our fav food on tour

There have been some highlights.....


But the winner is the SWEET POTATO PUFFS at TOLLY HO in LEXINGTON, KY.

Sweet potato tater tots.... Need I say more???

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almost ran out of gas in kentucky

check this video out!

         .... but we didn't.
                     (the please, please me pulls through again.)




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In the Stu stu studio

Very exciting news....

We've gotten the band in the studio.

The first song is done & you can hear it on our fanpage -- www.facebook.com/thePleasePleaseMe.
(Existing fans must click the "R" Bandpage tab. New folks must click "like" to access the tune.)

But here in blog-land, I'm gonna take you a bit into how the studio of being in a process works.

The tune we started with is...
There Must Be Something I Been Dreamin'

It's an ode to living a life when you feel like you're underwater, you're there but not there, you see/feel that thing around you but it's just out of reach.

For me, for many of you reading no doubt, this was about having a creative vision, but being trapped in a job, a box, a world where that painting, song, show, life you crave might as well be on Mars.

For the longest time, this song existed as a chant, a feeling, the ah ah melody you hear at the beginning, but I couldn't put words to it.

This spring, I went into the hole w/ Mark Addison to start seeing what we could do with it. Mark plays bass, keys, guitar -- like a maniac -- & makes a mean drum loop. With me singing, playing guitar & them drums over the programmed beats, we started building a framework one sound at a time.... we could almost create a whole track.

Almost.

It ain't magic - it ain't ready - it ain't seeing the light of day without my secret wea

pons, Alissa Schram on cello & piano and Dave Gironda on trumpet & bells.

The result is a menagerie of horn 'n cello duets, harmonies which fall somewhere between Edward Sharpe, Fleet Foxes, Mazzy Star.

Some photos & video for you. I can't describe the feeling of sitting back and watch Mark, Alissa & Dave hum, sculpt, mess around, stack triads, build harmonies 'til what was a pretty good song started soaring. It's like taking a mountain and making it into a volcano.

Here they are layering a piano, bellos & voices onto the bridge. To those of you music lovers who haven't ever been part of the recording process, it's wild. Put on your headphones and enjoy the ride.

Reminder: you can hear the finished recording of There Must Be Something I Been Dreamin' at www.facebook.com/thePleasePleaseMe. Just be sure to click on the BandPage tab.



We'll be giving you many more chances to glimpse into the making of this music. Soon, we're launching a Kickstarter campaign to get together the money to finish these songs. The result will be 2 ep's called Turn it ON, Turn it OFF. Please stay w/ us for the ride.

ps-- If you don't know Mark Addison, he's a fixture here in Austin. He's recorded & produced the Band of Heathens, Matt the Electrician, Patrice Pike, Freedy Johnston, Jess Klein and mo'.

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SxSW!

My southby ssssucked last year.

My Aunt Dot died. My scooter (which belonged to a friend in Nicaragua) was towed & took some fancy forgery to free. My best friends from New York came but I'd just started this crappy waitressing job & couldn't hang. I had a wristband & hardly got to use it.

I missed all my fav artists. I'd just moved to Austin & didn't have a band yet... or gigs. I had to sit there & absorb the noise assault while riding down 6th St. every day to shitty job.

But this year I vowed it would be different. And it will!
The Please, Please Me have been on a tear... & there are no signs of slowing down. So get ready for our SxSW assault.


1) Friday, March 19, 7pm, Botticelli's
The full band will take it to Austin's prettiest wine garden, right on South Congress across the streets from Jo's Coffee in case you need a pick-me-up

2) Saturday, March 20, 2:30pm, Rethink Pop Music Showcase
At Chupacabra, run by Couch Professor Entertainment, 400 East 6th St. by Trinity

The Couch Professor crew's got their shakin' booties on the pulse of everything hip & rockin' in Austin these days. Party line up's here.

3) Monday, March 22, 1pm, Waterloo Records @Airport
... And they all go home. If you're killing time at the airport (& you should get there early - i can tell you horror stories of years past), Alissa & I will be doing an unplugged set at Waterloo, Austin's indie record store. Bring yr fav musicians home with you. (Otherwise, you're gonna have to explain to your gf or bf what you were really doing during southby.)

we'll be in the Hear TX listening station at the regular Waterloo Records as well


*other hot tips: don't miss Xo Publicity's Thursday party @ Stompin' Grounds, 3601 South Congress w/ American Songwriter & WOXY (maybe you can help me convince ben sollee we should go on tour together; at least don't miss him; Yo Yo Ma for the hip-hop generation.)

& Dart Music's global pop round the clock showcase @ Mi Casa, 503 East 6th St. i've heard that White Denim is especially worth your time.

Bring on the hungry masses! We're ready.