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