Initially, we placed Sara Haze in the attractive-blond-marketing-ploy album pile due to pictures of her posing on the beach.

Then we listened to the album, and like finding a somewhat healthy meal at a fast-food restaurant, we were surprised. Sure, her voice isn’t the strongest, but there’s earnest in there and it’s complemented by her skills on the piano.

And her new album, My Personal Sky, doesn’t dip into the Top 40 sound all that easily (though it’s a shoe-in as background music for those introspective scenes on various TV dramas).

In the end, she’s here because she showed up looking like an American Idol and left us thinking that there might be more to her than a blonde who looks good sitting at the beach.

March 14 2010 8:45P Thunderbird Cafe – Hello Music Presents: Sara Haze Full Band Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mar 16 2010 9:00P Hard Rock Cafe – Hello Music Presents: Sara Haze Full Band Nashville, Tennessee

Mar 18 2010 6:30P One 2 One Bar – Hello Music Presents: Sara Haze Full Band – SXSW w/ Chris Pierce austin, Texas

Apr 1 2010 12:00P Stork Plaza at University of California, Santa Barbara – Sara Haze Full Band Santa Barbara, California

Apr 10 2010 7:30P Studio 519 – Sara Haze Full Band Redondo Beach, California

May 7 2010 8:00P The Crepe Place – Sara Haze Full Band Santa Cruz, California

May 8 2010 8:00P Frog And Peach – Sara Haze Full Band San Luis Obispo, California

Jul 18 2010 12:00P Queen Mary – Sara Haze Full Band at LA Calendar Motorcycle Show 1st Show w/ Katie Cole and Long Beach, California

Jul 18 2010 3:15P Queen Mary – Sara Haze Full Band at LA Calendar Motorcycle Show – 2nd Set Long Beach, California

Sara Haze – Every Heart