Ode To Club Passim 

Ketchup is red

Red wine is too

Winter Campfire was magical

My set sounded like butter.

Okay, so I’ve never held the title of Poet Laureate, but the ode above really does come from the heart. A part of me still can’t believe that I was able to play Club Passim & with one of my best friends, Eric K. Auld who provided me with beautiful accordion and glockenspiel parts to play along with. The performance was broadcasted online through concertwindow.com which was such a cool beans thought to think that people in their pj’s could be watching my set from their futons or on other sorts of cozy furniture while I was playing.

Hopeful Romantics (also known as the show I shamelessly composed a John Cusack haiku for in hopes to spread the word as fast as free cookies) was such a lovely success, a lovecessful event if you will – & if you won’t then perhaps you should check out the list below of the top 3 things I fell in love with during the show before you make such drastic decisions.

1)the beautiful siren sounds of Eva Walsh, Steph Barrak, Laura DiStasi, & Magen Tracy. If I had the physical capabilities of cartoon characters, then my jaw would have been right dab on the floor all nite during these ladies sets.

2)the MC of le evening, Hilary Hughes of the site, DigBoston. She sassily read love letters the audience composed from the best looking mailbox I’ve ever seen (thanks again Dad). Hopefully the letter my friend Kristen wrote to her missed connection, Luke, the Brooklyn barista, will force the universe to reunite them. Then there will be another thing about the show that I can say that I loved!

3)vegan cupcakes made by the impeccable Annie March of annie*rock productions. My bassist, Matt Girard, noted that these cupcakes were impressively tasty for not having any real butter in them. I’m a girl that let’s her actions do the talking, so by me having two of them, that meant I agreed with Matt’s observation.

& this goes without typing, but I always get these grateful goosebumps when playing live with Josh Cohen, Justin Hoffman, and Matt Girard. They’re amazing musicians & I wouldn’t have wanted to be in the company of three other men platonically then these gentlemen on Valentines Day.

This show was a Charlie Brown Valentines Special minus the childhood anxt.

Happy post Valentines Day, rock tarts. I hope the Hallmark Holiday left you all with feelings of gratitude for radio call in shows like Delilah as well as Peeps comeback, debuting chocolate covered marshmallow hearts. I kid you not. I wonder what the yellow birds must think. Anywho, the last couple of days have been filled with music-playing and migrating back & forth from NY to MA for said music-playing, so let’s talk about it!

I reached new levels & heights playing in an elevator at Mass Moca for their annual Free Day. & then I went back down. But then I went back up again, because that’s what happens when you’re on an elevator.

Last Friday nite something really eventful happened in the life of kayln rock. Because of my preference to watch Netflix documentaries instead of going out, that phrase hasn’t been used in quite some time. Magnet Magazine premiered the music video to Alex The Great on their wonderful indie-loving web segment Film At 11. So come to think of it, I did watch something on my lap top last nite in exchange of hitting some sort of town or scene in an intentionally matching outfit. I am one lucky duck.

I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been to have three show dates coming up this month and all in MA. It’s as if the universe has heard my silent yearnings for some adventure and Massachusetts is a very adventurous state you know.

Since my last post, Passenger has been steadily increasing its speed being able to create the opportunity of an awesome phone interview with Eric Danton of Listen Dammit. I remember punctuating a lot of my answers with laughter, so typless to say it was a fantastic experience. To read what Eric thought of my ramblings, you can click here, or here.

& now …show and link time

Mass Moca, Free Day 2/11 

O’Briens Pub, Hopeful Romantics 2/14 

Club Passim, Winter Campfire 2/18