it has been a year since our self produced album came out on itunes. we can't believe it has already been a year! thank you so much for those who have supported us this year by coming out to our shows, buying our music, and wearing our merch. we are planning winter things and hope to have some new things for you!

we have been on a health kick since a hospital scare last week. it's hard to believe that we actually have to be healthy now. especially jane. man, she is the worst. eating mcdonalds, chocolate, yogurtland, and cakes all the time. and she doesnt even like frozen yogurt that much- it was the hello kitty branding that hooked her in. well, now we both have really been on a 180 turn. fish, salad, fruit, water! eck.

jane has also become a true david boreanz fan. "bones" is her favorite show and now she has borrowed "buffy the vampire slayer" seasons 1 and 2 from the library. she is hooked. but it may be the demise of the band aaron & jane because aaron will not tolerate associating with any person who chooses willingly to watch "buffy the vampire slayer". this is why jane hides her buffy rentals whenever aaron comes over and remembers to steer clear of any conversations that revolve around vampires, buffy, and twilight.

Here is a sneak peek at our give-a-away for our hotel cafe show!  

Although this photo is a bit blurry, this is a picture of jane's latest creation - not for sale (yet) but if people like it, she can try to create a similar one (with less pink of course! :) for sale.  It is a jumbo paper clip.

Much of aaron's artistic designs are seen through our facebook page or our merchandise.  paper crafts is more jane's area of expertise. our styles are similar as you can see, with a large focus on birds and foliage.  

Interview with NWCZ radio in Seattle.

I wish we were better about posting photos along with our blogs, but that will have to be improved hopefully in the fall!

We have an interview with Greg Roth from Seattle Music Insider that will be on tonight, Thursday at 6pm. go to http://nwczradio.com/   Here is more about the Northwest Independent Music Site  http://seattlemusicinsider.com/

We really enjoyed meeting Greg when we were up in Seattle a month ago and it was a lot of fun to do the interview.  Hopefully you can listen in!

Our hotel cafe debut is coming up in a few weeks and we are so excited.  We have postcards available and have it designed by forest schroeder, a buddy we met along our tour this summer.  During our road trip we took a rest stop at this small town in Oregon and happened upon this really cool looking old skool bowling alley.  Forest was there and as we were the only customers, he took us back to show us how a bowling alley works.  He also showed us some of his artwork which were amazing.

It's so cool how no matter where you are at, no matter how small the town, there is always talent everywhere and expressions of art in every nook and cranny of the world!

We asked him later, if he would like to design something for our hotel cafe show.  The postcard is a result of his beautiful pencil drawings.



Aaron really likes to watch SouthPark. Anyways, there is one South Park episode called "Man Bear Pig" that Aaron made Jane watch. It is basically about a creature named Man Bear Pig (and Al Gore). In the episode, it is described as half man, half bear, half pig.  Here, Jane interjects, "Oh, that is incorrect.  Man Bear Pig can't be half man, half bear, half pig because it is a creature that has three parts.  So it should be called a third man, a third bear, a third pig." Needless to say, after that comment Aaron ignored Jane for the rest of the day.  And unsurprisingly, Jane's favorite TV show is "Bones."

While driving on the 110 freeway... 

J - What is up with all this traffic!

A - Oh, I see some sirens ahead.  It's an accident. 

J - Look at all these rubberneckers.  Sheesh.  I can't believe how people cause traffic b... OMIGOODNESS!! LOOK AT THAT CAR!!! 

A - *shakes his head*

A - I made some delicious steaks. 

J - Oh yum.  I can't wait! They smell sooo good! Where's the rice?

A - RICE!? What do you mean rice? I told you we're eating steaks! 

Coming from an Asian background,  rice really is like water... it must come with every meal. It took some getting used to in terms of eating food together.  

A - I'm going to get some tacos.  You want some? 

J - Naw. it's cool. 

(later aaron is eating tacos)

J - hmmmm.... that looks really good.......*mouth waters*

A - I asked you if you wanted some and you said no. 

J - I know... (sadly)

A - Here, you can have my tacos.  (sadly)

TWO MONTHS LATER

A - I'm going to get some tacos.  You want some?

J - Naw.  it's cool. 

(later aaron is eating tacos)

J - mmmm.... that looks really good.... *mouth waters*

A - I asked you if you wanted some and you said no. 

J - I know... (sadly)

A - I knew you'd want some because this happens all the time.  So I bought you 4 tacos. 

J - Thanks Aaron! gobble gobble gobble

Happy 4th of July!

Our West Coast tour is officially over today!  We finished our tour with an interview with SMI (Seattle Music Insider) which will be featured in a couple weeks on their radio.
What a GREAT tour experience we had in terms of performances.  The people we met along the way were so friendly.

Some highlights:

~  The Northwest is very accommodating of musicians... we were treated very well by each venue, with either free drinks or a cut of the door (no matter what) or a small fee for performing.
~  In Portland we met a group of people who treated us to drinks after our show because they just loved our music.  Thanks!!
~ Walking the streets of Seattle and visiting the cute boutiques that supported local sellers as well as the local coffeeshops.
~  Our house party, hosted by Greg, was so much fun.  Our candy bar was a success, the home was a beautiful home with a lovely view, and we were even allowed to stay the night by the host.  Thanks Greg & Levi!
~ Seeing the wild life along the way - deer, fox, bald eagles, etc. !
~  Staying healthy and sick free during the whole trip.

After a delicious BBQ to come which aaron is grilling right now, we will get some rest and start the trek home to LA tomorrow morning.  We miss LA!

Anthropologie has the cutest stuff, including their store design.  This is a car made out of cardboard we saw at the Grove a month ago. You can actually sit inside (if you were a child or a very small adult). If we didn't have a moral compass we would have stolen it. 

Some of you might be wondering how our tour funding has worked out.  Well, we didn't make our kickstarter project.  At first we were disappointed at the lack of responses and support. But we understood that unless you have already heard of it, it is a little confusing.  It's hard for musicians and artists to fund their careers.  It's kinda like we need a boost in order to get started (like any business that asks a bank for a loan).  Plus, for many of us our parents have invested so much money in our upbringing to become the artists we are today.  When does that investment start kicking in and showing results?  There's no real answer.  But despite not meeting our kickstarter goal for some reason we weren't worried.  We just knew we would make it.  And lo and behold, a few people (outside of kickstarter) donated large sums to us so we actually exceeded our kickstarter goal!  Amazing.... 

Our tour starts in a few days! We are excited... we will post our exact dates soon.  

We also noticed our links on our website don't work for some reason.  We will try to get that fixed and running very soon!