FUN WITH ART

I finally had some success, right before SXSW, in teaching myself how to screenprint.  A few years ago, Barb and I bought one of those nifty little SPEEDBALL learn-how-to-screenprint kits.  (To give you a hint about how old it was, it came with a VHS tape containing what surely must have been many delightful instructional techniques.)  It sat in the closet of one apartment, and then another, and then another, and then our current closet.  Every time we moved, I’d think (in my head), “Gosh, why haven’t I busted this out and tried to learn how to screenprint?  That is a thing that I would love to do.”  Barb and I, you see, are crafty people.

Also recently, a group of friends and I have started a creative group of folks– our own little version of an Algonquin Roundtable or a Bloomsbury group, only with more scatological humor (if you remove Dorothy Parker from the equation, anyway).  Our group makes art and sends it to the other members.  I figured that it would be a wonderful time to finally learn how to screenprint.  So I broke out the years-old speedball kit and encountered an embarrassing string of failures.

I hadn’t figured that the photoemulsion fluid would have gone bad in the five years or whatever that we’ve had the kit, but it did.  It went very bad, and in a very blatant way; so I had to get some more supplies, which I dutifully did.  I didn’t have enough dough for a ‘scoop-coater,’ which is a fancy-man’s way of applying the emulsion to the screen, so I just used my squeegee.  The emulsion dried an eighth-inch thick and was utterly broken.

But I’ll cut to the chase.  After four weeks of horrible failures, including getting a finer mesh, several different types of lightbulbs, and melting a couple of plasticine transparencies to a piece of glass, I have achieved success!  Success that I present now here for your amusement.

You can click through that to see a slightly larger version.

The blue glows in the dark!

NEXT UP: AN EIGHTEEN-COLOR PRINT ON HANDMADE PAPER MADE OF HUMAN BONES

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COME TO WHERE THE MAGIC IS

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SUPERKITTY SOARS THROUGH THE SKY

The other day I woke up and ate a delicious queso omelette, and then I took knife-throwing lessons, and then I drank a whole bunch of beer, and then I watched an amazing amount of shitty movies while drinking more beers. Also I made cookies.

Yesterday my screenprinting progress suddenly hit a concrete wall of success after four weeks of failure.

Things are pretty good.

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evil grandmas numbers one through five

Last night at beer club, Bill and I took turns drawing Evil Grandmas.

I now present those evil grandmas here, for your viewing pleasure

evil grandma #1

evil grandma #2

evil grandma #3

evil grandma #4

evil grandma #5

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WELCOME TO SCRIDLEYS ‘R’ US

Lisa: the cat’s still alive, so there is that
Keef: awww little guy
Lisa: he’s like a tiny version of that puss in boots cat from shrek w/r/t facial expressions
Keef: hahahaha
Lisa: i wanna take a picture, but would like to respect his privacy
Keef: hahahahaha
Lisa: he’s so bored in the bathroom all day
Keef: heh.  i would be too.
Lisa: i left a tim powers book in there but he can’t read it.  can a paperback get ringworm?
Keef: I believe that it can.  Make sure you check the paperback’s anus for scridleys.
Lisa: scridleys!!!  I’ll just rub monistat 7 all over it.
Keef: that’s probably a good idea.
Lisa: tough actin’ tinactin.  boy, i’m going to get some interesting google ads out of this conversation.
Keef: BUY SCRIDLEYS NOW!!!!! www.ebay.com
Lisa: search for SCRIDLEYS at powell’s books!
Keef: hee hee
Lisa: A+++ WOULD BUY SCRIDLEYS AGAIN
Keef: WAS DISAPPOINTED, SCRIDLEYS SMALLER THAN DESC. (Neutral)
Lisa: i included a full description of scridleys and it is not my fault the buyer cannot understand the metric system.  furthermore, the return envelope had cat urine stains on it
Keef: hahahahaha
Lisa: hey, google says you invented that word!  NICE GOIN’!  shall we adjourn to urban dictionary?
Keef: my dad invented it, actually
Keef: “GODDAMMIT KEITH LOOK AT THIS PLACE!  HOW DID YOU GET ALL THESE LITTLE SCRIDLEYS ALL OVER THE CARPET?!  YOU ARE NOT LEAVING THIS ROOM UNTIL YOU PICK UP ALL THESE SCRIDLEYS!”

