Adventures From Paradise: A Tribute to Minnie Riperton

Next week The Decoders are dropping the second single from their Minnie Riperton tribute record that I had the pleasure of singing on. So much talent on this project. Hope you dig it!

Art by Michelle Robinson.

Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles

Last month I had the honor of performing at a benefit show for the Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles! Such a beautiful cause- empowering young women through music education. If you weren’t able to make it to the show you can still donate at:

http://www.rockcampforgirlsla.org/donate/

Performing “Go Go Gadget Heart” on AXS Live

Performing “Go Go Gadget Heart” on AXS Live with my ridiculously gifted band!

Performing “Serial Monogamist” on AXS Live

Performing “Serial Monogamist” on AXS Live with my funktastic band!

The Soft Glow

Thank you to everyone who came out to Cali Hustle! Loved celebrating, dancing, singing, getting crazy with you!

Photo by Cyrus Michelangelo Photography

Next Show Cali Hustle Tuesday March 12th!

Celebrating my bday by performing and partying up with you beautiful people at Cali Hustle this coming Tuesday March 12th at The Virgil. Doing some covers of my favorite Piscean songstresses as well as tunes from The Soft Glow of Electric Sex!

SUPER excited!
BESOS!

 

The Soft Glow of Electric Sex

I must be a mermaid… I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living. ~Anais Nin

Happy New Year (yeah I know it’s almost February)…

Happy New Year lovers and dreamers! Yeah I know it’s almost February! It’s been a hectic month, full of change, adventures, lessons, and TRANSFORMATION! I’m making a point to share more of my deepest sentiments with the world once again through this blog.

I know it can be cliche to reflect back on the previous year but I feel like it’s essential to our growth and understanding of self. It’s also a time to acknowledge what’s working in your life and what isn’t. 2012 was such a time of great change for our entire planet in various capacities. I think it was the most difficult year of my life thus far, but with that difficulty unfolds the beautiful evolution of our soul.

Focusing on the positive, my highlights of 2012 were completing my second project The Soft Glow of Electric Sex, and epic BURNING MAN adventure, deepening my friendships, finishing my certification to teach yoga, and developing the courage to follow my heart even when it’s difficult!

My intention for 2013 is more MUSIC, travel, beautiful creation, abundance, and LOVE.

Love and blessings to everyone in 2013!

My definition of love

We believe in each other. Encourage, Inspire, Appreciate, Rediscover each other. Always growing. Complacency is outlawed. There are no secrets except the ones we share. He amplifies my light. He radiates currents of love. Balance of giving and receiving. In sickness and health. Poverty and wealth. Happiness and sadness. We comfort. We adjust. We take care of each other. Sacrifice. Patience. Forgiveness. Accountability. Kindness. No one looks to the depths of me the way he does. Unparalleled PASSION. We dance. We sing. We play. We share. We party. We go on adventures. We are fearless. We know. We trust. We communicate. We give. We feel. We pray. We learn. We stay true who we are and to each other. We are telepathically energetically connected. I only think of him when I reach the highest point. We are magnets. We share family. We create a family. When we’re lost we we help each other find our way. We have a purpose. We are connected in ways we don’t even comprehend…. #SoftGlow

 

jesus talks to you through billboards, okra, moonshine, coordinated dancing, the art of flirting in the South

Just got back for a road trip with my beautiful mama from North Carolina to Florida. Did you know that Jesus talks to you through billboards in the South? On one billboard he tells you that the truth is through him and down the road a few miles he’s telling you that a marriage is between a woman and a man only. Really.. can we explore truths or untruths of the bible through slogans plastered in huge font on billboards on the I-95 south??? A few miles down you’ll see a billboard for a XXX club or an “Asian spa.” It’s as if the oppression manifests in the extreme opposite. Other I-95 billboards I found interesting in the South: Lock and Load. FIREWORKS!!! Cracker Barrel (dang how many Cracker Barrels are there in the south?) and advertisements for Peaches (yum).

I love how people are a bit slower, a bit nicer, a bit more present in the conversation cause they’re not in a hurry, and talk with that sexy Southern draaaawwwwwwlllll mmmmmm…

I love the shrimp and grits and fried green tomatoes, and OKRA. When I was a little girl I loved okra so much that once at the counter at a McDonald’s I asked if they made okra there. And when told they didn’t, I made a strong suggestion that they should. I was a very opinionated 5 year old.

I love that people actually drink moonshine. And that they’re much more likely to dance coordinated dances together.

I love love love that men open doors for me. I love how Southern men flirt in a way that is blunt but polite at the same time. Southern men make you feel beautiful. They compliment in such a sincere way. I don’t feel exploited. I feel celebrated. It’s really lovely.

I love that my roots are there. I’m proud to be a Southern Belle!  I think I would’ve been too feisty if I grew up in NYC or Puerto Rico. Ha! Though there tends to be bit more racism and some close-mindedness unfortunately (though really that’s almost everywhere in the World just expressed differently), there is also so much beauty and grace and peace.