1) and 2) Dan & Janet’s backyard and all their friends, and friends of friends, and family, and neighbors, and birds. 3) *Hand-drawn* poster for the show at Lisa & Brandon’s house. !!! 4) Lisa & Brandon.

And how about a little video:

I almost forgot: we also did a show at the home of some lovely folks at an assisted living community. We’re going to all kinds of homes this summer.

Keep up with all the action on Twitter @ShannonCurtis.

Yay summer!

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So I have this idea, but if it’s going to work, I’m going to need your help. Here we go:

I want to spend a few weeks on the road this summer doing a House Concert Tour. Just like it sounds, it’d be a tour made up of shows that I play in houses across the country — like, perhaps, YOUR HOUSE. As we start to plan, we need to gauge how many people are interested in hosting a concert on the tour. If enough people say they’d like to host a show, we’ll stitch together a route and I’ll hit the road this summer and make my way to living rooms and yards and back decks everywhere.

I’m willing to go wherever the routing takes me, as long as we get enough people in the region to volunteer. So if you’ve been wanting me to come to your town on tour, here’s your chance to make that happen. You might not even have to get out of your PJs to come to the show. Actually, wait … maybe you should put on pants.

If you’re interested in hosting a house concert on this summer house concert tour, send me an email right now at skc@shannoncurtis.net and we’ll start the conversation. We’ll give you more details about how it all works once we know you’re interested. Sending me an email now doesn’t commit you to hosting, but it’s a way for us to see if we can make this thing fly. So if you’re intrigued, let me know!

We had a fantastic tour, however. Some highlights:

KEY: a) Live at Luigi’s in Sacramento. b) Behind the scenes from San Antonio photo shoot. c) The Little Willies (feat. Norah Jones) at SXSW. d) On the bus, Day 3 at SXSW. So tired.

And now … back home for a bit, working on getting this new record in shape. Wish me luck. xo-shannon

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Another fan favorite is “Before the Sun,” featured on MTV’s The Hills. You can listen here and get it here or here.

And I’m working on a NEW ALBUM — which might blow your socks off. You can watch videos for the first few singles here.

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1) Cadillacs in Texas.

2) Jamie after 2,000 miles at the wheel.

3) Portland style.

4) Yes we Can Can, Seattle.

5) What’s better than a house concert? A house concert with LASERS.