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August 4, 2010

mind your music: the black keys

It’s finally here! i am ditching my sad little office job and road tripping 8 whole hours to the gorgeous city of Chicago …. and going see a few bands of course! And one of the best is definitely going to be The Black Keys

Tighten Up

Who Are They: The band is made up of two skinny white guys that somehow manage to raise up Son House and Leadbelly from the grave (or at least give a 21st century reincarnation). The Ohio natives give the blues rock infusion a tangible oh-so-fabulous bite that is soulful and catchy.

Favorite Songs: A lot of their albums were recorded in basements and the raw quality definitely makes every song that much better. i love the new album (Brothers) for its’ perfection; i love the old albums for the pure grit.

Howlin’ For You

Great Men Who Take Photos: Thomas Vanderzaag and Tony Katai i’m sure to share photos from Lollapalooza when i get back. It’s a great way to end the summer. – Jenna

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sick kiddo equals they might be giants

I wanted to drop by and say hi!

Miss Violet has been a bit sick with a virus, so I haven’t had much time to be super duper creative! I was fortunate enough to stay home from work yesterday with Violet, which meant that we watched TONS and TONS of They Might Be Giants Music Videos.

Did you know that they made music for kids? I had always been familiar with their song “Istanbul (Not Constantinople) as my college printmaking instructor loved to play They Might Be Giants during our 3 hour long blocks of class. However, I am quite impressed with the intelligent and educational songs for children.

Take a look at this video called “Roy G Biv”. It is quite catchy!

Another favorite is called “The Mesopotamians” but it does say a little curse word, which is surprising for a children’s song. Regardless, I would much rather watch these videos with Violet than Spongebob.

Stacie

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August 1, 2010

pablo

This is Pablo. He look’s like a Pablo, doesn’t he? Not really sure what I will do with him. This happens to me a lot. I have several solid drawings, but no context surrounding them. They seem too nice to just remain sketches, but how should I go about developing them further? I am often afraid of the simple “black and white” drawing. However, I really want to become a better stewart of the colors I utilize. I need a better editing eye.

So, for now, this is Pablo. He might sit in my sketchbook for a while….

Thanks for listening to me ramble, friends!

-Stacie

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