Well, it's the morning after the My Politic CD release show and I'm still smiling, dancing and  happy from the good vibrations and the good people I spent my Friday night with. For those of you who were there-- you'll know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. For those of you who weren't-- I wish you could've been there. First of all, my involvement in the band My Politic has been all about love; the love of music, the love of people, the love of life. So, putting out an album with them is our love, all …

I won't lie... I'm not quite starving. I can pay my bills, and buy groceries, even if it's tight. I work a full-time job, and as soon as I'm free from work every day, I am out the door onto my NEXT full-time job: making music & pursuing my dreams. Well, I wouldn't say it's a job. Saying it's a "job" would indicate that I was getting paid, and let's be honest... right now I PAY people to let me be a musician in this city. So, maybe it's more like an unpaid internship meant to work you til …

 So, you haven't heard from me. So, I've been spending my weekends and evenings in the Black Hat Studio with the amazing Josh Cohen (It's his birthday today! Wee!). So, you may wonder what's going on, so let's stick with the cold, hard facts about this album, shall we? The name of the album is Storybook. "Storybook" is also the name of the song where I do a kinda white-girl-from-Minnesota spoken word section. Tis much fun. Don't laugh. Okay, do laugh. Josh and I have been working hard on …

I've been a little shy about publicizing this because it seemed too good to be true and much too awesome to believe, but it's time to tell you... or t o si ng it to you: I' M MAKING AN ALBUM!!!! FOR REAL! I'm teaming up with my friend Josh Cohen at the Black Hat Music Studio, who is a talented engineer and musician and generally just an all-around good guy to make the songs you've been hearing from me into THE REAL DEAL . So far, working with this rockstar has been a dream come true and everything is …

 Music, to me, is one of those things that feels like it's ever-present, universal, something unchanging, independent of the human condition, but it most certainly is not. In fact, it is entirely dependent on people. I won't go philosophizing too much on this, because one could definitely get in too deep, but I will go on to say that for me, my love for music is completely tied in with my love for people, but specific people have shaped my interpretation and thoughts on music forever, so I thought …

 Well, today we put out the 3-song Songbird EP that was put together almost completely out of the goodness of peoples' hearts and for the love of music. I love that. I met Aaron, my good friend & sound engineer through the interwebs. He needed someone to record for his final school project for his Audio Production Certificate at Boston University and I desperately needed a more professional sounding example of my work. So, we paired up to put this out for you. He'd come pick me up from work, …

Music continually leaves me awestruck. It has such power- to connect, to express, to move, to define, to transport, to become. How is it possible to get lost in soundscapes? Music takes us places, sometimes alone, sometimes together. It's totally universal, yet at the same time, completely personal. I'm sure scientists have spent a lot of time on music and what effects it has, but some things science can't seem to touch nor explain. Music is my life. It's the biggest reason why I wake up every morning …

Taking the time to look back helps you figure out where you're at... today I'm only looking back at the last couple years, cause a lot has changed in that time and hey, it'll help you all get to know me a bit better . In the Spring of 2010, I was accepted into grad school for Violin Performance in Boston. I was happy, scared, hesitant. I grew up playing classical violin and that had always been the plan, ever since I committed myself to the instrument in 8th grade. It was as intense of a relationship as …