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the bobbing of an english firefly

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there go all pretenses of highbrow philosophizing

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and the tide was way out

Irving and I went to visit Spidey and Janna in South Austin.  They live in a nice house with a huge backyard.  Just beyond their back fence, there is a set of railroad tracks.

On New Years’ Eve, Irving and Spidey and Janna and Bill and a bunch of other people walked down the rails to a spot where the tracks run across a small bridge above a gully.  It is fun to throw rocks off the bridge in the dark and hear them clatter against the larger rocks and dry ground below.  While they were throwing rocks, another group (perhaps already in their cups) was setting off fireworks in the area beneath the bridge.  These were beyond your run-of-the-mill bottle rockets and spinners; they were the type of fireworks that require a mini-cannon to set off correctly.  As this party did not have a mini-cannon, they were just throwing the fireworks into the creekbed and watching them explode and shower the surroundings with light.

The fireworks were beautiful, according to all reports.  Big bursts of exploding blue and red.

Occasionally, the fireworks would start a small fire amongst the dry brush in the creekbed.  The celebrators would then run down into the dark and stomp out the fire.  This happened more than once, and each time tragedy was averted.  Irving says, when he tells this part of the story, “I thought to myself, ‘they’re going to start a bigger fire and they won’t be able to put it out.’  I mean, they didn’t even have any wet gunny sacks or anything.”  All celebrators were in a bit of a wild and crazy mood, and everyone was cheering the amateur pyrotechnics on.

Then a bush caught fire.  “It was a prickly and thorny bush,” recounted a different witness.  “I almost jumped into it to try to stomp it out, but I realized that it was full of stickers.”  The flames reached a height of between five and twelve feet, depending on the person you ask.  The fire was out of control.

Everyone fled.  On the way out, someone called 911.  The fire department showed up and extinguished the fire.

We went back yesterday to see how bad the damage was.  It was not bad at all: the bush that had caught fire was above some rocks and the damage was contained to about a ten-foot-by-ten-foot patch of gravel.  We threw some rocks into the gully and walked gingerly across widely-spaced railroad ties while looking down into the wild expanse below, at the accumulated garbage and detritus.  There was a shopping cart on its back, off-kilter and stretched into an unusable tangle of wires.  There were piles of beer cans, some with what looked like pull-tabs.  There was lots of graffiti.  It was cold.  A train whistle blew, lonely in the silence.  “That train whistle is relevant to us,” Irving said.

For about twenty, maybe thirty feet on either side of the railroad bridge, the ground slopes off at about a 90-100 degree angle away from the tracks.  We ran off the bridge and threw ourselves onto a pile of gravel buttressed by a huge chunk of lumber about eight feet from the tracks.  The train came up behind us incredibly fast.  We all lay against the lumber with our knees up against our chins as the train blew past us.  It was going fast, it was very close to us (because, as one forgets, train cars are wider than the tracks themselves, usually by a good foot or two on either side), and it kept going for a really long time.

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MY SHOW HISTORY

I GUESS IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN

This is the only entry that I re-publish periodically just so I can keep track of this stuff.

(circa 2004 blog starts here)
A few months ago, my cousin-in-law Evan asked me what the best concert I have ever attended was. I couldn’t really think of which one was the best. However, it started me thinking about all of the concerts that I attended. I’ve managed to fill in a fair percentage of My Show History, right here. Unfortunately, this is definitely not all of it. This is maybe half of it. As I remember shows, I’ll fill in gaps and whatnot. Shows appended with an *asterisk* are ones at which I performed. Shows preceded with an asterisk are The Best Shows.

