National Cherry Blossom Festival!!! (….and Baltimore too!)

Brittany Jean Performs at the National Cherry Blossom Festival (not pictured = guitarist BY to the right)

The band is kicking off the Spring season with a number of awesome shows! We had the honor of performing at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC at the Sylvan Stage this past Monday, April 2nd. It was windy….very very windy.  But, the view was awe inspiring, the sun was out, the stage (and back stage) was super cool, and we had a GREAT time! We would like thank the NCBF again for inviting us to perform and hope to come again next year!

On another note, we also took a mini road trip to Baltimore on Friday, March 30 to play at the Pickles Pub across from Camden Yards….we were invited by UMD to play a charity event to raise money for the West African Medical Missions (WAMM)

We had a great time and met some really cool bands! BUT, sadly, we did not order the beer battered pickles….next time?

Operation Donation = Done and Done!

Last night at Epicure Cafe in Fairfax, Brittany Jean had the pleasure  of playing in the company of three wonderfully talented women (and special guests) to raise money for the Foundation for Womens Cancer. Thanks to everyone who came out to the show and thanks for the generous donations. We raised $345.00 and the money has already been sent! Thanks to performers Shanna Hoar, Heather Renee, and Kate Moran…and thanks to Epicure Cafe in Fairfax for having us! AND a million thanks to our drummer Will Copps, who had his debut playing the cajon and completely ROCKED…….his hands are still recovering from our serious rock-out!!!

Here is the donation confirmation!

Total:  $345.00

Mmm, me oh my, I love PIE!

@ Pie Sisters in Georgetown Outside looking in....

Yesterday, BrittanyJean had the pleasure of playing a solo acoustic show at the Pie Sisters bakery in Georgetown. I could go on and on about all the things I love about the place, and I cannot think of anything to dislike. We hope to be back soon, maybe with drummer Will on the cajon. 

In the meantime, check out the Pie Sisters: http://www.piesisters.com/

Humble Bumble Bee.

Brittany Jean is very excited and humbled to be on the Deli poll for DC emerging artists. This is truly an honor and we hope to continue rockin’ the DC scene throughout 2012. There are so many great artists included on this list and each voter is only allowed ONE vote. It is hard to ask anyone to use their one and only vote for Brittany Jean, and so we only ask that you visit the site and at least cast a vote for one of several worthy artists. Please follow the link below!!:

http://washington.thedelimagazine.com/

THANKS!!

The end is near….but so is the beginning?

December has been a great month; full of music and warm weather? We are looking forward to the new year with NEW music and shows on the way! Catch the last BrittanyJean performance of the year at IOTA club and cafe in Clarendon THIS Monday night (yes, the day after Christmas!) Come drink, eat, and music-away your post-Christmas blues with “The 9″ series, highlighting a variety of local talent. Below is the line-up of all the incredible artists you will see!:

the 9 songwriters series

Justin Trawick
Ted Hovis
Brittany Jean
Ryan Walker of The Beanstalk Library
Elyse Krachman
Dustin Conley of Buster Brown
Gideo Grove
Chris Behrmann
Shanna Hoar

http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com/

BrittanyJean @ Fairfax's Epicure Cafe ~ December 17, 2011

Brittany Jean at Epicure Cafe in Fairfax

Come out and see Brittany Jean solo acoustic performance at Epicure Cafe in Fairfax, VA……set runs from 7:00-9:00 pm…….good food and great music!

Dance Marathon! (or just a fun show…)

Hey everyone!

We are playing a charity show to benefit the Children’s National Medical Center on Nov 19. It’s going to be an awesome event for a great cause and we hope to see some of you there!!

It’s an all-day event, but you can also just come see us if you’d like for only $5 at 5 p.m.

http://www.dcdancemarathon.com/

IOTA “The 9″ singer/songwriter series!

This past week, Brittany Jean had the honor of playing with 8 other local singer/songwriters from the Washington DC area. The venue (IOTA in Clarendon) and talent were excellent. I highly recommend that you check out “The 9″ – the show is now adding dates and venues up and down the East Coast! Also, check out the local artists from this the October 25 show:

http://clarendonnights.blogspot.com/2011/10/brittany-jean-at-iota-tuesday-oct-25.html

Andy Zipf
http://www.andyzipf.com/

Molly Hagen
http://www.mollyhagen.com/

Amanda Lee
http://www.amandaleemusic.com/

Becky Warren
http://www.greatunknowns.com/

Charlie Harrison
http://www.reverbnation.com/charlieharrison

Natalie York
http://www.natalieyork.com/

Jason Mendelson
http://www.metrosongs.org/

Justin Trawick
http://www.justintrawick.com/

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LIKE: www.twitter.com/wearethe9

Demoing!

Labor Day weekend=Recording demos at Deerhead Studios! We wanted to check out how our new songs were gonna sound recorded so we devoted the weekend to it. Not quite done yet… hopefully we’ll finish tracking next weekend.

Brian recording overdubs:

DEERHEAD Studios…

Claire made us cookies!

Celebrating earthquake survival at El Paso….

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Brittany Jean solo acoustic show!! The food, music, margaritas, and earthquake survival stories made for an awesome time! See you soon at the next show!

Brittany Jean solo acoustic performance at El Paso in Arlington- August 23, 2011