UK Tour #1

Oh MAN! Three shows into our mini UK tour, so much has already happened it's hard to even know where to start. Aside from a few minor technical difficulties (as well as the fact that we're all keeping pretty weird schedules- the jet lag continues to crush us all daily), the tour has been a smashing success so far. We've also really upped the production of the show, and it's been a huge relief seeing everything, from click tracks to new lighting rigs, work more or less the way they're supposed to. Phew.

 

We started off our trip in Glasgow, where we had the luxury of an entire day off after landing. Everyone took advantage of our time there- we not only saw quite a bit of Glasgow, but even managed to take a day trip to Edinburgh to see the incredible castle, and, ahem, sample some of the local ales. By the time the day of the show was upon us, everyone was suitably rested and itching to play and get the tour underway. My experience of playing anywhere in Scotland is that crowds are invariably enthusiastic and appreciative, and this was no exception.- we were certainly made to feel very welcome in Glasgow, and it's so fun and exciting to witness Christina's star rising to quickly and steadily even on the other side of the pond. 

 

We followed up our Glasgow show with an equally epic night in Manchester. Since we had the day off in London coming up, we joined forces with our opener Marcus Foster (who, by the way, has some serious pipes himself- I highly recommend checking him out!) and hit the town for some post-show celebratory drinks. Needless to say, our 8am arrival into London-town was far from a pretty sight as we all shuffled, disheveled and still in our pajamas, into our fancy west End Hotel.

The London show of any tour is traditionally the most high-pressure; in keeping with another, less-than-awesome tradition, it was also the one most marred with technical difficulties in the run up to the concert itself. Not only did our monitor engineer discover that my in-ear monitors had been mysteriously left behind in Manchester- luckily to be located just a few stressful hours later- but some general chaos had also resulted in various instruments and interfaces being left onto the tour bus… which was parked a good 25-minute drive away. Undeterred, our crew somehow worked through all the setbacks, all the while miraculously coordinating the filming and recording of the show that night. In spite of everything, showtime itself went off without a hitch, as these things tend to when everyone is working their butts off :) And as evidenced below by Christina's mile-wide grin, I think it's safe to say that the night was a huge success. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going with tonight's show in Brighton- updates forthcoming!

 

Jx

Guess what?!

It's time to get going with 2012 adventures already. I'm starting the year as I mean to go on, which is to say, with ten days of rehearsals with the Christina Perri crew, followed by a little mini-tour of the UK and Ireland. We landed in Glasgow this morning, where we get to chill and adjust to the new timezone for a couple of days, before kicking off the tour with our first show on Sunday. Yay! I'll be updating here and tweeting as we go.

Maximum rehearsal action.

Oh, and did I mention, no big deal, I have blond hair now. BAM!

Jx

Christmas videos? I guess so.

Happy Christmas folks! I'm off-grid for a couple of days. Oh, and I can't stop watching this:

I hope everyone has the most peaceful, lovely Christmas and a great start to 2012. Let's do this!!

Jx

Ellen, take II

We performed Christina Perri's new single from the the Twilight: Breaking Dawn soundtrack on the Ellen Degeneres show earlier this week! This was our second visit to the show and just as fun as the last time. We all felt pretty honoured to be part of the show's last musical performance  of 2011.

Oh, and no big deal, but we also recently played out final radio show of the year, and had a very special guest on stage with us, who goes by the name of Jason Mraz!!! He is pretty much the coolest guy ever- it was a real treat getting to play with him. Talk about ending the year on a high.

Happy Thursday everyone!

Jx

Awesome news to the power of 2

Wowzers. First things first- Christina Perri is the iTunes Breakthrough Artist Of The Year! What great news! This couldn't have come at a better time- after a week of exhausting radio promo shows, and with the entire crew now chilling in LA with the travel sniffles, this is just the kind of rad tidbit that will keep everyone going till the end of the year. CP and her entire team have worked their butts off this year, and there's no-one more deserving of this accolade. I couldn't be more proud to have my bassery all over her debut record. 

Yes. And speaking of these radio shows, we still have a bunch more to get through in th next week or so! I'll be excited to hit the road again on Sunday, especially now that my nose isn't pouring out snot anymore. I will indeed be blogging all events of interest, but just so you know =====>>>> my tour blog is once again being hosted by the great folks 'n' ladies over at Girl Rock Nation. I love my on-going collaboration with these peeps, and once again, I'm honoured to be involved. You can read the recap of our week of travels on the GRN blog here.

... and of course, massive thanks to YOU for cruising by and reading this. Love love love.

Jx