HERE WE GO

March 13, 1984(???) – Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque – The Alarm
June 28, 1990 – Hilton Coliseum, Ames – James Taylor
* Oct. 12, 1993 – IMU, Iowa City – Primus / The Melvins / The Jesus Lizard
Apr. 24, 1995 – CSPS, Cedar Rapids – Ani Difranco
1995(?) – Great Mid, Iowa City – Kelley Clute
Jun. 28, 1996 – Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA – Lollapalooza – The Ramones / Soul Coughing / Soundgarden / Metallica / Psychotica / Cornershop / Ben Folds Five / Girls vs Boys
Oct. 4, 1996 – Col Ballroom, Davenport, IA – Marilyn Manson
Oct. 26, 1996 – The Mark, Moline, IL – Garbage / Smashing Pumpkins / Jimmy Frog
Apr. 27, 1997 – CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA – Dar Williams
Nov. 14, 1997 – The Mark, Moline – Sugar Ray / Incubus / 311
* Dec. 10, 1997 – The Riviera, Chicago – Portishead
Feb. 19, 1998 – Col Ballroom, Davenport, IA – Delbert McClinton
Oct. 22, 1998 – River Center, Davenport, IA – Rob Zombie / Monster Magnet
Nov. 7, 1998 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City – The Queers
Nov. 27, 1998 – Sokol Hall, Omaha – Tricky / Whale
Oct. 27, 1997 – IMU, Iowa City – Ani Difranco
Mar. 12, 1999 – The Mark, Moline, IL – Rob Zombie / Korn
Mar. 13, 1999 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City – 90 Day Men / Burmese / Ten Grand
Apr. 14, 1999 – IMU, Iowa City – Liz Phair
Sep. 21, 2000 – Gabe’s, Iowa City – Alto Heceta / Joan of Arc / Jets to Brazil
Sep. 28, 2000 – Gabe’s, Iowa City – Winter Blanket / Low
Nov. 10, 2000 – Gabe’s, Iowa City – Manplanet / The Frogs
Mar. 19, 2001 – Sokol Underground, Omaha – Azure Ray / Son, Ambulance / Bright Eyes
Mar. 30, 2001 – IMU Ballroom, Iowa City – Dismemberment Plan / Alto Heceta
Apr. 21, 2001 – Holy Name Fieldhouse, Omaha – Desaparecidos (debut) / Bright Eyes / Cursive / Sorry About Dresden
Aug. 17, 2001 – Sokol Auditorium, Omaha – The Faint / Bright Eyes / Cursive
Aug. 29, 2001 – Green Room, Iowa City – The Faint
Oct. 11, 2001 – IMU Ballroom, Iowa City – They Might Be Giants
Nov. 30, 2001 – Kansas City – Weezer / Tenacious D / Jimmy Eat World
Jan. 20, 2002 – Green Room, Iowa City – Her Space Holiday / Ides of Space / Gloria Record
* Feb. 17, 2002 – Grinnell, Iowa – Dismemberment Plan
Feb. 27, 2002 – Union, Iowa City – Rev. Horton Heat / Nashville Pussy
Mar. 10, 2002 – Green Room, Iowa City – Mountain Goats / John Vanderslice
Apr. 25, 2002 – IMU, Iowa City – Ween
May 3, 2002 – Gabe’s, Iowa City – The Frogs / The Eggnogs
May 11, 2002 – Congress, Chicago – Belle and Sebastian
June 7, 2002 – Iowa Arts Festival – Iris DeMent / Greg Brown
June 26, 2002 – Council Bluffs – Vans Warped Tour (Hot Water Music, Alkaline Trio)
July 14, 2002 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City – Neko Case
Aug. 4, 2002 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City – Desaparecidos
Aug. 9, 2002 – Sokol Auditorium, Omaha – Rilo Kiley / Desaparecidos / Neva Dinova
Nov. 13, 2002 – Jones Hall, Houston – Beck / Flaming Lips
Dec. 10, 2002 – Proletariat, Houston – City of Caterpillar
Feb. 12, 2003 – Mary Jane’s, Houston – Wind-Up Bird / One AM Radio
Feb. 25, 2003 – The Engine Room, Houston – Interpol
Mar. 6, 2003 – DiverseWorks, Houston – Low
Mar. 9, 2003 – Walter’s, Houston – Groceries / Electric Eel Shock
* Mar. 12, 2003 – Engine Room, Houston – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
April 17, 2003 – Mary Jane’s, Houston – Dirty Three
April 26, 2003 – Numbers, Houston – The Faint / Les Savy Fav
June 11, 2003 – The Proletariat, Houston – Frox Noxon / UME / Sjolander
July 26-28, 2003 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Music Festival (Broken Social Scene, etc.)
