Just a small mystery link round-up. I was looking this list and imagining what the party would be like if these people were the guests. This woman has a big belly and that child is in for a big surprise in the next week or two. I NEVER get a phone in the toilet…lucky! The [...]
I am on a plane in Tampa (stopover, free internet) heading to Austin and the ACL festival! I already had my first ACL conversation with a couple in the airport (where you staying? what are you seeing?) and I am excited to go hear some music! I’ve packed a cheap digital camera and [...]
We had a great time seeing the Decemberists Tuesday night in Raleigh. It was a sit down show but everybody stood up and at one point lots of people from the audience got on stage (with Colin Meloy’s invitation):
My Brightest Diamond had a nice short set (I like them but not for [...]
Ellen went to hang out with mathletes at a meeting this week and took the thing that we use to play the iPod in the car so I was stuck with the radio on the way down to Charlotte on Thursday. My non-NPR options were so bad that when I stopped at a Starbucks, [...]
I read somewhere that David Byrne also went to see Jenny Lewis this week. Here is an interview with Jenny (circa 1991) on Teen Set!
Jenny with the Watson Twins
Originally uploaded by Opal in the rough.
I stepped away from work tonight to go see Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins (and band) here in Philadelphia. This photo is from earlier in their tour but they did break out [...]
Even though the semester is starting which means back to work, don’t think we are slacking on the cultural front. Here is a quick recap of the past two days:
* Mixed Media We saw Ian Svenonius at Internationalist Books on Friday night. He has a new book, The Psychic Soviet, which is a collection of [...]
We went to our third show in less than a week last night and saw the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players! I last saw them 3 years ago or so in New York and they are still at it! They are a family band fronted by the dad (Jason) with their 12 year old [...]