lisa's blog

> 05.04.2009

May is proving to be an exciting, busy, overwhelming month already. The record is officially being released June 2nd, and we are just embarking on the real work of this whole process. I feel like I am constantly learning about this ever-changing music industry, and I feel lucky to be releasing a record in a time where the artist has more control over her own fate. However, this aIso means more work. I am playing a couple of showcases that I am really looking forward to leading up to the release, and I have a couple of shows coming up really soon. The last hotel cafe residency show May 11, and the record release party is May 29th at the Roxy. I hope you can come out and celebrate this special event! It is going to be a party. I am really looking forward to playing a release show in my hometown of Lawrence, Kansas on June 4th. I'll keep you updated as more dates arise...:)

> 03.31.2009

Los Angeles can feel like a vast, overwhelming city with very little sense of community. There are so many people coming and going--it is known as a very transient place. One of the toughest things about living here for me has been that I have never felt a part of the music community...until now. I recently went to Austin for south by southwest, and while I was there I spent most of my time seeing LA-based bands and hangin out with LA-based industry peeps. I started to realize that the music community gets smaller and smaller the longer you remain a part of it. I realized just how many wonderful, talented people I know in Los Angeles. There is a community here, you just have to fight a little bit harder to feel like you're a part of it.

Austin was amazing. It is a city built for live music, and it is my favorite city in the US. I go there a lot--it is kind of like my second home. It was really nice to feel a connection between my life there, and my life here. It made the world, and the music community in particular, seem a little bit smaller.

> 02.26.2009

I have been writing songs for a while now…on my own, or always with men. I recently took a trip to Nashville, and had two co-writing sessions with amazing women. It was such a crazy experience—to walk into a room with a stranger, and in two hours complete a song from the heart. I was a little nervous, but it went really smoothly. I connected with these talented ladies right away. It opened my eyes to a whole new way to write music, a new camaraderie. I’ve always had such great friendships with women, and now being able to write with my fellow ladies that share many of the same experiences as I’ve had is incredibly fulfilling. I am now working on a bunch of new songs with one of my best friends, Bevin Hamilton. (Check out her myspace!) We grew up together in Kansas, so needless to say we understand eachother. To write with a woman I know so well and feel so comfortable with is yet another new, exciting adventure. But hey, I still got all the love in the world for the gents in my life. I’m just sayin, thank god I finally figured out I should write with the ladies too!

> 01.21.2009

Ch-ch-ch-changes....the New Year has passed. Obama is in office. I feel like nearly everyone around me is pushing for positive transformation. I read a quote today that stuck with me: "The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more resistance we will feel toward pursuing it." Change is great; change is hard. So here's to all of us pushing through our resistance and creating positive changes for ourselves and the world around us...

> 10.08.2008

so you might or might not know that the song "laugh" is a true story; it was written about a random conversation i had with an older woman named besedka. she and i have since become really great friends. i call her for advice, and sometimes just to chat. whenever i'm up north in san fransisco, i stop by her apartment to have tea and catch up. besedka is now 83 years old, but if you talked to her you'd never know it. she has such a vibrant, beautiful way about her....anyway, i recently finally got a chance to play the song i wrote about her in her presence. i hoped it brought her joy to see that she has had such a positive influence on me. so what was her reaction? she laughed the whole time. she thought the song was great, but hilarious. and so she lives her own advice...haha xoxo

> 09.04.2008

From conception to completion this record has been a year in the making. In some way, I feel like I've been waiting all my life to make this record. I was lucky enough to connect with two co-writers that eventually produced the songs as well. Together, we took a journey filled with smiles, stress, and all things in between. It has been an amazing expirence, and I am thrlled to finally share these words and notes from my heart with you.

Sincerely,
Lisa

> 08.27.2008

I have been thinking a lot lately about the tiny, fine line between excitement and fear. I am embarking on a new stage of my career, and I am venturing into the unknown. It seems like every day is a battle between being scared or excited about all of the possibility and uncertainty I face. I think anytime we venture into new realms and are brave enough to take risks, it is natural to feel fear. The trick is not letting that fear take you over. One of my best friends says that change is uncomfortable. Anytime you are willing to take a leap in your life and make a change, it is going to be uncomfortable for a while. But at the end of that brave road are great rewards. So today, I choose to be excited, and NOT scared.

> 07.18.2008

so i went to see feist last night, and i decided i wanna be kinda like her when i grow up...hahaha. she is relaxed, confident, calming, beautiful, and her harmonies were amazing! the crowd was peaceful yet attentive. i forget sometimes how important it is to go see shows like this...it always reminds me of the pure reason that i want to do this: to share love and music with others. being in the audience or on stage is much the same-positive energy is shared from both directions; it is a much needed breath from the stresses of everyday life.