eardrum

OK, I think I officially busted an eardrum this weekend. I suspect Southern Culture on the Skids. Friday morning I had crusty (inner ear fluid?) in my ear canal. Today, I felt like I couldn’t experience input except from inside my head. It aches quite a bit. I didn’t get any moisture in it until … Read more

musical weekend

I had a non-wristband, mostly Continental Club SXSW 2004 experience. More details to come, here’s the overview… Thu Nellie McKay (Waterloo Records) Hot Club of Cowtown The Bigger Lovers CC Adcock Marah The Fourty-Fives Southern Culture on the Skids Fri The Bellyachers (Cheapo Records) The Allen Oldies Band (Rue’s Antiques) Powderfinger (Emo’s Annex – Australian … Read more

SXSW Day 1

SXSW was good. After I got into town, saw Nellie McKay at Waterloo. Went to S. Congress, Hot Club of Cowtown at Continental. Dinner w/ friends at the Boathouse – UT beats Princeton. then spent the whole evening at the Continental, ending in Southern Culture on the Skids. i’ll try to write more next week. … Read more

Whither Shiloh, Texas

So, a few weeks ago, I was browsing the Handbook of Texas Online. It’s something I do. Browse resource materials. It’s similar to my love of the technical manual. Anyway, as I was browsing The Handbook, I came across an interesting entry. Or more precisely, I came across sixteen identically titled entries. All for places … Read more