Colorado airport

Rach is arranging, Paul and Kathy are Vlogging (perhaps my favorite 21st century quasi-word) and I am missing LA a little. I miss Sterling and Sunkrish and all their ridiculous antics, Mani's Bakery Cafe, Swingers, Venice Beach, Govinda's, Enzo's, Diddy Reese, (not that I can indulge in those whilst I'm no-bread-no-sugar'ing), let's see... What else?

I miss a quiet space to write, arrange, and mix. I miss Jesse, Carly, Will, Kate, and David.

I do, however, absolutely love that my internal clock has completely unwound. I can no longer feel what time it is or accurately guess what day it is. The 24 hour day, the 7 day week, the 30.42 day month, have all been replaced by two measurements of time:

On-the-Road & Off-the-Road

My internal calendar now follows two inconsistant, ever-fluctuating units of time that represent performance and rest. It should probably make me feel crazy (and eventually might) but for now it feels like I've rid myself of an outdated system that is useless to me, and I'm now running on a custom christopher-clock.

Hooray for tour!!!

driving through all 3 time zones!

hello friends :) an update for you!

On May 2nd, we celebrated one Katharine Anne Hoye's BIRTHDAYAYAYA! We had the day off in Cedar Rapids, IA after a great gig there the night before. Unfortunately my camera was out of commission until the evening, but we spent a lovely day in Mount Vernon - brunching, shopping and marveling at some pretty cool chalk art @ Chalk the Walk, a yearly chalk art extravaganza!



Our crazy night in Cedar Rapids began with a 9pm search for dinner. We searched far & wide, for any food of any kind, and couldn't find it. Naturally this game of "Hungry Hungry Sonos" happens a lot on tour, late at night in random places, and we end up last resorting to fast food. Not good times. That said, we had some birthday Wendy's and found these statues on the way..



With full bellies, we headed back to the deserted streets of downtown Cedar Rapids & found the best place in the whole city to be in - a crowded piano lounge hosting a national drag competition!! It. was. awesome. Power ballads, sequins, fake eyelashes, best friends and $4 grey goose shots all in one - what more could you ask for?!







It goes without saying that we had an AMAZING night!



The next day's 8 hour car ride was not so fun for us....blegh....but at least it was a beautiful drive! Iowa to Colorado, stopping in Ogallala (yup), Nebraska overnight. If you ever have to make this drive, don't be hungover & take lots of pictures.













Goodnight from Denver :) If you have friends in Boulder, Colorado Springs, or Washington state, tell them we'll be rolling through in the next days before we spend a month or so back home! xo

tried to stay awake

until at least 9pm as so to stay on a regular sleep schedule... which will be irrelevant come tuesday night. and while i am a delicate flower when it comes to the effects of sleep deprivation, i am always, absolutely, no matter what, completely effing thrilled that this is my gig.

k, g'night.

=)

ahoy there!

in a few days we'll be back on the road and boy are we excited!!!! being back on tour can mean so many things...happiness, sadness, laughter, tears, yelling, long drives, rude flight attendants, long security lines, crappy food, amazing food, songs about grocery marts, haunted houses, motels, hotels, long-lost family and friends, snow, sun, people who love us, people who yell at us to shove off stage....i could really go on for a whole page but that would be stupid.

the last couple weeks have provided us with some much needed time at home to relax & regroup, but i think i speak for everyone when i say we are excited to get back on the road :) it's a lifestyle we only recently discovered, yet have adapted to relatively quickly. crazy to think what our touring "life" might be like in a year from now. home is always lovely, but there's something invigorating about bouncing from place to place, not knowing what or who to expect. even though it all becomes a blur, it's a pretty awesome blur.

i leave you with this - our next album cover, designed by our good friend andy lange (who besides being an incredible graphic designer is also an awesome musician. check it! http://www.myspace.com/andylangemusic)

messy rooms

Why is it that every time I come home from off the road my room is a disaster zone? I'm in the process of cleaning and I'm discovering items in the corners of my room that I didn't even know I owned! Good thing I like surprises :)

The good part of cleaning is that I always listen to a new album when I'm tackling my personal pig pen. Imogen Heap's Ellipse is the choice today cause I finally purchased it!! Wooohooo! If you haven't yet. Do it. Put it inside you. On your insides.

Speaking of suprises. Found one I'd really like :)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/-JamMan-Looper-Pedal?sku=156600
Hoping to score some sessions while I'm home so I can take this on the road and start playing with it in live shows. Am already basing some arrangements around it :) You'll see.....

XO
Rachel

spriiiiiing is coming

Back home in LA for a few weeks and woooow is it beautiful here. The more time I spend outside of California, the more beauty I see in it & the more I feel that I might never leave. Two nights ago we returned from the chilly midwest to 80 degree weather here in southern California...SPRING IS IN THE AIR!!! As are beach days, a lady gaga cover, sonos originals, more US tour dates and some awesome collaborations...like this..


photography by begley & clark


If you haven't already caught this on our facebook page, here's a treat for you :) A sneak peek video of a collaborative project we're doing with the incredible L.A. Contemporary Dance Company. Follow the link below to watch the vid

http://vimeo.com/9394225

"Gods & Marionettes"
created by LACDC, Sonos & David Bridel
music+dance+theater
premiering at the Ford Amphitheatre on June 18 2010. Don't miss it!