snowflake heart

Despite the good things that have happened the last few days, I’m somehow exceedingly somber this evening. My heart feels like it’s everywhere, filling the air like the beautiful snowflakes of our recent blizzard, sparkling and fading. My life looks beautiful one day and like dirty slush the next. My mind tries to rationalize and explain to my heart what it’s feeling, but to no real avail. So I just sit and listen to the words of songwriters who, like me, have only their music to sort through the matters of their hearts. You know, besides throwing things or crying. It’s hard to consider new love when old ones still have my heart. But I guess moving on is all that can be done.

And singing. Singing my heart out until there is nothing else to be sung. Or until my heart genuinely wants to mend together again, stitch by stitch. I think it was pulled apart too much first time. (Which makes for good song material, at least)

And it sucks because this time of year is no time of year to think about such things as broken hearts, for they say it’s supposed to be about appreciating those around us who are still here, and all the other amazing things that we do have. For allowing in new smiles, new lips, new fingertips to touch us and tell us that we’re special. And hope that we can be brave and confident enough to keep walking with that new hand in ours. To think that maybe that new hand will give us something more special than the last. Or at least something refreshingly different to learn to love.

I hope you all have a contented holiday with the ones you truly want to be with. More than all the rest. And that you do only what you want to do in your life. To sing your heart out anytime you need or want to.

Sara

home lovely home

HOME! home home home home home.
For THREE WEEKS. And then vacation in Barbados. Life is so good.

Show on THURSDAY @ Triumph Brewery in Princeton, NJ. Music starts at 7:30pm! No cover! But come before 9pm if you’re under 21 or else you shall be carded. 40 minutes of music sung by good ol’ me.

Love,

S

new gig at the local 269!

Great people,

I will be playing at the place in the photo above – a Lower East Side dive bar called The Local 269 – on DEC 20th at 7:30PM! Save the date!

Additionally, my band is working out our tour schedule, and we have about 7 shows set out so far. We’ll send out a complete list to everyone very soon! For now, check out our newly released EP! (notice my shameless promo) — download for a mere $2.50! http://wench.bandcamp.com.

Love and amazing things,

-S

WENCH EP AVAILABLE!

Hey guys!!

I’m super excited because my band’s new EP is available for purchase online NOW! You can listen to it here and name your own price! — http://wench.bandcamp.com. Check it out!

So excited.

Sara

snow & lady gaga

It snowed yesterday for the first time this season. It made what was an altogether difficult day slightly more magical. See, Amanda, our guitar player for Wench, has quit the band. Which has officially brought our number down to three from the five that we were at the beginning of term. But we are still going ahead with tour and are going to make the best out of it. Fingers crossed.

I wrote a song inspired by Lady Gaga today. Have you guys ever listened to her solo stuff from before she became a pop icon? It was only a few years ago because I hear she’s only 23 now. But she’s an awesome pianist and a fantastic singer. I was super impressed and now have way more respect for her than I did before. Check it out — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM51qOpwcIM.

That’s all for now.

-S

sweet things

Hey guys,

Apologies for the elapsing weeks since my last post. Vermont is beautiful. And I’ve been enjoying lots of apples and apple cider and fresh farm veggies these days. It’s quite fantastic.

This weekend I felt famous. WENCH had a recording session yesterday, as well as a photo shoot. It was pretty epic. And we’re in the process of acquiring video footage from one of our recent shows, so that we can upload it to youtube. Additionally, very soon we will be making WENCH t-shirts for our send-off show at the end of term. It’s gonna be in Bennington’s student center on Sat, Dec 5th and 9pm, if any of you are around. Come out and support! We’re gonna be selling t-shirts and CDs (hopefully) and definitely stickers and cookies. — We would love your love!

And in Sara Lewis solo music land, I’m playing a show at “Cafe Improv” at the Princeton Arts Council this Saturday, Nov 28th at 7pm. Y’all should come out! It’ll be an evening of songwriters, and I’ll be starting off the night right at 7! It’s free too! I’ll have CDs fo sho.

Sugar sweet sunshine,

Sara

my shell

Lately I’ve been feeling a bit like a turtle with all this time I spend hiding out in my apartment. Its cozy quietness soothes my soul, and allows me to not be around people too often. I can be pretty shy most of the time, which my good friends choose not to believe because they see only the outgoing side of me, but the truth is, more than half the time I choose alone time. It helps nourish and prepare me for when I have to interact with people. My shell time.

Last evening my roommates and I had some friends over for dinner and we sang songs about the beach. One of them talked about turtles making their way to the sea.

 

It’s very comforting to think about the beach amidst this approaching winter. We were lucky to have a gorgeous 65 degree day today with lots of sun, and apparently it’s supposed to be that way for the rest of the week, which is pretty darn wonderful. But I imagine that the coming weeks don’t have too much of that in store. It is November 9th after all.

WENCH had a show at a venue in downtown Bennington called Knapps Underground on Friday. It went really well — lots of friends showed up. There were light effects and a fog machine! Sweet! We made a little bit of money from selling baked goods. Tee hee. It was really swell.And we started recording on Saturday! We’re anticipating having a full album by the end of the semester!

Then Saturday I went to this event called Pizza Jazz Big Night at this local farm. A BEAUTIFUL round building, with colored bottles decorating the walls, Christmas lights everywhere, and fresh, brick-oven pizza. There were some with pear! Mmm-mmm. SO heavenly.

 

Ok, be well my sweet peas.

Sara

 

 

lyric contest 3rd place

Hi friends,

I’m long overdue for a post. Sorry dear ones.

In newest news, I found out a few weeks ago that I had been selected for the American Songwriter Mag Amateur Lyric Contest, but just the other day discovered that I received 3rd place and get a bunch of free stuff!!! Check it!! — http://www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/current-winners/.

eeeeeeee. So I’m totally stoked about that. In other news, our band WENCH is going to have a show in downtown Bennington, VT at a place called Knapps Underground this Friday. We’re so excited for it! We’re hoping for a large turn-out. And on Saturday we’re going to start recording our CD! We recently added another gig to our tour schedule as well! It’s at the Hopewell Valley Winery in Hopewell, NJ on Feb 5th! We’ll be updating our tour schedule on our myspace as we start to get everything confirmed! So check it out every once in a while to see if there will be a show in your area.

Also, we’re still raising money for this tour. We are so excited for this opportunity and we hope you are too! So please support our cause! You can donate here!

You guys are so great! Please keep reading and thank you for being such wonderful, supportive fans!

Love,

Sara

tour tour tour

WENCH is doing lots to get ready for our winter tour! Anything at all you guys can do to help would be so appreciated! If you know of anyone that can help set us up with a show in the New England area, please email me! saralewis7@gmail.com

Also we’re looking for support in dollar form as well. We have an online fund-raising site that is helping us gather enough support for tour! Please donate if you can!! — http://www.feedthemuse.net/wench

Thanks guys!!!

recording, radio show, gigs!

Just got done with my 2nd recording session for my EP. Went really well. I think it’ll take at least 2 more sessions until it’s totally done. Wooooot!

And I’ve got my radio show this week on Wednesday. Busy week for music!

I have some solo shows coming up in the Jersey area:

Sat 11/28, Time TBD — Cafe Improv, Princeton Arts Council, Princeton, NJ
and
Thurs 12/17, 9:30PM – Triumph Brewery, Princeton, NJ

Come out if you can!!

Be well,
Sara