Nov. 22 @ Martyrs’ and NEWS!!!
Tue, Nov 08, 2011 - Posted by Leslie Hunt
(photo by Allison Williams)
I’m playing an entire set of (essentially) all new songs at Martyrs’ on Nov. 22. It’ll be the first time I’ve hit a Chicago stage as a solo artist (+ band) since January, 2010. That’s almost two years. I AM SO EXCITED. Mandy and the Bandits are also playing (LOVE them) as well as Laura Grill. We all went to music school together! Aw. 
In other newwws… I’m making another record! I started writing on the guitar and it has really effected my songwriting, and I’m super excited about the direction that my music is taking. Things are in motion, the gears are turning, the details are being ironed out, the approach is being mapped, and I will keep you 100% posted in any way that I can.
District 97 is also making a new record, and it’s sounding SO unbelievably good so far… I cannot wait to get in there and start singing!!! We have a show in Louisville, KY on Nov. 18. Check out the shows page for details.
That’s all for now.
Thanks for reading this blog.
-Leslie
By Reputation Management on 2011 11 23
“I don’t have a band to play with.” This is one of the biggest misconceptions in the music industry today. Ever since the beginning of music there have been solo artists. Take a medieval singer: all they had to do was go to the city center or market and begin to belt it out. Take a trumpet player in current New York City: all they have to do is buy a cheap subway ticket and play for the people waiting for trains. These two examples relate to busking, or street performing, which despite its connotations has been the reputable beginning of hundreds of musicians.