SoMo in San Francisco

    Welcome to the stage... 

Mr. Joseph Somers-Morales

http://sorry4theblog.com/somo-earned-it/

  I tend to have this sweet spot in my heart for great R&B music. I grew up listening to Diana Ross & the Supremes, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, and any other soul singing vocalists. So there's no surprise that when SoMo released his first single 'Ride' in 2012, I instantly became a fan. His voice is a smooth mix between Trey Songz and Ne-Yo with a hint of old school soul. 

          A little bit about the artist...

Joseph Somers-Morales was born in Denton,Texas and grew up loving music due to his father being in a band, although he wasn't in his life much. In 2008, his mom bought him a piano for Christmas and he became a self taught artist. 

In 2009, he recorded Chris Brown's song 'Crawl' for his Youtube channel and quickly became an internet sensation. He continued making covers of other R&B and Rap songs along with incorporating his own original work. His stage name came to be from a 7th grade love letter addressed to "Jo SoMo". 
(what a heart breaker)

Timeline

December 2008- Mom buys piano and the start of a self taught artist begins

2009- First Youtube video is uploaded for the world and everyone goes nuts!

2009-2011- Curating more popular covers for Youtube videos

2011- Drake's Take Care cover is the start of his internet sensation

2012-Creating his own music instead of just covers and begins an independent tour. (remember the song, 'Ride'? It was hot, steamy and the girls went crazy!)

2013- He released his first mixtape in September for free. In October, Republic Records signs him. He began a "SoMo Sunday" campaign to release a new weekly Youtube video on Sundays.

2014- In April, he released his second album, SoMo under Republic Records 

2015- TODAY! He released a new album on his 28th birthday September 11th and began touring across the states. 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoMo

Kastania's Experience 

I love watching artists bring to life their own experiences into the lyrics of their music and having it resonate with their fans. It's an experience that can only be felt during a live performance. 

His performance was smooth and sexy. The girls were going crazy, although most of them were in high school. His music ranges from R&B to pop to a little bit of a rap, depending on who you're asking. Overall it was a fairly mellow crowd for the 28 year old self taught artist. 

PS pictures do not do this man justice, he's so good looking in person. WOAH!

Do you have a case of the Mondays

Do you have a case of the Mondays? 

                               

                             

Hat: Forever 21 // Tank: Charlotte Russe // Skirt: Lauren Conrad for Kohl's // Booties: Ambiance // Necklaces: Forever 21 

Happy Monday!!! 

Is it just me, or does it feel like this year has been flying by so fast? I can remember last December like it was just yesterday. At the same time, so much has happened! 

My train of thought is everywhere right now. (as many of you know about me) 

The other day, I met up with a group of girls that I've know for 20 years!! That's nuts! This might have stemmed my train of thought with the fast paced year. We all went to Catholic school together since kindergarten and have all kept in touch, which I think is pretty awesome and fairly rare. I love our sense of nostalgia and reminiscing on the dumb things we did as kids. 

This mini reunion inspired me to plan a real reunion with the rest of our class in the next few months. Where I will find the time to do this, I have no idea, but I'm really excited to catch up with everyone. 

 When we run into old classmates, the age old question remains, "So what are you doing nowadays?" Most of the time, the answer is used to judge others on their accomplishments or creating low self-esteem when you return home on your lack of adventure and efforts. 

We all know those feelings hold true, but I hate it. I hate that we judge others and ourselves when we run into old friends. We already keep up with these people through stalking social media to see the life they want us to see, but what's the truth? 

I also realized that although I don't think my life is very eventful and exciting to talk about, I should be proud of what I'm doing everyday. 

Currently, I'm working at a tech startup in San Francisco during the day, planning events and promotions for an alternative radio station, going to concerts every week, volunteering at Make-a-wish foundation, blogging, yoga classes and everything else in between. That's crazy! 

I realize I'm going on a tangent. I just want to know how we can change it? 

How many times do you run into someone and they say, "I saw on Facebook that you're in a relationship" or "I saw on Instagram that you moved back home with your parents". Haha where's the sense of mystery? Does that even exist or should we all just document our every move on social media? 

Don't get me wrong, I love social media! I love networking with like-minded people, creeping on my ex's and reading hilarious memes on @daddyissues. The content you're putting out in the world should really represent your true self and  remain positive and inspiring. That's my own opinion since misery loves company. So I'm making a vow to put effort into providing content that can inspire and promote a positive outlook in the world. Care to join me? 

I've got the Blues

Outfit Details:

Dress: Banana Republic

Shoes: Forever 21

Sunglasses: RayBans

Necklace: Forever 21