pleasantly aggressive folk duo nervous but excited
 blog and/or ramblings

july 2010

Get em while their hot!

Hello all you hot hot hott (with 2 t’s) NBE fans!

We are busy writing, moving, playing, swimming, creating, and soaking in the summer and we are hoping you are doing the same.

Perhaps this summer has allowed you to have a bit more freedom to spend with your musical collection while you are sipping cocktails on the beach while being slathered with tanning oil and you are thinking to yourself, “ I wish I had more Nervous but Excited in my collection.”  (the surgeon general did mention that listening to NBE while you tan does give you a deeper more even tan)


Lucky You!

We are moving to the next town over (Ypsilanti MI) and to celebrate we are having a

Summer Bundle Sale

owl t-shirt + just the two of us EP + 1 of 50 limited edition autographed, screenprinted poster + anchors
(save $10)
$40 Summer bundle
owl tshirt + just the two of us EP + poster
(save $10)
$25
owl tshirt + just the two of us EP
(save $5)
$20
owl t-shirt + poster
(save $5)
$20
just the two of us EP + poster
(save $5)
$15


Grab your sunscreen, sparklers, and sunglasses cause we are coming to a Midwestern festival near you!
Come celebrate Ypsilanti MI being NBE’s new hometown and party it up with NBE after the show in Ypsi!

sat. 8/7 ypsilanti, mi michigan roots jamboree
sat. 8/14 three rivers, mi fen fest
sat. 8/14 Johannesburg, mi farmfest
sun. 8/15 Johannesburg, mi farmfest
sat. 9/11 pataskala, oh ohio lesbian festival
9/17-19 lake city, mi harvest gathering

way more details here...

april 2010

 

we may actually start calling ourselves film stars.

Hello lovers of all things funny that sound like a good idea when you thought of them and end up being an even better idea when you finish them. (and also welcome new east coast friends!)

We have developed a series of short movies to introduce the six songs we chose to cover on Just the Two of Us {our duo doing duos} in an effort to make you laugh so hard you may pee yourself and to entice you to come to our CD release shows at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI April 24th and/or the Creole Gallery in Lansing, MI May 21.

(get your tickets soon folks...we are hoping to sell them out!)

without further ado we would like to present to you video #1 of our series:

Just the Two of Us (Our Duo Doing Duos) Songisode #1, "Devotion"


Just the Two of Us (Our Duo Doing Duos) Songisode #1, "Devotion" - by nervous but excited



CD RELEASE SHOWS!

saturday, april 24, 2010, 8 pm
the ark
ann arbor, michigan
with special guest joshua davis of steppin' in it
buy tickets early!

friday may 21, 2010
the creole gallery
old town lansing, michigan
tickets available soon!

DUO RELEASE POSTER
click for bigger

 

march 2010

indiana, we've missed you.

hello to the land of daylight savings time imbroglio.

we've spent a month on the road, now we're home and friday we are repacking our bags of laundered clothes to head your way for some good evenings of music, byob and delicious food. that's right, both shows this weekend will not only include the foot stomping, hand clapping, sing-a-longing roller coaster that you've become accustomed to, but we'll be making a party out it.

friday night we're at the lovely and comfy home of elaine and jennifer's, terre haute's premiere house concert venue. open to all!

saturday we up our game in square footage for an indy indie show with folk rockstar pamela means, where in between thrashing, we will be comparing the worn spots on our guitars.

hope to see you out there! it's been awhile!

kate and sarah

fri. 3/19 terre haute, IN house concert 7:30pm $5-10  
open to everyone! // 126 North 35th Street // 812-243-7600 for more info // BYOB
 
sat. 3/20 indianapolis, IN indy indie Facebook event 7:30pm $12/15 with pamela means
indy indie clubhouse - 7780 Eagle Valley Pass // doors open 6:30 - dinner buffet and water/soft drinks included, BYOB

 

january 2010

 

annarbor.com article

little pic on the front page, BIG pic on the Entertainment front page!

Thanks so much to Roger LeLievre for a wonderful chat and article.

Check it out! http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/nervous-but-excited/


 

2009 in review!


Hello igloo burrowers, warm soup slurpers, and cozy hearth dwellers.

As we bring January to a close we have been reflecting on the past year of nervous but excited adventures and thought we would share a few highlights with you all to remind us all of the good times shared together!

nbe's 2009 timeline
  • JANUARY ::: The year began with us hunkering down in various warm acoustically pleasing places in MI and Canada recordsing our love child anchors.
  • MARCH ::: Birthed anchors with little pain and no stretch marks to date
    (thanks to home births and susie our fabulous midwife)

  • APRIL ::: Meeted and greeted with the indigo girls... helped us believe that
    god does love folk singers
  • MAY ::: Celebrated the release of anchors in ann arbor performing with 5 of
    the most talented and eccentrically exciting people we know and the instruments they love.

