tag:www.heymavis.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=3News2023-11-16T10:52:16-05:00Hey Mavisfalsetag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/73046272023-11-16T10:52:16-05:002024-03-26T16:07:03-04:00A Sell-out Weekend!<div><span style="color:#dedede;">Big THANK YOU to everyone who made our sell-out weekend a success! As always, we love to perform for the wonderful folks at the GAR Hall in beautiful Peninsula Ohio! We were also thrilled to play a new venue in Saline, Michigan...Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing! Not only did everyone at Stony Lake treat us like royalty, we were also blown away that the show was SOLD OUT. Thank you Michigan!!</span></div>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/73046262023-11-16T10:50:01-05:002023-11-16T20:53:57-05:00Alliance Symphony Orchestra<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f0c279b8-7fff-a92b-f115-e6f417f27278">What a joy it was to perform our songs with the brilliant Alliance Symphony Orchestra! Thank you to </span>Conductor Eric Benjamin, and all the hardworking members of ASO for their passion and time on this project!</span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/36079/070d249a8194026776423cc96b3eaa16663004a0/original/e-t-aso.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/36079/829a546e95f43e2130f1e9e200648a437f6b2816/original/bry-at-aso.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/73046252023-11-16T10:47:23-05:002023-11-16T20:52:58-05:00Captain Dickey~Whiskey-stealing Canal Boat Captain<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><font size="2"><span>The Stroede Center for the Arts recently enlisted Hey Mavis, in collaboration with The Tuttle Museum, to write a song about Defiance people, events or folklore. And what tasty bit of history did Laurie find? A </span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f0c279b8-7fff-a92b-f115-e6f417f27278">mischievous, whiskey-stealing canal boat captain? Captain Al Dickey h</span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3aa0cd4b-7fff-4bb2-15eb-74b97d418c87">auled pig iron from Paulding Furnace to Toledo, then returned with a boatload of iron ore. Whiskey was also a part of just about every shipment made on the canal. Mischievous and thieving Dickey would have his crew siphon whiskey off the kegs they hauled.</span></font></span></p><div>
<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><font size="2"><span>"Here come Capt Dickey, Look out now</span></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><font size="2"><span>Gonna bump that bridge,</span></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><font size="2"><span>Slowing traffic way down</span></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><font size="2"><span>He’s been up all night</span></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><font size="2"><span>That stolen whiskey makes him tight</span></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);"><font size="2"><span>Here come Capt Dickey, Look out now"</span></font></span></p>
</div>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/73046212023-11-16T10:41:53-05:002023-11-16T20:52:08-05:00It ain't your childhood Cracker Jack!<p><span style="color:hsl(0, 0%, 90%);">Music and hot sauce...what a pairing! Hey Mavis recently partnered with The Karma Sauce company in Rochester NY to create their live show release: <font size="2"><i><span>Hey Mavis Red Hot Sauce~Live at Lovin' Cup.</span></i><span> The live show was recorded at The Lovin' Cup, a well-known and beloved music venue in Rochester. The album is downloadable from a QR code on the beautifully designed label (by Cleveland artist Hannah Taddeo). Get your bottle and album today and start spicing things up!!</span></font></span><font size="2"><span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/36079/7a481c8a3c395912d85ce6aa440950ac604bd97f/original/img-6407.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></font></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/64274352020-09-07T19:39:16-04:002023-12-10T12:00:29-05:00New Music Video Release "It's a Life"<p> </p><div class="video-container size_null justify_inline" style="--video-width:320px;"><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="mWWiisRC1rs" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mWWiisRC1rs?