Nov. 13, 2003 – Rudyard’s, Houston – Howlin’ Hachima / Jackie & The Cedrics
Jan. 31, 2004 – J & J Pizza, Denton – Neil Hamburger
Mar. 20, 2004 – Proletariat, Houston – Broken Social Scene / Stars
Mar. 22, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – The Ponys
Apr. 23, 2004 – Emo’s, Austin – Peaches
* Apr. 29, 2004 – Woodlands Pavilion, Houston – David Bowie / Polyphonic Spree
May 10, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – Six Organs of Admittance
June 3, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – U.S. Maple
Aug. 10, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – The Soviettes
Aug. 15, 2004 – Woodlands Pavilion – The Cure / Interpol / Mogwai
Aug. 26, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – Dead Roses / The Detonations
Dec. 18, 2004 – Curtain Club, Dallas – Benzley
Jan. 20, 2004 – Cactus Music, Houston – Camper Van Beethoven
Feb. 24, 2005 – Numbers, Houston – Blonde Redhead / Interpol
March 24, 2005 – Mary Jane’s, Houston – Black Mountain / Mountain Goats
July 22-24, 2005 – Hillside Festival, Guelph, ON – Romi Mayes, Buck 65, Sarah Sleane, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, etc.
Aug. 26, 2005 – 21st St. Co-Op, Austin – Jana Hunter
Aug. 27, 2005 – Scottish Rites Theatre, Austin – Jandek
Sep. 9, 2005 – The Parish, Austin – Magic Markers / Sunburned Hand of the Man
Sep. 13, 2005 – Emo’s, Austin – Retribution Gospel Choir (Mark Kozelek, Alan Sparhawk)
Oct. 13, 2005 – Emo’s, Austin – Growing / Black Dice
Nov. 12, 2005 – Emo’s, Austin – Cannibal Ox
Feb. 15, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Plastic Constellations / Swearing at Motorists / The Hold Steady
Mar. 4, 2006 – Quality Seafood, Austin – Aw Shucks and the Oyster Po’Boys
Mar. 11, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Tossers, The Horrorpops, Sick Of It All
Mar. 14, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Flight of the Conchords / Brian Posehn / Patton Oswalt
Mar. 15, 2006 – Stubbs, Austin – Brightblack Morning Light / New Pornographers / Belle & Sebastian / Mogwai
Mar. 16, 2006 – East Seventh, Austin – Afrirampo / Oxbow / Witch
Mar. 16, 2006 – Zilker Park, Austin – Blackalicious / Spoon / Echo & the Bunnymen
Mar. 16, 2006 – Emos Annex, Austin – Erase Errata / Two Ton Boa / Xiu Xiu / The Gossip
Mar. 17, 2006 – End of an Ear, Austin – Black Heart Procession / Elf Power
Mar. 17, 2006 – Austin City Limits – Jolie Holland
Mar. 17, 2006 – Elysium, Austin – Princess Superstar
Mar. 17, 2006 – Crown and Anchor, Austin – Ariel Pink
Mar. 17, 2006 – Antone’s, Austin – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings / Neko Case
Mar. 18, 2006 – Emos Lounge, Austin – Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice / The Gossip / The Giraffes
Mar. 18, 2006 – French Legation, Austin – The Noisettes / The Gris Gris
June 17, 2006 – La Zona Rosa, Austin – Echo and the Bunnymen
June 20, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Lovely Feathers / Man Man
June 22, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Bavu Blakes / The Coup
June 24, 2006 – White Rabbit, San Antonio – This is Hell / Modern Life is War / Cattle Decapitation / Bane
July 17, 2006 – Lamar St. Footbridge, Austin – World Inferno Friendship Society
July 19, 2006 – The Peacock, Austin – The BassTurd
July 29, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Peaches
Aug. 10, 2006 – Stubb’s, Austin – Bloc Party
Aug. 18, 2006 – White Rabbit, San Antonio – Phenomenauts / Left Alone / Suburban Legend / Voodoo Glow Skulls
Aug. 25, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Comeback Kid / Terror / Gorilla Biscuits
Aug. 29, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Fatal Flying Guillotines / The Plastic Constellations
