*I’ve been working hard on my upcoming album (looking like a June release for Topographies!)

*I’ve been working a bajillion jobs to make ends meet and to try to raise a little additional funding for mastering, duplication, etc.

*I’ve been traveling to Mexico, Canada, the actual coast of the West Coast, Oregon, San Francisco, Spokane, and then hangin’ around Couer d’Alene, Idaho, where I am at this moment. Why CDA, you ask? Why not.

But I want to let you know that I’m getting into the swing of spring, and there are a few shows coming up in Spokane, Seattle, and Minneapolis. Here’s what I’ve got:

TODAY March 16th: Luxe Coffeehouse for $3. Spokane. Trickster Fox, my friend and a transplanted musician from the East Coast, is releasing her EP on vinyl, and I have the honor of playing at her show. Here’s the lineup: Trickster Fox, Liz Rognes, Dead Serious Lovers, and Andy Rumsey. Doors at 6:00, show starts at 7, and this is ALL AGES!

April 5th: Conor Byrne Pub. Seattle. Day Laborers & Petty Intellectuals, Liz Rognes, Stafan Paul George, Scott Ibex. 9pm.

May 9th: Brews on Washington. Spokane. 8:30 pm.

Upcoming SOON: Topographies Album Release at the end of June in Minneapolis and early July in Spokane. I smell the faint aroma of a possible Minneapolis to Seattle tour in July. Cross your fingers. Solidified dates tba before you know it!

Here’s a lil’ video from my friend Ryan Drake, who is ridiculously talented, of me performing Red Flags last summer at my Flirty Thirty birthday show. Wanna hear this song live? Come out tonight to Luxe, and I’ll play it for you!

Liz Rognes – Red Flags from Ryan Drake on Vimeo.

Thanks to Matt Loi and Rajah Bose. This was a really fun show to do!

http://www.1031kcda.com/pages/LocalLoungeHome.html?feed=233962&article=9502557

So, enjoy these and watch the others if you’d like, which are on Ryan’s Youtube page (and watch everything he’s done–there are some sweet videos from our friends Deep Soul Deities and 3 lbs of Love, too!).

This show was so much fun! If you couldn’t be there, here’s a little taste of what went down. You’ll see my friends Dan Zamzow on drums, Rachel Price on saxophone, vox, and charango, and Jake Staron on bass.

Thanks so much, Ryan. You’re the best!

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/194148

….and here’s on of my favorite Camille Bloom songs…

Hope to see you there. It’s gonna be a great night!

Check out my Kickstarter Campaign here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lizrognes/liz-rognes-is-recording-topographies-her-2nd-album

Also, I’m in the process of preparing to record with my dear friend Daniel James Zamzow while I’m in Minneapolis. I am incredibly excited…more to come about this soon.

*Saturday, June 25: at Merlyn’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Store
Bird’s Nest zine library Reopening Party with Liz Rognes, 1ManTrainWreck, and Ian Miles.
5:30-8:30 pm…and I hear there will be cupcakes!

*Friday, July 1st: at The Scoop! 7pm-9pm. Come eat some ice cream (or, if you’re like me and your body won’t have it, eat some dairy-free sorbet!)

*Thursday, July 7th: Spokane Songwriter’s Organization Brick and Mortar Show at Chairs Coffee.

*Sunday, July 10th: Langley, Whidbey Island at the Choochokam Arts Festival! The festival is July 9th and 10th, but I’ll be showcasing on the 10th at 11:00 am.

*Monday, August 15th: Birthday Show in Minneapolis!!! This is gonna be at the Aster Cafe, with Dan Zamzow and some of my other nearest and dearest, like Bethany DeLine and Thomas Kivi. I can’t WAIT for this show!