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First Live Show of 2013

March 4, 2013

Man does it feel good to play live again! Last Friday night my band and I played our little hearts out at the Rutledge in Nashville. It was my first time performing at this venue, and I cannot wait to play there again! Here's a video from the show! Click to watch it!

And now for the highlights...

Highlight #1: Miss Keeley Valentino. Keeley opened the night with a beautiful set. She is so sweet, genuine, and hilarious. She has an incredible range and great songs. I had the pleasure of getting to know her a bit before we shared the stage. We hiked at Radnor Lake Friday morning, and after our hang, I must admit, I wished she lived here because she would be my new best friend. She is a breath of fresh air. You must check her out…click to visit her website! Here she is performing one of her songs "The Mechanics of Leaving":

Highlight #2: The debut of my rock star vest from Two Old Hippies. My adorable husband (and drummer) purchased a beautiful vest I had my eye on. It has tons of beading and best of all…metal fringe. That’s right, I told you it was rock star. There was a super sweet gal in the crowd (also named Jenny) from Baltimore who was digging on and perhaps a tad jealous of this vest, and she was not afraid to shout her love for it during the show. I was so proud that my style choices sparked a 5-minute conversation with an outgoing audience member. She was hysterical, which in turn made me look like a comedic genius. Did we give her hell for being a Baltimore Ravens fan? Absolutely we did. Can you blame us? Any loyal Titan’s fan would have done the same. But she took it like a champ.

Highlight #3: My Band. This band is so good it’s just not fair. Josh Van Valkenburg (drums), Sean Weaver (guitar), David LaBruyere (bass), and Matt Berry (guitar) are a crazy solid group. With the recent addition of De Marco Johnson (keys), I think this show went to a whole new level. I was able to lean on them, let go, and get lost in the performance. It was the most fun I’ve ever had with my songs. It got me extremely excited for the future. In fact that reminds me…I need to book some shows…like right now.

Thanks to everyone who came out to The Rutledge. This really was a night to remember.

Jenny