Sep. 9, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – White Whale
Sep. 13, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – Ho-Ag
Sep. 14, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Polyphonic Spree
Sep. 15, 2006 – ACL Day One – Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Guster / Wolf Parade / Stars / Gnarls Barkley
Sep. 15, 2006 – The Paramount Theater, Austin – My Brightest Diamond / Sufjan Stevens
Sep. 16, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – My Brightest Diamond
Sep. 16, 2006 – ACL Day Two – TV on the Radio / The Shins / The Raconteurs / Explosions in the Sky / Massive Attack
Sep. 17, 2006 – ACL Day Three – Damian Marley / Ween / New Pornographers / Flaming Lips / G. Love & Special Sauce
Sep. 21, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Lemurs / French Kicks
Sep. 22, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Independents / Mika Miko / The Gossip
Sep. 29, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Panther / Envelopes / Ratatat
Oct. 11, 2006 – The Parish, Austin – Mark Kozelek
Oct. 21, 2006 – Stubb’s, Austin – CSS / Ladytron
Oct. 21, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Michael Ian Black / Michael Showalter
Oct. 24, 2006 – Stubb’s, Austin – The Decemberists
Nov. 1, 2006 – Bowery Ballroom, NYC – The Bird and the Bee
Nov. 1, 2006 – The Living Room, NYC – Super XX Man
Nov. 1, 2006 – Pianos, NYC – Peter and the Wolf / Ravens & Chimes / Mixelpixel
Nov. 1, 2006 – Cakeshop, NYC – The Virgins
Nov. 2, 2006 – Cakeshop, NYC – Baby Calendar / Keith John Adams / Casper and the Cookies
Nov. 3, 2006 – Sin-e, NYC – IV Thieves / Cinematics / Apples in Stereo
Nov. 3, 2006 – Pianos, NYC – Fatal Flying Guilloteens / The Plastic Constellations / The Big Sleep
Nov. 4, 2006 – Northsix, NYC – When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Portastatic / Malajube / Snowden / The Album Leaf
* Nov. 4, 2006 – Sin-e, NYC – Ultra Dolphins / Tone / Grails
Dec. 12, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – Romi Mayes
Dec. 13, 2006 – Cactus Cafe, Austin – Adam Carroll / Sam Baker / Gurf Molix / Romi Mayes
Dec. 14, 2006 – Red’s Scoot Inn, Austin – White Ghost Shivers
Dec. 30, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Hickoids / Gang Green
Dec. 31, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Flametrick Subs / Black Lipstick / Starlight Mints / The Octopus Project
Feb. 17, 2007 – Triple Crown, San Marcos – The Carnys / Fambly
Feb. 21, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Me Infecto / My Education / Red Sparowes
Feb. 26, 2007 – Cactus Cafe, Austin – Jonathan Richman
Mar. 1, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Umi / Dead Prez
Mar. 9, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Xperimental Dental School / Macromantics / Deerhoof
Mar. 13, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – C-Mon and Kypski
Mar. 14, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Little Ones / Micah Wolf / Via Tania / Marnie Stern
Mar. 14, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Emma Pollock / Beirut / The Mountain Goats
* Mar. 14, 2007 – The Ritz, Austin – Experimental Aircraft / Dreamend / Black Moth Super Rainbow
Mar. 15, 2007 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – Loney, Dear / The Pipettes
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Tokyo Police Club
Mar. 15, 2007 – Scoot Inn, Austin – Mew
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s Annex, Austin – Oxbow / Big Business / Jesu
Mar. 15, 2007 – The Mohawk, Austin – Besnard Lake / I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s Outside, Austin – The Gossip
Mar. 15, 2007 – The Parish II, Austin – Asobi Seksu
