Sara Hickman

You really should read this all the way to the end. Really. Because…I often get asked questions in relation to radio, distribution, publishing, licensing, and anything else you can think […]

I have been working so hard, playing so fully, laughing so deeply, and now it is time to cry. I spent the day with one of my dearest friends in […]

Amy Rigby should win a Grammy because her songs remind me of Claude Monet, only not in French and not in paintings, but songs that have a lot of complex […]

the bitter cold has arrived! you can pull in your breath, warm it inside your lungs, blow out the air and voila: steam!!! all the way to school this morning, […]

This stage is done! I just gave my final approval on the mastering of MOTHERLODE. All wrapped up, no more tweaking, no more fixing, no more runnin’ around town dropping […]

Talking to MacHenry’s Pub about doing a New Year’s eve party with my band….I haven’t played New Year’s in quite a while… Tomorrow, the mastering is finally finished. I had […]

Yesterday afternoon I went to perform for a Hearts and Hooves fundraiser, out in the lovely rolling hills of Neiderwald, Texas. The event was held at Little America, a miniature […]

Over the years, I’ve gotten lots of compliments on various body parts. Who doesn’t appreciate it when they receive a nice body part compliment? I remember a dark night at […]

This is what Motherlode will be: The story of being a mother, a woman, a lover, a being… through song. Each disc will take you on a musical narrative of […]

This obituary, which appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, includes an intriguing call to action at the end — let’s all get writing! Theodore Roosevelt Heller Theodore Roosevelt Heller, […]

Mastering began today for MOTHERLODE. It will be a two day process because of the amount of songs. So ends the cycle of another creative outburst, and soon it will […]

To recap the week: Last Saturday: I arrive at the Wild Basin benefit in a billionaire’s backyard. He has a real castle on top of the hill, with secret passageways, […]

You have Connie Leaverton come over to your house with unicycles. And she brings scarves and balls and juggling pins and it’s Cirque du Soliel in our home!!! We are […]

Drove to Ft. Worth yesterday for an outdoor street festival hosted by the First United Methodist Church. All the proceeds were going to benefit those caught in Katrina’s wrath. There […]

Teresa and I loaded up the boys band equipment into my mommy van yesterday. The drum equipment was plentiful and heavy, but the two of us got it all in […]

20 of the 21 songs are now mixed, and my feelings about this album are so strong and deep. In all the years I’ve been making albums, this one, to […]

SATURDAY—drove to Dallas with Lance. Played kids show at 3 at Poor David’s Pub! Had a MOSH PIT with jumping, jumping happy funny chatty kids!!! Ate dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse!!! […]

I am working really, really, really, really, really, super really, really-oh-really, beyond really hard on this record. The reason you haven’t heard me talking about it lately is because I’m […]

I wrote a new song called “Turn It Off”….it’s about turning off the TV. I like it very much. I use the word “freakin’” in the lyrics. Ha ha! OK….That’s […]

I have two dads. My dad, David, and my dad, Jim. My dad, Jim, had double bi-pass surgery today. He is in ICU right now and doing terrific. He and […]

Conflicted and insistent this persistent feeling of nothing’s real, all stolen swollen, woven tight So tight I can’t breathe At least not tonight… I stand on a stage I hardly […]

Yes, I am naked in a new calendar available for sale. Naked for a cause. The calendar just went on sale, and all proceeds will go to help Jon Dee […]

Working feverishly with Wendy Morgan here in Austin to create weekly visits by local musicians and storytellers to go into the shelters and entertain the children. We are hoping to […]