Ingrid kicked off her European tour today in Munich, Germany! She'll be in Germany for 3 more shows before heading to the UK!
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Mar 16, 07:45 AMR.E.M.R.E.M.
I had the good fortune to be one of 20 artists asked to be part of the R.E.M. tribute show at Carnegie Hall two nights ago. I did “Nightswimming” armed with only a looping pedal and my friend Chris on upright bass. I love that song. It seasoned my summer of ‘93. I listened to Automatic for the People on constant rotation that summer. So when I was asked which song I wanted to do, I knew immediately.
R.E.M. was there, in the audience. I have never been so nervous in all of my life. I was trembling a good 20 minutes after I walked off stage. I felt like I had a switch on my back that was flipped onto the “vibrate” setting. The main reason why I was so scared was because I had just learned how to use a looping pedal recently and had never performed in front of people with it. I chose Carnegie Hall to be the venue to break open my looping pedal skills for the very first time. Why? Why on earth would I choose to do that? Why would I put myself through such anxiety? Because fear is to be battled. Fear is to be eaten and digested. To do something that frightens you, and to come through unscathed, even stronger, is incredibly empowering.
I looked at Chris (who was as nervous as I) and he looked at me, we both took a big breath and began. And i just sang. I closed my eyes and sang. At one point, I opened my eyes and took in the beauty and majesty of Carnegie Hall. And I thought to myself, “enjoy this Ingrid, f*cking ENJOY IT!” My voice over my voice over my voice over my voice laced with Chris’ beautiful bass lines, bowing and plucking, swirled and hung in the air. I could feel it. I could almost see it. It was a night that I will never forget. And I am thankful for it.
I hope you have the chance to pummel fear into the dirt.
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Mar 04, 03:35 PMGiggly Goo And AnnieGIGGLY GOO: when i was a child, i wanted things that did not exist. actually, i still want things that do not exist. i loved the Berenstein Bears books. there was a christmas edition where it listed toys that the kid bears wanted. sister bear wanted a many things, but most intriguing to me was the moldable snot green goop called “GIGGLY GOO”. i asked my parents for it. i did not understand when they said it was not “real”…how could it not be real? it was in this book, this cartoon book right in front of me. i could make all sorts of snot sculptures and figures. endless fun. the burning desire for this ficticious slime drove me insane. i would think about it at night, lying in the bed. one year, i got some slimy squishy blob that, when squeezed into its container, would make a fart sound. it proved to provide hours of fun. even when covered in hair and dirt. but it never filled the Giggly Goo void.
ANNIE: when i was 4ish, i wanted Annie to come over and have a sleep over. again, my poor parents had to break the news that she was not “real”. it pissed me off…this “not real” thing. i just thought Annie was a bitch and did not want to come over. at one point, my parents told me the girl who played annie (what????) was probably much older than me at the present time anyway, and it would not be fun for me. this was baffling to me.
why am i plagued with this want for things that do not exist? maybe one day, 8 year old Annie will come to my door with a jar of Giggly Goo and all my dreams will come true. maybe.
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Feb 17, 07:00 AMa valentine's day tale...my favorite valentine that i ever got was from a boy named jay. we were in high school. we were not even dating. he came over on valentine’s day, after school, and gave me a potato with a toothpick stuck in it. glued carefully to the toothpick was a cardboard cut out of a heart. and that was it. we never kissed. i think that was in part due to the fact that i had the beginnings of strep throat and i proudly showed him the white puss pockets in the back corner of my throat. we did homework. we watched TV. he showed me how many pens he could fit in his hair (he had a huge fro) and that was about it. the potato stayed in my fridge for months. maybe over a year. it grew little green arms that curled around themselves, praying almost. it stayed plump and healthy for a surprisingly long time. but one day, when all the moisture was gone, it shriveled up. the shriveling process was a very quick one. i still did not throw it away. luckily, i grew up in a house where aunt Diane’s home made Marion berry jam from 1998 still sits this day wedged between an empty bottle of salad dressing and left overs of some unknown origin covered in a fine downy white fuzz. finally, when the brown freckles that dotted the once proud potato grew into huge, gaping black caverns, i knew it was time to part with my treasured gift.
