tag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=2Latest News2024-03-03T13:05:13-08:00Susan Anders Musicfalsetag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/73611132024-03-03T13:05:13-08:002024-03-03T13:09:31-08:00New Album Recording, New Studio<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/196983/36cc19766a0f6c2f77ca514a3eed54718b0b084d/original/2-24-susan-in-studio.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" height="2016" /><p>Tom's new studio is up and running here in Santa Fe--I just put down some guitar tracks for a new album. Nice to be recording again!</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/72948142023-10-27T18:41:33-07:002023-10-27T18:41:33-07:00I've Moved to Santa Fe!<p>I've just moved to this beautiful town filled with creative lovely people. I'm walking distance to cafes, a river walk, buildings that are several centuries old, art galleries, and much more. I can't wait to explore this magical place. </p><p>Once I'm settled I'll get back to recording my next album. I have piano and guitar down for most of the songs but had to take a break from production to pack up and move.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/72444812023-07-19T17:29:57-07:002023-10-16T07:49:41-07:00California Coast Music Camp<p>I had so much fun teaching and performing at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.musiccamp.org/2023-classes-teachers" data-link-type="url">California Coast Music Camp</a> in the beautiful Carmel HIghlands. I taught songwriting and vocal style. I performed songs from 13 WOMEN and tried out a couple of new ones. I'm not sure what was more fun: playing piano in the rock band at the dance, sitting in on <a class="no-pjax" href="http://mightyfineguitars.com/about" data-link-type="url">Stevie Coyle</a>'s fingerpicking class, or sitting in on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://olli.berkeley.edu/faculty_bio/ami-molinelli" data-link-type="url">Ami Molinelli</a>'s percussion class. It's fun to perform and teach but it's really fun to be a student. Next week I head to Circlesongs in SF to study with the legendary <a class="no-pjax" href="https://bobbymcferrin.com/" data-link-type="url">Bobby McFerrin</a>.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/71909792023-04-15T10:15:18-07:002023-04-15T10:15:19-07:00Good Ways to Practice<p>Been thinking lately about good ways to practice voice, guitar and piano as I get in recording mode for my next album. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://phillymusiclessons.com/10-practice-techniques/%E2%81%A0" data-link-type="url">This blog is spot on</a>, whether you sing or play an instrument. </p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/71171642022-12-04T13:12:08-08:002023-01-31T04:42:50-08:00Persona Writing/Brittney Corrigan<p>I heard Portland poet Brittney Corrigan read some of her lovely poems from her new book <a contents="Daughters" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brittneycorrigan.com/daughter-poems/" target="_blank">Daughters</a> recently. In it she "reimagines characters from mythology, folklore, fairy tales, and pop culture from the perspective of their daughters". For instance there's a poem written from the perspective of Bigfoot's daughter that's great. She talked about "persona writing" and I realized that's what I did when writing the songs for <a contents="13 WOMEN" data-link-label="13 Women" data-link-type="page" href="/13-women">13 WOMEN</a>: I inhabited those amazing women for a while.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/71021012022-11-21T12:00:00-08:002022-11-27T19:32:24-08:00Winter 2022<p>I moved to Bend over a year ago, but with the Omicron variant raging last winter and my father's passing last February it feels like I'm just getting started. I've been writing songs for a new album I'll record in 2023. Meanwhile I'd better learn to cross-country ski since it started snowing here on Halloween and is still at it.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/71020992022-11-14T12:07:55-08:002022-11-14T12:07:55-08:00I'm thankful for a capo that actually works<p>I have gone through countless capos trying to find one that doesn't pull my strings out of tune. Two friends separately recommended <a contents="D'Addario NS Tri-Action Capo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NSTriActionBLK--daddario-planet-waves-pw-cp-09-black-ns-tri-action-capo" target="_blank">D'Addario NS Tri-Action Capo</a> and finally my search has ended. <br>This is the one that works, no more retuning when I use it.