silver hours by melaena cadiz

not only can this woman sing, she lives in a stylish home to boot.

"Silver Hours" by Melaena Cadiz - BTR Hear & There [ep83] from BTRtv /// BreakThru Radio on Vimeo.

yeah, i am a wildewoman

will j.

last night, we had the honor of dining with this nice gentleman chez superette before his opening set for okkervil river.







will and i happen to be from the same hometown and eventually our conversations always veer home. we talk about the people we know in common, the county fair, parades, demolition derbies, etc. i always find my chats with him so comforting. the older i get, the more my good childhood memories of home feel like dreams.

this is what's playing on repeat chez superette

meet lucius.

happy halloween!

this year, we were an old timey photo of suffragettes.

phox - kingfisher

PHOX | Kingfisher | Afterhours Session #19 from Ben Handler on Vimeo.

the funniest moment from the SNL season premiere

dabneyannieversary weekend

dabney and i had the best DABNEYANNIEVERSARY weekend ever to ring in 10 years of marriage.

we kicked it off on friday night listening to black prairie and hanging out for drinks before and after with nate and jenny. love these guys.







saturday morning, we were off to chicago to visit with our captain oh captain who took us on a magnificent afternoon sail of lake michigan.





we stuffed the weekend with fun and merriment, including seeing our good buddy's exhibit at the art expo on navy pier and meeting with AT's very own editor-in-chief (a.k.a. the boss lady) who was as delightful as we always imagined she'd be.

screwmorphism

to commemorate my first full day of living in iOS 7, the blog has a new look. call it a break from skeuomorphism if you will.

the management

i forgot how much i love this song

you know when a song comes across your radar that you haven't heard in a long time? it's like an old friend coming for a visit.

hard times come again no more - performed by james taylor, yo-yo ma, edgar meyer, and mark o'connor

christine mcvie now and forever

"hold me" covered by haim

happy to report that i still know all the words.

i love jt.

phox

wow. so entertaining.

"what the rain will bring, " pokey lafarge

seems fitting for today.

"city of greats," anders and kendall

can't get enough of this song

meet lord huron.

these boys rocked off broadway last night.

saved storefront

have i mentioned that someone bought this old storefront in our neighborhood that i have been obsessed with over the years? developers finally woke up and realized there was an opportunity there. they've been working diligently to create two large condo units to flip.



where there were lemons, the builders made lemonade. the original 1909 plaque fell and broke to a million pieces, so the developers had a brand new "2013" plaque custom made and installed in its place. love. (another 1909 plaque is on its western facade. so cool.)



i am anxious to see what they do with the lower level display windows which have been covered up with hideous aluminum siding for decades now. balancing privacy and honoring the building's past is always tricky. new glass and cheap corrugated plastic have been our solution for awhile now. we'll see what they do.

anders and kendall were here.

last night, while crisscrossing the country on a living room tour, these two stopped and played an intimate show in our workroom, and it sounded fabulous. anders' gruff voice was beautifully accompanied by kendall's sweet tone. it was a repeat performance for anders who played here a couple of years ago, but we really loved meeting kendall this time around. we hope next time their stop will include a home-cooked meal.

what is about me that causes babies to make odd expressions?

black prairie soundcheck

zoo

we will all be changed

seryn

in order to escape the depressing news from boston, we saw seryn late last night at plush. i found their big full sound comforting and cathartic.








ukulele!

if you can catch them live, do so. they won't disappoint.

ivory black

AT house tour

a few weeks ago, we visited with mary sprague - artist, professor, and all-around cool person. she had many tales to tell about her space and the treasures she had collected over the years.

to see the tour, click the image above.

live from our living room - it's anders & kendall

on may 19th, anders and kendall will be playing in our workroom. should be fun.

for ticket info, click the image above.

hey marseilles at off broadway

cave singers at old rock house

and you are?

on monday of this week, i met my nephew maddox for the very first time.



we really hit it off, i thought.



plus, he smells nice.

stl neighbor sitting on our boston stoop

what snow?

my friend mary and i escaped a snowstorm over the weekend and headed to florida for four rounds of golf in 80 degree temperatures. i have to credit her for the brilliant idea.

working on this song on the uke

paws crossed

my kind of interpretive dance

bam!

not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES NOW (i heard there was a 4th incident but i must not have been around), a car has slammed into these ugly ass pots.

last night, i heard the crash and witnessed the immediate aftermath. after bouncing off the concrete, the corner stop sign stopped the rolling vehicle. lucky for him, the driver wasn't hurt and there weren't cars parked on that side of the street like there are 99% of the time.

people drive too fast in this city. i've emailed our alderwoman to get reflectors installed on these stupid things. hopefully, i'll have an update soon.

holiday brush with greatness

i went to high school with these people and i love them

yes, we had a giant new year's party, and no, i didn't take pictures.

this, however, was the ONE PHOTO i managed to snap before i went to into hostess oblivion. so happy i managed to remember.