Milwaukee Summerfest, THIS SUMMER!

So happy to be performing at this years Milwaukee Summerfest! Catch me and my band on June 26th from 5-6pm at the Uline Warehouse Stage. Can’t wait!! Please spread the word and I’ll see you there.

Jessica Rae in New York!

I am thrilled that I will be performing in New York in a couple weeks!

Getting my outfit together last weekend, I decided to take some pics and give some “sneak peeks” for all you fashionistas =)    Stay up to date on my shows on my website.  Maybe I will see you face at the Bitter End!!

Victory for Women

Hey Everyone~

So if you’ve been following my twitter, you know I’ve been working hard these last few weeks! So many things to update you on…A few weeks ago, I started working with Tom Jordan (creative at Hoffman York) on a project, Victory for Women. Tom contacted me telling me about this new project creating awareness for Von Willebrand Disease.  I am 100% for women and the more I started learning about how common this disease is, I was on board. I started working on the song and had it recorded within a couple weeks.  After this was finished, I went into production for a music video to compliment the song!   I am thrilled to be a part of this project and I hope I can post the video on youtube soon!! Tom presented today in New York and I heard it went great~

This past weekend, I had some exciting shows…on Friday, I played Joes Bar in Chicago. I have been wanting to play this venue for a while and it was very rewarding and a successful show~ I have been asked back soo if you missed it, stay in touch on my Tour page and look for an upcoming show in 2011.  I will post it soon when I finalize the date.

After my show at Joes, I was able to hang with my friends and family and I was happy to meet new friends!!  Photos are posted on my facebook page if you’d like to see some~

photo by Tim Hara.

This past Saturday I traveled to Cincinnati for the Taste of Clermont, organized by Greg Althammer. Check out his tunes if you get a moment.  I was honored to share the stage with some very successful writers; Wynn Varble, Kerry Kurt Phillips and Jason Matthews. I was in great company =)  If you’re not familiar with the hits they have written, just google their name and you’ll see a bunch!!!

Alright, Im off to read my book!!  Hope you’re all doing great…if you’re not on my mailer, remember to sign up =)

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Jessica Rae- I am just bad with this whole blogging thing…

Umm, yea so I haven’t blogged in a long time. sorry folks. There has been a ton happening lately so I’ll try and do a catch up blog!!

In June, I was touring a bunch and I got a good taste of being on the road. I learned that the people you surround yourself with on a van/tour is the most important part…a 6 hour drive can feel like a 26 hour drive if you’re with the wrong people. Enough said.

Summerfest was a total success!! I am so happy with the way it went…Im waiting on some footage that was taken so hopefully I can post that soon! We had a great crowd- thank you to all of you who came to support me!

So while writing this blog this tv show, Toddlers and Tiaras is on. Wowee. What an interesting show. I think the parents are the worst part…I just heard these people say they let their kid do anything she wants to because otherwise she has a temper tantrum. Umm, hello people!!! Its because she knows that if she has the temper tantrum she’ll get her way. Gosh. These parents are part of a huge problem– raising a generation with self entitlement issues.  I see it all the time and it ticks me off to say the least. Whew, that was my rant for the day. haha.

I went to New Orleans to play with Christian artist, Charmaine.  She is an incredible talent and I’m happy to play violin for her!  Upon arrival, we were staying at a hotel right on Bourbon street, our rental van decided to fail us a couple blocks away from the hotel. HA! so the whole band jumped out of the van and started pushing on a Saturday night around midnight. oh my gosh, I was laughing so hard! For a reference to the laugh, please visit Rockit Laugh to hear my laugh even when Im not around!! HA! Anyway…I loved New Orleans and I must go back to visit as I feel like I only hit the tip of the iceberg.

What else…today I was hired to “fake play” the violin for a childrens TV show…this was their last episode of 30 and it was a great experience. There was a track of music playing and we would pretend to play it (kinda like a music video). I was a bit hungover today so the kids, line dancing, a violin and a fog machine was Not a pleasant way to recover. HA!

Transition here. Soo I just mentioned music video…Well! My music video is now FINISHED!! I will be letting you know where and when you can see it– soon. You can buy the single “I Could Get Used to This” on ITUNES and my website. Thank you for your support in advance!! I’m terribly excited about this song and the music video…can’t wait to share it with you all.