="http://www.wfsu.org/local-routes/segments/krickets-voodoo-resurrection/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wfsu.org/local-routes/segments/krickets-voodoo-resurrection/">http://www.wfsu.org/local-routes/segments/krickets-voodoo-resurrection/</a></p>Surreal thing #2 this week: Watching our producer to be walk across a stage on TV to accept a GRAMMY. GULP. No pressure!!!! <br><br>A few gigs:<br><br>Family Fun Fest in Pensacola 3/20 to road test the album before we hit the studio. Eek! <br>The Junction at Munroe May 7th. Please go get your tickets online here:<p><a contents="http://junctionatmonroe.com/events.asp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://junctionatmonroe.com/events.asp">http://junctionatmonroe.com/events.asp</a></p>Bowery Station for Chickfest 2016 April 30th - we'll be helping to raise some $ for our very favorite charity, The Cricket Fund. We will join many other female musicians like Jenny Odom, Rachel Hillman, Cat Braaten, and our own Melissa Bowman with the Bowery as they have pledged an incredibly generous per drink donation to the fund. We are practicing so hard recording and re-recording these songs so they sound awesome when we get to Muscle Shoals. We are so excited getting our kickstarter's back rewards together and preparing this album for you guys! We love you and will see you soon!!!<br><br>LOVE,<br>The Krickets<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/39b9162160d78f98fec6488e53e563923b5a8ccf/original/photo-on-2-26-16-at-5-57-pm-2.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/40283982016-02-06T10:59:24-05:002023-12-10T12:17:15-05:00Bet your Chester ain't this crazy <iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="klPy4aDymo4" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/klPy4aDymo4/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/klPy4aDymo4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br>Our band kind of lives to hear Melissa do her 'crazy Chester verse." Thanks to Vicki Stewart for the video and Little Village for having us out to play at their Mardi Gras celebration! We had such a fun day playing sets around the parade time in St Andrew's enormous Mardi Gras crowd. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/719fc8c7779927bb98e3b995063a3761058aa2c8/original/12599139-430880133777712-1245228210-n.jpg?1454773735" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/64e98fb90abe6ae844688cc97a9e6a2b1eeb61b2/original/12383205-1025777694149651-1079366944-n.jpg?1454773760" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Then the next day, we we so excited to go play Bowery Station in Apalachicola for their 2nd Anniversary Party. The folks were so warm and responsive and gave us their full, all be it drunken, attention. They even let us try out some of the new originals for the album! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/e87328aefb4fdb5489ab0e32f11d609998a75bad/original/12543369-1641963236064980-1785374562-n.jpg?1454773794" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/6bf9e5ee3aa3b51796f39a639e71c7c3b3a8608a/original/12407282-931711710276200-2088456118-n.jpg?1454773812" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Then we were lucky enough to run into Chelsea from the Well Worn Soles and she sat in with us for a couple songs on fiddle. <br>GREAT WEEKEND and so much fun. It was great way to send us out and we put a big hold on gigs for a while to practice these originals we are so excited about for the album. We love y'all and thank you for supporting us the way you do. <br><br>Love, The KricketsThe Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/40040282016-01-23T15:38:58-05:002022-05-09T06:00:46-04:00TV Time and Marie's Bistro<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/c82928ca30e53d2cb7db82166070740be3e6c288/original/12424821-816584391784104-852183405-n.jpg?1453580816" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Hi y'all!<br><br>We had so much fun this week going to Tallahassee together to film WSFU-TV's <a contents="'Local Routes'" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wfsu.org/local-routes/">'Local Routes'</a> show. It was our first band ride together (including our dear bassist Katrina) to an out of town gig, our first pre-taped TV recording, our first studio experience all together backing up our friend Brian Bowen on his new album AND our very first time to perform Melissa's amazing original song, "Voodoo Resurrection'. A LOT to pack into one day. And we were even on time. (We're feeling super pro, here:) <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/c16dbae72f5a46b2edc1cfc2bd0508c83cae65ea/original/wfsu-katrina-camera.jpg?1453580853" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/e360188f76f38cb5a26afb4ee25b901cf46ddb41/original/wfsu-melissa-award-face.jpg?1453580859" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/d6379b6055e001f121c1594d7261bae8da3f76ea/original/12357532-483821411801503-1027935407-n.jpg?1453580823" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>WFSU's staff was incredibly warm and welcoming. They made us feel right at home and gave us the unique opportunity to answer some questions about the band and our dreams for this album. There were some tender answers you'll have to wait to watch when the show airs, but I think it's fair to say we all felt closer as a band after that interview. We got to play two originals for a rehearsal for the cameras and then taped them. After enjoying a cool tour of WFSU's museum, we passed our fried Brian Bowen coming in to tape his segment! He asked us to drop by the studio and lay some background vocals for his album which we were honored to do. Finally, on the way home we completed another online interview for a music blogger with<a contents=" Showspark.