September 2008
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a weekend wonderland: ACL recap
The thing about these Austin music festivals is that there is always so much going on! Free shows, parties, ticket giveaways, after-after shows, promos galore and oh yeah, that three day festival. What I’ve found is that these events are really just a calculated game of selectivity. Of course there is no one way to play, but I’m pretty sure I won big this year by scoring a last minute...
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picture perfect, ACL
My ACL weekend went a little something like this: Friday night @ The Mohawk Belaire Chuck // The Cool Kids Mikey // The Cool Kids Pants Party @ Paloma & Leah’s Saturday @ ACL Erykah Badu // photo: TK Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band // photo: TK Beck Sunday night @ La Zona Rosa Jenny Lewis & Friends Conor Oberst (the most beautiful, slightly ugly boy in the whole...
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East End 4th Friday Celebrations
I won’t be making it to this month’s East End 4th Friday, but I just couldn’t sit on this information! So here it is, all you need to know about DiverseArt’s 4th Friday’s. Straight from my inbox to you, the event press release... This Month at East End Fourth Fridays Who: DiverseArts Culture Works in collaboration with participating East End Businesses What: Live...
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and so it begins: ACL 2008
photo: Adam Gomez There are admittedly a lot of good acts coming to town this week, but having weathered the storm for the past two years, I’m opting out in favor of after parties. The Paste & Rolling Stone sponsored events look promising. I’m really interested in seeing The Cool Kids perform Friday night at the Mohawk (Rolling Stone show) if that works out. “Introducing The...
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autumn harvest
they call it “foliage” I could save this playlist for Monday, the first official day of Autumn, but it just feels so fitting with this week’s cold front. By Monday the temperature will surely return to norms in the 90s and this feeling of faux-fall will have all been a tease. So let’s pretend while we can.
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skitter scatter
This past week has been wonderfully refreshing. We’re talking windows open and cool breezes lofting through the house. An unbelievably amazing contrast to the exaggerated presence of summer’s oppressive heat. Not to mention Monday night’s Ratatat show and all the beauty of the full moon. SO GOOD. This footage from the show at Stubb’s gives you the gist of the evening....
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those eco-savvy gnomes know everything
am I too tall to live like a gnome? A Low Impact Woodland Home is an inspirational example of a dream come true. It shares the tale of a family in Wales that constructed this beautiful home to fulfill their goal of a low-cost, permaculture lifestyle. What they lacked in previous carpentry experience they compensated for with perseverance, and they documented their story step by step as a resource...
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paying it forward
Earlier this week SARAHSPY graciously sent me a Dylan Discography compiled by the guys at Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right. Their page is a terrific resource which I’m glad has been brought to my attention, and I was so delighted by all the sharing and caring that I just had to spread the word. Enjoy! Related Posts: take what you have gathered from coincidence warm blanket...
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street shots: NOLA
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my first hurrication
After hosting some friends during their hurrication from Gustav last week, Margaret and I took the unexpected opportunity to follow them back for an impromptu visit to New Orleans. Being from the land of snowstorms and hibernation, I’m intrigued by the trials and tribulations of hurricane season. Giving into our curiosity, we took to the streets of the French Quarter to mingle with locals...
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another chapter
Today I sat in the park and read my roommate passages from Emerson’s essay on The Over-Soul. It sounds awfully romantic, but I assure you we felt pretty silly as sunbathers around us perused the pages of Star and US Weekly. I should have paid more attention to that memo on inappropriate reading material. I picked up mid-essay and obliged to Margaret’s request for me to read her...