UT last week...

I just checked in for tomorrow's L.A. flight. 'A' boarding group. Right on. I was in UT a few days ago playing 4 shows, co-writing 3 songs and recording 2 demos. Tucked in between this awesome relay of music was a blissful Sunday at my sister's in Logan. Here's what it looked like:

Heather's lunchtime arrangement from flowers in her yard.
I swear, this girl could make a pile of rocks stunning.

Autumn loved gardening.
I kept noticing how everything here thrived...

...even my ghetto amp. (Thanks, Austin!)

Well, I guess these guys were the exception
...the delicious, delicious exception.

Heather, Lacey and me up the canyon.
(Photos: Laury Smith. Except the dead fish one. That was all me.)

Off to finish my landry from last week's trip...looking forward to this week's adventures. :)

The Way That I Love You

writers/wigs

A couple of friends of mine are working on material for their band's upcoming album and they were kind enough to fly me out to collaborate on a song. This co-write was *so much fun.* My favorite part:

We were sitting in a circle in the writing garage starting to throw ideas out when out of nowhere Brian gasped, "Oh man...I forgot The Wig."

I thought he was kidding, but it turns out he likes to rock a wig when they're writing. And sometimes when he's going out with his wife. I'm going to pause and say that Brian is hands down one of the most interesting and hilarious personalities around. He also showed me that it's possible to drive while playing a baby taylor guitar. You steer with your knees. (Don't worry, mom...it only works if you have cruise control. I won't be multitasking any time soon.)

So, Russ begins digging through the bin of Halloween costumes in search of a wig and I am completely intrigued.

Me: So, Brian...do you have an accent when you're wearing The Wig? Does it become an alternate personality or something?

Brian: No. Sometimes I just like to be a nice guy with long hair.

So great. Russ ended up finding an acceptable replacement for our writing session, but I have a feeling it didn't hold a candle to The Wig.

(Photo courtesy of Russ's iPhone. My phone is a glorified rectangle.)

I'm headed to UT to play 5 shows, record 2 songs, and attempt 1 co-write. I'll be home for a week, then it's off to L.A. ... I pinky swear to keep you posted.

L.A./N.Y./UT

Happy news: I am playing the Acoustic Long Island podcast this summer! For those of you who haven't checked it out, it's the #1 acoustic podcast on iTunes and it is *awesome.* I'll be heading out to NY to play on August 4th w/Debra Fotheringham and I can't wait.

(This is us playing there in '07. So. Much. Fun.)

I'm looking to play a couple of house shows in addition to the podcast...if you or anyone you know in the area might be interested, give me a shout. There is a fantastic house concert website called Concerts in Your Home where you can learn more about hosting shows. (I just posted my profile here. So fancy.)

More happy news: I'm touring through UT May 14-19th and heading to L.A. May 25-29th! Check out the calendar here. I'm playing all over the place and would love to see you at a show!!!

Hey, Nashville.

I'm killing time in a little cafe until my 3:30 meeting here in Nashville. I always get butterflies in my stomach before these things. I think it's a good thing, though my guts would beg to differ. I crossed everything off my little to-do list before getting here and I'm feeling pretty good.

(I forgot the camera but remembered the Flip. I'm still counting it.)

dress for less

Ever wonder what a $0.49 dress would look like?

uh...yeeeah...probably just how you imagined it would.

(♫ I got it at Ross ♪)

download-a-rama

The EP is now available for digital download!!! Click the album art to get it on iTunes for $4.95:

You may have noticed that it says "Acoustic Preview EP" on the album art. I'm currently saving up money for a fully produced CD and this EP has 5 acoustic versions of songs I'm putting on that project. Every EP I sell gets me closer to that goal. I am also doing a fundraiser on my website. http://www.stephaniemabey.com

(it looks a little something like this...only less squished:)

So far I've saved up over $1,000 (*happy dance* and a giant *thank you* to everyone who has donated ...yes, the website counter needs an update...) and I'm hoping to reach my goal of $5,000 by the end of this summer. Let me know if you'd like to be involved with bringing this project to life!