Swim Until You Can't See Land

Miles of walking and days of waiting in line and I finally got to witness the Scottish invasion firsthand. Well, half of the invasion.

Unfortunately, we missed the rowdier Scot band We Were Promised Jetpacks. We would have been about five feet from the stage, too. The price for missing them? A pretty good chicken burrito at Anarondas just south of downtown Austin. The burrito was good, but I should have better discipline at almost 29 years of age.

I blew out my right ear drum for this shot of the Frightened Rabbit front man. Man, they were good.

SXSW was great, though we didn't get to see a lot of the city and the sets were all very short. You can't beat free unless you hate waiting in lines. I did need the sun...badly.

Nature's Post-Superbowl Hangover

The uninspiring view out my office window. It seems like the days when you really need some sunshine are the days you end up with up to eight inches of snow.

It doesn't look like there is a bunch of productivity happening in Bagland. I guess this Super Bowl has taken it's toll on us all.

One ray of sunshine: Hole has been added to the SXSW lineup! If I don't get close enough to the stage to see Courtney Love, I'll be able to successfully pretend that it's 1995.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

"Lift your skinny fists like antennas to Heaven."

Our blog title is borrowed liberally from the 2000 release from Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Of course, this blog has nothing to do with GYBE and little to do with music, save for a chronicling of our inaugural trip to Austin and SXSW this March.

Canadian post-rock? Songs averaging over twenty minutes each? No vocals other than sampled audio recordings? What's not to like there???

In reality, our blog title is meant to remind me how annoying it is when artists become pretentious or snobby about their craft.

We're going to use our small area of web estate to chronicle our hobbies and interests. I'm going to write and post photos of projects (wood working, painting, graphic design and screen printing) and sarah is going to probably write about her dogs, books and tv shows.

Hopefully, we'll be able to share some ideas and hobbies with you, and we'll both learn something along the way.

Finally, happy birthday Ty Senour, wherever you are. Godspeed You!