Remember … you can’t effectively pursue your passion casually, which is what happens when you perform or create or work in a bad environment or you spend an inordinate amount of time working on things that mean nothing to you. The right situations will come, as long as you are willing to do all that you can to seek them out, and to milk them for all they are worth when you find them.

Okay, I confess.  I am a literature geek.   That made it hard to resist an offer to sing at a venue named after the protagonist in one of the world’s great fictions.  In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane is said to have been chased away (or done away with) by the Headless Horseman. [...]

There is no latest greatest thing that will catapult a business or a freelance artist out of the recession. There is only brand building, identity building, and quality preservation.

I am thrilled and humbled to have landed a spot with music legend Sonny Turner, former lead singer of The Platters. I have been added on as the girl singer for a series of dates with this wonderfully dynamic and talented entertainer and his group.

It looks like the jazz series at Brendan’s Pub is on hiatus again.

I just officially found out that I was nominated and am now a finalist for a “Women of Distinction” award given by the Southern Nevada Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. The award is for “Entrepreneur of the Year.” How cool is that? I can’t believe it! I am humbled and honored … truly.

So we’ve all heard about Taylor Swift’s pitch problem at the Grammy’s, and about her big win for Album of the Year.  Despite the fact that the Grammy’s were aired almost  2 weeks ago, the level of vitriol being spewed between Camp Taylor and Camp Anti-Taylor is at an all time high. I got my first taste [...]

Something happened last Sunday.  Well, there was the Grammy Awards telecast, and the NFL Pro Bowl …. but it was what happened later that night that got me thinking.  I have never heard so many critiques and polarized opinions about the Grammy’s.  Uber cuber commentary from all corners.  Fans and listeners gone wild.  Who should [...]

Okay fellow chick singers … if you were wondering if something was wrong with your ears while you watched the 2010 Grammy’s last night, the answer is a resounding NO.  You are not crazy.  You are not bitter or jealous or slandering or hallucinating.  You just happen to know when someone is singing out of [...]

Kelly Clinton put on yet another great show at the Bootlegger Bistro’s Open Mic Night, which she hosts every Monday night. Tonight powerhouse chick singers Lena Prima and Elisa Fiorillo joined Kelly in mermaid costumes a la Bette Midler and the Harlottes for the opening number, a parody on Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, with Kelly [...]