And so it goes…

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:40:25 +0000

July has sprung, and with it fireworks, the Tour de Lance (er, France), lots of swimming and the end of my time in the desert…I’ve had a lovely couple of weeks out here in Tucson–baking, writing, walking, swimming, playing shows and playing with my pup…All good things. I’m swinging out to New Mexico this weekend to play a house concert in Las Cruces, then I’ll be swinging back to my little house in West Hollywood. With that comes more shows, YouTubes, a quick trip to Spain and then back on tour in the Great North in September! Yippee! Here are a few of my favorite sights from the last few days for you…xox

Ka-BOOM! 4th of July...

Sha-ZAM! Nectarine pie oh my...

Hoo-WEE! That's a pretty sky.

Wasting away again in…

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:12:53 +0000

Wasting away again in the desert heat is what I’m doing. No, I haven’t stepped on any pop tops that would blow out my flip flops, but it’s plenty hot and dry and dusty and I could use a good margarita. Instead, today I settled for a lime popsicle. Not at all the same thing…

I have come here to Tucson to build up the need-to-write pressure in me…This will eventually bubble over into an incredible rush of productive brilliance! Or, that’s my hope. So far I’ve been staving it off by watching the entire 2nd season of True Blood (shamelessly hooked), and re-reading The Razor’s Edge for the umpteenth time. And swimming. Well-rounded? You bet.

This weekend I’m looking forward to fireworks and maybe some cherry pie (insert dated Warrant reference here), and next weekend I’m off to New Mexico to play at the famous Las Alturas House Concert Series!! Yippee! Then it’s back to LA with my folder full of new songs.*
*(Subject to having written anything.)

No pics for now. I’m at a starbucks with limited wi-fi and some guy behind me is sucking on his iced carmel whipped frappu-macchi-mocha-fudgecicle-latte with a really really annoying enthusiasm. I’m outta here kids…Happy swoosh bang boom the 4th of Kapow!! xox

Aaaaand Scene!

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:38:13 +0000

Well that went by fast. Tour done. Hands washed. Laundry in the laundry machine…Suitcase, er, well, still out. But I’ve only been back a day!

First I’d like to thank each and every person in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for making this such a beautiful trip. I had 8 wonderful shows, drank water gravity-fed from glaciers, drank too many microbrews, hiked with my puppy, saw some disturbing mating rituals in one bar, and generally got very inspired. Yay. Pics tell part of the story…

Look at those socks! I mean mountains!

Just another 4 star hotel...

Are you kidding me? This is REAL?!

Church of rock: Alberta St. Pub in Portland, OR.

Singing is what I do, it's true...

Bellingham, WA: pre-show walk...

Summertime in Seattle! Get the sunblock out!

If music doesn't work out, there's always meat cutting...

More pics to come…Stay tuned!! And thanks again for all the support up there!!

Microbrews…

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:14:39 +0000

I am gearing up for my Pacific Northwest Tour by drinking as much beer as possible. Just kidding. I could drink WAY more beer than I am right now. Err…What I mean is, I’m practicing my guitar a lot, coming up with different sets, taking time to do yoga in anticipation of driving about 4,000 miles. That sort of thing. I’m getting super excited!! If you’re in the Great North, or know someone who is, won’t you come join me? Or tell them to join me? Guilt them into it–I’m a big fan of that! Once again, kidding.

Tour Time!

Let’s see, in other news I’ve just discovered a song by Citizen Cope that I love. I know what you’re thinking: Citizen Cope? But Sarah, you’re not a white boy in college with dreds! No, it’s true, I’m not. But I live outside the box, folks! It’s called “Bullet and a Target” and I super duper dig it.

That’s the news for now…Enjoy this beautiful Tuesday wherever you are…Love and kisses!

May Play…

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:30:15 +0000

It’s been a wonderful May so far…The weather is gorgeous, I’m hiking with my pup once or twice a week, the beautiful strange purple sticky jacaranda trees are coming into bloom, and I’ve got a tour coming up in a few weeks in the Pacific Northwest. I did this a couple years ago and had a blast! Thought it might be time for another because I have a new album and all. Plus I like microbrews. And cheap motels. And my left arm could use a good tan. Haha.

To that end, I thought that along with practicing I should probably get some new music to get inspired! Sounds like a job for…Amoeba Records!! Amoeba is my favorite record store ever, except for Waterloo in Austin and that’s in Austin and I’m not there. Amoeba is also one of the last record stores still standing, so it’s practically a historical monument. I spent a good part of last Sunday perusing and buying lovely used copies of Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Howard Jones (don’t laugh–okay, laugh), Maurice Chevalier and some Beethoven. Ahhh…

Records!!

Arty basket shot...

I now have the most interesting mashups stuck in my head: it starts something like, Dun Dun dun DUNNNNN, from Beethoven, then goes, “Let’s Dance…” and “Oooh Baby baby, it’s a wild world…” followed by a bunch of French that I don’t understand because I only understand French in my dreams…

All right then, back to practicing for my solo show next week at Room 5 and my Pacific Northwest tour!! More news soon…