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Somehow I'm going to get back into the swing of this, I swear.

Quick catch up, shall we?

The release party for The Lights new album "Failed Graves" is this Friday (Feb. 26th) at The Funhouse. The album will be available on vinyl and digital download from WANTAGE USA. Partman Parthorse opens. Oh, and I'm playing, too.

Click here are read what Hannah Levine has to say about it.



On March 4th, I'm doing my first headlining show at Neumos with Siren Sister, Exohxo, and Poland. Doors are at 7pm, so don't be late.

That afternoon, me and the band are hitting KEXP for our first in-studio performance. Tune in at noon to 90.3 FM in Seattle, or go to www.kexp.org to stream it from wherever you are in the world.

My next album is coming along in it's modest demo form (I think we're doing at least 3 songs from it at Neumos) and I'm getting pretty excited about it. I'm also very excited to be scoring a film by indie filmmaker Steven Richter of Portland via Sao Paulo called "Center of Gravity". More to come on that as it unfolds.

Shabazz Palaces is playing Sasquatch!

In the works are new The Little Penguins (who are playing the matinee show at The Comet this Saturday, Feb 27), new THEE Satisfaction, new Coulter, and hopefully a crazy ass art project with my wonderful friend and former collaborator on SloAsions, Phil. Again, when shit starts going down, you'll be the 2nd or 3rd to know.

xo

My Top 10

My top 10 of 2009 just got posted to KEXP's blog. Too bad I didn't think to write anything qualifying my picks.

http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2010/01/16/northwest-artists-pick-their-best-of-2009/

A post of lists.

2009 is over over over.

"The Way We Live" ended up #31 on KEXP's Top 90.3 of 2009, and made DJ Shannon's top 10.

It also got #22 on Sound on the Sound's Top 25 of 2009.

Nice, huh?

Happy Xmas and Drinky New Year!!!

Finished up that pesky Moondoggies album (still some little noises and clicks I need to get rid of) and celebrated my 33rd year on Earth last week. Right after that, I started a day job that I don't want to talk about (but am totally grateful for.)

Whether you're celebrating a specific holiday or not, I hope everyone has a good time with friends, family, or strangers who aren't mean this coming week. If you're looking to hang out with some strangers who just might like you on New Year's Eve, come to Bus Stop for New Year's Council where we'll be ringing in the New Year (and your ears) Britpop style. Suede has won the honor of midnight's song by what I believe is a unanimous vote by our DJs Coulter, Up Above, Buttontop, and me. Come dance/drink the year away and wake up the next morning anew (and maybe with a new friend.)

Those lovely folks (or is it just a lovely folk?) at The Finest Kiss have honored me with a spot on their top 10 albums of the year. Check it out HERE!

My meager holiday gift for you is an outtake from "The Way We Live". Enjoy.

UNEMPLOYMENT

It's been a....year

I did some stuff this year. I released my first solo album and started writing my next. I produced a lot of great music with bands like The Moondoggies, DeVries, The Little Penguins, The Lights, Telepathic Liberation Army, and Black Daisy. I nearly saw gay marriage become a legal reality. I gained a bunch of weight. I was severely broke (no change there.) And I managed to stay alive and relatively healthy. It's been a year.

If you liked my album, you should go vote for it as one of your top albums of 2009 at http://kexp.org/events/topsof2009/Top2009.aspx.

Also, my wonderful boyfriend updated my website. Ain't he great?

Thanks to all of you for hanging around, listening, playing shows, writing songs, uploading, downloading, paying for, stealing, eating, drinking, sleeping, and being there with me this year.

If you're in the Seattle area, you can celebrate the final moments of this year with me and my lovely friends Coulter, DJ Buttontop, DJ Up Above, and other guests at Bus Stop for THE COUNCIL NEW YEAR'S EVE. Should be a blubbery mess of fun.

xo

Call and Response

To this: http://www.click2houston.com/news/21662619/detail.html

I say this: http://www.pinkpistols.org/

Don't be afraid to fight back.

Another November with The Moondoggies

Two years ago, I spent nine days in November drinking cheap beer, smoking Camel Lights, and eating fast food while tracking a total of 23 songs with The Moondoggies. It was our first time working together and I always try to push a band to make as much music in the first few days as possible. What I didn't know was they were going to push back. 23 fucking songs! Really! And to make things even better, we finished them all. 13 of them found their way to the debut album "Don't Be a Stranger".

This Friday, November 13th, I get to revisit this experience (minus the cigarettes.) 10 days in November, plus 5 days in December will produce a brand new Moondoggies album which will include songs we've heard and loved at their recent live shows ("What Took So Long" and "Uncertain" spring to mind) and brand new material I just can't wait to commit to tape.

I'm just sayin'...