Songwriter | Musician | Producer | Singer - Cliff Hillis - news http://cliffhillis.com/news.html Cliff Hillis: news Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:02:28 -0700 Lancaster PA this FRI 1/15, Phoenixville comin up 2/6 http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#15

Brrrr.... it's still dang cold out there! Hope you all are staying as warm as possible, and just so's ya know, here are two opportunities for you to warm yourself with the restorative powers of rock 'n roll! It really works, I tell ya!


First off, this Friday night in Lancaster PA I'll be rockin' at the Lancaster Dispensing Co. It's a songwriter showcase night starting at 9:30pm, I'm sharing the bill with Mike McMonagle and Bess Rogers. My set will be at 11:30pm and we'll end the evening with a jam "in the round" playing a few random fun covers. For those of you in the area, don't be so Amish! Stay up late and enjoy music, food & beverages with us!


Also, not too far down the road (figuratively and literally for me) I'll be doing a songwriter circle show "in the round" trading off tunes with my pals Nik Everett, Andy King (formerly of The Hooters) and Brian Kenneth (presently of Fooling April!) at Steel City Coffeehouse right here in Phoenixville PA. This will be the only other show I have booked for a while, so I'm hoping lots of P'ville folks will make it out. Lots of great songs & stories will be sung & told, it's a night not to be missed!


And there ya have it. Read below for more details & see you soon!




Thanks for your continued support! -Cliff


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Friday, Jan. 15th @ Lancaster Dispensing Co.
33 N Market St
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 299-4602
http://www.dispensingco.com/

9:30pm - Mike McMonagle (Lancaster, PA)
http://www.myspace.com/mikemcmonaglemusic

10:30pm - Bess Rogers (Brooklyn, NY)
http://www.myspace.com/bessrogers

11:30pm - Cliff Hillis (Phoenixville, PA)
http://www.myspace.com/cliffhillis

12:30am — In the round

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Saturday, February 6th @ Steel City Coffeehouse


203 Bridge St
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-933-4043

Steel City Coffeehouse


8:30pm songwriter circle show with-


Andy King (ex of The Hooters)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4TG2EmLbXo


Nik Everett

http://www.myspace.com/nikeverett


and Brian Kenneth (of Fooling April)

http://www.myspace.com/fa


http://steelcitycoffeehouse.com
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Happy New Year Ladies & Gents!


Just wanted to send out a quick reminder that TONIGHT Tuesday January 5th I'll be part of E.B. Hawkins' "First Tuesday Night Concert Series" at
Catherine Rooney's in Wilmington DE. Hope to see some DE friends out!
The night starts at 7pm, I play a solo acoustic set at 8pm.



Also coming up, Friday January 15th I'll be venturing to Lancaster PA for a Songwriter Showcase at the Lancaster Dispensing Company
put on by my friend Tony Kirchner. I haven't played in Lancaster for
way too long, so for those in the area, be there or be square! Hope to
see you there!



Looking ahead to February, I'm excited to return to Steel City Coffeehouse Saturday Feb 6th for a songwriter circle show with Nik Everett, Andy King (ex of The Hooters), and Brian Kenneth of Fooling April. Should be a rockin good time so please mark your calendars for that one!




Lastly, in the "other news" dept there are a few cool things brewing
such as: I'll be playing bass with Eric Bazilian (ye of The Hooters)
performing his "Optimist" CD live this Friday night in Bordentown NJ at
The Record Collector (with David Uosikkinen on drums, power trio
style), and Saturday Jan 23rd at the Sellersville Theater (full EB
band). I'm also psyched to mention that I'm submitting a couple songs
to be used in Alex Pires' Dewey Beach-based film "Mayor Cupcake"
starring Judd Nelson & Lea Thompson. Stay tuned for more details on
that!




Okay, stay warm everyone and see you at one of these upcoming shows!

xoxo- Cliff



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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
First Tuesday Night Concert Series - 7:45pm
Catherine Rooney's

1616 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19806


Hosted by E.B. Hawkins Band, also appearing are Celtic Mishap. I'll play in the middle, solo acoustic at 7:45pm!
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
Singer/songwriter showcase with Mike McMonagle & Bess Rogers - 11:30pm
Lancaster Dispensing Co

33 N Market Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 299-4602


Singer/songwriter showcase with Mike McMonagle & Bess
Rogers, I play a set at 11:30pm & we play in the round together for
a short set at 12:30am.
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Songwriter Circle @ Steel City w/ Andy King, Nik Everett & Brian Kenneth - 7:30pm
Steel City Coffeehouse

203 Bridge St
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-933-4043


songwriter circle show with Andy King (ex of The Hooters), Nik Everett, and Brian Kenneth (of Fooling April).
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It's cold out there... time to put on "The Fudd"!


