
Two out of my three kids had imaginary friends when they were little. One was known as "my girl" and I think the other one was simply called "brother." I thought of this while I was vacuuming the other day and recalled how I used to threaten the children (the real ones) that if they didn't pick up their rooms, any toys they left on the floor would get sucked up. It worked rather well as a motivational tool. Yes, I know I was an evil mother! Any hoooooo , whilst [...]

Tonight I recommend going down to The Earl for a killer show. It starts off with Atlanta supergroup Batata Doce . Then a local band called When Rocky Beat The Russian . I had no idea who they were until researching this week's show listings and discovering the songs on their myspace page to be very impressive and intriguing. The show is headlined by North Carolina's The Physics Of Meaning , who is lead by multi-instrumentalist Daniel Hart. Hart is a member of [...]

1. The Lisps. ( MySpace / MP3 ) 2. Pattern Is Movement. ( MySpace / MP3 ) 3. Laura Palmer. ( MySpace ) 4. The Physics Of Meaning. ( MySpace / MP3 ) 5. These United States. ( MySpace / MP3 )
Here's the lineups for the last two After the Jump SXSW shows (free food and beer for both!!!), that will be hosted in a backyard in East Austin! The backyard is home to a friend of Cesar from The Lisps, and along with Cesar we booked these two gigs to give festival attendees a chance to get away from the hustle and bustle, the badges, the wristbands, and whatever else you may need a break from
Every once in a while I just feel like sharing some tunes that I've come to love thanks to the unerring taste of some fellow bloggers. So many thanks to music is art for The Physics of Meaning track and to and before the first kiss for Youth Group . That is all. The Physics of Meaning -- "Small Towns and Invisible People" mp3 [...]

Physics of Meaning @ Good Recrods, Nov. 12, 2007 Originally uploaded by see emily play The Physics of Meaning played Good Records last night. They were excellent. You can buy their album at Good or online here . Small Towns and Invisible People - Physics of Meaning (mp3)

1. The Physics of Meaning - Small Towns and Invisible People - This opens like early-era Deathcab so I'm hooked. "Down at Columbia and Cameron" was one of my favorite songs of 2005, but I hadn't heard this gem til last week. A little Weakerthans-esque as well. [from The Physics of Meaning | buy ] 2. Le Concorde - Parallel Lines - With a name like Le Concorde and a sound straight out of classic 70's pop, I thought they were French. Chicago, IL puts [...]

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