Hope you're all ready for April I know I am. First of all, the multi-talented Brendan Getzell will be joining us on stage at the Diabla Freaky Friday show on April 13. So we've got some very talented artists. It's also a Burlesque show. Frankly, it's my first Burlesque show so I don't really know what to expect. I am told that it's a very positive, empowering show for females of all body types. (Go woman power!). No, I don't plan to be doing anything with tassels, but I will be spinning out some very …

Check it out! They named the show for my song Freaks! (Which you can download here for free when you sign up for my email list).

CD Update -- well, it's like dial-up, but it's coming along. We found an incredible photographer and hopefully, we'll have some photos for you by the end of spring.

Other news: My friends Great Girls Blouse are dropping a new CD at the Hotel Utah this Thursday. If you're in San Francisco, check out the show -- it also features Courtney Nicole and Victoria and the Vaudevillians (also friends of mine). If you're not in San Francisco -- it's worth the drive and bridge tolls).

Hi Everyone, This blog has been dark for several months about the San Francisco independent music scene and I apologize. I've been busy with fuding sources and laying down the basic guitar tracks. Here's where we are with the CD right now: Darrly St. John has finished the guitar tracks and from what rough mixes I've heard, they are fantastic! Broadus has the tracks and we'll be reviewing the tracks before the mix-down and  finish the backing vocals We're meeting a photographer on Thursday to look at …

I'm playing a show in Alameda on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Fireside. More details to come...

I am so glad that 2012 is here (aside from the predictions from my ancestors that the world is ending soon). What I'm very excited about is Darryl St. John is now in the studio cutting tracks for the upcoming CD. We're probably looking at a summer release. My team is thinking of concepts for the front cover -- I was paralized about what I should do -- so my friends offered to take over that aspect for me. Originally, we were going to name the CD "Freaks," but it lent itself to too much …

Thanks Brendan for the nice write-up to the Utah email list: "Let's doooo the oooopen miiiic agaaaaaain!!! Halloween is upon us, so this calls for a special open mic night at The Utah. (doesn't always fall on a Monday, of course) So we're going to have a COSTUME BALL OPEN MIC! Come to the open mic and play a song in costume, play a scary/spooky/macabre/mildly-disturbing song if you've got one, and have a really, really, ridiculously good time at 4th & Bryant! And don't forget about this week's …

1. I'll be featuring at the Utah this upcoming Halloween. I'll be playing with a lot of different people so stayed tuned for updates.

2. I'm going to be playing at Yoshi's on Friday, Nov. 18, with Genn & Jesse. One of their sets will be a tribute to Joni Mitchell, and I have been invited to sing "Song for Sharon". I'm kind of grappling over her Canadian accent as I learn this wonderful epic song (did you know that "couch" is probably the Canadian dirivitive of "sofa"?). Just kidding. Anyway, I am jazzed and honored.

3. For giggles, a live version of me and just my bass, live at the Utah from last Monday!

I've been branching out just a little to different open mics. I'm not giving up on the Utah, it's just that two are a couple of blocks from my flat, and I happen to think it's good to get out of the house every once in a while. So last week I found myself at the Red Devil Open Mic's first anniversary. Even when it's not having an anniversary it is crowded so I wanted to be first in line, and because of that every person asked how early I arrived in order to get rock star parking (which was 5 p.m., by the …

The tracking is done! At least for now. Broadus and I are sending the files to Darryl St. John so that he can add sparkly guitar magic. Now I feel like a kid at Christmas! One song in particular is going to be challenging for Darryl, I think. Listen to “Take Notice” – I’ve just upload a bunch of live songs from the Utah. The song is in A7 (I think it even may be a suspended 7), which I hope Darryl keeps, but on the bass line, I don’t start on the root chord, I start on the …

My latest song ...about people who bring you down!