I recently did my first interview (ever!) with Flipside PA! I found it to be a great learning experience (as well as a tiny bit embarrassing! Haha!) You can read the entire article by directing your browsers to the following link: Singer-songwriter Ben Rothermel finds inspiration in coffee shops, matrimony and ‘Rocky’ movies Also, check [...]
This last weekend was the LAUNCH Music Conference. I had a great time meeting people involved with music and talking about music, and playing music! By the end of the weekend I was super sick of anything music. It’s the effect I like to call the “Festival Burnout”. That period during a festival (usually the [...]
I had coffee with Mat Kearney today. Seriously, I did! He came into Prince St. Cafe last week while in town for his show at the Chameleon Club here in Lancaster, PA. I didn’t want to seem like a little fangirl (though there may have been one or two butterflies flying around) so I just [...]
Twenty-ten just sounds so much cooler than Two-thousand-and-ten. But then again, that’s just my humble opinion on the matter. I’m not usually one for New Year’s resolutions but this year I’ve decided to change (albeit two months into the year). This year I’m going to change myself for the better – or at least die [...]
I am astounded, amazed, and humbled by tonight’s show. Opening for Denison Witmer in front of 200+ people is a dream I had never envisioned but have now realized. Again, I’m amazed and humbled. I had the opportunity to meet Denison and his wife for five minutes before the show started. They both were very [...]
I have a friend named Crystal who once gave me some very good advice on music business. She said, “You have to network! Network, network, network! Go to every event; talk to every person! Network!” My friend Crystal’s advice is very wise and came in handy this last Friday night when I performed at Folklore [...]
I read the notes you sent to me, In zeros and ones across the sea, Words we exchanged with no trail for leaving The sounds of my friend Chris Flinchbaugh’s intricate fingerpicking guitar and tuneful lyrics floated through the Lancaster Coffee Co. while I said hello to patrons and friends. The Friday night crowd jam [...]
Overcoming boundaries is what The Aurora Cafe in Mechanicsburg, PA is all about. This unique cafe is by week a day center for people with mental issues but on Friday night it turns into a cafe open to the public. The Aurora Cafe, run by director Mindy Myers, is an idea bent on overcoming the social [...]
Part of the fun in being an indie musician is having my own home studio. Being able to pop in anytime to lay tracks is a convenience I’m extremely grateful to have. Due to the Plaid wallpaper in my studio the name only seemed natural – Plaid Studios. Ya gotta love it! In my studio I’m [...]
Last night’s show at the Crimson Frog Coffeehouse in Harrisburg, PA went well! This was my third time performing at the Crimson Frog and favorite time. The audience was the largest ever and quite responsive! It was an interesting show though… The coffeeshop only has a single amp as their soundsystem. Since my guitar broke [...]