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/70817552022-10-14T15:20:34-07:002022-10-14T15:20:35-07:00Live on KPOV<p>I drove into Bend a year ago on Oct. 22, 2021, following Tom who drove a 26' truck with all our stuff. I was happily listening to KPOV, the very cool eclectic community radio station here. So it's fitting that on the anniversary of our move to Bend, Tom and I will be playing and singing on air to celebrate the last day of the KPOV pledge drive. Our host is Rick Miller of Center Stage: we'll be streaming at kpov.org/center-stage.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/196983/cf820bda267c76e92a500bdcc06907b1180fa547/original/e-newsletter-source-600-150-px.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/67966992021-11-02T20:29:30-07:002022-09-12T20:45:25-07:00I've Moved to Bend, OR!<p>In the past four months I sold my home in Nashville, temporarily moved to Berkeley to be near my father and fix up his house, bought a home in Bend, OR, and drove all of my stuff across the country to move there. Well, my husband Tom drove the 26' truck, I drove our Honda behind him and had the easier trek. I couldn't make Audible work so I listened to oldies stations on the radio as I drove through the heartland of the US. I'm looking forward to settling in here and making music again.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/65640822021-03-05T03:00:00-08:002021-03-05T03:00:09-08:0013 Women is out now!<p>Spring is coming, vaccines are happening, and life is feeling a bit lighter these days.I'm happy to announce that the new album is out, please go the <a contents="13 Women page" data-link-label="13 Women" data-link-type="page" href="/13-women">13 Women page</a> for music samples and lots of info on all the amazing women who inspired this album. I've been having lots of fun doing interviews and reading the <a contents="nice reviews" data-link-label="Press" data-link-type="page" href="/press">nice reviews</a> coming in for the album. It's super gratifying to see this project get out into the world.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/64271352020-09-07T11:32:34-07:002021-11-02T20:09:44-07:00Songs to Make You Cry Then Lift You Back Up<p>I was listening to David Wilcox' incredible song "Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song" and it inspired me to create a new Spotify playlist. I filled it with one bummer song each from some of the greats: Joni, David Wilcox, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones, Sam Cooke, Shawn Colvin, John Hiatt--and also more recent wonderful singer/songwriters like Jason Isbell, Kris Delmhorst, Becky Warren, and Corrine Bailey Rae. The last three songs are more hopeful but who knows, they might make you cry too: </p>
<p><a contents="Songs to Make You Cry Then Lift You Back Up" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6du7wzO3PCTWQ8zHRxmKlQ" target="_blank">Songs to Make You Cry Then Lift You Back Up</a>: a playlist by Susan Anders</p>
<p> </p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/64114702020-08-17T14:08:11-07:002020-08-17T14:08:11-07:00Getting Ready for 13 Women<p>There's much to do before the release of 13 Women, and since like most of you I'm still at home I'm sitting here doing it! Plus I've been playing all the songs to the dog we've been fostering, hoping that one of these months I can play for a live audience again. The first single "Just Give Me Everything" will release the day after Thanksgiving, when I hope you will all be sitting around digesting. Pre-orders of 13 Women start that day as well.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/62737872020-04-06T15:04:42-07:002021-11-09T00:58:52-08:00Hunkered Down<p>Like everyone else I'm at home, and we've been slowly mixing the album. I hope you are healthy and doing well despite the scary world we live in right now.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/62184042020-02-17T17:06:40-08:002021-11-02T20:10:51-07:0013 Women Progress Report<p>I've been posting recording progress on the <a contents="13 Women page" data-link-label="13 Women" data-link-type="page" href="/13-women">13 Women page</a> instead of here: we've started mixing so the album is slowly taking shape.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/56453862019-02-15T12:48:17-08:002019-12-03T01:57:04-08:00New Album 13 Women is Taking Shape<p> My next album has a concept, a title, an album cover, and thirteen songs about women from US history I've started to record. <a contents="More details are here. " data-link-label="13 Women" data-link-type="page" href="/13-women">More details are here. </a></p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/53353472018-07-07T10:06:29-07:002022-05-27T10:10:44-07:00A Couple of Fun Gigs<p>I had a wonderful couple of shows in Nashville and Berkeley in June. Thank you to J. Poet for my preview and picture in the East Bay Express before my show at the venerable Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, here's a tidbit: "Loop de Loop is marked by subtle, passionate lead vocals and lush, multi-layered harmonies." My 91 year old father was in attendance, making the show even more special. To my shock he liked one of my new songs, an acoustic-funk one called Spell, the best. He liked the beat! Video from both shows is coming soon.</p>
