Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers Field Day June 3-5, 2001

There are just some things one will never do with their favorite band. I can cross 3 legged race, Duck Duck Goose, Egg on a Spoon, Water Balloon Toss/fight, & Tug of War off my list. Night one consisted of probably the best setlist I have ever seen from the band. It was a night of B-Sides and Deep Cuts, all requested by the fans.

I have been begging SK to play a song for a short 6 years. It's a song that many of you probably haven't heard. It's called "Bees" and he played it once in '05 and the show got recorded. I downloaded and fell in love with the song, but Stephen didn't, so it never made the cut. He very unwillingly played it for me at this show and called it a conspiracy. I dare you to request it the next time you see them. This song needs some recognition.

Bees - Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers

Saturday morning, my girls & I headed to the park for Field Day festivities! We were pumped up from hearing "Eye of The Tiger" on repeat and ready to dominate! We counted off to determine teams and to no surprise, I ended up on Steamer's team. We got 3rd place in pretty much everything but had a blast doing so. Steam Team quote of the day - "Next year, we're having Steamer-themed games....like keg stands and flip cup. We'll be sure to win!" Boots' team dominated and won pretty much every single event (by cheating). The rest of the day consisted of lots of Katy Perry, sunshine, burgers, cornhole, laughs & a ribbon ceremony.

The Saturday night show was a typical Sixers set - always awesome & entertaining. It finished just in time for us to hop over to The Alternate Routes show a few towns away. Such a fantastic music day!

Sunday morning, members of Sixertown (SK & The Sixers' fan club) met up for one final get together. We had brunch, chatted with the guys, said bye to new friends, got to vote as a group on a song to hear (Sun), & heard some new tunes out of a really great sound system (the back of the van). Let me just say, the new album is going to be fantastic.

Such a great weekend in Connecticut with great friends, a great group of musicians, and the best tour manager on the planet. The Steam Team is already training for next year!

Top 5 Songs of All Time

Everytime I hear Gin Blossoms' "Hey Jealousy", I say "this song is definitely in my top 5 favorite songs of ALL TIME." It's one of those songs that's great if I'm out, home, in the car, at work....or anywhere. I found myself making that statement all the time and many people agreed with me. Then one day I realized that I couldn't come up with the 4 other songs. So I guess "Hey Jealousy" is it. It's #1....and 2, 3, 4 & 5. I know absolutely NOTHING about Gin Blossoms. I know a bunch of their songs but have never owned a full album, nor have I been to a show. Until last night. I saw them play for free at the Wolf's Den at Mohegan Sun and had a blast. They've got tons of great hits ("'Til I Hear it From You" - off the soundtrack of my favorite movie!, "Follow You Down", "Allison Road") but "Hey Jealousy" tops them all. I had a ridiculously fun dance party during the encore last night. It was so great to finally hear this song live.

Be Sure to Check Out: Hunter Hayes

I wanted to post this before the CMT Awards because I'm pretty sure he's performing on them, but I didn't get a chance. I was on a little road trip with my friend Cat from Nashville last weekend and she told me I had to hear this kid. All she had to say was "He's like the Bieber of country music" and my ears were wide open. He's 19 and blonde and adorable. Hunter plays all of his own instruments & he's got the kind of talent that you don't always find in country music. His single "Storm Warning" is so damn catchy. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I heard it. This summer he's opening up a bunch of the Taylor Swift shows (unfortunately not the one I'm going to). I am convinced he's going to blow up and be the next big thing on the pop/country scene. I'm having a hard time finding out when his album is being released but he's got a few tracks up on his website. 

Storm Warning - Hunter Hayes

Can't Get Enough Of: Son of a Bad Man

I'm following in the footsteps of some of my favorite bloggers and jumping on the Son of a Bad Man bandwagon. Why has it taken me so long to hear these guys? I knew I had to check them out after Ben blogged about them, but sometimes it takes me longer than I'd like to hear things I know I should. About a week ago, someone I follow on twitter was offering to gift the new single to the first 5 people to respond. I was lucky enough to be one of the five. If you need music suggestions, this girl has got 'em. I don't know her personally, but have heard about her mixes through many mutual friends.  I had never received an iTunes gift before and it is surprisingly easy. I immediately downloaded "Written In Stone" and it didn't take me long to realize I needed to hear more from this band. Frontman Shawn Fisher has got some serious pipes! I picked up their EP right away and my only issue with it, is that there aren't enough songs! Hopefully a full-length record is on its way, thanks to their kickstarter campaign.
In the meantime, get "Written In Stone" on iTunes & check out their awesome cover of Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks"