R.I.P. Michael Jackson

Yesterday, America's biggest Pop Icon died. A true loss for those who hailed Michael Jackson as one of the greatest performers of all time. He was the beginning of music videos and his lyrics and actions made everyone think a little different. My prayers go out to his children and family at this time. May he rest in peace.

Summer is finally here

Yesterday was 'summer solstice' - incase you don't know what that actually means, here are some facts:
Sol + stice derives from a combination of Latin words meaning "sun" + "to stand still." As the days lengthen, the sun rises higher and higher until it seems to stand still in the sky.
As a major celestial event, the Summer Solstice results in the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The Northern Hemisphere celebrates in June, but the people on the Southern half of the earth have their longest summer day in December.
It's a little sad to think about aleady having had the longest day of the year while most of us feel that summer has just started, so make the most of your time by enjoying your friends and family and the summertime weather- and by all means: Get out there and see local live music!

Sing Sami sing!

I had the honor of singing 'Mustang Sally' last night with the guys from the Bulldogz band in Simi Valley. As a closet song writer I would normally prefer for sing my own songs, but I have to admit there is something about that song that I just love to sing. It was a nice release from the long week I've had adding about 400 more venues to the musicshaft.com website. Now to add the calendars for all those.....

musicshaft.com upgrades

If you haven't paid attention lately, there have been some upgrades to the musicshaft.com website. Users can now send us information about their favorite band or venue by filling out an easy to use form by clicking on 'Let us know about them so they can become our favorites too' link. Users are also able to submit show dates/times by clicking on 'tell us about it' link; in order to use this both the band and venue must already be in our database, there is a selection box for both bands and venues. If you don't see what your looking for, go back a step and submit the information prior to submitting the show date/time. - of course, all information is subject to approval prior to website publishing.

SEO or bust

I'm happy to report that musicshaft.com is now coming up on most search engines. It's pointless to have a website that no one can find, so I'm pleased to see the progression.

www.musicshaft.com

Please type www.musicshaft.com directly into your web browser address bar. Working on getting the search engine optimization thing down. Thanks!

Where would I be without my great webmaster?

Where would I be without my great webmaster is a good question- but more importantly, where would musicshaft.com be? No where to be exact! My hat goes off to Eric at Pacific Coast Expert Networking for his diligent attention to the musicshaft.com project. We've come so far so quickly- all thanks to his knowledge, perserverance and understanding of the mind of a woman CEO. I remember during the first few meetings, I was told to really think about what I wanted. At the time, I thought I knew- yet the more I learn, the more I realize I have so much more to learn. I'm excited about the new advances in musicshaft.com that happened over the weekend. Users can now add their favorite band or venue as well as let us know about a show we may not yet have posted. Bands and Venues can also now sign up to have their website link posted on the calendar section. Cool stuff. Thanks Eric!!