Cliff wearing the


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get it on iTunes here

or order the CD from TallBoy Records here

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]]> http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#14 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Songwriter | Musician | Producer | Singer - Cliff Hillis - news final Arenas tonight TUES 9/29, Dewey Fest THURS/FRI http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#13
So, the Hillis Bros residency at Arena's in Rehoboth is coming to a close tonight TUESDAY 9/29. It should be a rockin' good time & I hope to see a bunch of friends out. We will definitely be pulling out some obscure tunes to round out the season plus bring up some guests so don't miss it!!!

ALSO, it'll be a Rehoboth/Dewey week for me, as I will be back down this coming THURSDAY 10/1 to rock the Dewey Beach Music Conference with the Fwd Thinkers. Honorary Fwd Thinker Roger will be on bass since Greg M. is a brand new dad! We'll hit the Rusty Rudder deck at the very respectable time of 7:40pm on Stage B outside. Come rock out with us and get home in time to catch yer beauty sleep. And did I mention it's FREE? See you there!

I will also be doing a solo acoustic set 4:30pm FRIDAY 10/2 on the "World Cafe Live presents" stage, which is really just Stage A of the Rudder deck during the daytime. It'll be the sensitive side of Cliff!

Looking ahead to next week it'll be a Phoenixville PA Fwd Thinkers trio show w/ Ken & Greg at Steel City Coffehouse WEDNESDAY 10/7. This is a no-cover "Steel City Sessions" show with Rod Kim & Kevn Masch opening.

Alrighty, well with all those options I certainly hope a bunch of folks can make it out. I look forward to seeing you at one or all of the shows!

Thanks so much for all your continued support! -Cliff

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
10:00pm
Hillis brothers @ Arenas Deli & Bar
149 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
The final Hillis brothers Tuesday night residency show! See you there...


Thursday, October 1st, 2009
7:40pm
Fwd Thinkers @ Dewey Music Conference
113 Dickinson Street
Dewey Beach, DE 19971
Fwd Thinkers return to Dewey Beach! one set at 7:40pm sharp on Stage B of the Rusty Rudder deck!



Friday, October 2nd, 2009
4:30pm
Cliff solo @ Dewey Beach Fest
113 Dickinson Street
Dewey Beach, DE 19971
Cliff solo acoustic set on the daytime "World Cafe Live presents" stage. Rusty Rudder deck stage A.



Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
8:00pm
Fwd Thinkers trio @ Steel City Coffeehouse
203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Fwd Thinkers trio show, Wendesday night "Steel City Sessions" show with no cover! Rod Kim & Kevin Masch start the night off at 8pm, Fwd Thinkers play at 9pm sharp!
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Howdy everyone!


Happy end-of-Summer to ya... although I'm never happy when Summer is
over, I am glad to do what I can keep it going for a while longer...
Speaking of that, the Hillis bros "Tuesday Night Residency" at Arenas
in Rehoboth Beach DE has been extended! We will be there this Tuesday Sept 8th and every Tuesday through the end of the month.
Ya never know what guests may show up, so I hope to see some Rehoboth
area locals venture out now that the tourists are leaving!


For those who can't make it to Arenas (and even those who can!) I
also wanted to mention that before we head over there my brother Roger
and I will be visiting our friend Jared Morris on 92.7 WGMD tomorrow night (Tuesday Sept 8th) from about 7:30pm-8:30pm (Eastern time) to chat, play some songs & of course talk up our residency shows!


Tune in locally at 92.7FM or listen streaming here- http://www.wgmd.com/



Coming up this Friday Sept 11th I'll be playing solo at a new venue in the Wilmington DE area the "Club Bistro and Pub" in Pike Creek (previously Three Little Bakers). I'll be playing solo acoustic from 10pm-1am, hope to see some friends there as well!


Other cool shows coming up include-

Sept 24th solo acoustic @ the Charlotte Pop Festival in Charlotte NC

Oct 1st Fwd Thinkers @ Dewey Beach Music Conference in Dewey Beach DE

Oct 7th Fwd Thinkers trio at Steel City Coffeehouse in Phoenixville PA.


See below for all the details!


