Us

Michael and Carissa Alvarado joined musical forces back in 2012, forming a pop music duo entitled, "US". A few months later, the couple released their first self-titled album, and got married just a few weeks after that. They've been traveling and playing music ever since, enjoying the road and making new friends along the way. The husband and wife duo are extremely excited about the release of their brand new album, entitled "No Matter Where You Are": out on iTunes, as well as their store worldwide.

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The Top Hits of 2014 in 2.5 Minutes - Us The Duo

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We have good news & great news. Our first LA show sold out, so we decided to play another one! Tickets are on sale now so grab them as soon as ya can!! May 7 - NYC - Webster Hall - SOLD OUT

May 19 - LA - Troubadour - SOLD OUT May 21 - LA - Troubadour Ticket link:  http://ticketf.ly/1l4bCwQ Doors at 7pm, Show at 7:30pm, All Ages

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May 7 - NYC - SOLD OUT        

The Studio at Webster Hall

Tix Link: http://tktwb.tw/1lcWbAw 

Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm, All Ages

May 19 -  LA - SOLD OUT          

Troubadour

Tix Link: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/556819

7pm doors, Show 7:30pm, All Ages

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We are very excited to share some wonderful news with you, covered exclusively by our friends at Billboard!

Read the full article here: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5944884/folk-pop-duo-us-becomes-vines-first-major-label-signing-exclusive

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We had a wonderful time performing live on Good Morning America!

To see our live performance and full interview, click here: 

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mysterious-vine-singing-sensations-39-ustheduo-39-revealed-155600534--abc-news-music.html

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We're excited to announce that Us will be performing live, throughout the show, on Good Morning America this Thursday, February 20th! Whether you're an early riser or like to record your shows, we hope that you can tune in!

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A year's worth of work comes down to this one moment.

Ladies & Gents, we proudly present to you our brand new album:

"No Matter Where You Are"

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/NoMatterWhereYouAre

Buy at our store: http://HaveYouHeardofUs.bigcartel.com

So excited to share this music with you. We love you guys.

- Michael & Carissa

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Here's our take on *NSYNC's "Pop". Also, our new album is almost here! November 26th!

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Excited to share the cover for our upcoming album, "No Matter Where You Are", available 11/26/13.

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We are so excited to announce that we have a brand new FULL LENGTH album coming out NOVEMBER 26th! Yayyyy!

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"Make You Love Me" - US

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Beautiful day at the Huntington Beach US Open #surf

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"Take Me Home" - Us (Official Music Video)

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Happy Fourth of July!

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Lyrics & Chords to Every Song on our Album!!

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Fav. YouTube comment so far:

"Can I get the music sheet and lyrics for this?"

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Turkey Burgers w/ Sweet Potato Planks - Cooking With "Us"

Hey friends.  I've been cooking a lot lately and I thought it would be rad to share some of my pictures and recipes with you guys!

Quick background:

I like to cook healthy and fresh foods in attempts to prove that eating "right" doesn't mean eating cardboard. I also use as many organic ingredients as possible. Although the taste difference between regular produce and organic may be slim, there's certainly a lot of health benefits to eating "organic".  Don't get me wrong... Carissa and I love cheating sometimes, especially when we travel. But if we are at home, this is how we eat, and we love it!

Tonight's Meal:

Turkey Burgers with Sweet Potato Shanks

Toasted Whole Wheat Sesame Buns Organic Ground Turkey - worked in some cayenne pepper, oregano, garlic salt to the ground turkey and then made patties. Next, I sautéed the patties in a pan with organic olive oil and a butter substitute on medium heat, about 6 minutes on each side. When I'm cooking the last side, I drop on the cheese so it melts by the time it's done :) Spinach Avocado Fresh Mozzarella Whole seed dijon mustard Spicy ketchup Fresh Tomato

Sweet Potato Planks - Because these bad boys weren't fried, I can't call them fries...so I went with planks ;) I cut up some sweet potatoes into plank shapes, put em' in a bowl, spread olive oil and salt & pepper on them. Then placed them on a baking sheet and baked them for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. I then took them out, threw them in a pan with light butter, and sauteed' them on a high heat until the edges browned up. - Lastly, I cut up some fresh chives and threw them on top.

Overall, it was pretty tasty and light! More meals to come. Hit me with a Tumblr message if you have any questions or suggestions!

<3,

Us

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Here's a little tune we wrote, called "Fall Asleep" :) Thanks for listenin' <3