Musician Terami Hirsch is taking the term "grassroots fan base"to a whole new level.
University of Memphis junior and fan Eric Duerr helped bring herstorytelling songs and soft voice to Memphis.
Hirsch has performed in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York,Philadelphia, San Francisco and San Diego.
The coming show will be her first time performing inMemphis.
Duerr discovered Hirsch by browsing a Web Site that recommendsmusic and buying a CD.
"After I bought her CD I received an e-mail from her thanking mefor purchasing her CD," Duerr said. "We kept in touch over thecomputer ever since."
Hirsch is currently touring with another singer/songwriterNatalie Wattre.
One of Hirsch and Wattre's scheduled shows in Georgia wascancelled.
As a result, Hirsch asked Duerr to get the names and phonenumbers of clubs and coffee shops in Memphis to replace theshow.
Hirsch was able to book a show at the Java Cabana on YoungAvenue near Cooper Tuesday, May 6 at 8 p.m.
Duerr and other fans are handing out flyers to promote theshow.
"If people don't know that she's coming, then they won't justshow up there on a Tuesday night," Duerr said. "I just want to makesure she keeps coming to Memphis. She's worried that no one willshow."
Hirsch's first album, "All Girl Band," was recorded in 1999 overa three-day rainy weekend in her apartment. She wrote, performed,produced and engineered the album herself.
Her second album, "Stickfigures," was a promotional CD for hergrowing fan base.
"I won't kid myself. People listened (to my CD) because I gaveit away for free," Hirsch said. "But once they heard it, theyopened their ears to my other work."
"To the Bone," her third release, changes her original soundwith an infusion of the work of techno artist Kevin Benson.
"I love the confessional girl and a piano thing," Hirsch said."But I don't like sitting still and having to listen passively, sowe decided to give it some beats, some bass and a big boost ofenergy."
