WhyDontHipstersDance: November 2010

11/19/10

Phish Phemme Phatales

Frolicking on campground pre-show

I feel naked without my glitter at a Phish show.

Best outfit of the night, Ziggy Stardust.

(Phish has a song called "David Bowie":))

Strolling by the beach after a long night of dancing

11/18/10

Girl got STYLE: Austin City Limits Festival

Listening to a sesh in our friend's home-made recording studio

Gearing up

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Swinging and enjoying a Pacifico on a beautiful sunny day

11/10/10

Austin City Limits, The Sessions

Oh Austin, the music capital of the country. I friggin' love this city, and somewhere in my future there's a ranch here with my name written all over it.

What has it been, 4 straight years at SXSW? This was my first ACL, and although the town was more chill, the crowd at Zilker park was 10K deeper than past years. That makes 60,000 kids.

It wouldn't be the same without stops at South Congress Cafe for migas, Joe's for Iced Turbos, and Stubbs for the best show of the weekend.

How cute is my friend Lauren's (co-founder of The Sessions) house?

CJ, co-founder of The Sessions

A quick stop at the festival Friday included Beach House, Amos Lee, Phish, and a new favorite, Angus & Julia Stone. Bummed I had to miss The Strokes.

Saturday morning started with a rooftop set featuring none other than Angus & Julia Stone--brother & sister duo from Australia--sure to be in your repertoire if they're not already.

Angus & Julia Stone

Kate & I: Groupies on set

The shoot was produced by friends (also our hosts for the weekend) The Sessions, a local company passionate about bringing artists together in downtown Austin for music, art, and up and coming talent.

Then off to the festival for Broken Bells, Temper Trap & holy CRAP Monsters of Folk. It was fate--I had to miss their only show in NYC earlier in the year, but was able to catch this two hour set, and probably their last. It was good to see you again Jim and M.

Monsters of Folk

The Foals

Everyone at Stubbs was taken aback by the Foals, who opened for The Black Keys
. Kate and I had a mission to get into this show and clearly we didn't fail. The trip was way too short--I look forward to coming back in March, Austin!

Angus' guitar case

11/7/10

An Ode To Phish

My Phish story begins one night in '98 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD, one concert among many that remains a part of the cloudy haze your high school memories soon become a part of. These are some of my most treasured memories, slowly opening my eyes and ears to the world of live music that would be a part of me for the rest of my life. It was all classic rock, and I remember the chill wind through my hair as I rode in convertibles and wranglers, gossiping excitedly with my girlfriends and looking forward to the high school crushes that were awaiting me on the venue fields. Some of my friends were avid Phish fans and would follow them around the east coast, and I only saw them once, in a distant memory.

That's all changed of course.

There's nothing quite like the psychedelic experience at a Phish show, and the friends you make along the way. I can't explain it, but it's toxic; sweet and addicting. If you like that sort of thing.

From the great camping at Alpine Valley, to the party bus at Merriweather, an unforgettable Festival 8, a Miami New Years, To-Hell-We-Rode, a rockin' Austin festival, rounding out a second Halloween in Atlantic City...this Phishing ride ends in my hometown for New Years Eve 2010 in New York City...or is it the end?

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