Alrighty, thanks & see ya soon- Cliff


la scoop-

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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009


Hillis brothers @ Arenas Deli & Bar



10:00pm-1am


149 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach DE 19971

Hillis brothers Tuesday night residency has been continued through September!

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Friday, September 11th, 2009


Cliff solo @ Club Bistro & Pub



10pm-1am


3542 Three Little Bakers Blvd.
Wilmington DE 19808

First time at this new venue in the Wilmington DE area!

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Thursday, September 24th, 2009


Cliff solo @ Charlotte Pop Fest



8:00pm


EpiCentre in Uptown Charlotte
Charlotte NC

Cliff kicks off the Charlotte Pop Fest and later plays with Starbelly & Myracle Brah.

Also appearing that night are Mike Viola (Candy Butchers), Jill Sobule & The Posies!

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009


Fwd Thinkers @ Dewey Music Conference



7:40pm


113 Dickinson Street
Dewey Beach DE 19971

Fwd Thinkers return to Dewey Beach! one set at 7:40pm sharp on Stage B of the Rusty Rudder deck!

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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009


Fwd Thinkers trio @ Steel City Coffeehouse



8:00pm


203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville PA 19460

Fwd Thinkers trio show, Wendesday night "Steel City Sessions" show with no cover!

Rod Kim & Kevin Masch start the night off at 8pm, Fwd Thinkers play at 9pm sharp!

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"The Long Now" is available now on iTunes & most of the other digital download sites!

get it on iTunes here

or order the CD from TallBoy Records here

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http://twitter.com/cliffhillis
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Just a quick update to remind anyone in the DE area that tonight (Tuesday June 16th) marks the start of the "Hillis brothers Tuesday night Summer residency" at Arena's in Rehoboth Beach. Should be good fun & we'll have occasional guests sitting in as things progress. Please swing on by & get us started on the right foot tonight if you're within driving/walking/stumbling distance!


Also, for those of you in the PA area, this Thursday June 18th I will be opening for Richard Bush & the Peace Creeps at Havana in New Hope. Should be a great night, the Peace Creeps always rock the house & I will most likely be trying out a new song or two. See you there!


And if you aren't able to catch either of those shows but want to hear more information about little ol' me than you'd ever possibly need, then you can check out the podcast of my recent visit to 1520 WCHE in West Chester at this link-


http://soundstage.podomatic.com/entry/2009-06-15T20_43_03-07_00


I had a great time chatting with Charlie Sylvestri & even though I was a bit rough around the edges from lack of sleep I played several acoustic tunes between stories of Chili's Babyback Ribs & tuning John McEnroe's guitar.


Alrighty, thanks & see ya soon! -Cliff


le scoop:
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Hillis Bros @ Arenas
10:00pm
149 Rehoboth Ave
Rehoboth Beach DE 19971

the start of our weekly Tuesday night Summer residency!
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Havana New Hope
8:00pm
105 S. Main Street
New Hope PA 18938

Cliff solo opening for Richard Bush & The Peace Creeps!
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"The Long Now" is available now on iTunes & most of the other digital download sites!

get it on iTunes here

or order the CD from TallBoy Records here

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http://myspace.com/cliffhillis

http://twitter.com/cliffhillis
http://www.facebook.com/cliffhillis]]> http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#11 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Songwriter | Musician | Producer | Singer - Cliff Hillis - news Two great reviews & gigs this weekend! http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#10
Wow... what a heavy day yesterday with the inauguration and all. But
I'm not here to talk politics....

What I really wanted to mention was the fact that "The Long Now" just
got two killer reviews. One from Boston's "Amplifier Magazine", and
one from a U.K. reviewer known as "Toxic Pete". While both reviews are
fairly glowing, I must say I was blown away by the Amplifier review,
it's the first time I've ever heard someone mention that I had "the
pluperfect pop voice". Wow!

Read the Amplifier review here:
http://amplifiermagazine.com/reviews/cds/cliff_hillis_cd.php

Read Toxic Pete's review here:
http://www.toxicpete.co.uk/cliffhillis.html

And as if that weren't enough, the online "Audities" music discussion
group has voted "The Long Now" number one on their "Best of 2008"
list!

You can see it here:
http://popunderground.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/audities-best-of-2008/


It's very inspiring to know people like the new CD, I'm in "phase
two" of promotion since the holidays kinda shut things down for a
while. Hopefully there will be some more reviews & radio airplay in
the near future. WXPN continues to give "Elevator" occasional spins
and play "Northern Lights" regularly on their online stream. Woo Hoo!

