it's a cloudy evening in jackson and i'm sitting by a fireplace with yaz (a white alaskan huskie) curled up on the couch next to me. the christmas tree is lit up so beautifully and i'm listening to some fleet foxes with a cup of hot tea. i have to admit, jackson is pretty sweet; with art galleries, sweet coffee shops, gorgeous mountains staring you in the face everyday, everything is accessible, plenty of mountains to hike up and ski down, bison, elk, ice skating to be had and ice fishing!
it's pretty surreal to be here and funny because virginia had a serious snowfall just as i left it. thank goodness it was right before it all came down! but i'm so glad we got snow and sad at the same time because jake (my german shepard mix) is enjoying it without me, bummer! i love watching in play in the snow.
12.20.2009
i'm in jackson hole, wyoming
12.17.2009
the ugly sweater party!
"the ugly sweater party"
gibson's grill
december 12th
photography by victoria carr
12.13.2009
thank you, thank you!
the fundraiser at gibson's grill was a success, photos coming soon.. from the lovely victoria carr!
12.10.2009
the art is up!
the whole wall for the courtyard!
featured artists:
carolyn baker stewart
victoria carr
andrew revell
jordan vance
jenn harrington
12.07.2009
paper bird from colorado
paper bird - http://www.myspace.com/paperbirdband
a refreshing americana sound with gorgeous harmonies consisting of a trio of female vocalists, guitar, trumpet, trombone, banjo, harmonica, and upright bass..
11.28.2009
11.26.2009
happy thanksgiving!
i have so much to be thankful for, a lot!
thanksgiving involves: a heck-a-lot of food consumption, movie watching, naps, seconds, play games, thirds, loafing about, fourths.. i love the holidays!
turkey makes me sleepy...
11.24.2009
ugly sweater party
come thru, if you don't want to donate $5, come sit down and have a drink to help support the courtyard!
11.18.2009
el ten eleven in virginia
first off.. i didn't hear about this band until i went to crossroads to study for my music industry class and one of the dudes working at the coffeeshop put them on.. as i sat there for a good 2-3 hours i couldn't get out of seat. i didn't want to, because one song after another after another was increasingly improving my mood -- not to say my mood was a bad one.. but even still.
so after there was a switch in musicial selection i got off my butt and asked the dude at the counter who that was and he said "el ten eleven" so i wrote it down immediately and looked them up. after playing them constantly on grooveshark (hence my lovely playlist to your right..) --->
i thought it was worth a shot to see if they were touring, and sure enough they were coming to virginia. unfortunately their calendar wouldn't allow for a gig in richmond, but their booking agent suggested in the spring they should be able to make it through to play for a courtyard event and/or another show.
so after e-mailing their booking agent back and forth, i dedicated this past tuesday evening to making it up to arlington at iota cafe to hear them play and to speak to both tim (drummer) and kristian (double-deck guitarist) in person. it was definetly worth the drive and the lack of sleep. good music is always worth the effort.
this duo from la was spectacular to watch, the crowd was so enthusiastic and energetic, they encored 3 times.. and each time they indulged them, and why wouldn't they?
the orchid opened for them and did an amazing job. i spoke with them after the show and because they are from dc, they are more inclined to come down to play, plus they have never played richmond which is really unfortunate, especially since a couple of them seem to be richmond natives. i hope to have them on a bill soon!
11.16.2009
my celing caved in!
last night my ceiling caved in! yikesss!!
after a fair share of rain for a week, last week i saw that a leak was commencing, like it does every time it rains, especially in the corner of my living room. a day or so of that, i realized that the ceiling was also beginning to swell a great deal. and then in the early evening yesterday i saw that there were deep cracks in the ceiling and i knew that it was going to eventually give way. so i called my landlord to tell them it will probably collapse any minute now and that it deserves immediate attention. then i heard a huge crash when i was on the computer and realized in fact that it caved in...
so after several messages that i left my landlord, i sat on the other couch, with my dog as he quivered with fright, (wonder to himself what the heck was going on..) i left yet another message with bandazian and holden and then another crash- the hole in my ceiling just got even bigger..
11.09.2009
shows + junk!
i need to brush up on my shows yet again.. cuz music is just great! ...and the music scene in richmond is great!
the milkstains - the camel | tuesday, nov 10th
jonathan vassar + the speckled bird - the camel | thursday, nov 12th
louisana territory traces of gold release party - gallery 5 | friday, nov 13th
white laces - triple saturday, nov 14th
conshafter video release party - the camel | saturday, nov 14th
bollywood night - cous cous | saturday, nov 14th
modern groove - cary st. cafe | saturday, nov 14th
the low branches - the michaux house | tuesday, nov 17th
el ten eleven - iota cafe, arlington | tuesday, nov 17th
itchy hearts - plaza bowl | saturday, nov 21st
wordplay! - gallery 5 | friday, nov 27th
10.09.2009
live recording from the courtyard
dave watkins recorded his late night set "Dave Watkins + Friends" - Oct 2nd with matt klimas
it sounds pretty awesome! check it out! you can download it too.
http://davewatkins.bandcamp.com/album/the-late-set-at-the-courtyard-with-dave-watkins-and-matt-klimas
10.08.2009
you can't miss this, no bullshit!
snarky puppy is in richmond again (at the camel), but this time in full force with zach brock on violin! - killer!
annndd no bs brass band is opening for them! yerp. it's going to be a wonderful night! hoorayyy!
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