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://showspark.co/artist-features/"> Showspark.com</a>. Whew!!! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/060e09231f7acefc1f70f6d9849b12f3d486b50f/original/studio-with-brian-bowen.jpg?1453580886" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>After a couple days we finally got to let our hair down and play a gig at a new venue for us called <a contents="Marie's Bistro" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.mariesbistro.com">Marie's Bistro</a>. They were wonderful hosts and the crowd was so kind to us. Hope you all have an incredible week and we'll let you know when the <a contents="Local Routes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wfsu.org/local-routes/">Local Routes</a> show will air! This coming weekend is the last we will be playing out for a while as we turn our energy to REHEARSAL for our new album. Please come and see us if you can!! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/589f964fd3fb38ee55aa1f686310344402c6743e/original/12552236-942389129171929-1856843648-n.jpg?1453580804" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> <span class="font_small"> Photo cred and tambourine cred - Caroline Watts</span><br><br>Love,<br>The KricketsThe Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/39902562016-01-15T09:50:47-05:002023-12-10T11:48:43-05:00thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/68326696090304a481260eed8e89f5eb53047df2/original/congrats-krickets.jpg?1452869071" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>We are making an album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to our backers for making this DREAM come true. We have the COOLEST producer ever lined up to pull our best out of us and joining our musical heroes on the list of artists who recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL. We are humbled beyond belief and so grateful for this. THANK YOU!!!!! We'll keep you posted on our progress right here on our blog. You can sign up on the email list on this website to receive the updates! ALL OUR LOVE!!!!!!!!! - The KricketsThe Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/39864342016-01-12T22:02:55-05:002023-12-10T12:00:34-05:00Sweet Home - lil' taste of the new album!<iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ALb5SrP8ggo" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/ALb5SrP8ggo/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ALb5SrP8ggo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>The Kricketstag:thekrickets.com,2005:Post/39864332016-01-12T22:00:13-05:002023-12-10T13:10:26-05:00A write up in the Lagniappe?!!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/190364/bea742e440f054ade8d885e56cf6eceb44bdcdbc/original/lagniappe-magazine.jpg?1452654001" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Favorite Quote #1 </p>
<p>"The Mobile Bay area is full of active female musicians, almost all of them solo performers. So when a band like The Krickets comes along, it’s quite refreshing." - Stephen Centanni, Lagniappe Magazine </p>
<p>Favorite quote #2 </p>
<p>"Armed with acoustic instruments and a ton of harmonic talent, The Krickets have been gathering fans with their ethereal Americana sound. This quartet embraces a soothing mix of country, folk and bluegrass. Many may consider this a common sound on the Gulf Coast, but Americana music of this nature is typically performed by a solo artist. With their fresh sound, The Krickets have been a hit with area audiences, especially with their original debut single, “Sweet Home.” Another song, “It’s Christmas Eve,” has been receiving a lot of attention online as well." - Stephen Centanni, Lagniappe Magazine </p>
<p>We're feelin' pretty big time today and we hope this is a great help to our 20K stretch goal! It's no small coincidence that "lagniappe" means "a little bit more", right? We want to make you guys the BEST album we can afford and we won't give up the fight to raise these funds until the clock strikes zero on Jan 15th. Thank you for helping us keep the campaign going! Check out the whole article here! </p>
<p><a contents="http://lagniappemobile.com/help-kickstart-krickets-debut-album/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://lagniappemobile.com/help-kickstart-krickets-debut-album/&nbsp;">http://lagniappemobile.com/help-kickstart-krickets-debut-album/ </a></p>
<p>Love, </p>
<p>The Krickets</p>The Krickets