So much has happened since the New Year I thought I wanted to share with everyone whats happening in the world of the David Shelby Band. First off, the summer concert schedule is filling up nicely. We are starting to branch out more and our travel schedule is starting to get busy so please check back frequently to the tour page of the website for cities near you that you could come on out and party with us. We had our first taste of the new travel schedule recently with a two night concert series up in Alpena, Michigan. All I can say is the people that put on the event at the Aplex as well as the new friends and fans we met up north are incredible. Everyone was so nice and despite the worst snow fall of the winter we had an incredible turnout. The Aplex was rockin’ and everyone had a great time both nights. The highlight being that two local charities benefited greatly from the generosity of the fine residents of Alpena. The Thunder Bay Art Council as well as the local Junior Achievement Board were each presented a check by myself during the intermission to help with their great causes. Overall the whole trip was a complete success and we feel like me met friends and fans for life.
Another major development is that after a long and hard process of setting things up…..THE NEW ALBUM IS FINALLY BEING FINISHED…wooooohooooo. We have reduced our live schedule for about a month or so and I am heading down to Nashville shortly to start putting the finishing touches on our new album and I promise that it will be released this spring in time for our summer concert schedule. I am very proud of this whole project as both cities….Detroit and Nashville both have their influences on it. So far in playing some demos for executivies they were most excited in the fact that it sounds like we have captured a blend of the D meets the Music City in a new a fresh way. I can’t wait for ya’ll to hear it and I am hoping this is the album that puts us over the top. We absolutely do appreciate all of the support and love from the fans that we have gotten through the years and I am fully confident that once the album comes out and with your help we will knock it out of the park with this one. There are so many faces and people that I see at every show and I just want to say again how much I do appreciate every one of you. So wether you haven’t seen us in a while….or your there for every show….you can look forward to a new stage show this spring with new tunes, a renewed energy and as always and perhaps most importantly…..a good time!!!!! I will see ya’ll real soon at a gig near you, and one more thing, this year for the 99.5 hoedown the bands are being chosen by fan vote so if you get a minute or two (or several hundred…haha) during the day please pop over to 99.5’s website and vote for us to rock Downtown Detroit for the 5th consecutive year! I hope everyone stays healthy and happy……
Dave