As previously mentioned, our mission in Chicago was really to clean out the house so my mom can put it on the market in the foreseeable future and get her butt over to the East Coast. Check out all these classic games we came across while cleaning! (Bingo, SIMON, Sorry!, Mr. Mouth, Twins). It hurts… Read more »

Mousybabe has been temporarily defunct! Em and I have been home in Chicago hanging with our mom. I’ve charged up for a week but not quite sure if I’m ready to go back out and face the big foul world just yet. I spent my time catching up on my Google Reader feeds, seeing ‘Kooza’… Read more »

One of the most joyous things to do in New York City is to eat soup dumplings in Chinatown. As far as I know, there are two places that are famed for these tiny delights: Goodie’s and Joe’s Shanghai. Both are pretty darn yummy — Goodie’s was near empty the two times we went, but… Read more »

Last Friday night, suzi and I found ourselves back at Inner Ear Studio, recording strings for fellow musician, Alex Nixon of Zulu Pearls. Produced by Nick Anderson (also of Zulu Pearls), the 3-song record is dubbed Submarine of Survivors — sounds dark and beautiful already… actually, what we’ve heard of it is indeed very beautiful…. Read more »

Last week, a photog (by the name of Doug Fox) was kind enough to share photos he snapped of our show at the State Theater. A sign of a music photographer’s skill is finagling a decent shot of the drummer. John got some love from this guy. But it probably helped that the drums were… Read more »

Farmer’s markets are joyful. Seeing colorful little fresh fruits being sold by the very people who dropped their seedlings in the ground and willed them to grow into something that can nourish us — if that doesn’t make you happy then you best go dig your own grave because it doesn’t get any better than… Read more »

It must be the summertime but every weekend lately has been pretty nonstop. I need a second to just chill at home with a glass of pomegranate white tea, some champagne mangos (my fruit of choice of late) and my computer. For all the hullabaloo I made about Folksay, I meant to follow up on… Read more »

At the last minute I was called to help out with a promotional event for the sold-out Adele show at the Historic Sixth & I Synagogue. I hadn’t heard much about Adele, but I knew Laura Burhenn was opening. If Laura was going to be playing her solo material, I could use the opportunity to… Read more »

my job isn’t particularly hard but damned if it isn’t interesting. there’s this woman who places her skeezy ads every week and she’s one of those customers who thinks she’s the best advertiser that ever happened to our company and that she’s entitled to discounts for being a ‘good customer’. the only problem is that… Read more »

The Crafty Bastards vendor party happened last nite! We met up in a little bat cave called Quarry Tavern in Silver Spring. When I got there, there were tater tots on the table, courtesy of Kim, and I thought to myself ‘I’ve come to the right place.’ 🙂 I also got a veggie quesadilla that… Read more »