Janean Christine Mariani

05.26.2023  How it started & How it’s going: For those who may wonder if music heals, I’m here to tell ya it’s absolutely true. This is my sweet friend Don MacAngus. Ten years back, we started playing ‘round our kitchen…

04.24.2023 Do you remember your dreams? Carve out a sacred space that belongs to only you. Surround yourself with encouraging memories of milestone moments that remind you that you are capable of working hard to achieve your goals. Wrap…

04.15.2023 Over. The. MOON!!!  Excited for the first Everything But The Girl album in twenty-four years!!! In anticipation of this week's April 21st release date, I've had so much fun wandering down rabbit holes all day — listening to the…

03.18.2023 Today  I'm remembering one of the greats from my childhood: the one and only Mr. Charley Pride on what would be his 89th birthday. It brings to mind a special night several years back when I was lucky enough…

03.17.2023 Believe it or not, this precious teeny tiny little bundle of feathers, with a most remarkably enormous heart, has been helping me to find the words I've been searching for. I'll share more of that along with those words,…

03.02.2023 Dear Friends, does anyone remember this? {gotta throw all the way back to December 4th 2021 for this one} Well. I can still hardly believe I’m about to say this, but…tomorrow night at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas…this Christmas…

02.03.2023 THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the show last night, and thank you Steve Volk and The Ugly Mug for having me. It was such an honor to share the stage with Tim Sincere. What a…

02.02.2023 TONIGHT is the night!  If you like catchy covers of Elton John and The Kinks, Miranda Lambert and MCC, and a whole heaping helping of heartache, pain and drinking originals...then The Ugly Mug is where you need to be…

01.20.2023 When we booked these Song Swap gigs a few months back, none of us could have known: our sleepy little beach town would be devastated by a series of atmospheric rivers, forcing us to reschedule our first song swap…

01.19.2023 This afternoon President Biden visited our sleepy little beach town! And this evening I get to swap songs with my friend Clyde Leland! I feel so lucky to have so many super cool things to be thankful for…

01.12.2033 It's January. The arrival of another new year. With it comes another "award season" and the SAG Awards nominations were just announced this week. I recall years ago reading that Tom Hanks proudly wore his Screen Actors Guild membership…

01.05.2023  NEWSFLASH! due to the severe storm damage, road closures, evacuations and coastal flooding, tonight's show has been cancelled and has been rescheduled for Groundhog Day, Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 6:00pm at The Ugly Mug. 

Tim Sincere and I…