Taste of Ladera May 2 and 3, 2009!

KUCI 88.9fm is the Radio sponsor at this year's incredible Orange County event, Taste of Ladera on May 2 and 3 at Founders Park in Ladera Ranch, CA. I will be there with Redbook Magazine, meeting and greeting, talking about KUCI and Mamapalooza....plus Sunday May 3, I will be introducing such amazing talent....Cambria Detken, The Raymies and Ladera's Got Talent, and there will be lots of great fun for families with kiddies. Check out the attached flyer for all of the great details. And I'm checking out the headliner on Saturday...Sugar Ray!

Mamapalooza 2009 joins Taste of Ladera!

I had some exciting news this week! I am joining Mamapalooza executive director and founder, Joy Rose, and Redbook Magazine at the Taste of Ladera Saturday and Sunday May 2 and 3rd. Last year, over 23,000 people showed up!

Come on out and say 'hi!' I will be busy greeting people at the KUCI area, meeting folks at the Mamapalooza/Redbook booth, and emceeing the Mamapalooza hosted family friendly stage on Sunday May 3. It is going to be a GREAT event- not to miss! http://www.tasteofladera.com/

And featured on the Mamapalooza stage will be the Raymies and Cambria Detken. Both you and your family will LOVE them!

On my latest band news...I have been busy working on new tunes with my guitar teacher, Ronny North at Hothouse Studios....learning so much. My band (6 Chicks now!)has been busy practicing a few times a week for some potential April gigs in the OC and beyond.

Rocking my OWN House!! Taking Guitar lessons with the incredible....

...Ronny North at Hot House Recording Studios!! Started lessons with Ronny on Monday and I learned so much...like how much practice I need! I just started an all women band and we are having a blast. We have a short-term goal of playing at the next Mamapalooza (GULP! Less than 3 months away!) - May 3, 2009 at the UC Irvine campus, coordinated by yours truly....I better go practice!! My wonderful kids and incredible husband ROCK my world and keep cheering me on during this rockin' journey! And I actually think I might be able to convert Ronny from junkfood junkster, lover of fast food to some great vegetarian eats at Mother's Market. He actually liked the Inferno Wrap I brought him!

Getting ready for Mamapalooza 2009!

Can't wait for Mamapalooza 2009 at the UC Irvine Campus! Great family-friendly entertainment featuring some new talent this year...The Raymies, who blew me away at NAMM, and the incredible Cambria Detken who sold out the OC Pavilion! ....did I mention she is 16?!

Momz Rock the House heads to NAMM!

I have spent the past few days at NAMM and it has been incredible! Yesterday, I was blown away by all of the music products and companies. I think I read that over 85,000 people attend NAMM. There is one guitar company after the next, rooms filled with artists wailing on drums, guitars, and whatever instruments and musical devices they can get their hands on. Appearances by major artists in the industry meeting fans, etc.

And then there is the INCREDIBLE DAISY ROCK BOOTH!! Check out my pictures on (www.momzrockthehouse.com and www.myspace.com/momzrockthehouse) and you'll get a little glimpse of just how amazing this has been. They also have a stage where so far I have seen Absinthe, Janet Robin, The Raymies and....The Bangles!! Just one of these amazing days...and then to meet the Bangles was icing on the cake. Loved the HUGE birthday cake Daisy Rock ordered for two of the band members. The crowd waiting for autographs got a chance to eat cake and get signed pictures and Daisy Rock catalogues. The place was packed. Stay tuned for more!

Let Music manage your Inner Life

I read a great article about an incredible musician in NY, who has always let music manage his inner life. Inner life? I first thought what is his inner life? But it all made sense. I've been doing it all my life.

Music has played a huge role all my life. I remember being a young child, maybe four, living in Long Island and hearing Santana and The Beatles. Songs from these artists bring me back to being young again and I remember how I felt about myself and my surroundings like it was yesterday.

And just like you, music has eased my heartaches, my sadness, lifted my moods, and built my self-esteem, established dreams and aspirations. In my early twenties, I went through a break-up and a job loss within a week of one another. Right after, I kept having dreams I was playing electric guitar! The truth was, I owned one and kept thinking I would like to take lessons again and become a really good player. After several dreams of me being a rock goddess (or maybe I was playing a mean air guitar?), I decided to pay attention to the wake up call.


So, I am sure some of you are reading this and can relate to those songs you like to crank up from your past. I always loved anything Aerosmith and of course, there is Boston, "Long Time," or rocking out to AC/DC Back in Black elevates my mood, and helps me let myself go and relax for a moment before I shift back into Mommy mode.

Music moves me in so many ways and in some many different genres. It amazes me on a day that I might be down, and it's been a little more frequent lately with the economy in turmoil and hearing one sad story after the next, that music has a way of helping me make sense out of it all and reflect on what is really important and what matters.


The other night, I realized that a good station to set the mood for homework or just to try to get everyone to chill to is 94.7 The Wave, because my kids dial it down a notch and actually relax. I actually have more patience! And they know a lot of the songs, because it's our mellow station. My daughter has been falling asleep to The Wave for almost 2 years now. Of course, we do love KUCI 88.9fm for the diversity and range of music and PA shows. In fact, one morning on the way to school, one of the DJs was playing a Sesame Street song that was completely wacky and hilarious! In my sleepy state, we laughed all the way to school. And the kids are still talking about it!


So to sum up this long ramble, don't be afraid to crank it up a notch when you drop those kids off or right before that big important meeting, or maybe on your way to seeing your in-laws. And get your kids dancing around the house to your music. We all need to manage our inner lives, our contentment, our uncertainties, the day in - day out chaos of our lives and if music can do this for you GREAT! And if you don’t even listen to the radio, have I got a show for you! E-mail me and I will tell you about some of the artists from my LIVE show at KUCI 88.9fm Moms Rockin' the House - or my podcast show Momz Rock the House.com.


You can find me here: janeane@momzrockthehouse.com. And if you're out and about on Thursday's, tune in to KUCI 88.9fm (10am PST or streamlining at www.kuci.org) and you just might find yourselves cranking up what I'm playing! ROCK ON ladies!


Have a safe, Happy and Healthy Holiday! May 2009 be a great one for you and yours!

My interview with Tish is ready to check out!

My interview with the founder and president of Daisy Rock Guitars, Tish Ciravolo, is ready for you to listen to! I just love her story about how she was inspired to start her company based on her daughter's daisy flower doodle, her love of music and a really close friend who inspired her musically and professionally. It's a great interview, so check it out!

I have actually had some great ideas generated around the dinner table with my young daughters. They are so open and creative, and I love how their minds work. When we get older, we tend to let our creativity fly out the window and worry about what others think of what we did, what we said and what we thought, and never make the time to nurture our creative interests. I like the innocent and pure ideas of my girls and how one little idea can become something big if you pay attention. As a matter of fact, Momz Rock the House was a name created by my daughter and I while we were bouncing around show names and I said, "Momz Rock..." and she finished my sentence with ...."the House!" And my show Momz Rock the House was born!