I’ve been a baaaaad blogger.  And yes, I say like sheepishly.

Someone told me once that I should only blog about the music.  Well, what happens when the music has taken a short-lived backseat to other things, like motherhood or buying a house?  Does that mean I should not write sweet nothings on my website during this slow period?  The answer is no, in my opinion.  It’s my damn website, and you wouldn’t be here reading this if you didn’t have some interest in my thoughts and feelings.

I’m looking forward to this show at Lincoln Hall next Thursday (Jan 28) because it’s going to be a great night all around.  The venue is amazing, the other bands are smoking hot and crazy talented, and my band is sounding tighter and looking hipper than ever before.  I swear, we are in prime condition to tour, which is something I’m considering doing before Eliza turns into a curiosity-driven toddler that needs constant monitoring.

Let me tell you, being a mom is AWESOME.  I’m totally cut out for it.  I bring her everywhere with me, and she’s so chill and smiley, so we’re welcomed by all who see us coming.  I got her those baby headphones you see kids wearing at festivals, so I can rock like mad and she is hardly effected.  It’s just so crazy, I never thought I would fall in love this hard.  She’s my everything right now, and I cannot wait to find the balance necessary to not lose my identity in my child.

I’m working on some new music, trying to finish a dozen songs that I’ve started over the last year.  It’s slow going, due to my lack of extended amounts of time with which to concentrate, but I’ll have some new tunes for your listening pleasure in the near future. 

Mark my words.  And come to my show next Thursday.

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Wow, I’m going to be performing original music House Of Blues on Friday.  I remember the first time I went there, I was in high school and I saw Incubus…  They played songs off of Bjork’s Homogenic while they were setting up.  I went home and immediately wrote a song that would make people dance the way I danced that night.  And now I’m going to be playing there with District 97, and I couldn’t be more proud to be the frontman of this band.

The End.

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(This is one of my t-shirt designs, and you can buy it here.)

Guys, I’m way giddy about today’s WGN Midday News performance.  It’s by far the biggest thing I’ve done since American Idol, and I can’t wait to show people what’s up with this crazy little season six semi-finalist.  It’ll be sweet to share my music with an estimated 200,000 viewers, and rock out in people’s living rooms, or wherever the heck else people watch TV. 

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Hi!  I feel that I should reintroduce myself, as I am now completely different, and my life has been completely changed.  I thought I knew all about love, and a human being’s capacity for it, but I was wrong.  I fell head-over-heels in love at 9:42 pm on Sunday, August 30th with my daughter Eliza.  The minute I laid eyes on her, a big chunk of my brain shut down, and I knew that I was going to be 100% focused on her for quite a while.  Seriously, this is probably the fourth time in a month that I’ve opened my laptop.  All of the facebooking I’ve been doing has been from my iPhone, whilst nursing and watching an HBO or Showtime original series on demand.  What a difference a little baby makes!

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