Short Change Band - Near Summer's End 2015

Greetings everyone,

Here's hoping everyone is enjoying the fine summer season we’ve had so far.

The Band has been having a very busy season as well.  We continue to eat up the summer stages in outdoor venues this year.  This might even be our biggest year ever for outdoor shows!  We also played some exciting shows around the area and outside the area as well this year.

We began the summer with an outdoor "on the beach" venue on the shore of eastern Long Island.  From there we played numerous Festivals and Fairs as well, bringing the music to the people.

So here we are near summer’s end, looking at returning to the club scene as well as some band

projects in the works as well.  We’re also looking forward to some new sales merchandise in the upcoming days, and possibly even some new studio work in the fall.

So we’ve been busy having a ball doing what we do, and we're still getting it done.

Enjoy the rest of the summer and we hope to see you all again down the road real soon.

Keeping it Real,

-Mikee Dee 

Greetings everyone.  It has been a while since we had any updates, so here we go.
Let's start with Happy 2015 - it's been a trying beginning of the year with some incredible winter events.

Hopefully they become fewer and fewer as we go forward.

December and January brought some incredible reunion shows.  It was nice to play once again with almost all of our past active band members for single shows.  If you missed these shows - you missed a lot.

We also began the year a bit on the conservative side with show bookings, and actually I am glad we did.

This weekend kicks off the official 2015 show circuit for the band with a Spring Fling Party at the Coventry Fire Hall on Saturday March 14^th from 6pm – 10pm {check our site for more details}

This year also proves to be a busy one as well with over 60 shows and events already on our calendar.

We also have two huge benefits we are hosting - both in April.  One of them being our Annual Jamboree show scheduled for Sunday April 26^th, as we listened to your requests to return this event to a Sunday date and we did.  As always our Jamboree is there to help local people, and this year is no exception as we unite for one of past performers, Travis Roloson, who was in a tragic auto crash recently.  So this show will be very special to us.  We hope you all can come out and support the cause.  The event starts at noon with several bands playing.  (Again check the website for details)  www.shortchangeband.com

Another huge event for us will be traveling to play a show on Long Island. By huge demand we were able to secure a show on the water on May 30^th.

So 2015 proves once again to be a promising year for the band.  We hope to see you all once again throughout the year, as we couldn't do what we do without the support of our followers.   And for that 

We thank you all!

Be well .  Peace and love to you all,

-Mikee Dee

Greetings to you all.  We are one week out from Halloween and ultimately, the year is coming to a close faster then any of us would like.

Following Halloween comes Thanksgiving, then Christmas and then we start all over into the next year.  Every year it seems to go by a little bit faster then the last and every year another series of band gigs come and go.

What we do as a band when were not playing music is a lot of fun too and I wouldn't trade a single party or gig for the fun and the places this band has been. Just this year alone we've spent valuable time together.  We're a truly a unique group, and the good time are priceless.  I just had to say that as I close in on year number 30 for myself and Kevin Michael Winters (crazy!)   We play every gig like it could be your last and enjoy the ride.  (That's my philosophy)

We have one show this week-
This Saturday Night we are back in Down Town Nineveh Junction at The
Central Hotel and Tavern - There's a Chicken BBQ in the afternoon and the Short Change Band at 7:00pm

Hope to see you all out and about!

Peace,

Mikee^^Dee

Greetings everyone and happy “Fall” to you.

What a crazy summer it has been for the Short Change Gang.  Now after just getting back from our Atlantic City tour, we are ready to get back to work and play some serious music again.
And what a great year it has been for playing various shows and venues for us.  We’ve played reunions, benefits. Festivals, fairs, roasts, and the list goes on. I think we finally found that happy medium that works for us all.

This year we settled in on about 50-55 shows (which is down from the days of 70-80+ shows) but that gives us a bit of break in between the craziness, and some down time that's good.
We also made sure to hit the greens a few times this year as well.  We had great weather for our golf outings, so it's all good.

This week once again we have 2 shows:
Friday- 9-26-14 at the Hitchin' Post - Revisit of the Working Man’s Friday' venue - showtime 9pm - midnight
Saturday - 9-27-14- Central Hotel and Tavern {Function at the Junction Show} showtime 7pm.

