william tell overture

check this out - I recorded myself playing all 5 cello parts for the opening to william tell overture (technology is so cool). caveat: it's really hard to coordinate these 5 parts without visual cues (a conductor or being able to see the other players). I might try to re-record it this weekend; there are some rough spots in this recording.

PS: this is an updated version, for those of you who listened to 001. after several hours of re-recording, it's not really much better, though.

june

*air france "no way down" ep

*fleet foxes, self-titled

shearwater "rook"

*sigur ros "med sud..."
tilly and the wall "o"
the notwist "the devil, you + me"
wolf parade "at mount zoomer"

credit to my dad for this photo of my last skate at the playdium, which closed on june 13th after being open for 52 years (SAD!). ericka and I are the only non-blurry people in this picture because we were barely moving. and, of course we were barely moving because otherwise we would have fallen down (I remember rollerskating as being much easier back in the day...also, I remembered the rink as being a lot bigger)

may

*bonnie "prince" billy "lie down in the light"

nat baldwin "most valuable player"
pattern is movement "all together"
quinn walker "laughter's an asshole/lion land"
robert forster "the evangelist"
silje nes "ames room"
the tallest man on earth "shallow grave"

disappointing: four tet, "ringer" ep

april

cut copy "in ghost colours"
frightened rabbit "midnight organ fight"

idol fodder "babytalk"
M83 "saturdays=youth"

*pete & the pirates "little death" (aka tap tap)

the breeders "mountain battles"

the helio sequence "keep your eyes ahead"

I don't even know:
man man "rabbit habits"

(left = my arm, right = sd's arm) click here for explanation.

scotts bluff monument

all of you should go out and adopt abandoned dogs (especially large ones named 'bubba')

march

a weather "cove"
destroyer "trouble in dreams"
dodos "visiter"
grand archives, self titled
hercules and love affair, self titled
lazarus "hawk medicine"
melchior productions "no disco future"

*son lux "at war with walls & mazes" (this albums is WAY underrated)

disappointing: she & him "volume one"

caged

graduate school

can someone please make this decision for me?

UPDATE: well, Andy came through and made a decision for me (thanks, Andy! you're a real pal). So, I'll be at Northwestern next year.