April 2019: Tour Vehicle Trifecta and Two Nights at Lost Church

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The last of April,

I believe in having lots of dreams – so I might increase the chance that some come true. For years I’ve dreamed of having a tour vehicle with the trifecta of: Safe to leave instruments in; Comfy to sleep in; and Nice on gas. I fixated the dream on the Ford Transit Connect, those beautiful small white cargo vans you see driving all over cities with plumbing ladders on top or the name of a brewery painted on the side. On the first of April, I found one on craigslist that had already been customized with a bed, a second solar powered battery, and wooden drawers. It was over my budget, but I sent the guy an email thinking I'd check it out for inspiration. He called me and said “I looked up your music online, can I get a CD?!” We chatted about the van dream and he dropped the price big time on the phone. What?! I bought the thing, drove it to my parents house in Bend, and my dad and I spent two days in the garage building an instrument rack with his dusty carpentry tools and shiny abilities. On April 4th I set out for CO for a two week tour and the indefinite road.

Many driving snack crumbs later, a concert full of under 14-year-olds in Evergreen singing every word to “Lullaby,” many pre-show Dr. Bronner's river dips, and I'm still driving, grinning, and dreaming.

For instance, dreaming of getting the side of my van painted in big letters that say “Jenny’s Septic Systems,” to keep out the bad guys...and of course selling out two nights at the Lost Church on May 20th and 21st in San Francisco!

Look out for the second half of the Turtle Solar Eclipse Tour in CA in May!

Much love,

Jenner

Tour Dates

May 16 - Berkeley, CA - The Back Room - 8pm - Tickets
May 17 - Los Osos, CA, House Concert - 7pm
May 18 - Santa Barbara, CA - The Loft Upstairs, 821 State Street - 7:30pm
May 19 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place - 9pm *with Quatlebaum and Jessica Malone
May 20 - San Francisco, CA - The Lost Church - 7:30pm - Tickets *benefit for Tuolumne River Trust *with Scott Shoetgun
May 21 - San Francisco, CA - The Lost Church - 7:30pm - Tickets *with Quatlebaum
May 22 - Palo Alto, CA - House Concert, Edgefest VI, 7pm
June 6 - Washington DC - House Concert, 7:30pm *with Cuchulain Kelly
June 4-11 - Cassiopeia Songwriting Camp, Washington DC
June 13-16 - Rogue River, OR - Music, Gourmet Food & Rafting Trip - Book Now
June 17 - Grants Pass, OR - House Concert
June 27 - July 2 - Main Salmon, ID - Music and Rafting Trip - Book Now
July 10 - Coloma, CA - South Fork Fest *with Dangermuffin
July 12 - Berkeley, CA - House Concert *with Dangermuffin
July 18 - Portland, OR - Patagonia Store *with Motherfish film screening
July 19 - Walla Walla, WA - House Concert
August 1-6 - Cassiopeia Songwriting Camp with GOALS, Green River, UT
October 20 - Willimantic, CT - Bread Box Theatre
November 23 - Bend, OR - House Concert

***Email jennerfoxmusic@gmail.com for house concert details

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PS.
A notebook entry I found from last August:

Small Band Van

Can I get a small band van
With big band plans

But there’s the whole fossil fuel thing
And I already have a car
And I’m thinking of transitioning to bike touring
And I hate driving in the dark

But the Ford Transit Connect
Has no windows in the rear
So you can park and go for a hike
Without expensive instrument fear
And you can sleep in it too
So you don’t have to be a permanent guest
And the gas mileage is good
And you look pretty in a dress

Oh the Ford Transit connect has some worthy competitors
But they’re less cool shapes
And Ford was first so it's better
If I had a Transit Connect
I’m sure I could also expect
To be playing Red Rocks
And baking delicious breads
And expanding my Spanish vocabulary
And avoiding bad breath

Can I get a small band van
With big band plans