california, california, here i come!

is it weird to say i've be waiting my whole life to finally be able to utter the words "i'm going to california" and mean it? it's only a plane ride away, but for reasons unknown, i've yet to visit the place i hear about almost everyday of my life. onto another holiday from real i go...

i'm there staying in hollywood by my friend tommy coops. he lives in a big house with the other 5 members of his band It Boys. i havent met all of them yet, but i've heard great things. oh, AND i'll be performing a bunch while i'm out there..both acoustically and with mikealis which should be badass. it's rare for me to get this excited, but i have a feeling this trip is going to be something.

truth is, this new york weather is way colder than it should be for mid-april, so i'm happy to be leaving it for a little while. i can only hope it's warmer upon my return. while away, i'm going to honestly try my best to get some daily video blogs up here and keep you all posted.

california, california, here i come!

- stevenbaggs

the constant

have you ever woken up in the morning and felt as though overnight you somehow matured? like the thoughts you once had are still there, only rearranged and a sense of clarity and overwhelming calm has been cast over you. music is what moves me. its helped shape and define who i am as both an artist and a person. but, for a while now i've felt like i needed something new in my life.

i personally feel there's a stigma that comes with being a solo artist with a name. people hear 'Steven Baggs' and what triggers in their minds is 'singer/songwriter with an acoustic guitar', but i happen to see myself and my music as more than that. since i can remember, i've written and structured songs with a full band in mind every step of the way and though i am a singer/songwriter/guitarist, i feel as though that stigma has haunted me for long enough and have decided to change to a band name - The Constant.

some might ask "why the constant?"
well, over the past few years, since i went solo, i've seen many faces/people/things come and go in my life. distrusts and lies but also some amazing memories and people who will forever hold a place in my heart. but the one thing that has always remained was my music. music has always been the constant in my life. and i think for anyone, hearing a song takes you back to a certain time or makes you feel a certain way. i hope my music remains in peoples lives and forever hold a place in their hearts as well. i'm very excited to see where this takes me and anyone who knows me or my music can rest assured that this is the beginning of only great things to come.

tonight marks the first show as The Constant and the first great step in a positive direction, as we perform in highline ballroom nyc opening for VersaEmerge, The Color Fred and Craig Owens. hope to see you all there.

- stevenbaggs

guaranteed security

on my subway ride into work this morning, a teenage boy with crutches and a cast on his leg sat down in a seat next to mine alongside his mother and father. it was the manhattan bound local train. as we pulled in at the next transfer stop an express train was across the platform and his parents asked him if he'd rather take it, since it's a faster ride. his response has stayed with me all day. he said "my seat is guaranteed here, there's no seat guaranteed for me on that train."
his parents used their powers of persuation and pressured him to get on the other train. as i watched him limp away, it dawned on me how much we can take for granted without realizing it. though the other train was faster, he wanted to stay on the one he was on simply for guaranteed security. his condition was hopefully a temporary one, but sometimes it takes a temporary situation to teach us lifelong lessons of appreciation. i dont think ill ever see that kid again and i dont think he meant to teach me a lesson, same way i didnt walk onto this train expecting to learn one, but he did.

as a songwriter i hope to influence peoples lives in some way. i wish to leave lifelong impressions in peoples hearts. there would be no greater accomplishment than to have my words affect and help someone who might need it and be able to connect with people i may have never even met, but feel the same exact way as i did when i wrote them. music is more powerful than we know. hearing a song can bring back memories, make happy times happier, sad times sadder, good times better and bring hope to those who might need it. i am thankful to have music as such a big part of my life and have the support of my fans. without music i dont know who i'd be.

- stevenbaggs

what a week.

as our plane touched down on the jfk runway, i felt new york's cold winter chill through the drafty side window. i looked over at my best friend and it became all too clear that this short break we had taken from reality was over just as fast as it began. five days in sunny florida were now nothing but a memory. a blur, the way most good times end.

this trip was a change of scenery, but hardly a vacation. mornings were non existent and slept right through for the most part. my days, which began at around 2pm, were spent writing/recording new music. in the past few weeks a lot of changes have occurred in my life and they've compelled me to write. writing these songs have helped me see things i didn't see and realize things about both myself and the people in my life that i may not have noticed. this city never sleeps, but a lack of sleep can sometimes leave me with blurry vision which affects my judgment and the decisions i make. it's definitely been blindsiding me for some time now.

i landed in new york with a new state of mind, new songs and a new musical identity. i decided its time for a change and have been thinking of a band name for some time. in the last hour of our last day, the name came to me. it's funny how when you try to find something it never turns up, but when you decide to let it find you, it appears clear as day.

if everything we do is for a reason, then this little breaks reason was to induce me with clarity. i can breathe, i can breathe now.

