Music

Music City

I have scarcely lived here for 3 weeks, and I have already won something. I never win anything! But through a local tapas restaurant, I won two tickets to the opera. My new friend Erika came with me, and we saw Gilbert & Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore,” which was incredibly silly and enjoyable, as it was…

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Closing down shop

I am about to do something that is momentous and monumental. I am about to shut down my original MySpace profile. Ever since I created my music MySpace page, it has been too much work to keep up with dual profiles. My internet time has been inconsistent this fall, and so there have been many…

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How to write a country song

1) Be born with a melancholy spirit. 2) Go out and get your heart broken. Love deeply and without reservation, and do not brace yourself for the inevitable pummeling to follow. Do this as many times as it takes to completely crush your spirit. 3) Withdraw from society. Solitude is best; however, a few companions…

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Please listen to her

This morning, my mom called me from a Borders bookstore in Overland Park, Kansas. As I zipped along the freeways of LA, she held up her cell phone and let me listen to four songs from a songwriter’s set. And not just any songwriter: Lori McKenna, one of my favorite songwriters of all time. Lori…

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Homeward bound

On Thursday night, a long-time dream of mine was fulfilled. I finally, finally saw Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in concert. I’m going to bare my soul a little bit here. When Faith rose out of the stage (in a one-piece, sequined, halter jumpsuit, no less – now THAT is confidence) to sing her opening…

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