The past few weeks!!

Again, I apologize for the amount of time that has lapsed between the last post and this one, but I always forget to blog!! Here's a recap of the last few weeks:

I played an acoustic show at Hotel Indigo and LOVED IT!! It was my first time accompanying myself on guitar during a show which was exciting/terrifying at the same time. I write all of my songs on the guitar, but I waited a little while before I started playing during shows so that I could get used to this new way of performing: singing with a full band in a bar is QUITE different from singing with an orchestra down in a pit at a theatre. So anyways, the show went really well and I had some wonderful friends in attendance!

I found out a few months ago that I was going to be endorsed by M.A.C cosmetics and would soon thereafter be receiving some free products in the mail...low and behold:

SO EXCITED!!!! It has been so fun getting to try all of the new products, thank you M.A.C!

I was asked by a friend to sing the National Anthem at the annual event "Relay for Life" and was absolutely thrilled to participate! It was amazing to see the number of people who turned out for the event that were struggling with, or had survived some form of Cancer.

I went on an impromptu beach trip with my friend Lindsey for her annual family reunion! On the road trip down, we stopped in Auburn for one night to spend some time with our best friend, Sarah Beth. Along with some other friends, we went to this bar/music venue in Opelika, AL called '8th and Rail' since we knew they'd have live music. We got to talking with some people in the audience who ended up being friends of the band onstage and somehow word traveled to the lead singer that there was a 'singer/songwriter from Nashville in the bar, and she'll be coming up in a few to play a song' NEWS TO ME!!! I started panicking (as usual) but kept my composure and somehow managed to get onstage, borrow the guitarist's acoustic, and play/sing 'Green'. 

Lastly, I played in another Zod Night at 12th and Porter! These shows are always so much fun to play, and I'm so grateful that the Zods are willing to accompany all of us. We had a great turnout that night, so a big thank you to everyone who came out!!

Updates...

I apologize for the amount of time between the last blog post and this one, but I've been swamped. I'll try to break this blog down in bullets...that should help.

-In the past couple weeks, I've been writing/recording the rest of the album...and I'm really excited about the anticipated Summer release! 

-CINCO DE MAYOOOO! (Clearly this required its own bullet) 

-I got to celebrate the Engagement and 23rd Birthday of my Best Friend Sarah Beth!

-I've played 3 shows since the last post, and am so thankful for the Jaszcz's/Zodlounge Crew/Family and Friends that have made these shows possible!

-The next show is tomorrow night at 7:00 at Hotel Indigo (Union Street)...and we've booked a BMI showcase in Atlanta for July 21st!!

-I found out this morning that a radio station in Canada has been playing the songs for over a month!! How 'bout that eh?? (lame joke attempt), but seriously...GO CANADA!

-MTV's 'The Real World' will be playing a 3 minute instrumental of 'Cave In' on their latest episode tonight at 9:00 so be sure to tune in! (I can only imagine what drama will be going down in Cancun for them to use 3 minutes of this song...jail time? break up?)

-Lastly, the fan-made video of 'Cave In' has yielded over 15,000 views!! Apparently 20,000 is the magic number with youtube...so let's see if we can get it there!

Okay, so that's a basic rundown of the latest news...If you made it all the way to the bottom, I'll be sure to hug you next time I see you! 

Never saw that coming!

This blog is going to be broken down into a few events:

1). Watching the initial airing of 'Cave In' on MTV:
So on Wednesday I had NO idea when the song, or even what part of the song was going to be played during the episode. So you have to picture me sitting around with some of my closest friends and my mom with our eyes fixed on the screen waiting for the moment when it would say 'Cave In'. Sure enough, about halfway through the episode at one of the climactic moments...BOOM! We all start screaming so we can't even hear it. My friend Leah cranks up the volume which made the little vol. bars scroll up over the name and song title so we didn't see that either, ha! It was so fun. It was over so quickly, and everyone settled back down...I was so thrilled and thought to myself 'wow, that was awesome...too bad that it's already over...'

