Spades

SPOTIFY WRAPPED SEASON!! Just want to post this and say how grateful I am for who listens to the album that everyone put their love and sweat into.
Sometimes as an artist it’s hard to feel good about what art you put into the world, and I do hope that the music I write and will write is something people can enjoy and relate to. Above all else, whats most important to me is that I don’t do music because I am trying to be something. I do music because I have a song inside me that needs to get out. It’s been the most healing therapy in my life, and I’m proud of it. I’m glad you like it too 🥰❤️

this next chapter I am looking forward to recording the rest of the material and focusing on continuing to write music that makes me happy, and writing what I need to sing. And hopefully playing some guitar on stage soon…. 👀

Love you, happy holidays and happy new year. To the next chapter 🥂

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Based on feedback from a number of our readers, we’re completely revamping and relaunching our Best of Erie voting for 2025! We’ve streamlined and updated the process to make it easier to vote and make your business more visible to the community.

Welcome to the brand new Best of Erie 2025! We want to hear from you, our Reader readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Erie. Whether it’s Best Restaurant, Best Doctor, or even Best Dog Groomer, we want to hear what people, places, and businesses make Erie so unique to YOU.

There are two rounds of voting and the NOMINATION round starts today!

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Write in your nomination now! And give some love to the local businesses that help make Erie the best! 🏆

♠️‼️SPADES UPDATE AND JOB POSTING
The awesome summer show season has come to an end… with that being said, we are looking for new band members to add to the team! Does this look like fun to you? Well, come have fun with us! We are looking for all instruments and are looking to shake up the Spades sound, try some new things, and keep playing the tunes you love 💕

This last show season we took it easy with booking a lot of shows by choice, and to my surprise had the MOST SUCCESSFUL season yet, with 150+ new followers this year, hit 17,000 views at one point (😱), and got nominated for a few local choice awards this year. I’m so honored to have your support and I’m eager to find folks to share the stage with, to write with, and come together to be part of this project. There’s so much more to write, and covers to do, help us to find the musicians for the job!
Love you all. ❤️♠️ Shelby

Late to post this but CelebrateErie was a smashing success!! Thank you to everyone who came out for the show and to all the folks who put this together every year. 🤘♠️ there’s more to see from here… stick around

‼️LAST GIG OF THE SUMMER ‼️
TODAY 6:30 at Celebrate Erie closing the Living Room Stage. Come out today to give Matt Royek his final send off for his last show as we thank him for years of his support in Spades 🤘❤️

We are going to be taking an ACTUAL break (unlike last summer lol) to resettle the band, write new tunes, and START RECORDING AGAIN 🥰 I really do feel the winds of change and growth coming and I’m so excited to show you what’s next. Come give us some love to last us til we’re on the stage again! Pics are from last time we did Celebrate Erie on the living room stage - i think we’re gonna double that crowd and rock it out 🤘♠️