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p><span style="color:#dedede;">"It's a Life"...perhaps the most difficult song I have written thus far. A song about the life and death of my father, William F. Dent. How do you honor, celebrate and grieve a life...all in a 5 minute song? I mean, the great songwriters make it seem so easy (don't we all marvel at how effortlessly a John Prine song can wrap its arms around you and transfer the love, humor, beauty and pain of someone else's life?). I wanted the song to be bigger than my own grief...bigger than my own sense of loss and regret. I didn't want the song to bring the listener into a valley of mourning for 5 minutes...only to leave them there, with no way out. I needed the song to lift me out and, hopefully, lift us all up. </span></p><p><span style="color:#dedede;">My dad gave me so much...most of it I did not appreciate until the very end of his life. We know this already, but I will say it anyway: Do not wait until the moment of someone's last breath to say "thank you"..."I love you"..."I appreciate what you did for me". </span></p><p><span style="color:#dedede;">The time is now...every breath is a gift, every life is important and worth living...hold each other up...breathe deeply...the time is now.</span></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/58253672019-07-15T15:55:12-04:002023-12-10T11:46:35-05:00Hey Mavis Awarded "Best Of Akron" by Editors of "Akron Life Magazine"<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/c0860b7eae962644e3620cd35ff5e5edc16cd186/original/img-20190717-163346894-2.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
<p>Hey Mavis received a "best of" award and full-page article in the July 2019 Akron Life Magazine. Please pick up your copy today! (We will post links when available).</p>
<p> </p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/54746882018-10-17T22:32:37-04:002023-12-10T14:02:40-05:00New Release Now Available in Our Store!!!!<p>Our new release, Silver Ribbon Dream~Songs and Stories of the Ohio & Erie Canal, is now available in our store. A 28-page book of beautiful illustrations by Leandra Drumm with a 10-song CD of original songs by Laurie Michelle Caner. Get yours today <a contents="here" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store" target="_blank">here</a>!!!!!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/d8ba8b9ac7ef7966baa23d85379887fac761b550/original/silverribbondreambookcover.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/54031672018-08-27T13:19:53-04:002023-12-10T14:03:25-05:00Hey Mavis with the Tuscarawas Philharmonic this Sunday!!!<p>This Sunday, September 2nd, we will be performing all ten of our new canal songs with the Tuscarawas Philharmonic! Concert info can be found <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tuscarawasphilharmonic.org/Events/Pops-in-the-Park" target="_blank">here</a>...we would love to see you there!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/60c72dfe5f48498c1795354369723d988c8598e8/original/pops-park.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/54060432018-08-26T09:45:00-04:002023-12-10T12:04:46-05:00SNEAK PREVIEW<p style="text-align: center;">Here's a sample of Leandra's beautiful artwork for our upcoming release <em>Silver Ribbon Dream: Songs and Stories of the Ohio & Erie Canal</em>. Enjoy!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/8efb9154940f4af6a5b899eaaff3f157d34de8b7/original/silver-ribbon-autotone-600.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/54056512018-05-01T22:40:00-04:002024-01-21T09:32:04-05:00Thanks to all our old-and-new fans who supported us on the 2018 Melissa Etheridge Cruise! It was a fantastic voyage!!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/d073b9c6fab4d72f72853bb6df646737b19db5b1/original/img-1380.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/51622382018-04-03T15:32:44-04:002023-12-10T13:11:51-05:00March 30, 2018 GAR show SOLD OUT!<p>Thanks for all who bought tickets in advance!</p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/49042342017-10-24T10:11:34-04:002022-04-25T11:12:23-04:00Hey Mavis Selected as Featured Performer on Melissa Etheridge Cruise!<p>Please join us March 12-19! Use the coupon code MAVIS for a VIP pass to an intimate Hey Mavis party and some free goodies aboard the ship. Hope to see you in the Caribbean!</p>
