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