Aabaraki, Emily King, & Rockwood

Rockwood 2 was jumping off tonight!

Got there for the tail end of Emily King's set. Always love seeing them play!

And then it was time for Aabaraki to jam!! They are amazing. And Lily O'Brien, my publicist, is also working with them. We love them! I danced with a bunch of my friends.

Chatted afterwards with Louis Cato, Emily's new drummer, who I went to school with - unreal musician, plays like every instrument and perfect pitch, and nice guy!

So excited for my set on Friday at the Duplex!!!

Live music & The Roommate

I was grateful to be in the audience at two awesome performances Thursday and Friday.

The first was THE RISE OF THE UNDERGROUND at Le Poisson Rouge this past Thursday - A show put on by Kimberly Nichole, featuring herself as well as Jaiden "The Cure", Rahbi, Sophia Urista, & Charles Perry.

On Friday I saw Emily King & Jesse Boykins III at Tribeca 92Y. 

Jesse (above) and Emily (below)

Jesse Boykins opened and he has such a cool artist vibe, and the greatest hair. (see above)

And if you know me, you know I'm a huge Emily King fan, and have seen her MANY times in NYC. Her sound is so tasteful. Just destined to be a musician - her voice is so controlled and passionate, and whether she is playing solo or with full band & tracks, she really brings the audience in - and her songs are fantastic.

I also recorded a hook for a rapper out in Brooklyn, went to a surprise party for my friend Andrea Setaro, helped out my friend Brooke Forman in the studio, and went and saw The Roommate twice - kind of a modernized Single White Female. I liked it, obviously, since I saw it twice.

HA!

New Songs & Good Vibes

I thoroughly enjoyed my show last night at Bitter End!

Loved the band - Evgeny on synth, Carras on sax and flute, Josh on drums, Jordan on bass, and Nick on vocals.

Did some cover snippets of Fiona, Bjork,

new songs - "Love You Too Hard" and "My Freakin' Heart" -

Also loved our arrangement of "Seed" with me on keys, Nick harmonizing with me, flute, and synth pad.

Emily King came!!!! (Amazing artist who I've been going to see for a few years now)

Here are some pictures - one with Mindee Anoff and one with Ashton Parson, who both came to the show, and were very supportive.

Pointer Sisters

***I love my students. As I start to teach piano & voice I grow so much....

****I am obsessed with "Automatic" - a song by the Pointer Sisters .... Emily King sang it at her last show....Ugh such a good song!!

Beautiful girls & music

1. Recording session with Brooke Forman, for her new song "Benjamin."

     Really love bringing out her vulnerability. She is a young voice with lots of potential and I do enjoy working with her. She is such a cutie - look at her:

2. Went to see my girl Emily King at her spot - Rockwood Music Hall

WOWWW----- I've seen Emily LOTS of times, but this was the biggest group I've seen her with. She had drums, bass, guitar, piano, keyboard, and background vocalist, in addition to her of course. WOW.....and what a bandleader she is. Usually it's just her and guitar, or solo, or with one or two other pieces. She is wonderful, and I'm always so inspired by her performances.

SO tasty, delicious, subtle, sparse ----

and I was thinking, 

if my life boils down to moments, the moments I've spent at her shows have given my life meaning, because I know I've loved something so beautiful.