I AM IN FIRST PLACE!! Please take a minute to click-click-click and vote for me! I am currently in 1st place by a smidge! Being the Song of the Day would be a huge honor, and would mean being featured with a photo, bio, and music link up on the […]
The Sensitive Performer’s Guide, #117: Contests
Are you a performer? Do you aspire to light up a stage, to delight and entertain? I am here today to give you the straight scoop about an unavoidable part of your early career: contests. What could be more fun? Amass an audience, assemble an array of performers, and let the cream rise to the […]
The T-Shirt Project, #1: Betty Soo
About The T-Shirt Project: One of my 2013 New Year’s resolutions is to support my favorite Austin musical artists by 1) buying and wearing their t-shirts, and 2) writing about them on my blog. I encourage you to check out these folks, and support music, with your wallet and your heart. For January, I chose […]
Being a Winner
You may be aware that I recently competed to win a trip to perform at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and you might be curious about how things went at the finals. Maybe you know how it went, but you want to know how it WENT. True, I was not chosen as one of […]
Woohoo! Advancing to the Finals!
Great news! Last Sunday, as you may know, I competed with other local songwriters to win a trip to perform at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. The judges and audience chose me as one of four songwriters to advance to the final round of competition on September 16th! Since there are three preliminary rounds, 12 […]
WANTED: Hot Band
WANTED: Lead guitarist, bass player, and drummer. If you can sing harmonies, even better. You must be hot on your instrument, nice to work with, and committed to bringing it to the people onstage. ABOUT ME: My songs are a rootsy, Americana blend of pop, country and folk. My influences include Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen, […]
Summer Saturday Music Series @ Central Presbyterian Church
My superpal Sara Hickman introduced me to the folks at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Austin, and I got to perform there in May. They have invited me to perform in their Summer Saturday Music Series on June 23rd at 7 p.m. Take a look at the photo, which was my view from the stage. […]
Lentissimo
The tortoise. The snail. The sloth. These days, these are the creatures with whom my artistic side identifies. Adagio. Andante. Lento. Largo. All terms that address deliberation, space, slowness. Also, intense presence….slow on purpose. This is my struggle. By design, as a musical mom, I must go slow. Because I have my dream—my husband and […]