So there you have it.  I can't believe next week will take us into October already.  In Closing, I hope all is good in your world and thank you all once again for your continued support.  Remember this "We may not sell a lot of albums - but we sure sell a lot of beer"

Peace out,

-Mikee Dee

Mid Summer of 2014 with the Short Change Band

Greetings Everyone.  We’re already into mid-to-late summer 2014.  Don't ask me where the time has gone but I can tell you this, it's been a crazy year for shows and events.

It seems like just yesterday we were headed off  to see Hank Williams Jr. and Charlie Daniels in concert at Tags.  Then the “Fest” season began, and now we are looking into August.  (crazy!)

This week the band is off to play in a golf tournament.  Starting next week, the month of August promises to be a very busy month for us. 

I have a couple news updates from the band in the summer of 2014.  First, we continue to submit original material out to networks and publishers hoping to get our chance at the brass ring of music sales. I am totally amazed at how many other bands are on this same journey.  The competition is fierce in today’s social media driven markets.

Second, we just finished up with the brand new re-mix version of “Jack Daniels Whiskey”.  The song has a nice new fresh sound.  We also hope to have something new in the works by the year’s end.  We’d like to send special “Thanks” to Dean, our sound engineer.  Thank you Dean for all of your hard work as well as the continued encouragement.

So as the summer burns on, make sure you get your monies worth with every passing day.  Things are good at “Band Camp”!

>Mikee Dee

Greetings again everyone.  I hope you are all enjoying our Spring into Summer weather.  I can't believe the new year will be almost half over by the time you all read this current blog entry.

So let's get to it.
Here's what's new with the Short Change Band for June 2014:
First off this weekend we will begin the "Outdoor Summer Showcase Series" with our second and third outdoor performances.

One will be a private party (Friday Night) and the second on Saturday is something with a bit of a different twist involved.  We will also kick off our first of two semi-unplugged shows for the month of June as well.  The first being at the Hitchin' Post this Saturday-on the Tiki Deck at 2pm.  Come down for a late lunch or an early dinner and see the band too!  There's no cover and plenty of food and drink specials.

The following Friday Evening (Jun 13th) we will be back at the Central Hotel for the second showcase of our Unplugged Series.  There are some exciting times that await the band.  We truly enjoy the outside shows and parties throughout the entire summer season.

In other news, we've submitted some materials to Reverb Nation and await a response from them in the upcoming future.  We are even talking about recording some new material this fall and possibly even remixing some of the older tracks to include "Travis" on some of the keyboard parts.

In closing, we have some fun times that await the band.  We also cut back just a bit on the show schedule to pencil in some "stop and smell the roses" time for the 2014 summer.  So it's all good.

We're looking forward to seeing  you all down the road this summer.

Peace and be safe,

-Mikee Dee

Greetings everyone, here’s a couple of quick notes before the day of the bunny arrives.

We've all been crazy busy and March came in like a lion and left the same way, and it took us right into April - so here we go.

We have two shows this week - Friday Night Live at Birtchys Joint in Binghamton on Conklin Road.  Show Time is 8pm – 12am.  Tomorrow night we’re playing at a totally new Venue - Live at the Rainbow Lodge in Walton.  Show Time is 9pm – 1am.

Next Week (Friday night) it’s the last of the spring series of “Workin’ Man Fridays at the Hitchin’ Post” – Show Time is 9:00pm – 12:00am.  Saturday, April 26th is the 6th annual Share the Music and Feed the People Jamboree:  The Show time is 12 noon at the Coventry Fire Hall with a $10 donation at the door.  Come help us feed the People and enjoy music from six  different acts – win door prizes – win 50-50's – and have fun!  {Sound provided this year by the Infamous Captain Walt] - Tell your friends

The following week we're on the road to Harriman College for the last great reunion show.  We're loading up the trucks and headed towards the city for what will truly be the show of the year.

Then finally a bit of a vacation down to South Carolina for Myrtle Beach Bike Week.

So, in closing, we're playing, having fun and looking forward to some nice sunny weather pretty soon.  Everyone have a safe and happy Easter weekend and we’ll catch you on the flip side.

God Bless with peace and love,

-Mikee^Dee