<p>Now I'm settling in to complete and record songs for my next album, songs inspired by women from US history.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/51338322018-03-17T12:34:53-07:002022-09-12T20:45:25-07:00Recording New Songs<p>I'm still Loop de Looping AKA doing shows to promote Loop de Loop. Plus I've been writing songs for a new concept album and just recorded the first few guitar tracks. All of the songs are in the voices of famous and not-so-famous people from American history. I played a couple of the new songs at my Radio Cafe show last month (thank you MJ Bishop for including me in that round), and the audience response made me think I might be onto something.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/51338212018-03-17T12:29:10-07:002018-03-17T12:30:11-07:00Playing the Freight<p>I'm performing songs from Loop de Loop at the wonderful Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, my hometown. I played several shows at the old Freight & Salvage but this is my first performance at the newer larger venue. I've heard so many good things about this space, I can't wait to play there. Thank you Don Arbor for inviting me to co-bill this show.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/49388382017-11-18T12:30:01-08:002017-11-18T12:30:01-08:00Eleven Cuts this Summer!<p>I don't know what it is about New Jersey, but three NJ artists cut a total of eleven of my songs over the summer: thank you J. Smit, Kristina Cordaro, and Gianna! Gianna's version of my song "Strange But True" is the single on her new album.</p>Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/46792192017-04-20T17:11:43-07:002023-12-10T09:17:59-08:00Singing with Scott RammingerI had a blast singing backup at <a contents="Scott Ramminger" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.scottramminger.com/" target="_blank">Scott Ramminger</a>'s Bourbon Street show last week in Nashville. His very cool album <a contents='"Do What Your Heart Says To"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.scottramminger.com/music">"Do What Your Heart Says To"</a> is currently number 1 on the Roots Music Report R&B Album Chart. Check it out!Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/44374452016-10-25T19:53:44-07:002017-01-12T07:34:49-08:00Wailing at my Nashville CD Release Show<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/196983/c9d9d52035e73e9deeb1193d28ff13a90a4b6c32/original/img-3012crop.jpg?1477450159" class="size_l justify_center border_" />That's the formidable Mary Bragg, Phoebe Elliot, and Sarah Aili wailing along with me at my October 15th show. I threw them some complicated harmonies to learn and they sang them right back and then some.Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/44178062016-10-13T11:10:09-07:002016-10-13T11:10:09-07:00Loop de Loop is HereMy new album Loop de Loop is available on this site, at <a contents="Amazon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Susan-Anders/dp/B01M0D1PAU/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1476202733&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a contents="iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/loop-de-loop/id1153194525" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a contents="CD Baby" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/susananders11">CD Baby</a>, and everywhere else you may shop online!Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/42534102016-06-28T09:51:09-07:002016-08-21T00:31:22-07:00Loop de Loop Pre-Release Tour in AugustWe're in the final stages of mixing <a contents="Loop de Loop" data-link-label="Loop de Loop" data-link-type="page" href="/loop-de-loop">Loop de Loop</a>--phew! In August we'll make it available via this site only, and we'll have CDs when we play some <a contents="shows" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">shows</a> in California. This recording process has been a joy, but I'm looking forward to getting out of the studio and re-entering the world again.Susan Anders Musictag:susanandersmusic.com,2005:Post/41420032016-04-18T14:12:31-07:002016-06-01T10:14:52-07:00Loop de Loop is ComingApril 2016: All this month and last singers came in to record backing tracks. Now <a contents="Tom Manche" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tommanche.com/" target="_blank">Tom Manche</a> and I are at the tail end of doing the vocal arrangements for the new CD <a contents="Loop de Loop" data-link-label="Loop de Loop" data-link-type="page" href="/loop-de-loop">Loop de Loop</a>. Next up: more guitars. Hope to finish it this summer!Susan Anders Music