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s Inside, Austin – The Ponys
Mar. 16, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Twilight Sad / Thee More Shallows / Geisha Girls / Walter Meego
Mar. 16, 2007 – Auditorium Shores, Austin – X-Clan / Public Enemy
Mar. 16, 2007 – Emo’s Outside, Austin – Brother Ali / Aesop Rock / El-P
Mar. 16, 2007 – Beauty Bar Patio, Austin – The Pack / The Federation
Mar. 17, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Phonograph
Mar. 17, 2007 – Typewriter Museum, Austin – Australian Cattle God / MC Tracheotomy
Mar. 17, 2007 – The Fort, Austin – Redman
Mar. 17, 2007 – Exodus, Austin – Walter Meego
Mar. 17, 2007 – Elysium, Austin – Les Berg Sans Nipple / Black Moth Super Rainbow & The Octopus Project
Mar. 18, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Finches / Dodo Bird / Roommate
Apr. 5, 2007 – La Zona Rosa, Austin – The Noisettes / TV On the Radio
Apr. 11, 2007 – CMA, Austin – You Make Engine / Rubber Robot
Apr. 14, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Sebadoh
Apr. 18, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Lomita / Deerhunter / The Ponys
Apr. 19, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Deerhunter
Apr. 26, 2007 – Emo’s Lounge, Austin – Red X Red M / Oh, Beast! / STNNNG
Apr. 28, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Pleaseeasaur / Neil Hamburger
May 3, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Grails / Mono
May 9, 2007 – The Backyard, Austin – Man Man / Modest Mouse
* May 25, 2007 – The Palladium, Dallas – Morrissey
Jun. 1, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Palaxy Trax / Octopus Project / Peel
Jun. 8, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Blitzen Trapper
Jun. 8, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Blitzen Trapper / Illinois / The Hold Steady
Jun. 10, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Janeane Garofalo / Patton Oswalt
Jun. 12, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – The Carnys / Dan Deacon
Jun. 23, 2007 – Independence Brewery, Austin – The Laughing
Jun. 24, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Unwed Sailor / Ponytail / Battles
July 6, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Yellow Fever / Belaire
July 8, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Sparrow House
July 11, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Best Fwends / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Parts and Labor
July 12, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Veils
July 12, 2007 – Trophy’s, Austin – The BassTurd *
July 28, 2007 – LMNL, Austin – Broet
July 28, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Sugar & Gold / Gravy Train
Aug. 1, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Portugal. The Man
Aug. 2, 2007 – Hole in the Wall, Austin – Jack Grace
Sept. 10, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Night Viking / Humcrush
* Sept. 11, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – John Vanderslice
Sept. 11, 2007 – The Parish, Austin – John Vanderslice
Sept. 12, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – The Rentals
Sept. 23, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – OM
Sept. 25, 2007 – Emo’s Lounge, Austin – Tim Barry / William Elliott Whitmore
Sept. 27, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Panthers / Mono / High on Fire
Sept. 29, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – The Lemurs / Do Make Say Think
* Oct. 2, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Turbonegro
Oct. 17, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Big Business with The Melvins
* Oct. 19, 2007 – The Mohawk, Austin – Damon + Naomi / Boris with Michio Kurihara
