A Word on the Song:
All this year so far I’ve been doing a monthly “voting” concert where I pass ballots out to the audience and literally have them vote on which of the unreleased tunes I’m playing Continue reading ““Sugarfree” at Wonka Sound”
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2017 Annual New England Tour
I’m pleased to announce some dates coming up next week…
“The Ballad of Cooper Young” at The Donkey Den
A Word on the Song:
I did a house concert for my friends and built a little tour around it to make some extra cash. At one of these extra gigs a woman wielding a wine glass approached me and said Continue reading ““The Ballad of Cooper Young” at The Donkey Den”
“Poor Tom” at Holiver Productions
A Word on the Song:
I was honestly surprised when this song won the popular vote — I wrote it a long time ago (I think I woke up from a dream Continue reading ““Poor Tom” at Holiver Productions”
“Bad Book” at The Chalet
A Word on the Song:
After writing this song I realized it said much more about me than about the subject. We are obliged to love the moments when our own art—over which we thought we had the control—teaches us where we are failing at being a human, Continue reading ““Bad Book” at The Chalet”
“All the Time” with Nostalgia Media
A Word on the Song:
My favorite story about this song (and there are a LOT of stories about this song) is the last line of the bridge. Traditionally, the last line of the bridge of a novelty song like this is the MONEY line, and when I first wrote it in 2012 I used a line I knew was a placeholder Continue reading ““All the Time” with Nostalgia Media”
“Anywhere I Be” at Woodworks Recording Studio
A Word on the Song:
I was living in Boston when I received my invitation to Captain and Clark’s wedding in Leavenworth, WA. On the plane ride over I realized I had not budgeted for a wedding gift for them. So between the flight, the drive, and the stay, I Continue reading ““Anywhere I Be” at Woodworks Recording Studio”
“Ode to the Causeless Generation” at Steinhenge
A Word on the Engineer:
Joel and I have worked together in many capacities from music licensing to performing to chicken wrangling, so it was a treat to be in the studio of a friend Continue reading ““Ode to the Causeless Generation” at Steinhenge”
“Don’t Move” at Studio P
A Word on the Producer: My friend Eric Schwartz, I’ll have you know, is a substantial artist in his own right. An excerpt from his bio states, “Schwartz is possibly the only artist in the history of the world to get raves from Gloria Steinem and Hustler Magazine.” A celebrated juxtapositioner, a purveyor of the best muppet energy Continue reading ““Don’t Move” at Studio P”
“The High Dark Rise” at Sonic Boom Room
This Appalachian waltz lent itself to mass amounts of devastating mountain estrogen.
A Word on the Band: Back in November, Sugar in the Gourd, an all-girl string band in LA, asked if I could sub short notice for one of their members, which I did with relish since I so infrequently get to play music with other women. The success of that evening Continue reading ““The High Dark Rise” at Sonic Boom Room”
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