Happy Valentines Day!

So yah, we're not great at blogging on the road. We always talk about great ideas and then are tired from the road. We promise to work on this and bring to you readers (all 16 of you...?) some classic Sonos shenanigans (Sonoshenanigans) soon! The backlog of useable material includes stories about:

-Paul losing the rental van; finding it; then breaking it; then fixing it for $28
-getting lost in Kentucky at 2am... on empty
-Jess getting hit on by Santa at LAX
-the Russian guy who changed his flight just to hear us in London
-our sold out show in Seattle and the debaucherous costume party that followed
-rehearsing/vocal jamming with the LA Contemporary Dance Company
-Ben saying he'd "slice your tits off" on stage*
-Drunk Scottish Heckler

So many more. But we're leaving NYC on our way to Boston. In the car will commence our first annual Sonos Valentines Day Celebration. We all bought candy and cards like 3rd graders and plan on exchanging them tonight. Cuz we're rock stars.

In the mean time, here's a quick video from our rehearsal with Young @ Heart. So many stories from this day. And so many videos on the way.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=945555766526&ref=mf


*He was following orders

Bad movies that you love

Sonos is sitting in "Souper Bowl" in Amerst, MA, trying to think of movies that we know totally suck, but that we love.

A list from Kathy Hoye to follow...
=)

Help

So...I'm a kind of addicted to tetris. And let's be honest, who isn't? I mean, I'm just saying I'm spending a shit ton of time in the car...perfect time for tetris. Do me a solid and let me know how to get it on my phone.
Love you mean it!
Mmmmkaaaay, byeeee!
Bachel

Life is Better with Music

I exited the Circle Line tube station with Cornish pasty in hand. Under my arms hung a box of cds and a pedal board, journeying with me to gig number two of our London leg. My iPod shuffled its way from Turnpike Lane thirteen stops to South Kensington and waited with me the six or seven minutes I stood in the cold awaiting my train. We had reached our pinnacle point; intellectually I leapt from the hurried tunnel out into the busied light of day. High Street Kensington was bustling: lanes of scurrying traffic, double decker buses pushing their right of way through; sidewalks of shoppers and well-to-doers; store fronts aglow with earnest yearning; and finally, me. And my iPod. Oscar Peterson’s “Fly Me To The Moon” began. The perfect serenade to the beginning of a lovely day. Despite the rush around me – the honking horns, the foot steps and the chatter – I found peace. My hands were full, my feet sore and tired, hunger pangs begging me to eat the pasty, and yet I was serene. I had a soundtrack. My life was larger than simply because I was being accompanied. My heart was full of song indeed, as were my ears. Perhaps they’re one in the same. I am in London to create music. I could not ask for a better life.



*Video from Sundance 2010

snuggled up in the airport

There are two things I cannot do. Control the weather and fly airplanes. Ahhh must add to my to do list.

So the six of us are sitting on the floor @ the Burbank Airport (weather delays in LA???) wishing we were en route to Vegas where we would then toast to a safe flight, waste money on the slots in the terminal and hop on another flight to snowy Salt Lake City for two gigs at Sundance!! Instead we're waiting in the airport....an activity that transcends time and space, where only the most pleasant emotions swirl around in the air...anxiety, anger and boredom. Did I mention boredom?

In all seriousness, we are in great spirits :) I really just wish I had a pink Snuggie right now.



** Disclaimer: This Snuggie is not mine...though I wish it was!! Why do they get such a bad rap? They are amazing. This Snuggie was generously provided by Ben's brother Lincoln who we stayed with in DC, and as he pointed out, it's really just a robe worn backwards. Duh. I want one.

hyperbrunette1111

giving a heart-felt shout-out to this gal for rocking a music video to our track.

thanks lady! =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddiWFED02yY