  • JULY ::: Found the 4 wheeled love of our life in Foxy Boxy our touring vehicle.

  • AUGUST ::: Rocked the day stage at mwmf... torrential downpours brought the nervous and you all brought the excited!

  • AUGUST ::: Said and Done was selected for annabelle and bear soundtrack...
    won movie cameo contest...filmed cameo at 10 PM...drove to Massachusetts at 11PM (sustained a small amount of whiplash and jetlag from all the activity...but no harm to report)

  • AUGUST ::: Filmed our own short movie about our sudden fame..wore sunglasses inside for months.

  • SEPTEMBER ::: launched brand new website!

  • SEPTEMBER ::: Opened for ani difranco in kalamazoo...humbled and speechless...truly an amazing woman, an amazing crew and an amazing crowd

  • SEPTEMBER ::: Opened for ani again, drove 6 blocks, played the blind pig with the ragbirds, drove 560 miles to KY... continued to pinch ourselves to make sure we weren’t dreaming and to stay awake on the drive.

  • OCTOBER ::: Discovered that folk music and libraries are a match made in heaven.

  • NOVEMBER ::: Were selected to play the ann arbor folk fest with iron and wine, ben gibbard and more...found ourselves once again this year jumping up and down yelling in excitement holding each other like we just won the price is right...again...our neighbors are starting to ask questions.

  • DECEMBER ::: Attached medium sized holiday bears to our chest to create a small holiday video in the spirit of wham!

  • DECEMBER ::: Began preparing for our next release tentatively titled "just the two of us" - our duo doing duos! a duo covers EP, due out feb 2010! we'll begin tempting your palette soon with treats.

2010 ::: We stop and breathe and thank all of you for being there every step of the way, supporting us and our music. Together we will make 2010 just as amazing!

starting with joining forces at these upcoming shows! wanna join the street team for free stuff?

Anchors
anchors

Foxy Boxy
foxy boxy



Michigan Womens Music Festival
mwmf

Annabelle and Bear Film Shoot
film shoot


Opening for Ani in Kalamazoo, MI
opening for ani


Holida Video
wham! holiday video

september 2009
09/21/09

 

ani difranco AGAIN! + ann arbor double header!

hey ya'll! we just got the news that we've been added to the bill for the 9/25 ani difranco show at the michigan theater! {get your tickets here! or win them from 107.1!} we are overjoyed to have this opportunity once again AND just 7 minutes from our house!

some of you who already had plans to go to the blind pig that night might be asking, "but i thought you were playing at the Ragbirds CD release show that night?" well the answer is yes, of course we still are! we are a little bit crazy but we are going to make it happen. we go on at 11pm sharp (till around 11:45) with the FULL BAND and it's going to be a really amazing night. Check out the facebook event for the Ragbirds show and let us know you are coming!

you should join us! and if you have an ani ticket stub, you can get into the blind pig show for $7.

In other news, we've had some great press lately if you're up for a little reading/listening, take a look.

 


09/09/09


ani difranco, BRAND NEW WEBSITE, new merch and a fall tour!

hello lovers of great lake swimming, garage sale hopping and out of doors music listening.

the excitement continues to rattle the nbe headquarters. we are bracing ourselves... and all of our breakables.

New Websitenews worthy note number 1 ::: ani difranco!
we are incredibly honored, excited and admittedly a bit nervous to be opening for the awe-inspiring Ani Difranco THIS FRIDAY, September 11th in Kalamazoo, MI …we would love for you all to come and be a part of this amazing night.

news worthy note number 2 ::: new website!
after multiple years of renovation, we've torn the damn thing down, poured a basement, built the walls and shingled the roof on a BRAND NEW WEBSITE.
please have a look around and sign the guestbook! {it's mobile ready, too!}

Love Prevails t-shirtsnews worthy note number 3 ::: new merch!
along with the launch of the website, the new anchors t's and neckerchiefs series "love prevails" will be available for the first time online! we have also included the limited edition "sound travels far in these woods full of women" t's. check out the new store here.

news worthy note number 4 ::: fall tour!
fall is nipping at our toes so we are retreating to the southland in a few weeks! we will lure the chill down after us then narrowly escape its grasp and head north again... leaving it in our dust to never return to the Midwest. come see us!

thanks as always for sharing in our joy, coming out to the shows and yelling loud for us when it really counts.

always.

kate & sarah

 


09/03/09

whew. a brand new website!! it's been awhile. take a browse around and keep coming back for more because i get excited about keeping shiny new things shiny.

you'll see we've added lots of new media... videos, pictures, lyrics, and a guestbook so we know you have visited.

want to say hello now? (c'mon and do it)

honestly, you could spend hours here. it's pretty great. oh and remember to move your mouse around. i like to hide little treats here and there.

feedback is great too... if there is something missing, let us know!

-kate (your humble designer)

oh, the glow of the screen

 

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