We've been in Austin a few weeks now, aside from some trips home for thanksgiving and a few gigs out of town. We had a great time playing out at Gruene Hall this past saturday for all you folks who came out. For those of you who weren't there, we were selling a limited run 5 song CD - we only printed 150, and we sold out most of them at that show. We still have some left, so if you catch us at a show you might be able to get your hands on one.
Here at home we've been doing a lot of the production work to get the album released. We recently did a photo shoot with Austin photographer George Brainard. He got some great shots, and we sent them up to Stephen Long in South Carolina, who did the actual album design. Here are some samples.
We also did a little modification to the band van this week. We retrieved a cow skull from a friends farm out in Dale, TX, and attached it to the front of the van. It's a Texas thing.
Other than that, not a lot of news to report. Connor bought himself an upright Wurlitzer piano a few days ago. We had a rehearsal and learned some new tunes on monday night. Marshall, Phoebe and Connor have been playing weekly with Eric Hokkenen and the Gypsy Tribe over at Lambert's on wednesday nights. Jonathan and Marshall have also been doing gigs with Warren Hood and The Hoodlums around town a bit. Everyone is keeping busy. We're all very excited about the release of this CD and ready to hit the road again.
On a side note, here is a picture I came across by Austin photographer John Grubbs. It reminds me a lot of our drives through the Texas panhandle. John can be seen photographing musical happenings all over Austin. You can see his recent work at his blog http://rockslidephoto.blogspot.com.
