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cassandra — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:47:28 +0000

Sooooo, Jonathan has been hounding us to start writing blogs on here so ya’ll can get to the guts of who we are as individuals…While I drudgingly do so with this first entry, maybe–just maybe I can cope for the good of the band, lol ;)

Be warned: I will probably be lacing most of these with sarcasm and sassy notes, but all in all I will attempt not to take up too much cyberspace and keep it PC…i also wink a lot to make sure ya’ll know i’m being playful…i’m also not a fan of taking the time to properly use Capitol Letters When Appropriate…annnnd…i say worrrrd quite a bit.

oh yeah, i usually can’t stay on just one topic so those of you who don’t even LIKE reading blogs will hopefully be entertained.

With that, I shall continue on to more pressing matters at hand: adventure.

ad·ven·ture

[ad-ven-cher] Show IPA noun, verb,-tured, -tur·ing.

1) an exciting or very unusual experience.

2)participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure.

This is what my life has been since moving to Nashville, and what’s to come over the next year…U see, aside from the band thing, I am lucky enough to do acting & modeling for a living…o it’s a lot of 4 or 5am call times where the makeup artist is poking your eye with liquid liner, getting your hair ratted and pinned so tight you can barely see, crying so many times filming a scene you look like you got in a fight(and lost) with Mayweather, and 14-16 hour days, but i wouldn’t trade it for the world…ok, i’d trade it for a full blown european tour with the band, but other than thatttt…..

anywhooo, it’s super fun and over the next 6 weeks our little band posse will be all over the US separately doing music, film, print, and spokesmodeling jobs…my adventure will start in LA for a week, Phoenix(my home town) for a week, Orlando for 5 days, 3 days in Nashville, and Kentucky for a week…I’m tired just thinking about it, BUT every flight is Southwest so i’m pretty pumped about the snack packs, lol.

even though i’m bracing myself for a crazy two months, i also consider my big veggie garden an adventure…it amazes me how a pile of dirt and a seed (that you can’t even see after planting) grows into wonderful culinary treats in a matter of months. i just finished resurrecting the whole thing from the biggest flood in the history of Nashville (no, seriously) and i have to bid adieu in a few short days…all the adventure off cultivating, nurturing, and discovering the newness each morning will be passed on to Jonathan and (hopefully) I will come home to a whole world of produce.

so what’s YOUR adventure? is it your kids? any certain hobby? traveling?

discovering music? saying the alphabet backwards?

i want my blog to be a place where you can leave a blog response and we can just have a big blah blah blog party.

so there it was…now it’s time to say goodbye to all our family. M-I-C…….K-E-Y………M-O-U-S-Eeeeeeeee….

worrrrd.

—-cassandra joy

Ladies and Gentlemen…MUSE!

jonathan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:53:54 +0000

Every now and then something comes along that breaks out the child from shell of the jaded musician I am. Something that restores my faith in commercial music – something that makes me forget that I play music for a job and reminds me that I make music because I’m in LOVE with it. That something hit hard last Monday night and was unrelenting. The bullet I’m referring to is MUSE. They performed at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and Jordan, Tyler, and I made the last minute decision to head downtown and see if we could pick up some scalper tickets for the sold out show. Going in to any concert I always feel like I’m skeptical – maybe skeptical that I’m going to get my hopes up and then be let down by a misfire in one of the key elements “is it all flash and no substance?” “is it all substance and no entertainment?” or “is it both flash and substance but poorly executed musicianship?” So, naturally, I was somewhat worried that my studio heroes were going to fall short of delivering a live performance that captured that “thing” they have done so well for several albums. From the second the lights went down, they delivered the best show I have ever seen. When I say they were unrelenting, it’s a gross understatement. It was 90 minutes of rock and roll. 90 Minutes of flash, substance, and musicianship that made me want to sell my guitars and become a banker. 90 minutes after which you just sit down, ears bleeding, sweaty, trying to seal in the memory before you resume life back in reality. When your dad gets that sparkle in his eye reminiscing about seeing Floyd live back in…whenever – this was that show – that show that you will reminisce to your kids about and they’ll think “Dad is crazy” but secretly they’ll wish they had a band they could care that much about…

Live Video Feed Thursday!

jonathan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:38:22 +0000

Hey Gang,

Just wanted to take a quick second to let you know we’re going to be doing a live video video feed from the studio tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 8 PM CST and would love to have you tune in!

The address is http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tin-cup-gypsy/

You don’t have to be registered to watch, just show up and check it out. We’ll be recording a batch of three tunes for you all to vote on which one will be the next Tin Cup Gypsy single.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

– TCG

Home Coming

jonathan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:53:53 +0000

After 3 months of battling scheduling conflicts, fly-by-night rehearsals, and hand-making merchandise, we are so excited to be returning to Arizona for a concert in Safford at the Center for the Arts. As Nashville weather turns cold, grey, and messy, it feels like a spiritual renewal to be in the mild AZ sunshine and 65 degree days. We can’t wait to see you Safford!

Chattanooga’s Live Music Scene: The Strut!

taylor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:55:24 +0000

by Bob Payne
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DAVRIK

I love Riverbend. I make no bones about it. Many look for ways to tear it down; I look for ways to love it, and it isn’t hard to find the positive in the festival. Look no further then Tin Cup Gypsy, my favorite act at Riverbend this year, so far. Playing under the bridge last night, they just killed the huge crowd that showed up. A few people showed up looking for the “mystery guest” and ended up falling in love with these young and talented musicians from Nashville. They were light years beyond good. They were great.