2). Just when I thought everything was settling down, my phone started beeping like crazy with messages from people all over the country who had heard the song and wanted to know where to buy it/what the lyrics were...and several people that said incredibly sweet things about how much they related to it. I was STUNNED. I apologize for blowing up people's facebook and twitter feeds with retweets and reposts, but I wanted to show my unending appreciation for all of the nice words and encouragement. I'm well aware that all of this could be over in a snap, but it's MORE than enough. So, thank you.
Here are two videos that people made to 'Cave In' since there weren't any available on YouTube!

3). So then on Thursday my friend Lindsey (who was in town visiting) and I were taking a much-needed nap after we had partaken in WAY TOO MUCH cheese dip and chips at the one and only 'Panchos Mexican Restaurant' ...mid snooze my phone starts bleeping again and it said something about itunes. In my confusion, I read the message to Lindsey and she said "OH MY GOSH CHECK ITUNES!! Maybe you're listed!!" So both of us snap awake and grab my computer. Sure enough...there it was...under the new and noteworthy section on the main page of itunes. I could not believe it. I called all of the Zods and John Jaszcz to tell them the news, meanwhile Lindsey did a little more itunes searching on her phone. She screamed 'YOU'RE IN THE TOP TEN!!!!!" ...Of what I thought??...until I realized she was waving her phone at me with the EP listed in the top ten songs under Singer/Songwriter and #11 album. Now I'm sure all of this had to do with the number of downloads/purchases within a certain period of time, but we snapped a picture anyway so that when it was gone we could at least say it was once there!

4). Enough of the sappy stuff and back to business. I'll be playing a show tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 19th) at 12th and Porter in Nashville. A whole slew of talented artists are playing so you definitely shouldn't miss it if you're in town! The show starts at eight and you can find out more information here!

In other exciting news, the website is up and running!! Check it out at http://www.kreewoods.com.


Kree

Better late than never...

So I realize I'm a little behind at posting about the gig at 12th and Porter, but I figured that there's no time like the present! I was so thrilled to be part of such an incredible lineup, and cannot thank John and Jude Jaszcz, Brett Vargason, Tom Michael, Todd Shay, Brandon Bagby and all of the performers ENOUGH for such a fun night! 

Steph!

Another Birthday!! Wishing Mrs. Flynn a Happy Happy 23rd!!

Steph and a fire hazard

 Steph and a bio hazard (The BH fridge)

Steph and a roll of sushi...at Blue Fin.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

GOLDEN GIRLS!!!

So today happens to be two of my best friends' Golden Birthdays!! Both Lacey Little and Courtney Aldrich are turning 23 on the 23rd! Below are some pictures that I hope you'll enjoy. P.S. they will be at 12th and Porter tonight, so give them Birthday shout-outs!!

LACEY:

 Lacey and a Christmas Ham

 Lacey and the Bieber Fever

Lacey and I midnight snacking (what we do best)

Lace in her Belmont hoodie with a giant helping of snow cream

COURTNEY: 

 Courtney praising the heavens

 Courtney on a Billboard

Courtney by a scenic river (note the stance)

Courtney is off her rocker :)

LOVE both of these girls so much, cannot wait to celebrate their Golden Birthdays with them tonight!!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

WEDNESDAY MARCH 23rd from 8:00-11:30 @ 12th AND PORTER

Come out and hear five of Zodlounge's recording artists!

Up first we have: (Pop/Alternative)

Kree Woods

http://www.reverbnation.com/kreewoods

Then: (Pop/Alternative)

Charity Vance
http://www.charityvance.net/

Then: (Pop/Alternative)
Dane Estok
http://www.reverbnation.com/daneestok

Then: (Electronic Pop)
Betsey Long
http://www.betseylong.com/

Then:(Rock) 
Jenny Ray
http://www.jennyraymusic.com

(Photos: Facebook).

The Rutledge

So first off, a major thank you to everyone who made the show at The Rutledge possible! We had an amazing turnout Saturday, and I was so thrilled. I'll post some pictures below so you can check them out!

The sign outside!

The Band (From LtoR: Todd, Kree, Brett, John, Brandon, Betsey, Tom)

Hell of a Habit

Some of the audience members :)

It was truly a wonderful evening, and I'm so thankful to have had the opportunity!