Oct. 30, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Grayskul / Atmosphere
Nov. 2, 2007 – Tantra, San Marcos – Boonsborough / The BassTurd / The Carnys *
Nov. 11, 2007 – The Compound, Austin – The Evens
Nov. 16, 2007 – Trophy’s, Austin – Sidler / Quebron / The BassTurd / Kozmodrone *
Nov. 17, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Black Moth Super Rainbow / Aesop Rock
Jan. 19, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Fatal Flying Guilloteens / Les Savy Fav
March 8, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Yellow Fever
March 12, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Evangelicals / Headlights / YACHT / The Raveonettes
March 12, 2008 – Lovejoy’s, Austin – Fishboy
March 12, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Panther / The Blow
March 12, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Kirsten Ketsjer / The Plastic Constellations / The Dodos
March 13, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina – Akron/Family / Helio Sequence
March 13, 2008 – Typewriter Museum, Austin – Vena Cava / Shellshag / The Slits / This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
March 13, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Evangelicals / Bon Iver / Jens Lekman
March 14, 2008 – Longbranch Inn, Austin – Fuck Buttons / Annihilation Time
March 14, 2008 – Vice Party, Austin – Raveonnettes / Dark Meat
March 14, 2008 – Red Eyed Fly, Austin – Land of Talk
March 14, 2008 – Volume, Austin – Dirty Wormz
March 14, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – The Apes
March 14, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Kid Sister / Cool Kids / A-Trak / The Clypse
March 15, 2008 – Waterloo Park, Austin – Janeane Garofalo
* March 15, 2008 – Bourbon Rocks, Austin – Monotonix
March 15, 2008 – Emo’s Annex, Austin – High Strung / Ra Ra Riot
March 15, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – Dokkebi Q
* April 19, 2008 – Alamo Downtown, Austin – Negativland
May 2, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Atmosphere
June 4, 2008 – Stubb’s, Austin – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
June 11, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Black Knights / Stone Mecca / The RZA
June 28, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Clouds / Torche / Boris
July 5, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Harlem / Brides / GRAVY TRAIN!!!!
August 1, 2008 – Red-Eyed Fly, Austin – For the Most Part / Under the Gun
August 9, 2008 – The Parlor, Austin – Bill Latham / The BassTurd
August 20, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – The Cool Kids
October 8, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Yelle
October 9, 2008 – The Moose Lodge, Austin – The BassTurd
October 9, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Monotonix
October 11, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – The Skatalites
October 14, 2008 – Paramount, Austin – Magnetic Fields
December 28, 2009 – Sokol Underground, Omaha – Artillery Funk
December 30, 2009 – Yacht Club, Iowa City – Nate Unique
March 18, 2009 – Red 7, Austin – Loney, Dear / The Thermals
March 18, 2009 – Buffalo Billiards – The Boat People
March 18, 2009 – Speakeasy, Austin – Poper / Bomba Estereo / Dr. Krapula
March 19, 2009 – French Legation, Austin – Camera Obscura / The Thermals / Cursive / Efterklang
March 19, 2009 – Radio Room Patio, Austin – Red Red Meat / Obits
March 19, 2009 – Radio Room, Austin – Pretty & Nice
* March 19, 2009 – Plush, Austin – Constants / Caspian
March 20, 2009 – Habana Calle, Austin – The Mae Shi / Charles Hamilton
March 20, 2009 – Mohawk, Austin – The Rosebuds
March 20, 2009 – Habana Calle, Austin – Mi Ami / Crocodiles / Earthless w/J. Mascis
