so, i’m taking a photography course as my elective in school right now. my instructor is young, but she seems to have been quite successful so far with her own work, which is nice to see. this is one of my favorites, ‘we (baltic version)’. see more at carrieschneider.net.

this was great.

our dear friend helena has sent us a fun pack from sweden! contents include (1) cats on fire tote, (1) delicious bag of sweets [all have now been eaten], and (2) cute owl plates. this was a very nice thing to find waiting for me on a friday.

we went to see davey von bohlen (of maritime, formerly of the promise ring) play an acoustic set last night. dan hinz from maritime joined him for a few songs, including this new one below. i talked to dan after the show for a while, and he sounded really excited about the new album they’re working on, so i can’t wait to hear it. if you aren’t familiar with them, i would suggest checking out any of the three albums they’ve already released.

i’ve had this black and white disposable camera floating around in my box of cables and pedals since we started the band, and i just finally developed it this week. there were some great surprises in there!

the original lineup: sean, rachel, charlie, craig, patrick, jared
assistant: ari
not pictured: popcorn

charlie recording

on tour - texas, perhaps?
charlie, sean, rachel

craig recording on the old 16-track

charlie recording

band practice

craig recording

charlie recording

someone just got a tattoo of one of kate’s illustrations. crazy, eh? in a good way… this is the original print.

Our friends in Brown Recluse (formerly Brown Recluse Sings) have just released a stellar new 12″ EP on Slumberland Records. I just got it in the mail yesterday, and it’s really fantastic. It will leave you wanting more. We highly recommend this one as well as their older CD-r EP.

Download “Night Train” from the Slumberland site.