In other news: THE NEXT SHOW IS BOOKED!!
-MARCH 23rd at 12th and Porter...details here: Zodlounge Night

In case you can't tell...that's a six. As in there are only 6 DAYS LEFT before the show at the Rutledge!

Hope you all can make it, feel free to invite your friends :) The more the merrier.

Kree Woods at The Rutledge 

Saturday, March 5th. 6pm

410 4th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201-2212

(615) 782-6858‎

http://www.reverbnation.com/kreewoods

http://www.myspace.com/kreewoods

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kree-Woods/142976919076129

And check out the latest video: An acoustic cover of Bruno Mars' "Grenade"

Hell of a Habit

The music video for Hell of a Habit is officially on the world wide web: 

Major thanks to Matt Rozell of LakeAround Films (videographer) and John & Jude Jaszcz 

 I would like to take a moment to discuss the process:

 We started shooting at a location where there were shops, boutiques, and PEOPLE...people that rubbernecked at the lurchy giant strutting around dramatically with a guitar whilst singing along to a boombox. At one point during the shoot, I was doing a full run of the song where the frame was from the waist up, and was instructed to go full out with dramatic hand gestures. So there I was flailing my arms about (throwing a few air fist bumps -a la Celine Dion in there) when I realized that the window behind Matt/the camera was for a hair salon...and the 20+ people in that salon were crowded against the glass watching me spazz out. Unfortunately for you all, I'm not sure any of those shots made it into the video, although that's probably for the best. Not to worry though, you will catch a glimpse or two of me whipping my hair back and forth in the style of Willow Smith....you're welcome. We shot for about three hours, which basically consisted of Matt filming take after take of me singing/playing in different locations. Hope you all enjoy the end result, and feel free to pass it along.

Again, I cannot stress enough how thankful I am for this opportunity. I love to sing, I love to write, and I am getting to work with incredible people who inspire me everyday. 

A Valentine's Day Surprise!

First off, I'd like to take a moment to welcome you to the new and (hopefully) improved blog. I'm really not good at this whole blogging bit, and the first attempt was a major fail...so here's hoping that take two will be more successful.

So I happened to be on my computer this morning refashioning my blog template, when I got a little distracted checking up on blogs that I follow. LOW AND BEHOLD my mean muggin' shot popped right up on the main page of the Kings of A&R Blog! (http://www.kingsofar.com/). What a thrilling Valentine's Day present to be featured above their post featuring Lady Gaga's latest song. L-gogs (as I like to call her) showed up in an egg last night at the Grammy Awards. I  can only hope that one day I'll be able to make a red carpet entrance like that. Though I'm fairly certain that my limbs would not be so easily folded into that structure...my proportions would require something along the lines of a hollowed out tree trunk which I'd have them label the 'kree trunk' naturally.  (I did mention that I hoped that this blog would be better...after that last line, I'm not making any promises). 

Anyways, back on the subject now...If there's one thing I gathered in my years of strenuous academia, it's the usefulness of listing things out in bullets. There's nothing quite so satisfying as lining things up with a little asterisk or dash.

Here's a brief set of bullets to catch everyone up on the latest:
-I am in the process of recording the sixth original song "Chance Happening"
-I recorded a cover of Bruno Mars' "Grenade" which will have an accompanying video up on youtube soon.
-I also shot a video for "Hell of A Habit" (Also coming soon).
-I'll be playing at The Rutledge in Nashville on March 5th at 6:00, so everyone needs to come out for the release party!
-I signed contracts to release my songs for play on the following shows:
                *Keeping Up with the Kardashians
                *Kourtney and Kim Take New York
                *Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami
                *Road Rules Extreme Challenge
                *Love Games
                *Bad Girls Club
                *Saddle Ranch
 (Please keep an ear out for my songs on those shows, and let me know if you catch one!)

Keep checking back for more updates, and thank you so much for your support! I am so incredibly thankful for all of the positive response to the music, and feel so blessed to be able to do what I love!

Kree


Feel free to visit any of the following sites to listen to the upcoming EP:
http://www.reverbnation.com/kreewoods
http://www.myspace.com/kreewoods
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kree-Woods/142976919076129