First Headline Shows :')

 Well helloooooo - 

The last two weeks have been the most incredible weeks of my life. 

First headline shows are done. I will remember those nights for the rest of my life. I love music. I love my band. I love you guys. Thank you so much for caring about me and my music and showing up. I think we could all feel how special the energy in the room was. 

I went home and journaled after both shows and wrote down my favorite moments so I'd remember them forever. 

My favorite moments from both shows were:

- Hitting my head on the speaker at Baby's

- Screaming whore so loud with you all healed me lol 

- imytn. I think this was my favorite song of the set. I cried in New York when you guys started singing it back to me. 

- Reading all of your letters after the show, including the whole scrapbook that Sam, Sarah, and Madeline organized. It was the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me. 

- When everyone held up roses for Bad Guy in LA

- Doing my nightly jump-up-and-down-in-a-circle-while-I-try-to-make-an-inspiration-speech with my band 

- Hearing how much you loved the openers Margot and Lauren, and hearing them say how kind and attentive you all were 

- The Neighborhood signs in LA

- Handing out the physical tickets we made for the shows. I wanted to make them as proof that you guys were here at the beginning. 

- The boy who dressed up in a pickle costume all the way from Portland, you and your girlfriend are so awesome

- Andrew's guitar solos 

- Meeting everyone at merch. You are all such special people. And some of you came from so far away?? I'm so lucky that I get to know you. 

- Having my parents and friends at both. They mean so much to me and are so supportive (even when I am bad at answering my texts)

- Playing my new songs with new arrangements, and getting to play one with Jake in LA

It's weird being aware that your dreams are slowly coming true. I know it's only the beginning, but I feel so excited for the future. There are so many things I haven't done yet and so many songs I haven't written. I can't wait to do this again. Thanks for being here. The Neighborhood forever. 

Love love love, 

Grace 

First Week Of The Year

I spent the first day of the year with a headache, a loooong beach walk with my friend, and a big bowl of optimism.

Maybe I’m one of those annoying bright eyed people who swears this year is gonna be better than the last, but I swear this year is gonna be better than the last!! I have a good feeling. Or maybe I just feel pretty good right now. Either way, happy new year.

I feel like I have a lot of questions about this year and about myself. Some are big gaping holes and some are a small stitch undone in a sweater. I’m excited to meet myself at the end of the year and see if those questions are answered or if I already know the answers now I hope I’ve accepted them by then.

My first headline shows are this month and I’m really excited. And a bit nervous but mostly excited. I start rehearsals next week. I know my band. The guitar player I’ve known since I was 2 which is really cool and we played in bands together through high school.

I know I’m a little late (sue me) but I want to share my favorites of 2023.

Albums
This Is Why - Paramore
In The End It Always Does - The Japanese House (which btw thanks to them for playing when it was over on their pre show playlist)
Details - Frou Frou
Little Voice - Sara Bareilles (came back to this one this year)

Songs
Think Fast - Dominic Fike ft Weezer
Got It Bad - Troye Sivan
Strip Mall - Jake Minch
She Calls Me Back - Noah Kahan
Lisztomania - Phoenix
Littlest Things - Lily Allen
Southern Sky - Alex G
It’ll Be (Video Games) - Lauren Juzang

Things
My Mary Janes
Making salmon / cooking for my friends
Going to the ocean
My red WHWA sambas my team got me the night the ep dropped at radio city
Blush
Grillos
Playing shows
My (first) car

Moments
Seeing my sister graduate high school
Finding out abt the maisie tour (I cried)
Walking around in the rain in Copenhagen
The entire day leading up to radio city
The day I moved into my current place
Driving to Malibu alone
Writing WIWO
Selling out the Jan shows from my childhood bedroom
When my writers block ended
Going back to New York a lot and seeing my college friends
Switching to matcha over coffee
Receiving letters and reading them in the green room

That’s all I can think of for now. Very grateful for 2023 and for you especially if it brought us together. I’m looking forward to more shows and letters and music and cooking with friends and life and watercolors and buying tee shirts I don’t need. Sending you love and hope for 2024. I’m gonna go live now. Ok byeeeeee.

Love,
Grace