Don’t miss my last appearance at Cafe Muse tomorrow night! Well, at least, as part of my residency. Mike will be joining me for some special “East Paris” numbers, and Timothy Young joins on guitar to close out the evening. It should be a folk-rockin’ good time, as usual. See you there!
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Hey there! Just a very quick post for those who may have missed the udpates on Facebook – I will NOT be doing my usual Cafe Muse show on 3/31. We’ll be back on 4/28 with some as-yet-unannounced special guests to finish up the residency.
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As East Paris, Mike and I wrote a song called “Today’s the Day,” inspired by a blog written by our friend David Garcia, and we’ve put it up on Bandcamp for you!Check it out, download if you like, let us know what you think!
As some of you know by now, because you’re hopefully reading his blog, my dear friend David has gone through an incredible weight loss journey this last year, and he now finds himself 160+ lbs down the scale. When I think of people who have truly been there for me over the years (10+, now!) David always comes to mind. He’s been with me at the worst of the worst open mic nights and the most triumphant shows, plus so many other non-musical highs and lows. And now – we jog and work out together, too! It’s been incredible to see David transform himself and inspire so many other people in the process – including me!
If you want to learn more about David, please do check out his blog, and tune in to Ellen today – they’ll be re-airing a special episode about him. I hope today is a great day for you to make any changes that you’ve been wanting to make – David is living proof that you can always turn your life around.
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If you weren’t able to make it to Cafe Muse last week, or you live somewhere far, far away from sunny LA, you can still be a part of the debut of our side project, “East Paris.” Our new song “Balloon”:
East Paris performs “Balloon” live at Cafe Muse 2/24 from Kristy Hanson on Vimeo.
Each day this week I’ll be posting new video snippets and lyrics from the six songs that Mike and I wrote together for February’s RPM Challenge on our tumblr page. We’re going to actually keep at it into March, recording these songs properly. I look forward to sharing the completed project with you as it comes together!
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If you’re looking for a late-night rock ‘n roll play, stop by the Atwater Village Theater tonight at 10:30 pm. I’m opening up “Crack Whore Galore,” which has been getting great reviews all over town and is hilarious. I may be joining them for a future show of their run, which goes ’til March 12, but I recommend you check it out either way! Details here.
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I set up a blog on the RPM Challenge site to document the progress of our new side project, “East Paris” (newly christened so, as of today.) Check it out here. In the coming days, we’ll be sharing the sketches of the songs we’re working on, as well as fun pictures and stories. Thank you in advance for cheering us on. We will need the support!
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Mike and I have decided that we will take part in this year’s RPM Challenge and attempt to write, record, and release an album digitally all the course of that oh-so-short month, February. Which means we need to get crackin’! It also, in my opinion, takes a village to create an album in a month, so we’ll be working with friends to gather additional inspiration from unexpected sources – blogs, plays, poems, drawings. Art begets art! We hope, anyway. :) Please stay tuned – we’ll be creating a special blog just for the project, and I’ll be keeping everyone up to date here, too.
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So, I’ve been talking and talking about the song I wrote a few years ago, inspired by my friend Brian’s battle with cancer, and it’s FINALLY available, TODAY, for you to purchase! It’s warm and fuzzy, it’s about hoping to become a better person with each passing year, and all proceeds will be donated to fund cancer research – so you can feel confident that your 99 cents is going to a good place. I really hope you enjoy it! Click here to check it out.
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Usually the frantic pace of the holidays freaks me out – I swear, one year the downtown Rite Aid started putting out Christmas decorations BEFORE Halloween – but I’ve got a lot going on around this holiday season, and I’m pretty excited to jump in. I’m most excited about my new Christmas song – some of you have heard it live here in Los Angeles over the last couple years, but it’s been recorded, mixed, mastered, and it’s ready for the airwaves! To that end, we’ll be sending it to some of our favorite radio stations soon. I’ll be sure to let you know what stations are playing it and when you’ll be able to pick it up on iTunes, and while we’re working out the details, I can tell you that every cent we make from song sales will be donated to charity.
In other Christmas news, I’ll be taking part in JC Hyke’s Songwriter Serenade – the Christmas Carol edition! I played the regular show last week and had a blast, so I was happy to oblige when JC asked me to play. There are two shows on December 14 and 21, and I’ll be singing a few carols that everyone will be welcome to sing along to. I think my parents will even be in town for the latter, and it’s been a long time since we’ve gotten the chance to sing some carols together, so I’m really looking forward to it. There will be song books given out and everything – JC is not messing around with the singalong thing. Come ready to belt it out!
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I just love the name of this online radio station, “Women of Substance.” Don’t we all want to be considered women “of substance”? It’s certainly what I’m going for!
I was added to their rotation last month, and I’ve been officially added to their pop show, airing every Thursday at 10 am PT – so you can hear “Second Fiddle” to start off your Thursday mornings at WOSradio.com. This particular morning I was very flattered and pleased to find a little write-up of my album on the site as well, as I am “Today’s Indie Artist Suggestion.” You can check that out right here.