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Block Party Jam, this Saturday, August 14th!!!

Hope — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:08:15 +0000

This Saturday, August 14th, I am performing at my church block party in the East Village. Another FREE show. I go on at 2:00pm, @ East 7th St., between Ave “A” and 1st Ave. I’m really looking forward to this show, because I know the energy will be amazing. It’s my first outdoor show ever, pretty neat to have my first in Manhattan. And hello if you come you will get FREE HOT DOGS and WATER!!! Whaaaaat??!? What could be better on a Saturday afternoon? There will also be kids games, a moon bounce, several vendors and even more performances!!! If you can’t make it early enough for my performance stop by any way, the whole shabang begins at 12pm and goes until 6pm. Another band, Goodbye Picasso, goes on before I do. For more info visit: citylightnyc.com/blockparty.html
I hope to see you there!!

FREE Coffee House Show!

Hope — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:06:05 +0000

If anyone is up for some last minute LIVE ENTERTAINMENT and FREE STARBUCKS AND PASTRIES, I will be singing along with some other great artists at Unplugged Coffee House: 121 East 7th St, btwn 1st and Ave A..TONIGHT at 7:00!!!! Hope to see you there!

The Doves

Hope — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:22:40 +0000

Went to The Doves concert tonight at Terminal 5. The venue was pretty cool. My boyfriend and I stood on cushioned seats in order to see, it was pretty much standing room only. We went to the top (third floor), it was less crowded up there. The 2nd and 3rd levels had V.I.P. sections blocked off right by the balcony edges. I enjoyed it, but the sound wasn’t quite as great as it could have been. Perhaps I’m spoiled by sound of the album. I was surprised by how nice the venue was, especially for being so far on the West Side of Manhattan. They showed videos throughout the whole show on a big screen behind them, it was more entertaining than some shows that just shine bright lights or show swirlies on a screen the whole time. They came out for an encore after perhaps 3 minutes of clapping. I’d guess the audience was about 2,000 people maybe, give or take a thousand, kidding…probably 2,000, but I was never the best at guesstimating. The songs were pretty well balanced between their old and new albums, which I liked.

I scored a free ticket to a show the last week of May, one night after work. It was for The Roots, it was pretty dope. It wasn’t what I expected though, they actually had quite a few guest artists come on stage every once in a while to perform. I really liked the opening band, Elevator Fight. I had heard one of their songs before. The lead singer, Zoe Kravitz, Lenny Kravitz’s daughter had a really great stage presence. It was a fun unexpected thing to do.

I should really start making it a goal to see at least one live performance a month.