<p><a contents="melissaetheridgecruise.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://melissaetheridgecruise.com" style="">melissaetheridgecruise.com</a></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/46222032017-03-08T17:03:48-05:002023-12-10T12:03:13-05:00Look About Lodge SELL OUT ShowHuge thanks to all those who joined us at the beautiful Look About Lodge!!!! Such a lovely venue, with the fire crackling in the background, and an attentive and enthusiastic audience in the foreground. And a KNOCKOUT introduction by Marvin. We look forward to playing the lodge again soon!Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/45583332017-01-20T21:01:16-05:002021-11-27T00:35:48-05:00Laurie will Preview 3 "Canal Stories" Songs at Hines Hill Conference Center - Jan. 22This show is SOLD OUT!! Thanks to all who purchased tickets!!Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/45245492016-12-24T15:18:46-05:002022-04-28T02:29:14-04:00Happy Holidays!!!Many moons ago, we thought it would be fun to contribute to the vast and crazy genre of holiday music. We were invited by Michael Stanley to appear on his Christmas compilation, 'Tis the Season: "This 19 track seasonal release features classic and original holiday songs recorded by some of the best musicians the North Coast has to offer."<br><br>Our contribution was a little ditty called "Santa Knows". <br><br>HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!!!3:12Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/44393842016-10-26T22:14:26-04:002021-04-07T00:36:25-04:00Laurie Michelle Caner Awarded 2016-2017 Akron Knight Arts Challenge Grant<p><span class="font_regular">The </span>John S. and James L. Knight Foundation<span class="font_regular"> Arts Challenge funds the best ideas for engaging and enriching Akron through the arts. The project will "</span>celebrate Akron’s heritage by creating a vibrant and beautiful book and CD of original illustrations by Leandra Drumm and songs by Laurie Michelle Caner based on stories about the Ohio and Erie Canal." Stay tuned for Hey Mavis concerts and workshops based on this work, starting in late February, 2017. See <a contents="article in Cleveland Plain Dealer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2016/10/2016_knight_arts_challenge_akr.html#10">article in Cleveland Plain Dealer</a>.</p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/41995852016-05-27T11:20:24-04:002019-08-13T04:01:20-04:00Ed Caner's Summer 2016 Violin/Fiddle Camps Announced!<p>July 14 & 15<br>Oberlin College (for music educators)<br>Contact Joanne.Erwin (at) oberlin.edu to register <br>440-775- 8208<br><br>August 3, 4, 5<br>Cuyahoga Valley National Park<br><a contents="https://www.conservancyforcvnp.org/cvi/fiddle-camp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.conservancyforcvnp.org/cvi/fiddle-camp" target="_blank">https://www.conservancyforcvnp.org/cvi/fiddle-camp</a></p>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/41452402016-04-20T09:56:10-04:002024-02-08T10:27:54-05:00Free Download!<div>Now through the end of May, we are offering a free download of our new single, "Yes, the Gypsy Music". All you have to do is sign-up for our mailing list (<a contents="sign-up here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://heymavis.com/contact-mailing-list" target="_blank">sign-up here</a>)! The song was inspired by the love affair of Clara Ward, the daughter of Michigan's first millionaire, and Rigo Jancsi, a gypsy violinist.</div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/6261433eafc84b2b4025a3b853ca4720a8d140ab/medium/220px-clara-ward-post-card2.jpg?0" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/39423602015-11-30T21:15:54-05:002022-05-08T04:43:45-04:00New Merch Available!!!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/09018559794c43337898adfd766c377e99cfbbe6/medium/photo-on-11-30-15-at-9-08-pm-4.jpg?1448936080" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><span class="font_regular">Well, now...she has done it again! Just when we think our mighty Laurie Michelle Caner can't fit anything else into her schedule, she goes and teaches herself how to screenprint!!! So, now we have some awesome "What I Did" merchandise available! We have t-shirts, both new and upcycled, and we have kitchen towels (of course). We will have the new merch up soon on our store page. If you can't wait until then, send us an email and we will see what Laurie is cooking up in her tiny little basement workshop for you!</span>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/38877192015-10-07T20:12:08-04:002020-10-27T06:58:02-04:00Mountain Stage Performance has been Posted!Here's the link to our <a contents="Mountain Stage performance" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.npr.org/event/music/404945191/hey-mavis-on-mountain-stage">Mountain Stage performance</a> earlier this year.Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/35264582015-02-12T19:25:34-05:002020-04-13T19:53:31-04:00New Music Video for Love We Give<div>We are very excited to announce the release of our new music video for our song, Love We Give! Many thanks go out to <a contents="Jerry Mann" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jerrymann.com" target="_blank">Jerry Mann</a> for his wonderful talents and to <a contents="The Secret Cellar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/SecretCellarKent" target="_blank">The Secret Cellar</a> in Kent Ohio for sharing their lovely space with us! Hope you enjoy!</div><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="h4V4_GWdLcI" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/h4V4_GWdLcI/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h4V4_GWdLcI?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="400" width="500" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/34891982015-01-27T14:11:32-05:002019-10-16T10:22:22-04:00Press Release for New CD, What I Did<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="font_large">Hey Mavis ratchets-up their widespread appeal with new CD What I Did</span></strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font_regular">Americana band “Hey Mavis” has teamed-up with Adam Aijala (guitarist of Yonder Mountain String Band), Chuck Auerbach (co-writer of the Black Keys song Hard Row), and Don Dixon (REM, Smithereens, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Red Clay Ramblers), to create a musical feast that contains a pinch of jazz, bluegrass, old-timey, and folk, and a heaping spoonful of rock. The CD, slated for March 2015 release, is sure to please the band’s current fan base, while also enticing new followers (with lyrics, instrumentation and arrangements resonating with both young and old folks alike, it’s common to see a college kid standing next to an eighty-year-old at a Hey Mavis show). According to Auerbach, who co-wrote a song on the CD and is coaching the group from the sidelines, “You can’t really define what category or genre Hey Mavis belongs to, but the vocals are beautiful, the songs are wonderful, and they’re great musicians. Only a fool wouldn't love this band.”</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font_regular">What I Did is Adam Aijala’s first endeavor in the role of producer. Like Auerbach, Aijala felt a heavy attraction to the songwriting and the melodies conjured-up by Laurie Michelle Caner. “Hey Mavis has the qualities I love in a great band; originality, solid musicianship, amazing vocals and an openness to experimentation. Their sound has an overall folky feel, but a touch of rock n' roll as well. If you haven't heard them I encourage you to check them out..”</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font_regular">The CD was recorded and mixed by Don Dixon, who still uses old-school technology and some of the same vintage gear that he used for recording the first three REM albums. After working with Hey Mavis on three albums, Don probably describes the band the best:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font_regular">“Wrapped in original songs whose styles range from old timey to jazzy to blistering alt rock, Laurie's voice turns from cold steel to melted butter in the time it takes your heart to break." - Don Dixon</span></p>
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</div>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/34220762014-12-20T10:13:04-05:002019-06-15T08:18:14-04:00Spring CD Release Tour UnfoldingMore to come...<br><br>Feb 28 Thomas, WV - Purple Fiddle w/ Anthony Taddeo on drums and percussion<br>March 7 Cincinnati, OH - UC Blue Ash Performing Arts Center w/ Anthony Taddeo and Kevin Johnson<br>March 12 Rochester, NY - The Abilene TWO SHOWS<br>March 13 Buffalo, NY - Sportsmen's Concert Club<br>March 14 Columbus, OH - Natalie'sHey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/32677822014-11-05T14:00:55-05:002023-12-10T13:47:40-05:00New Release Coming Soon!We are very excited to announce the release of our new single, "Love We Give". We had a successful video shoot for the song...thanks to all our fans for coming to the shoot! For a little preview of the video, please visit <a contents="Jerry Mann, Photogtapher's Facebook Page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=964838243542779&set=vb.225612137465397&type=2&theater" target="_blank">Jerry Mann, Photogtapher's Facebook Page</a>. You can catch Hey Mavis live at a special house concert in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Sunday, November 16. Check our <a contents="Tour Page" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Tour Page</a> for details. We hope to see you soon!Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/31693312014-09-03T10:47:29-04:002019-07-22T22:36:59-04:00Thank you, Summer!Thank you to all who joined us at our summer shows! We got to play some of our favorite venues, both in town and out. The picture posted here is from Cain Park in Cleveland, where we were joined by a dramatic thunderstorm and many dedicated fans. As we wind down our summer, we will be spending Fall working on our third CD. We had some amazing recording sessions with Don Dixon and Adam Aijala. We are planning a late Fall release. Check back here on our website, or on our Facebook page, for updates! We will see you soon!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/4ecc9b3a6006ffb847504517badf6b4bfb31724c/original/img-2077.jpg?1409755574" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/30153182014-06-13T22:57:30-04:002020-05-07T06:57:01-04:00Spring and Summer ShowsWe are thrilled to have so many wonderful Spring and Summer shows coming up! Please check our <a contents="Tour page" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour" target="_blank">Tour page</a> and mark your calendars! Hope to be coming to a town near you! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/a398f2f7841b61daae022fad69e2eb7446701f82/original/1119808-10151861461627525-1959814632-o.jpg?1402714627" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/22039482013-12-10T14:14:20-05:002019-07-22T22:36:13-04:00Goodbye 2013!As 2013 winds down, we are reflecting on all the beautiful people we met and amazing venues we played. What a fantastic year! We are looking forward to ringing in 2014 at one of our favorite local venues, The G.A.R. Hall! Please see our Tour page for details on our New Year's Eve Hey Mavis Hootenanny!Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/20764382013-11-19T14:36:44-05:002022-04-27T11:40:21-04:00Fall in OhioThe colors were breathtaking! We enjoyed some wonderful drives through Ohio and West Virginia for some fantastic shows. Now, we are heading North to Tootsie's home state of Michigan! We can't wait...GO BLUE!!!<br><br>Thursday Nov 21 9:30 PM<br>Hey Mavis at Bell's Brewery Eccentric Cafe<br>355 East Kalamazoo Avenue , Kalamazoo, Michigan<br> <br>Friday Nov 22 8:00 PM<br>Hey Mavis at Johnny's Speakeasy, Ann Arbor MI<br>2913 Dexter Ave., Ann Arbor, MI<br> <br>Sunday Nov 24 7:00 PM<br>Hey Mavis at Salt of the Earth<br>114 E Main St, Fennville, MIHey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/15882612013-08-30T01:00:00-04:002019-07-22T22:37:22-04:00Battle of Lake Erie<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/92ee28200c93bcb91cba1b12d5746e27e89d6875/original/lPIB.png?1377878387" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="171" width="214" /><br>
We are jumping on the ferry today and heading out to <a href="http://battleoflakeerie-bicentennial.com/" target="_new">Put-in-Bay for the Bicentennial Celebration of the Battle of Lake Erie</a>. Great events happening all weekend. We perform Friday, August 30th at 6:00pm!!!Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/15882622013-06-17T01:00:00-04:002021-12-08T10:35:48-05:00New Video and Summer ShowsWe have posted a new live video from one of our favorite local places: <a href="http://www.thekentstage.com" target="_new">The Kent Stage</a> in historic downtown Kent. We had the privilege of opening for The David Mayfield Parade. If you haven't listed to these fine folks yet, please check them out: <a href="http://www.thedavidmayfieldparade.com" target="_new">www.thedavidmayfieldparade.com</a><br><br>
Big thanks to Josh Gippin at <a href="http://www.joshuatreevideo.com" target="_new">Joshua Tree Video</a> for taking the time to come on down to the show and video taping us!!!!! Check out the new video of our new song, "Gotta Get That Boy a Hairbrush" on our <a href="./videos.cfm" target="_new">video page</a>!<br><br>
We hope to see you at some of our upcoming shows...visit our <a href="./tour.cfm" target="_new">Tour</a> page for more details:<br><br>
Saturday, June 22 11:45 am<br>
Shaker Heights Art & Music Festival<br>
Shaker Heights, OH<br><br>
Saturday, June 22 8:00 pm<br>
Hey Mavis at Casa Nueva<br>
6 West State Street, Athens, OH <br><br>
Friday, June 28 8:00 pm<br>
Hey Mavis at Howler's Coyote Cafe<br>
4509 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA <br><br>
Sunday, June 30 6:00 pm<br>
Hey Mavis at The Sportsmen's Tavern<br>
326 Amherst Street, Buffalo, NY<br><br><br type="_moz"><br><br>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/15882632013-05-03T01:00:00-04:002020-04-16T21:41:33-04:00In Cleveland May 8th!!<div style="text-align: center;">Greetimgs! We are so happy to see the buds of Spring here in Ohio! <br>