- stevenbaggs

new year's message.

pretty in pink party

our good friend jessie lee (http://www.myspace.com/jessieleemodeling) asked us to play a rad party in williamsburg caled pretty in pink. it was a sick time!
got to perform a remix version of 'but, everybody lies' with my boy mikealis. we also played one of his songs called 'addict'. its a great song. check it out on his myspace - http://www.myspace.com/mikealis and tell slone i say waddup.

here's some internet press from the show...i guess? - pretty in pink party. dont know why he thinks i said that, but i didnt.

anyway...on a much better note, new music is coming soon!!!

- stevenbaggs

rob freeman / new songs

this past week the band and i traveled to a town in New Jersey called Boonton to record some new songs in The Pilot Studio with producer Rob Freeman.

walking in i wasn't exactly sure of what to expect. honestly, all i knew is that the guy i chose to produce and record the new songs used to be the guitarist in a band called Hidden In Plainview and produced the latest Hit The Lights record which both kicked major ass. everyone i spoke to before going in had only great things to say about him.

after a week in the studio i get it and would just like to take this opportunity to say that Rob Freeman is not only an extremely talented musician and producer, but also a great person over all. he's got a great heart that's drenched in talent and positivity. he strives for nothing but the best in every bar of every line in every song, which made the final product sound so incredible. sitting back home in my room writing this, i already miss being in the studio with him everyday and know i made the right choice going in with Rob. he makes recording fun. thank you so much dude.

if you're a band looking to record i hands down suggest getting dates booked to record in The Pilot Studio. check him out on my top friends and trust me, if you work with him you'll leave with songs you never expected sounding so good. he's the fucking man!

just one thing...if you play around too much he might just close the studio on you, unless you walk to queens and get him a sugar cookie or some cambodian breast milk.

- stevenbaggs

everybody hurts

her eyes on the horizon
watching waves wash away
her hearts beaten, but still beating
as the sunrise dries her tears away

her days end in a daze and her nights are nothing but a blur
her hearts tangled and dangled
put on display for all the world
and she's broken again

everybody hurts
it's the way this world works
pain's what makes us real

her faith is quiet jaded
a prescription love is all she knows
is it worth this?
feeling worthless
just a lost soul worn down to the bone
and she's broken again

everybody hurts
it's the way this world works
pain's what makes us real
if we all come undone
i guess you're not the only one
and we know how you feel

it's never too late for you to turn it around
today is the start of your new life
and all the mistakes that you've made have made you who you are today

- stevenbaggs

alternative addiction unsigned top 10 countdown

i'm on the Alternative Addiction Unsigned Top 10 Countdown. please help vote me to the number 1 spot!!!

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/unknownbands/unknowntop10.asp

also, as a gift from me to you, 'Torn' is available for free download at www.alternativeaddiction.com - so go get on that while it's still up!! (yea i know..that's what she said)

- stevenbaggs

the "he" is me

he's a broken hearted heart breaker
with lungs barely strong enough to inhale the silence
and exhale the confusion on this long drive home
feeling helpless and out of place
friendless and out of patience
there were actions taken and trust mistaken
but, trust is both fickle and intangible
trust requires great care and fragile hands to be kept whole
trust requires truthful lips to be kept alive

his life is like a coloring book
but, lately his luck has been an empty box of crayons
the pages are left bare
they lay black, white and colorless

tonight was the ending of a chapter in his book entitled -
'the story of my life'
tonight was a lesson worth learning, yet taken in by few
tonight was history repeating itself all over again
tonight was the start of something real and the mourning of a cold and lonely winter season
tonight was summer at it's best

some friends are lifelong, others temporary
some friends are nothing more than enemies in training
months spent gathering information, turning their backs and using every ounce of what they've learned against you

he spends his days preparing for his nights
preparing for his dreams
preparing for an awakening
drifting into the dark, scared and paralyzed
trying his best to find out who he is inside

- stevenbaggs