Jared, Author at Champagne Sunday

Days 11 – 14 revisited: The Nashville Gigs

Nashville: Both Jared and I worked on this one. Maybe you’ll be able to tell who’s voice is who’s…but maybe not. There are times you drink for fun. There are times you drink to mourn. There are times you drink alone. There are times you drink to celebrate. Then, there are times…times when you’ve just...

Proud moments . . .

10 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 1 comment

We seldom listen to our own CD’s. We get our fill of the music playing it live night after night, and quite enjoy it. However, every now and then a song pops up on the iTunes shuffle, or we pop in a CD and we get the chance to listen to the songs as we...

After a long absence . . .

10 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 1 comment

It’s been awhile since we’ve blogged about anything. Not for lack of activity, though. Since our last post, we’ve settled into our new home in Tacoma, gotten pregnant, signed with Maurice the Fish Records, played a number of awesome shows, and watched the entire series of “Lost” in what we’re sure must be a pathetically...

The show must go on . . . always . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen

This past weekend, we played two relatively unattended shows at the Conway Muse in Conway, WA, and The Comet Tavern in Seattle, and had a great time anyway. The crowds were relatively small, but we’ve found that sometimes, that gives us more opportunity to really connect on a more individual level, and we use that...

It’s not karaoke if it’s in a cab . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 3 comments

Normally, we’re not big fans of karaoke. But when it’s offered in the back of a cab, and we’ve had enough to drink, why the hell not? (Video by Mariannebrown)

The CS Football Endorsements . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 3 comments

Here are my teams, and here’s why: Buffalo Bills – I grew up only an hour and a half from Buffalo. They were the hometown team, and damn near everyone I knew, down to my elementary school bus driver, Craig, was a Bills fan. Most importantly, my parents have always been huge fans. I was...

The “Blue Skies” Fiasco . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 2 comments

Only a select few of you may be aware of this story, but it marks a significantly strange point in the life of Champagne Sunday. At the time, we were cautious of sharing potentially good news (wisely so, as it turns out) for fear that it would be a lot of build up to nothing....

Okay, so we’re NOT country . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 2 comments

Well, the results are in, and we received an overwhelming and unanimous “no” from our fans and readers on the topic of whether or not we should market ourselves as “country”. Also, everyone that responded was kind enough to also supply reasons to support their decisions, which we very much appreciate. So now we’re left...

Are We Country?

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 1 comment

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet) For as long as Champagne Sunday has been in existence, we’ve been told by some people that we have a bit of a Country sound to us. For as many years,...

Cosmic Psychos think we’re okay . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 2 comments

I grew up being a GIANT fan of the Seattle grunge rock scene. It makes the following that much more gratifying: Since our music was first available on iTunes, whenever we would search “Champagne Sunday”, a Cosmic Psychos song by that name would always come up amidst our music. Until then, I had no idea...