The crowd loved them, many not even realizing “their story.” Allow me to give you some details. When the two brothers were 8 years old, their parents took away their television. I don’t mean they took it away after 9 p.m. or on school nights. I mean they took the televisions out of the house. For six years. No TV. Instead, the family would play music, practicing the guitar, fiddle and mandolin. They did this as a family. They went to a charter school and graduated from high school at a very young age. They graduated from college when they were 18. One received his master’s degree when he was 22.

With college completed, their parents gave them a few bucks and a cell phone and told them they were adults and needed to go out in the world and make their own way. “Give us a call and let us know how things are going, but don’t call for money,” they told the boys. You see, they prepared the boys for life. Talented and educated, they were ready for the world. The young men went out and got jobs most would die for. One is with Josh Turner, and one is with Sara Evans band. Well done, parents. Oh yeah, despite having the opportunity to see their kids at some of the nation’s largest concerts, they chose to drive their motor-home from Arizona and stop in Chattanooga to see them.

And, lets not forget Cassandra. She has spent her young life learning to be talented, also. And beautiful. So folks, you have the rest of the story. Last year, Trombone Shorty was my favorite act; unless something happens, Tin Cup Gypsy has it in the bag for this year.

Star Mystery Guests May Appear At Riverbend Festival

taylor — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:04:25 +0000

by Bob Payne

All this talk about a mystery guest at the Riverbend Festival has the rumor mills churning like crazy. Metallica, U2, Col. Bruce Hampton, Bruce Springsteen, The Beastie Boys, Phish, Snoop Dog. It’s funny how people make the connections in their guesses.

Bettye LeVette, who just played on the Unum stage last night, played with 1⁄2 of the Beatles earlier this year, so maybe Paul and Ringo are coming to join her in a concert. Elvis has retired and is living in Kalamazoo, Mich., so it can’t be him. Besides, you won’t ever get him away from the Kalamazoo Burger King, the place where he has been spotted so many times. Michael Jackson may have some outstanding warrants in the U.S., so it probably isn’t him. Bill Payne, my brother from Roanoke, has already been announced as an act for next Friday, so it isn’t him.

Want some better guesses?

Here is a riddle. Josh Turner is playing tonight in Myrtle Beach. His bus would come right through Chattanooga on its
return to Nashville. Sara Evans lives pretty close to Chattanooga, and doesn’t play until June 12. Josh played on the Coke stage last year. The mystery guest of whom I speak also was on that stage. Sara Evans played the Coke stage a
couple years ago. These are facts, folks. Go to youtube and pull up some Josh Turner and Sara Evans videos. I promise you will see a few of the possible mystery guests. There are some handsome guys coming, and one fine
looking, musically talented lady.

That’s about all I can say right now, but if I were you, I would be under the bridge at the Tennessee Valley Credit Union Stage on Sunday night at 6:15 p.m. Bring an autograph pen and a camera and get some pictures with them.

And, yes, the answer lies within this column.

Tin Cup Gypsy playing at Riverbend

taylor — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:02:41 +0000

From Chattanooga Charm Blog

After touring the country in my motorhome the past few weeks, I had the pleasure last night of taking in the Chattanooga Riverbend Festival.

Little did I know this would be such a unique and unforgettable experience.

Never before have I heard such quality music…fresh sounds, and totally unbelievable talent coming from three young artists from Nashville.

The intricate acoustic string work and soaring 3-part vocals of these “prodigies” are the unique blend I’ve been hungry for.

Jonathan, Jordan, and Cassandra are definitely blazing the trail in taking music to a higher level, one that gets up close and personal to every listener.

Thanks Tin Cup Gypsy for making my day at Riverbend 2009!

The People That Make Nashville Wonderful

taylor — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:57:54 +0000

We didn’t have a screening our second day in Nashville, but that certainly didn’t prevent us from meeting some rad people. We met for coffee with Travis and Sarah, who work for a non-profit based out of Nashville called Global Support Mission. They have an amazing vision and I recommend checking out their website, www.globalsupportmission.org. We then headed over to do a bit of promoting at Belmont University, where we were only reprimanded once for using duct tape: success! We wandered around campus for a couple hours, enjoying the beautiful weather, watching a professor get pie thrown in his face (he did it voluntarily), and stopping to listen to a band playing outside. We found out they were from Arizona and their bands name is Tin Cup Gypsy. Becky and I later saw them perform downtown, and they have an amazing sound. I strongly suggest checking them out at www.myspace.com/tincupgypsy.

Risk is right

taylor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:56:49 +0000

From a Records Management Blog

One of the songs on my much-cherished iPhone these days is “Risk is Right” by a group called Tin Cup Gypsy. It’s catchy, and although the band might not have realized this, it’s about records management. (Play the song on the band’s Facebook or MySpace page. You’ll like it.)

We talk about records management and risk together all the time, and we should. What are the risks to our company if we don’t keep this record long enough? What are the risks if we keep it too long? How do we manage the risks to our organization through disaster recovery planning? How do we manage information and the risks involved with legal discovery? There are days when risk alone is enough to turn staff, management, and IT into records management true believers.