As I write this on a Tuesday evening, I haven't slept since Sunday night (nor am I tired!) Shawnee and I had a whirlwind tour of LA and then a marathon drive to Austin, Texas, where I now live. I managed to avoid being arrested at the border crossing in El Paso (which is a too ridiculous to recount in detail) and now here I sit, waiting for Shawnee and William to return from band practice.
While I haven't even begun to process the information received and depth of connections made at the TAXI conference for independent musicians, I want to at least give you a taste of our AMAZING weekend by sharing photos and music by our lovely musical friends.
Ms Shawnee Kilgore, my travel companion, wise sister, kind hearted and compassionate lover of everyone, and one of the best song-writers I have ever heard. http://shawneekilgore.blogspot.com/p/songs.html)
During our weekend in LA, we stayed with our rock star friend Willow in his beautiful apartment near Griffith Park. After spending long days at the TAXI conference we came home and rocked late night with Willow (and also ate his ice cream and snuggled in his bed...he is a perfect gentleman, despite his dangerous good looks.)
The first day of the conference I fell in love with Austin Ellis, a heart-centered, compassionate, and joy-filled musician who also happens to look like Jacob from Twlight. It is impossible to see him play music and hear his amazing voice and not love him forever. Check him out. . . he is a rising star for sure.
Shawnee and I fell in love with 3 other musicians this weekend, and pretty much holed up in a hotel room with them during breaks and had some lovely songwriter circles and laugh-gasms.
The first of these lovely men is Adam Smith, one of the most fabulous, positive, inspiring, and stylish people I have ever met. He wrote a rocking song for suicide prevention among queer youth (which devotees will recall is also a big passion of mine). He is one of the most soulful people I have ever met, and we instantly connected on a deep level. One of my conference highlights was singing along with him on a grand piano. And making funny faces.
Check him out: http://www.adamsmithmusicart.com/
The next musician we love is PK Gregory. He sang me a crude honky tonk song about some crazy lovings "down at the Starlight Motel" and won my heart a thousand fold. LOVE HIM. And I can't wait to meet his wife and daughter of whom I have heard the most amazing stories.
The last man we fell in love with is Saith. What can I say about Saith? He teaches yoga, is a massage therapist, has the cutest son ever, and sings like an angel. One of my conference highlights was being super goofy with this lovely man, running around like teenagers, and singing along with his songs I had never heard before (my favorite being "Now Is the Time"). He has a rocking album with TWO disks! I have a copy myself and highly recommend that you buy a copy as soon as possible. Really. He is so soulful and spiritual and real. . . I love him! http://www.saithmusic.com/
My heart is filled with love and gratitude for these beautiful souls. Namaste!
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