Lastly, onto this weekend's shows.... don't forget I'll be doing my
first gig at Easton MD's NightCat (formerly Coffee East) this Saturday
night the 24th, it's a songwriter circle and I really hope to see some
friendly faces there!

The next day Sunday the 25th I'll be opening for New York's "The
Wiyo's" at Cooldog House Concerts in Clayton DE (near Smyrna & Dover).
You can email them through the website below to RSVP if you'd like to
attend.

And there ya have it! Thanks so much everyone & hope to see ya soon!
-Cliff

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SATURDAY January 24th 8:00pm
Songwriter circle @ NightCat- formerly Coffee East
5 Goldsborough St
Easton MD 21601
songwriter circle with Caleb Stine, Luke Brindley & Dave Majerowicz.
http://nightcatmusic.com/
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SUNDAY January 25th 3:00pm
Cliff solo @ Cooldog House Concerts
Clayton DE
opening for The Wiyos
visit the Cooldog website to RSVP
http://www.cooldogconcerts.com/
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Just a quick reminder that this Friday December 19th my song "On A
Day Like Christmas" will be the featured song of the day for 88.5
WXPN's "12 Days of XPN Local Christmas". It will be played in the 9am hour and as the 1pm "Philly Local Pick of the Day", as well as being featured for download on the "12 Days" page at their website.

You'll be able to download the song at their site starting Friday, follow the "12 Days of Philly Local" link at-

http://xpn.org/

Also, don't forget that I'll be back at the Tin Angel in Philly this Sunday Dec. 21st, I hope to see some friendly faces in the room!

It's an early show (Country Ken and I will play at 7:30) and the cover is only $8.00! We'll be playing said Christmas song as well as a bunch of stuff from "The Long Now", hope to see you there!!!

P.S. Some really nice reviews are starting to come in for the CD, the
online blog "Bill's Music Forum" just had some great things to say about "The Long Now". Check it out here-

http://billsmusicforum.blogspot.com/2008/12/review-cliff-hillis-long-now.html]]> http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#9 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Songwriter | Musician | Producer | Singer - Cliff Hillis - news iTunes, Steel City & WXPN http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#8
Happy Holidays! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving & are gearing up
for round two of holiday madness.

I wanted to mention a few things that I'm excited about... First off,
"The Long Now" is now officially available on iTunes and a bunch of
other digital download sites such as eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, and
Amazon MP3.

Here's a link to get it on iTunes if you are so inclined:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293886855&s=143441

And of course if you wanted to get the actual CD, TallBoy Records is
the place to go:

http://www.tallboyrecords.com/item110.html


Also, I am playing at Steel City Coffeehouse this Wednesday night for
the "Steel City Sessions" show. It'll be an acoustic trio show with
Greg Maragos on bass and Tim Kelly playing percussion. Nik Everett
will do a solo set before us, the night starts at 8pm, we'll be on
between 8:45 & 9:00. Come join us wontcha?

Oh yeah, did I mention this is a FREE SHOW? Yep! So I definitely hope
to see some friendly faces there. ; )


Lastly but not leastly, I just found out I will be part of WXPN's
"The 12 Days of XPN Local Xmas". Starting December 8th they will
feature a different local artist's Christmas song each day as the "My
Morning Download" and the "Philly Local Pick of the Day". Not sure
which day yet, but my Christmas song "On A Day Like Christmas" will be
in there. I'll let ya know when I find out which day!

Alrighty... thanks so much everyone & stay tuned for more exciting
news! -Cliff


le scoop on le show:
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WEDNESDAY Dec. 3rd
Trio show @ Steel City Coffehouse
Steel City Sessions - 8:00pm
203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville PA 19460
Price: FREE!
http://steelcitycoffeehouse.com/

"Steel City Session" Wed night music series. Free show from 8-10pm.
Nik Everett plays at 8pm, I play at around 8:45pm. Acoustic trio show
with Greg Maragos on bass & Tim Kelly on percussion!
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Here is the full link just in case-

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293886855&s=143441

It's also up on emusic, napster, amazon mp3 & most other digital download sites if you prefer one of those!]]> http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#7 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Songwriter | Musician | Producer | Singer - Cliff Hillis - news "Ought To Know" on 98.1 WOCM! http://cliffhillis.com/news.html#6
http://irieradio.com/

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