Most Unexpected

Following the hurricane that is sxsw, we drove 13 hours to get costa mesa for our show Monday. It's almost too predictable that what you predict rarely happens. For instance, I made plans to see Washed Out, Pomegranates, and The xx at sxsw. Instead I saw Choir of Young Believers, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and the Globes. I didn't think I'd get to see the Walkmen at all and yet I saw them twice! It's hard to share what exactly it is that makes the Walkmen such a perfect band to me and the guys. They just fit my being, my mindset, my language.

So we thought we'd drive 13 hours from albquerque to costa mesa to play a thin monday night show. Instead, some of our favorite fans were all there, and the place was completely packed. We sold out of all our merch and we met some wonderful people.

You think you've got your music all figured out and yet you change parts completely mid tour.

You think you played the show of your life, and you get a shite review. You think you played the most mediocre show ever and you get a touchingly glowing review.

In conclusion, I think the trick and beauty to all of this is to..just enjoy the ride. :)

for now, i will get some rest and catch up on my zzz's.

xo ann

Valentine's Day

Spent Valentine's day tracking some vocals in our practice space. The baffle boards are in the shape of a heart and they are red. The songs I chose to track are about sleeping alone at night and love for statues. I'd say that was a pretty romantic Valentine's Day. x ann

Best of 2009 lists

It's nice to see that we made a little impression on 2009. Thank you to everyone that included us in their wonderful lists, please continue to send them my way. 2010 means more new music we've been working on between tours. And It's headed your way, beloved friend/fan/comrade because without you, they are just songs floating in our heads. xo ann

Strangeglue

Echo Blog

Almost Four Stars

The Pop Cop

The Music Ninja

Mixtapes for Hookers

Reflectism

Stranger Dance

2010 so far....

2010...so far...

Color changing
Show planning
Song sculpting
Mic testing
Word making
Reverbing
Moonlighting
Highlighting
Lowlighting
Re-decorating
Re-inventing
Re-discovering
Inspiring

Happy Holidays

I had the most delicious date, basil, and goat cheese snacks at a holiday party last night, and I felt so happy to be in the company of good friends and family eating these delectable treats. The holidays are always like that, happy or really sad, always one extreme or the other, never balanced and neutral.
Well, we hope you spent the holidays with those you love and found the holidays to be on the happier end of the spectrum. And we are sooo looking forward to a beautiful and magical 2010! Yes, we've sorta been holed up in our bedrooms and practice space scheming and dreaming. But when 2010 hits, we'll be ready.

Here is a link to a video from our last UK tour in October thanks to the lovely Mick Scholefield :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Ka8X4O8J8

Hope this make you happy too. :)

XO LLF

The Mission

Yesterday, I took a friend of ours that we met at a video shoot, for a tour of the lovely neighborhood we call home: the Mission. It's easy to get used to your surroundings and all the little shops, curiosities, and creature comforts it provides. Walking around with Liza made me realize just how beautiful and magical our neighborhood really is. We have five amazing coffee shops within a few blocks from eachother, two corner stores where the people are really nice and the sandwiches are utter and pure TLC, tons of worthwhile bars, an indie video store, two pizza shops, a frozen yogurt haven, a pirate store, taxidermy shop, and I'm sure I'm forgetting loads more. I can't imagine any other place like this that I would want to call home. Oh, and to top it off, you can buy avocados for 50 cents, and a bag full of fresh fruit and veggies for under 10 bucks. Love!

Books

Winter has crept in again and I wasn't even ready for Fall yet. I've been reading a lot of poetry lately. It helps me see the world differently and changes my creative expression. I've been dancing by myself in my room a lot lately too.

Books
It is when we are near the end of a book that we enjoy it.
Guests who we anxiously expect often fail to come.
So the world runs always contrary to our wishes
How rarely in a hundred years do we open our hearts!