Sunday, November 18, 2007

November 18, 2007
Brooklyn, NY

Am having such a blast in Brooklyn and I never want to leave! But, I'm leaving in the morning. Tonight I got taken to the Shaghai Mermaid 1920s cabaret-style benefit @ Superfine in DUMBO. It was AMAZING. Everyone was so talented, with particular musical kudos to Mamie Minch who I really enjoyed. Played a great gig last night with Kim Beggs and Natalie Edelson from the Yukon... lovely ladies. Afterwards my pal Katy Rose Cox's band Shotgun Party (from Austin) seriously rocked the house!!! Yeeeow! Now, better see if I can sleep a bit, for tomorrow is a long long drive. Lotsa love. 

x
  
Pete Harris took some photos of Kristin performing @ the 68 Jay St. Bar in Brooklyn, check them out here.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

November 14, 2007
New York City

Have been in NYC for a couple days on self-enforced vacation. Been totally off the technological radar and it feels amazing. I've been staying with a good friend from high school on the Lower East Side and am headin' to Brooklyn to see my Little Red Hen Music compadre and brilliant songstress Jan Bell for a spell. Have a gig tonight @ the 68 Jay St. bar in DUMBO and I'm looking forward to it immensely. In other fun tourist news, I went to the Met yesterday and wandered around with my jaw dropped for about 4 hours. Was so thoroughly entranced by the ancient Egyptian everything and couldn't get enough! Am currently on book 13 of the Amelia Peabody mystery series (majorly entertaining brain-candy set in Victorian Egypt) and had so much fun figuring out what all the things they talk about in the book look like in real life. Stood and contemplated the huge medieval armour exhibit for a long while too... so crazy imagining someone inside all that metal -- who were they and what was their life like? Hmmmmm. Then I had to go on a bit of a shopping mission. Operation new gorgeous warm outfit. I have to say I'm not so into this whole oversized shapeless knits phenomenon that's going on this season in the fashion world.... Didn't find anything I love yet, but will certainly not quit trying. I heart NYC. A lot. 



Amelia Peabody would be proud.
(more NYC photos)

Sunday, November 11, 2007

November 10, 2007
Monticello, NY

Double-O-Sweetland reporting for duty from inside the walls of Kutsher's Country Club in the Catskills... came down here to play some showcases at the North Eastern Regional Folk Alliance conference. What a crazy place! The Kutsher's Hotel apparently had it's heyday in the 60s as a superhip "Borscht belt" resort and is said to have been the inspiration for the movie Dirty Dancing. I believe it. Did some dancing myself... The craziest thing about Kutsher's besides the hallways that go on and on in seemingly all directions forever (seriously à la Shining- I mean, I have dreams like this) is glory of the Stardust Room. Imagining all the big shows they had in there every night- Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and that whole crew- I had to creep in while quiet & empty to contemplate and take some sweet photos.
Saw first snow of the year too.

Sleepy. 


In the legendary Stardust Room @ Kutsher's Coutry Club

Monday, November 5, 2007

November 5, 2007
London, Ontario

I have finally had some glorious days of rest after working so hard for so long! This weekend I did lots of running about the sunny and windy forest with Raven the dog and cooked and baked and cooked and baked... All the while I listened to my Amelia Peabody Egytptian archaeological mystery audio books (I'm a total geek, I know) and made pumpkin everything-- cream cheese muffins, pankakes... delish.
On Saturday I had an total adventure accompanying drummer extraordinaire Paul Brennan to his gig at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Paul was there playing drums with Alannah Myles who performed an 11 minute medley during the big horse show. They played while Canadian dressage champions Cindy & Neil Ishoy did their incredible thing. It was AMAZING and I was blown away. I also thoroughly enjoyed mingling and chatting with all the fine and distinguished horse-folk. My maiden equestrian event was a smash hit.

Now I prepare to blast off to NY later this week... I really should be cleaning and organizing instead of playing on the computer...

x



A beautiful day in the blustery forest.