JuliAnne Wright

Got outside before it was too crazy-hot for my mile today (but tried a livestream from the porch in the sun later, which was maybe a mistake - lol) 

Today's song segment is acapella!

Today I slept in til after 10am - which is very rare for me!  As a result, the 1-mile-on-foot ended up as a treadmill mile (with maybe .25 running, .75 walking) since it's currently 90million degrees in Pittsburgh (lol).  No pic, because I turned the machine off before I remembered that part, so you'll have to take my word for it that it actually happened ;) 

Livestreams today included short, 1-song sets on Facebook & Instagram, with a 4-song feature on an Instagram Live open mic, hosted by my friend Gail Gallagher (a singer-songwriter from Chicago - If you're on my mailing list, you might remember Gail from a feature I did last year)! 

Check out today's songwriting clip!  (remember to subscribe for full-length versions & the chance to vote for favorites each week!)

So Day 1 was a 3 for 3 success! 

I walked/ran 1.7 miles, I livestreamed on both Facebook and Instagram, and I wrote a new song! 

You can see a 30 second clip of the new song below.  If you want to see full versions of my songs each week of the challenge (AND have a chance to vote for your favorites!) Go here and subscribe to my mailing list!  Subscribers get exclusive access to my July Challenge songs (and get lots of other fun stuff too!)

Watch today's song clip here!

I’m doing a thing! Follow my progress here, daily…😊

Sorry for the long snooze here on the blog! (I'll post another entry later this week with the rundown on my SUPER FUN Birthday show (from Feb 28)  at The Funhouse  - seriously was the most fun I've had in MONTHS!)

BUT TODAY I want to share the latest episode of HughShowsTV - featuring yours truly! 

I encourage you to take 30 mins and check out the episode (featuring a chat about songwriting, AcoustiCafe, and my teaching gigs, as well as a live performance of Velvet Skin, Let it Rain, and Let's All Be Wonderful!).  Also, be sure to check out Hugh's website, which is CHOCK FULL of Pittsburgh music & musicians!

If you subscribe to my mailing list, you got a vote on which design was best!  (SPOILER ALERT:  It was the grey "Gonna Be So Bright" one)

The grey shirt will be available in sizes S-XL at the Glass Half Full show on Feb 28 at Mr. Small's Funhouse!  Don't worry, though - BOTH designs will be available for online ordering through Printful in the near future (March, in fact). 

So, if you're at the show, come see me at the merch table for a closer look at the "Shine" design. If not (or if you really love the black "Let it Rain" shirt), you'll get to buy the shirt you love best online in March :) 

BONUS! EVERYBODY WINS!   

Glass Half Full - A celebration concert with Julianne Wright (featuring Jeremy Caywood, Amy Mmhmm, DRU, Tai Chirovsky, and Lindsay Dragan & her band)!

I am insanely excited for this show! A favorite venue, a cast of amazingly talented friends sharing the stage, the premier appearance of a winning T-shirt design (thanks to Cloe Creative Design)! Tickets are $10 through Ticketmaster, and at the door on February 28 - You should come! ???

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!

Our Nov. 15 RAICES benefit raised $334 ($275 onsite from attendees, and the rest from online donations)!  A great time, with great friends, and so happy to support this organization that is doing so much to help the helpless at our borders, and immigrants throughout the US, trying to find their American dream!

Alexis Marie Thompson, JuliAnne Wright, and Lindsay Dragan

I had a BLAST at the Acoustic Brunch Thanksgiving food drive show, on Nov 24 at the Thunderbird Cafe!  They recently moved the brunch to this location, and the atmosphere is WONDERFUL! So excited to be a part of it, and thrilled to be invited back for their MOTHERS DAY show in May!  Here's a snippet of my performance (for the full show, JOIN MY MAILING LIST & you'll get access)!  Other featured artists that made an impression on me included OHM Project & the Sam Stuckey Band - highly recommend both if you can get to a show!

JuliAnne Wright performs original song, February Grey

From mid August to the end of October has been a whirlwind, with back to school (both for music teacher me, and for my 2 teens) AND in September: “the week of 3 birthdays“ where the other 3 members of my family have birthdays within six days of each other, followed by a quick October family trip to Disney, and assorted Halloween fun (so crazy!).

Now that November is here, check out what's coming, as 2019 begins to wrap up:

SHOWS:

• November 15th 7-10pm at Full Pint Wildside (tix $10) with Alexis Thompson & Lindsay Dragan! This show is a benefit concert for RAICES Texas, and 100% of the door charge will go to that organization as they help immigrants & refugees (a cause dear to my heart).
• November 24th 11am-2pm at Thunderbird Cafe.  The Acoustic Brunch is doing a Thanksgiving food drive this week!  I'm one of multiple artists playing at the (fabulously) remodeled Thunderbird stage!

NEW MUSIC:

• I'm currently recording new songs for an album, releasing in 2020! 
• Expect 1 or 2 Christmas singles, this year! (more on this SOON!)

OTHER NEWS:

• Thanks to my talented friend Gina Cloe, I have a new logo AND new designs for T-shirts (to coincide with the new release)! See the new logo below...

Got back from Austin Monday night with a head full of ideas & inspo (thanks CD Baby DIY Musician Conference!)  Highlights included the host of amazing keynote speakers like:  Austin's Gina Chavez, Questlove (what???) , DMC (that's right...), and Alejandro Ecovedo. 

New things are in the works as I process all the stuff I learned over the last weekend (brain. very. full.), AND check in with all of the cool new friends I made (heart. also. full).  Planning a super-special show with a couple friends in early October - more details soon.  In the studio again this fall, as the new EP/album starts to take shape.  So excited! 

Questlove says you should join my email community to find out details on the new stuff before the general public (and to get a FREE bundle of songs)!  ;)

(ok, really he was talking about *other* indie musician stuff, but I'm sure he'd be supportive if he knew I existed - LOL ;) )