jay is now married. his wife may have a nice ring on her finger, but i still have the toothpick with the heart. i think we all know who came out on top here.
she did.-ingrid -
Jan 29, 10:57 AMSeries of Covers on Youtube
Series of covers on YOUTUBE
greetings,
since i have been off of the road for a staggering month, i am missing
performing. so i thought it might be neat to do some covers of my
favorite songs and internetually perform them for you from my living
room.
this first one is by Bon Iver and it's called Skinny Love
i hope you enjoy.
xo ing
"Come on skinny love just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Right in the moment this order's tall
I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different "kind"
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
Come on skinny love what happened here
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Sullen load is full; so slow on the split
I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
Now all your love is wasted?
Then who the hell was I?
Now I'm breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines
Who will love you?
Who will fight?
Who will fall far behind? " -
Jan 12, 01:16 PMlove is the thinggood day.
i am sitting in bed. i am listening to music. i got a new bed. it is big and wooden and painted black. i love it. i love it so much it takes a lot for me to leave it. my days have consisted of being in the bed and being in the studio. the record has been coming along wonderfully. i already had all the songs written before. and now, we have written all the drum, bass and piano, uke and vocal parts. next some guitars, strings, horns and other fun instruments. i am enjoying this process very much. it is the first time i have had a full album where every song is a chunk from directly inside me (totally autobiographical). this album is going to be scary to release, and also cathartic. we all write about love don't we. but love is the thing. it is the thing that will always need the most nurturing and attention. it is the thing that we can taste when it is gone. it is the thing that makes a smile that can not be unsmiled. it is the thing that the world beats to.
so this album will be about love. and the pain of knowing, in don henly's words, that sometimes love just ain't enough. and i know that you know how that goes and goes.
i'm going back to music and bed. i hope you can enjoy a snowy saturday in this fashion...it is medicinal for the soul.
good day. again.
ingrid
"But theres a danger in loving somebody too much
And its sad when you know its your heart you cant trust
Theres a reason why people don't stay where they are
Baby sometimes love just aint enough" -
Dec 05, 04:20 PMwinter song videoSara Bareilles and I wrote a winter song together and we made a video! it is super sweet. Please do check it out here.
happy holidays
~ingridp.s. Watch the "making of" here.
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Nov 25 2008, 07:30 PMBrand New Holiday Song on iTunesseason's greetings,
i wrote a little ditty. it is called "snowfall" and it is available on iTunes as a single and on the newest barnes and noble "Sunday Music 5: Holiday" collection. snuggle up with a hot tottie and a puppy and enjoy.
xo ingrid -
Oct 28 2008, 09:26 AMBORDERS debuts BE OK picture videodid you send in a picture with the words "be ok" written on your face? if you did, it might be in this video we put together. CHECK IT OUT
thank you to everyone who submitted. if you did not make the cut, it was because the resolution was not high enough, not because i don't love you!
xo
ingrid -
Oct 13 2008, 08:25 PMBE OK CD available NOW & new FREE demo posted!greetings,
On OCT 14th, my album "BE OK", as the industry says, "drops". sounds depressing. i am going to say that on OCT 14th, my album "BE OK" LIFTS!!!! you can find it online and in retail stores all over the country. it contains new songs, covers, live stuff...a mixed bag o' fun. some proceeds go to stand up to cancer so no illegal downloading allowed!!
here is a track listing.
1- be ok
2- giving up
3-over the rainbow
4-the chain (live)
5-lady in spain
6-keep breathing
7-oh what a day
8-the way i am (live)
9-can't help falling in love (live)
10-you and i
11-be ok (acoustic version)
AND i have posted a very exclusive demo of "the chain"on my player. this is straight off of my garage band...just me, a piano and a mac. it's a bit shorter and faster than how we play it now...but i thought it would be a nice gift for you ! so DOWNLOAD AWAY!!!!
cheers big ears!
ingrid -
Sep 30 2008, 09:05 AMnew song posted!!!I put up one of the new songs from my upcoming cd, 'Be Ok'. The cd comes out oct 14th and has some covers, acoustic and live songs. You might have to scroll down to the bottom (the new myspace player is still not working so well). The song is called 'You and I'.
I hope you like it!
Ingrid
http://www.myspace.com/ingridmichaelson
