Dave

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

Coop’s got photos on WYCD and Video on YouTube.

Thursday Night Live Photos

Thanks again to WYCD & Coop for having us out.

Dave

David and Samantha in The Music Man (Sept 22, 2011)

David and his wife, Samantha, had the pleasure of doing a cameo appearance in a production of The Music Man.  They had a blast with the cast and crew of the Grosse Pointe Theatre.

A note from David  “Had a blast last night doing the cameo in Grosse Point Theatre’s production of the music man! Everyone was so nice and the production is awesome so if you have a chance to go see it you will be EXTREMELY impressed. Thanks to Larry Garcia, Lindsey Briggs, Grosse Point Theatre, cast, crew, and orchestra for a memorable night!”

The Music Man runs now through Sunday.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday curtains open at 8pm, Sunday starts at 2pm.  Come out and see a great production of an American classic.  You never know who’s going to show up.

“There’s a certain bit of attitude that comes from the Motor City. One artist who should know that better than anyone is David Shelby. He calls his music “Nashville meets Detroit,” and with good reason. It has the country sound, but also is balanced with a good bit of soul.” …. To read the rest, check out the reviews section of Music News Nashville or HERE

Another big project going on is I was invited to be on a TV reality show called Not So Stable being filmed at a horse farm here in Michigan.  Needless to say, no one is oblivious to what the economic downturn has done to many families during these hard times.  With Michigan being especially hit hard with the auto industry and mortgage collapse many people have suffered.  The show is about one of these families.  The father used to have a successful construction company and with the housing crisis he and his family lost almost everything including their home which unfortunately went into foreclosure.  Faced with the reality of soon being homeless.  They turned to the only investment and means of income they had to try and survive, a horse farm that was mainly used as a hobby farm and a second means of income for them.  The father is now turning an outbuilding on the farm into a house for his family and they now run the farms day to day operation.  The show basically follows them and their struggles to get back on their feet.  Being a horse guy myself, they invited me out for a little riding and I even did a couple of tunes for the people at the barn and they threw an awesome bbq party for the day.  Everyone at the barn treated me so well and were too kind.  It was touching to find out first hand what they were going through and one song I did called “Prayer of the Broken” kind of parallels what they were going through and things got very emotional in the barn when I did an acoustic version of it.  I was honored when the producer asked for the full recorded version for possible use in the show.  They even came out and filmed last Friday night to our show at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and it was a blast just getting to hang out and enjoy the night with the cast from the barn.  It was a great to meet the family as well as the other boarders at the barn and I truly feel like I made some friends for life.  The father is absolutely an inspiration and is the type of guy you want to load a cooler on the back of your horse, head down a trail, and spend a great day drinking some beers and telling some good stories with.  I really look forward to staying involved as much as they will have me and I will keep you posted on when everything will air.  In the mean time, here is a link to a trailer from my visit: http://youtu.be/hZmi9fI4WVA

Also, follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/notsostabletv

The last big project going on is the finishing of the album.  Lot’s to talk about there but I’ll save that for the next blog!

Peace!

Dave

Is it too early to buy them a guitar and a drum set yet?