Well, the last episode of $5 Cover aired last Friday night, and so far, life remains relatively normal for the Memphis musicians featured in the series. In this week’s print edition of The Memphis Flyer, I report on upcoming releases by Harlan T. Bobo, Lucero, and Two Way Radio. And today, I caught up with Valerie June to talk about her plans for the summer.
Flyer: Has anything changed for you since $5 Cover first aired?
June: Regionally, people don’t call my phone and expect me to do gigs for free anymore! Nationally, I haven’t gotten any response yet. I have a lot of producers interested in working with me based on my appearance in $5 Cover, which is awesome. One of the things that has really slowed me down is I haven’t had a good recording. I’ve done a lot of bedroom sessions, [but] I need to have a good record to get me to the next level.