In Jen’s 365 Blog Series, she speaks about the ending of her duo, “Stilettos-n-Steel” and the beginning of the next journey.
Stilettos -n- Steel
Blog #60: Obstacles In Life Are All Opportunities!
An Unexpected Solo Performance at Yogoccino…. From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home On My Mind: There comes a time in life when you start to see every obstacle you’re faced with as an opportunity… to grow, to learn and to experience your full and complete self! Yes! Obstacles in life are all opportunities! And Friday’s gig at Yogoccino was one such example. It turned out to be an enjoyable night after all. What happened? Well, Jason got sick last minute and I had to jump on board and put together an acoustic set of my own the night before. Instead of panicking, I dusted off a bunch of new tunes I’d been neglecting, since “Stilettos-n-Steel” has been my primary focus, and then added some “Jennifer Vazquez” favorites to the list and a few covers and I was good to go! I’d say a good night was had by all. The crowd was great, the food… yummy… and the rest of the entertainment delightful!
Blog #59: Spring Forward!
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home Over these past months, since the arrival of 2014, The Universe has been throwing quite a few curve balls my way. As Frank Sinatra sang it so perfectly, “That’s Life”! And since life is naturally filled with up’s and down’s, here’s a little remedy I’ve found has helped to keep my pretty little feet on the ground… Stay In The Moment Be Grateful For All You Do Have Give Back More than You Receive So… While you try out that montra… I’d like to invite you to join Jason and I …. otherwise known as “Stilettos-n-Steel” for a night of music at Yogoccino Cafe in Berkeley Heights, NJ on Friday, April 25 from 7:00 – 10:30pm. We’ve been enjoying our travels outside our home towns, sharing our new original songs with those all around… SXSX at Goorin Bros. SoCo Hat Shop Now it’s time to bring it back home and share it with all of you…
Blog #58: Opening for The Rochester Razorsharks
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home So, this past weekend “Stilettos-n-Steel” had quite an adventure. We had the pleasure of opening for The Rochester Razorsharks and followed that with a fun coffee house gig at Boulder Coffee Company – Park Ave. The adventure began in Queens, continued in The Bronx and then went all the way up to Rochester. The most outrageous thing about the 7 hour drive there and back? Well, it had to do with the weather…. where the heck did it all come from? I don’t know! We started out fine and then a few hours into the drive, the rain started. That was ok, but then it was followed by a heavy snow storm which transformed the snow into sleet and then hail. We were driving on the highway ALONE for a great part of the time and the roads were not snow plowed at all. Let’s just say we found ourselves in, oh, a bit of a pickle. We did eventually arrive in Rochester around 2:30 in the morning! On the way back home, we thought we were in the clear, but it ended up being even worse! Oh, the things we do for[…]
Blog 56: SXSW 2014 – Performing at Goorin Bros!
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home So excited to share that Jason and I are at SXSW this week in Austin TX, taking in the sunshine as well as excessive amounts of food, beer and (of course) music. We’ll also be performing in our duo, “Stilettos-n-Steel”, at Goorin Bros. SoCo Hat Shop on Thursday, March 13 from 5:00 – 6:30pm. If you live in Austin or are here for the festival, come grab a free drink with us as we debut some of our newest songs. Oh, and if you’re not here… it’s all good! See ya soon…..
Blog #55: “The Writing Sessions” in Rome, NY
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home “Stilettos-n-Steel” Writing Sessions in Rome, NY h, was it cold! Like 15 degrees below zero cold. Like the pipes froze and we had no water for a day cold! And thank God it did ‘cause we were forced to venture out of the cabin and into town and found the most cozy and hip coffee house / eatory / music venue ever: Kikko’s Koffee House. A huge thank you to Tom, the owner, for making our experience one we will never forget!
Blog #54: As Long As I’m Doing It With You!
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home ‘Tis the Season to write a New Holiday Song and share it with you! Jason and I had a little bit of fun with this one. You see, he’s Jewish and I’m Catholic… so… we had to compromise…. Here’s what we came up with… Enjoy! As Long As I’m Doing It With You…. by “Stilettos-n-Steel” Wishing you a Happy, Joyous & Free Holiday Season Ahead! xoxo, Jenny
Blog #51: What Are Your 2014 Goals?
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home What are your 2014 Goals? Have you been thinking about them yet? Well, you know the best way to jump start your life is to do just that! For me, the most effective way to achieve my dreams has been setting exciting, challenging and tangible goals on a regular monthly basis and then watching myself make progress with these goals. If there is no PROGRESS, then there is no excitement, and then, of course, you’re gonna give up pretty quickly. And you know what, before ya know it, 2015 has come and you’re nowhere closer to your dreams then you were in 2014. Now… I know, believe me I know, there’s always gonna be that little chatter box in your head giving you a million reasons NOT to follow your heart, and that’s ok! That’s all part of the PROCESS . That voice is just there to guide you immediately towards the other voice, THE ONE IN YOUR HEART that says, “Just pick up the pen and write. Write from your heart. Write from your gut.” And once you start to do that regularly, and that’s the key here,[…]
Blog #50 – The Civil Wars – “Poison & Wine”
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home So, I just did a cover with my duet partner from “Stilettos-n-Steel”. It’s another song by The Civil Wars that we absolutely love! This is the way to write a song. It’s an example of LESS is most definiteluy MORE! We played this song regularly in our setlists during our first tour as a duet this past summer. I thought I’d share it here on my own site to see what ya think! Let me know… xoxo Jen Poison & Wine by The Civil Wars… Covered by Stilettos-n-Steel
Blog #49: Stilettos-n-Steel Cover The Civil Wars
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home Howdy folks. Happy November! Here’s a new video of Jason & I doing our thang, singing a great song by The Civil Wars, “Long Time Gone”. Hope ya like it! LONG TIME GONE by The Civil Wars… Covered by Stilettos-n-Steel