We hope to see your beautiful faces at our next show!<br><br><b>Wednesday, May 8th, 8:00<br>
Beachalnd Ballroom & Tavern</b><br>
15711 Waterloo Rd Cleveland, OH 44110<br>
Opening for If Birds Could Fly, a fantastic touring band out of Virginia <br>
DAY OF SHOW SPECIAL: <br>
Mention Hey Mavis at the door and your ticket will only be $10!!!<br>
For tickets: Beachalnd Ballroom & Tavern</div>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/15882642013-02-08T01:00:00-05:002024-03-26T16:07:03-04:00Honey Man CD Release---SOLD OUT!<div style="text-align: center;">What an amazing night at Happy Days Lodge! A capacity crowd braved the cold, snowy winds of this crazy and unpredictable Ohio winter to share in this wonderful celebration with us. We played two very full sets, including all the songs from <i>Honey Man</i>, then met many wonderful new people in the lobby after the show. <br><br>
Many thanks to all who helped make the night such a success! (and thanks to Scott Taylor for this great photo!)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/36079/3b452a9a3871343086484729d690a6d21df92ad7/large/541571_3615868695337_122644794_n.jpg?1378844592" class="size_orig justify_bottom border_" alt="" height="450" width="600" />
</div>Hey Mavistag:www.heymavis.com,2005:Post/15882652013-01-07T01:00:00-05:002020-09-02T08:29:10-04:00Press Release for Honey Man For Immediate Release- January 7, 2013<br><br><b>Hey Mavis kicks up some dirt with their new CD </b><i><b>Honey Man</b></i><br><br>
On Saturday, February 2, 2013, Akron-based band Hey Mavis will celebrate the much-anticipated release of their second CD, <i>Honey Man</i>, with a concert and reception at Happy Days Lodge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Happy Days Lodge is located at 500 West Streetsboro Rd., Peninsula 44264. Doors open at 7pm, concert begins at 8pm. Reception and CD signing to follow concert. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by calling 330-657-2909 ext. 100.<br><br>
The music of Hey Mavis can only be described as “Appalachian Americana”. With banjo, fiddle, upright bass, guitar, kick drum and harmonica, the quartet effortlessly moves from a softly orchestrated lullaby to a raw and raucous love song. “The songs feel soulful, they have dirt and substance,” says Hey Mavis founder Laurie Michelle Caner. “There is a sense of being grounded and close to the earth, and we try to breathe life into everything we do.” <br><br>
After their most recent summer tour out west, during which Hey Mavis achieved notoriety as a finalist in the highly acclaimed Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest, Laurie (banjo/vocals/songwriting) and Ed Caner (fiddle/viola) started working with Cleveland songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Brent Kirby and seasoned upright bassist, Bryan Thomas. Brent’s contributing songwriting talents create a worthy compliment to Laurie when it comes to arrangements, vocals and new songs. Bryan’s versatile and expressive bass playing gives the band an intense groove and rhythmic flexibility. Laurie’s heartfelt vocal delivery and banjo playing defines Hey Mavis’s sound, and Ed Caner’s wild and passionate fiddling is both virtuosic and unique.<br><br>
Set to an instrumentation and impression of timeless Appalachian backwoods, the songs on <i>Honey Man</i> represent tales constructed around passing imagery of emotions and situations, such as relationships, the joy and labor of raising a child, hurting and heartbreak. In the title track “Honey Man”, Laurie intimately leads the listener through a Faustian “owe my soul to the devil” tale, while in “Say Hello to Paris” she sings about feeling strapped down by the responsibility of motherhood, only to realize all the beauty of the world lies in the children dancing ‘round her feet. Kirby’s “Let The Water Do the Work” has an upbeat revivalist message of “release and find your peace”. The songs on Honey Man seem to lead us on a journey through the complex emotions of adult life, where one can only end up where they began, in a place where the simplicity of love always wins.<br><br><i>Honey Man</i> is produced by the legendary Don Dixon (REM, Red Clay Ramblers, Smithereens), who also produced their first CD. <i>Red Wine</i>. When speaking of the new CD, Don said, “Wrapped in original songs whose styles range from old timey to jazzy to blistering alt rock, Laurie's voice turns from cold steel to melted butter in the time it takes your heart to break."<br><br><br>
For more information on Hey Mavis and their new CD, <i>Honey Man</i>, visit www.heymavis.com email heymavismusic@gmail.com or call 330-388-5123.<br><br>Hey Mavis