Wednesday, 4/30 – Woodstock, NY
This place absolutely ruled. The Colony Cafe might be the coolest space that we’ve played in, and it was certainly one of the best shows we’ve ever played. The place used to be a hotel in the 20s and it has this cool old-timey feel to it, combined with the art and photos on the walls making it feel modern and hip…There was a good, extremely attentive crowd who were really receptive to us and really friendly afterwards. We opened up for Willy Porter, who’s an incredible guitarist whose voice and lyrics are just as impressive. It was really an honor, especially because he was so sweet and gracious to us. The whole evening basically made us feel like rock stars, and then we got to spend the whole next day tooling around Woodstock and the Catskills, stopping to check out various historical sites and to take in some beautiful views over by the Ashokan Reservoir. I’m telling you, it’s impossible to be anything but relaxed up there.

Friday, 5/2 – Baltimore, MD
I was slightly apprehensive about this show because we don’t really know anyone in town and had never been here before. But Read Street Books is an adorable place and Chris and Lisette treated us so kindly that we felt right at home. At the start there were only a few people there, but they were extremely appreciative and we just had a nice, laid-back set. There were several people who came late, as we were finishing, but since they came to hear music, I just hopped back up on stage and did some more songs! It was a very impromptu kind of show, and we had a great time.
We ate at a diner in town last night and we were talking to the waitress. When she found out that we were musicians she insisted on getting both our autographs…too funny. Everyone has been really friendly around here.

Then today we met up with our dear friend Tim Young, who’s touring as Jessie Baylin’s guitarist. We met Jessie and her fiance Nathan, and they’re both just lovely. Newton Faulkner, the headliner of the tour, is very sweet, too, as was everyone in the whole little entourage. Tim, Mike, and I basically just walked around the harbor, eating ice cream (and later, gelato. Excessive? Perhaps. Delicious? Of course). Oh, and we had crab cakes. We also explored the Fell’s Point area, which was very quaint and cute. Then we listened to Jessie and then later Newton play, and both were fantastic. It was a great, relaxed day and very nice to see such a good LA friend while we’re out so far from home.

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Coming up I’m going to do a little photo retrospective of the tour up til now, ’cause I got a little behind on that, too, and hopefully those will tell the stories even better… :) Tomorrow, on to DC for a show with some very talented ladies, Stella Schindler and Mara Levi.

Yay for friends in NYC – Regan and I smile pretty in Union Square.


Mike ponders ancient Egypt at the Met.

Super-nice Kris Ortiz from WRHU, where I did a little radio interview the morning of the show in NYC.

Outside our friends’ apartment in Cambridge, MA. Sadly, this is about as far as we really got, because clearly, it was raining. This angle (and maybe the hood) sort of makes me look like a Hobbitt. I am small, but not that small…

The door at the Colony Cafe…are you excited? I am!

Colony Cafe, Woodstock (aka the coolest place ever)

Willy Porter’s soundcheck. He sounded great, in case you were wondering.

Just in case you weren’t sure how the people of Woodstock feel about corporate culture…

Gotta love the Catskills.

Getting warmed up at Read Street Books in Baltimore.

Our good friend and my personal guitar hero Tim Young cracks me up in Baltimore when we meet up…