You know when you’re getting sick and you have that day before that warns you about the cold that’s coming? You feel something funny in your throat, or you’re just completely exhausted… Well, I missed that warning day, and woke up the day of my show in Nashville with absolutely no voice. This show was a big one for me. Tons of industry, Tons of music supervisors… This was the show that I needed to KILL.  I woke up in a panic. I went to the grocery store right away and got the most hippie things I could find. Throat coat, Entertainer’s Secret Throat Spray, Honey, EmergenC, this nasty healthy drink, I forget what it was called… and I just stayed in bed all day. I took tons of aspirin to take the swelling out of my vocal chords, slept all day, and prayed for my voice to come back. At   sound check 3 hours away from the show, still no voice. My band had to basically sound check with out me. I was freaking out. We got back to the hotel room, and thanks to LOTS of Throat Coat tea, I was able to warm up my voice and there was a little something there. Not much, but there was some hope for me. I had my face in a steam mask and my heart was pounding  hours before the show. I was so scared that I would embarrass myself, that I wouldn’t be able to sing, or I would crack on the high notes. I’m a perfectionist when it comes to my vocals, and this was driving me crazy. On the way to the show, I realized I NEED to gargle apple cider vinegar. I knew that would be a huge help. We did not have time to do this, but I convinced my band it was a MUST. The first grocery store we came to was Closed… at 7:30. Who does that? Then, we found this hippie store that was closing, but my violinist, David, ripped open the doors and yelled “This is an emergency!” Pretty dramatic, but it got the job done! I got my apple cider vinegar, and was gargling and spitting it out the window. Not my most attractive moment. We got to the venue 10 minutes before my show started. I was so nervous. I got on stage to play, opened my mouth and my voice was there! A straight up miracle. I was so excited to have my voice back, that I sang the Sh*t out of my songs. It was amazing. It felt so good. I’ll never forget that show. I made some great connections and some new friends there. I can’t wait to see what comes out of that show. Oh, and if you ever lose your voice and need advice come to me, I figured out the perfect combo to get a voice back when you’re really REALLY sick.

So on this last tour, we got to play Good Morning Texas, the ABC morning news show. Pablo Francisco, the comedian of a million voices, was on the show as well. He came up to me, and I got to talk to him for a while. He seemed really cool, and invited my band to see his stand up show the next day. But he did end our convo at ABC by giving me a $50 bill and telling me about this amazing topless bar I had to go to. Seriously. After we performed on the show, Kat Kora from Iron Chef made us breakfast. Seriously. It was a good day. We miss you Texas, but we do not miss that heat.

Wow… A lot is going on right now. The band and I just pulled an all nighter from LA to Dallas. We left LA at 9 am yesterday  and got into Dallas at 4 pm the today. That was rough, but it’s so nice to be back on the road again with my best friends. Our first show is in Dallas tomorrow morning for the WFAA morning news show. We’ll be rockin out at 8 am tomorrow morning. It’s gonna be crazy. We’re also gonna be playing at Opening Bell Coffee tomorrow night. Then were off to San Antonio and Austin! We unfortunately had to cancel our Houston show, so for all of you that were coming to Houston, I hope you can make it to another Texas date!  After we blaze through Texas, we’re heading out to Nashville for a show and some writing sessions. I can’t wait to get back to writing. I’ll be working with one of my all time favorite writers, James Slater. We wrote “Beautiful Day,” “Every Heart” and “Mama” together. He’s my soul brother! We also just released a few new tracks on My Personal Sky! You can check out the whole album at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-personal-sky/id370930918

We  have a new store on the website! You can now order autographed CDs from www.sarahaze.com

Please visit the store section of the website to pick one up! 

Oh and last but not least, I decided to get in touch with my darker side and died my hair dark brown. I hope you like it! You can check out some pics on my facebook page. I just needed a change, and I actually really like it! Scarlett Johanson inspired me, I hope that’s not totally lame, but she just looks so damn good with dark hair! Anyways, please check out the store, the new songs on iTunes, the tour dates and my new look! I freakin love you and I hope to see you at a show soon!

Love love,

Sara