Lots of vinyl has arrived from the plant. Most of the pre-orders for Yndi Halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss and Unwed Sailor Circles/The White Ox made it out today thanks to Brit who dropped everything off. We should have Yndi Halda LPs to Europe in time for most of their upcoming dates and Unwed Sailor LPs off in time for their upcoming dates, as well.
I’m back from SXSW. Had a lot of fun hanging out with Mara, Ryan, Jeremy, and Winston from Bosque Brown. Thanks to everyone who came out to see their showcase on Friday night. The high percentage of musicians and related people makes so many chance meetings happen. I won’t even start because it will just all sound made up. Andy Bruntel was there because his Bonnie Prince Billy video was showing, so we went to a bunch of shows. Vashti Bunyan played a completely incredible set. I caught some Stubbs bbq with Keyes and then we saw Boris around back on their outdoor stage courtesy of the fine folks at Vice. Also ran into my old friend Wes a bunch. He slaves away for Barsuk these days and is a great guy. I saw Denison a bunch, he played a party during the day and a set with Rosie Thomas. I think I saw him more in Texas this past week than I have in Philadelphia for the last six months. It was pretty international again, I got to see Remco from Holland and Marcus and The Lionheart Brothers from Norway. I stayed with my good friends Brian and Liz and was on their bbq team at the rodeo again this year. Not sure how well the stuff I helped make did, but everything I tasted was delicious. Big thanks to them for putting me up and putting up with me. Thanks to Mara and Ryan for a place to stay, as well, and for letting me finally taste a Whataburger. Hello to everyone new that I met and it was great seeing a bunch of old friends. I’m trying hard to bring the commissioner next year.
Oh yeah, Mara recorded a Townes Van Zandt cover and a Henry Mancini cover for a compilation cd/magazine idea that Winston from Bosque Brown has been working on. She nailed both in one take to analog tape. I’ve never seen anything like it. The songs are amazing.
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