Tried and True Thursdays with Miss Mini (and other stuff)

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I know it’s been forever…. I know but let’s get past that. I’m here today because I wanna try something. I have a gig on Beach Music TV now. It’s a video show that I do called Tried and True Thursdays with Miss Mini. I play oldies because I love them. Each week I focus on a different decade and play music from it. I also share interesting little tidbits about the artists, songs and myself.

I’ve been having the hardest time finding somewhere I can post the entire shows because of course, copywritten material is used. Facebook mutes them. YouTube won’t even post them at all. So, I’m thinking can I use my website? Let’s see.

I’m just hoping none of this gets muted when I share! If you have a few minutes check me out. I do this every Thursday evening from 6-7.

OK, yes this is a shameless plug but let us fall to other matters now. So much has happened since I last posted here. The band is still working and pretty busy during the warm season. Since we mainly only do festivals and private events now, in the winter we’re pretty stagnant. I absolutely don’t mind that. I like being out of the bars and clubs and not being out until all hours of the morning.

Yeah, I’m getting older. Wanna fight about it? HA! But I have accomplished something that I have wanted for years now. The band is playing the Midtown Beach Music series in Raleigh, NC this year! May 28th we’ll be in North Hills! This series only hosts the best beach bands out there and now, here we are. Take a look at the lineup.

  • April 16th North Tower Band
  • April 23rd The ToneZ
  • April 30th Jim Quick & Coastline
  • May 7th The Catalinas
  • May 14th Liquid Pleasure
  • May 21st The Chairmen of the Board
  • May 28th Miss Mini & the Sandman Band
  • June 4th Band of Oz
  • June 11th Sleeping Booty
  • June 18th Blackwater Band
  • June 25th The Embers ft. Craig Woolard
  • July 2nd The Soul Psychedelique Orchestra
  • July 9th The Pink Slips
  • July 16th Too Much Sylvia
  • July 23rd Spare Change

Last year brought quite a shake up with the band members and I had to replace all but one of them. Anyone in this business knows that band members come and go. Luckily, I have a reputation now and can replace members quickly so we’re back up and running. I do miss my old guys though. I still love and respect all of them. We just can’t work together anymore. Que sera, sera.

I just have to get new pics and video which I will do with our first gig, which is scheduled for April 18th at the Rocky Mount Mills. I’m so excited that I finally get to perform in my hometown. This was another goal. We play in pretty much every larger city in Eastern and Central North Carolina EXCEPT Rocky Mount. Hopefully this will lead to doing the summer concert series here too.

Since I will be posting the show every week, I apologize that I will also be spilling my guts to you all quite often now. Until next week good people…

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Catrese Green (West) a.k.a "Miss Mini" was born in Rocky Mount, NC and grew up in the small town of Sharpsburg, 5 miles further south. She got her pseudonym from her grandmother who nicknamed her “Minnesota Fats” because she was a chubby baby. The nickname was shortened to Mini and has stuck with her over the years. Mini began singing with her father, in a Top 40 band called “Electric Image” in 1990. The band traveled throughout the southern United States performing for many different types of audiences. With the band she was exposed to and performed music from the R&B, Country, Blues, Jazz Southern Soul and Beach genres. She has covered songs by Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Shania Twain, Alicia Keyes, The Supremes and various Southern Soul music and Beach music artists. After traveling with the band for more than 15 years, Mini longed to step out of her father’s shadow. She left the band and put her music on hold while she explored other career paths. In 2009, she began to reevaluate her life. This reflection led her back to her first love, music. She now has her own band that performs her original music as well as cover tunes. She has been touring throughout Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Her new album entitled “Can’t Stop Me” was released in December of 2015. The hit song “Ole School Style” as well as other singles from the album, are receiving national airplay on Beach and Southern Soul music stations. Currently, “Ole School Style” is #23 on Soul Dog’s Smokin’ Top 45 Southern Soul Hits countdown. She has performed at the Annual Blues Festival at Carter’s Lounge in Warrenton NC alongside greats such as Roy C. and Maurice Wynn. She has also done countless club engagements, the most recent being at Deckerz Bar and Grill in North Myrtle Beach, which has won the award for best show club at the Carolina Beach Music Awards for 2014 and 2015. Upcoming performances include the Raleigh Seafood Festival, the Pittsboro Roadhouse and many others. Find her on bio, pictures, video and more at www.reverbnation.com/missmini and on YouTube, just type Miss Mini in the search area. You can also email missminimusic@gmail.com or call (252) 452-1272 for bookings.

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