Short Change Band

I sincerely hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year.  Let us take on 2013 together.

Past Events:  Last weekend the band celebrated the “almost annual” Christmas party up to the ranch. We dined on some hand cut BBQ Rib Eyes over a charcoal grill, and we enjoyed some nice Southern Whiskey and some common finger foods. We put all of that together with about five ohurs of poer and we had a “party”.  The next morning we went to the Silo for breakfast/Brunch and the present exchange.  We had a nice weekend!

New Years Eve: The band played at the Hallstead American Legion.  The people were great and we had a really good crowd and some fine music.  They already put the Short Change Band on the book for a repeat performance for New Year’s Eve 2013.  It was nice to play a show to a large group of people once again.  Also special thanks our buddy Phil for stopping by and jamming with us that evening.

This weekend we are off, but on Sunday we will be practicing some new music and we have also invited some new friends to jam with us for a little bit as well.  We don't get many opportunities to step back and explore new music unless we really dedicate ourselves to the fact.  This is what the off-season is all about.

Good, bad, or indifferent, many of our upcoming shows will be in the Triple Cites this winter and spring as the country bars are just drying up for live musical shows.

There are places so desperate for crowd participation that they hire the same band  for two weeks in the same month.  It's like slamming your hand in a door and all of it catches up with you after a while.  I would rather sit home then burn out like that.

The new year is also promising for the Short Change Band as we now have all become a part of the "BMI"- Broadcast Music, Inc.  BMI represents more than 550,000 songwriters, composers, and publishers with more than 7.5 million works.  The Short Change Band is in the beginning stages of becoming a full L.L.C. as well, so we have some business to tend to and this will give us some time to get it all done.

We also have some associates down south that have taken some of our newer material and entered it in a Sirius radio writers contest.  So we await the results of that as well.

We have some big things going on here the first quarter of 2013, so we will keep you all in the loop as these events happen.

As we close out, we would like to say thanks again for all of the support everyone has extended to us throughout 2012.  We anxiously await to see what 2013 holds in store for us.

Peace and Love,

-Mikee^Dee