the room was almost spinning

Last week's musical adventures. And meeting one of my idols.

[Glenn Tilbrook - City Winery]




video of "Goodbye Girl" via instagram

[The Black Keys - Barclays Center]

this is what it sounds like

[Josh Ritter]


[Michael Franti + Spearhead]


[with my beautiful bestie at the Franti show]


everybody wants me to be who they want me to be except you
all I wanna do is be with you
life sounds like ...

Bar Chord NYC

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we tripped the lights fantastic

Old 97's | Music Hall of Williamsburg | Brooklyn | 12.10.10












Won't you linger, let me run my fingers through your hair?
Won't you stay? I can't play like I don't care.
I think you're dope, and I hope I'm making myself clear.
I think you're fly and that's why I'm getting out of here.

she appears in his dreams

Two words ... Tweedy. Solo.

remember to remember me
standing still in your past
floating fast like a hummingbird

everybody wants a taste of your honey

This week's musical diversion: Shawn Mullins. No cameras allowed.

[as always, I fell victim to the merch table]


I just want to light you up
light you up
like a fire

but I know, one thing

Michael Franti y'all. Coolest man on the planet.






you're the one I wanna be with
when the sun goes down
that's the sound
of sunshine
coming down

on the long, long lashes of your look

Rhett Miller. Forgot my camera. Here are a couple little half song clips from last night, shot with my iPhone.

[nineteen]


[I Will Remain - by (my) request - thank you Rhett]


I could be so far away that I would be a memory
but every time I hold you in my arms
there's no place I'd rather be
I could live on your love
and nothin' else if I had to

I'm gonna be the one

I spent last evening at the City Winery watching and listening to the lovely and talented Rhett mmmmMiller do what he referred to as a "quarter century" of songs (25 songs on the setlist). He played a bunch of stuff from the forthcoming Old 97's album, The Grand Theatre Volume One (pronounced thee-AY-ter) including one inspired by a phrase he uttered during his last City Winery gig (and which was the title of my blog about his last City Winery gig). A fellow audience member turned to me at one point and said "He's on FIRE tonight." I think it was the whiskey.





[really bad quality, iPhone recording of a little bit of a new song, with me whoo hooing loudly at the end]


I wandered around my old neighborhood before the gig...




when you gonna be mine?
when you gonna close your eyes? call my name?
your self shines, your heart's true
here I come ...
well I'm gonna be the one for you

time, love

I went to see Josh Ritter Saturday night. His musical stylings and bouncy enthusiasm were a welcome distraction from my last several weeks of too much stress and too much emotion. Thank you Josh.



Some incredibly brilliant person had the incredibly brilliant idea to pass out glow sticks to the audience members. We lit them at the first notes of Lantern, much to Josh's surprise and delight. Incredibly brilliant idea, whoever you were.






I had a dream last night
and when I opened my eyes
your shoulder blade, your spine
were shorelines in the moonlight
new worlds for the weary
new lands for the living
I could make it if I tried
I closed my eyes I kept on swimming

time, love
it's only a change of time

Todd gets hitched!

I spent yesterday in upstate NY at my friend Todd's wedding! It was a rockin' good time and one of the few weddings I've been to at which it was completely appropriate to yell "yee haw". The reception offered a rockabilly band, goodie bags of lavender m&ms printed with the bride and groom's names (I'd take a picture of them, but I already ate them all) and a photo booth. Brilliant. Congrats Todd and Megan.



[the beautiful bride - you can't even be jealous of her perfectness, because she's so freakin' nice!]






[cake!]


[the groom (Todd) and the best man (Drew) sit in with the wedding band (The Dixons)]


[playing in the photo booth]

rock on

some rock 'n roll posters, for your viewing pleasure...

you’re the deepest well I’ve ever fallen into

You and I
We might be strangers
However close we get sometimes
It’s like we never met

outta mind (outta sight)

outtasite (outta mind)

[Friday night]

[Saturday night]

They have a very strict no photography policy :(

let the whiskey take the reins

Rhett Miller | City Winery | 3.20.10

click me for video of Rhett's cover of Alex Chilton's O, Dana.

I'm dressed all in white

Rhett mmmmmmmmmMiller at my least favorite NYC music venue (Webster Hall) last night.































and I remember the night
you came on to me and opened up my heart
I was hollow then 'til you filled me in
now I'm empty again
I should have never let it start