New Shows in Tulsa and OKC this summer

3 really cool shows booked later this Summer:  Sat. June 30th at the Crystal Pistol Saloon in Tulsa, OK, with Moon, BeThisBell & Painted Wolfe. No cover. ...AND... Fri. Aug. 3rd at the Blue Note Lounge in OKC with Horse Thief, Moon, BeThisBell & Painted Wolfe. $5 cover ...AND... Sat. Aug. 11th at The SoundPony Lounge in Tulsa, OK, with Horse Thief, Moon, BeThisBell, & Painted Wolfe. These shows should be killer, so mark your calendars now so you don't miss it!

May Shows in OKC

BeThisBell has two FREE shows coming up this month in OKC.  The first will be Friday night, May 18th, at 7:30pm, at the ACM Performance Lab on Sheridan Ave. in the Bricktown area of Oklahoma City.  This show is part of the LiveLink Concert Series and will also feature local artists Bennix, JDeezy, and others.  The second show will be the next day, Saturday afternoon, May 19th, at 4:00pm, at the OKC Pride Festival.  Some really nice bands also playing and lots of activities for young and old.  This year's OKC Pride Festival will be held in the new Film Row historic area of downtown OKC, on Sheridan Ave., but West of downtown (opposite direction from Bricktown & our other show the night before).  

We had been planning to go into the studio next week, but due to scheduling conflicts our recording session has been moved to next month.  We do have a Kickstarter project to help us raise money to record the CD, the link is at the top of the page above.  Thanks for your support!

BeThisBell Heading Into The Studio This Summer

We're excited to announce that BeThisBell will be heading into the studio this summer to record material for our new CD to be released later this year. Blazing the trail for psychedelic grunge punk as a new genre!

New Video - Bleed (the 420 anthem)

 We just posted a new video of our performance of Bleed from our show at Tapwerks for the ACM Rocks Bricktown College Music Festival this past Thursday night.  Check it out! >>>

New Promo Video: "Hometown"

We just posted a new promo video for our upcoming April shows in OKC featuring a sneak peak at rehearsal for our new song "My Hometown."  
It's posted right over here, so check it out!  >>>

New Concert Video Collection!

Hey, we've now posted over 100 of the best concerts of all time - loads of our favorite bands in concert (not just audio with photos, but real concert footage!) - on our Video page - so just click on the video link, scroll down to the bottom of the page after it loads, and enjoy some of the world's best classic & modern bands in concert. :),

BeThisBell's New Facebook & ReverbNation Pages!

Our new band is up & has been rehearsing for our first shows in Dallas, TX, at Liquid Lounge (Friday, Aug. 19th, 10pm) and at The Save The Poet's Eyes Concert at Poor David's Pub (Sunday, Aug. 21st, 6pm) and our show the following week in OKC, OK at the ACM@UCO back to school party at the ACM Performance Lab in Bricktown! We've also got a new BeThisBell Facebook Band Page for the band (with 65 fans who signed up the first day it was up!) and a new BeThisBell ReverbNation Page!

The Thrill Is Gone goes #1 on Blues City Radio!

After a completely weird & strange day yesterday, I get home and found this message on my Facebook page from Sheila Crain who runs Blues City Radio, an internet blues radio station on Live365.com ...

"Just wanted to let you know that your version of "The Thrill is Gone" went straight to Number 1 on Blues City Radio!!"
- Sheila Cain, Station Manager, Blues City Radio

Very, very cool. Hope y'all will support Blues City Radio!!!  Also you can listen to and even download my version of The Thrill Is Gone for FREE here. Hope you enjoy it! And thanks for all your love & support!  Peace!  Beth

10 Excellent Guitar Soloing Tips!

10 Excellent Guitar Soloing Tips: (1) Learn songs, Learn licks (they are your brain's library!) (2) Don't just play scales (vary the order, add style, timing, dynamics), (3) Finish your sentences (end your licks on purpose & punctuate your licks!) (4) Play on the beat (the song's tempo is a rhythmic template), (5) Exploit chord changes - target chord tones, ‎(6) Mix minor & major, (7) Use solo themes, (8) Play shorter solos, (9) Sweat every note (make each one count!), (10) Be in the music! It really is about the song!
- Anthony Stauffer, StevieSnacks (Facebook page and Lesson website) 

Here's a tip on mixing major and minor:  I always think of major & minor as "over and under" ... the major pent boxes fit over the top of a position 1 or 2 barre chord (ie., over where your third finger is positioned to make the chord), while the minor pent boxes fit under the top of those chords (between your first & third fingers) ... just try it, play a position 1 (E shape) barre chord or a position 2 (A shape) barre chord - for major think going up (over the top of the chord), for minor think going down (under your highest/top finger making the chord, i.e., between top & bottom)

Finally one last sweet tip - practice adding vibrato to every note you bend - bend to that sweet spot then add vibrato to make the note sing!