March 20, 2009 – Austin Music Hall – Datarock / Tricky / DEVO
March 21, 2009 – Typewriter Museum, Austin – Monotonix
March 21, 2009 – Friend Island, Austin – Balmorhea
March 21, 2009 – Mrs. Bea’s, Austin – Blank Dogs / Real Estate / Woods
March 21, 2009 – Radio Room, Austin – Dry Spells / Bart Davenport / Sugar & Gold / Gravy Train!!!!
* March 21, 2009 – Mohawk, Austin – Monotonix
April 18, 2009 – Tantra, San Marcos – The BassTurd *
May 1, 2009 – Beerland, Austin – Victims of Leisure / Tunnels
August 28, 2009 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – Benny vs. The Beast / The Suspects
September 3, 2009 – Beer Land, Austin – Box Elders
December 20, 2009 – St. David’s Church, Austin – Bill Callahan
January 29, 2010 – The Limelight, San Antonio – DJ Jester / Lord Grunge / The BassTurd / Joe Jack Talcum (of Dead Milkmen) *
* February 13, 2010 – Mohawk, Austin – DJ Jester / Lord Grunge / The BassTurd / Joe Jack Talcum (of Dead Milkmen) *
February 16, 2010 – Cactus Cafe, Austin – Mike Doughty
March 17, 2010 – Emo’s, Austin – The Black Angels
March 17, 2010 – Mohawk Inside, Austin – Phantogram
March 17, 2010 – Barcelona, Austin – The Spit Brothers
March 17, 2010 – Mohawk Outside, Austin – Gates of Slumber / Priestess / High on Fire
March 18, 2010 – The Parish, Austin – Sleigh Bells
March 18, 2010 – ???
March 18, 2010 – Mohawk, Austin – First Aid Kit / Salem / jj
March 18, 2010 – Barbarella, , Austin – Lord T & Eloise
March 19, 2010 – Fader Fort, Austin – Harlem
March 19, 2010 – Stubb’s, Austin – Hole
March 19, 2010 – Galaxy Room, Austin – Local Natives / Antlers / Les Savy Fav
March 20, 2010 – Fader Fort, Austin – Dum Dum Girls
March 20, 2010 – MWTX, Austin – Crystal Antlers / Fucked Up / Neon Indian
July 23, 2010 – Headhunters, Austin – Coolzey / The BassTurd
July 28, 2010 – Mohawk, Austin – Boris
August 4, 2010 – The Parlor, Austin – How I Quit Crack
* September 6, 2010 – The Ogden, Denver – Scissor Sisters
* September 21, 2010 – Austin Music Hall – Fuck Buttons / Pixies
* September 30, 2010 – East Side Drive-In, Austin – Times New Viking / Guided By Voices
November 5, 2010 – FFFF, Austin – Arc Attack / Apples in Stereo / Weird Al Yankovic
November 6, 2010 – FFFF, Austin – Slick Rick / Monotonix / Big Freedia / Cap’n Jazz / The Vandals / GWAR
November 7, 2010 – FFFF Day, Austin – Peelander Z / OFF! / Kylesa / Kaki King / Snapcase
November 7, 2010 – FFFF Night, Austin – High on Fire / Suicidal Tendencies / The Hold Steady / Mastodon / Descendents
December 31, 2010 – My Living Room – The BassTurd*
January 15, 2011 – Mohawk, Austin – Big Freedia / Kool Keith
January 29, 2011 – Mohawk, Austin – Strange Boys / Monotonix
March 16, 2011 – Plush, Austin – The Clippers / The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
March 16, 2011 – Emo’s, Austin – Anamanaguchi / Turbo Fruits / A Place to Bury Strangers
March 16, 2011 – Fader Fort – Young the Giant / Friendly Fires / The Joy Formidable / Twin Shadow
March 16, 2011 – Emo’s, Austin – Stripminers / Trash Talk / OFF! / Bad Brains / Talib Kweli
March 17, 2011 – Barbarella, Austin – Pete and the Pirates / Beans / Obits
March 17, 2011 – Emo’s, Austin – Big Freedia
March 17, 2011 – SiickxSW – Hunx and his Punx / Strange Boys
March 17, 2011 – Cheer Up Charlies, Austin – The Jezabels
* March 17, 2011 – ND, Austin – Big Freedia
March 18, 2011 – Ghost Room, Austin – Scattered Trees / Sugar & Gold
March 18, 2011 – Mohawk Patio – Sharon Van Etten
March 18, 2011 – Mohawk Inside – Chikita Violenta
March 18, 2011 – Mohawk Patio – Baths
* March 18, 2011 – Cedar St. Courtyard – Keepaway / Generationals / The Dodos / Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band / Black Angels
March 19, 2011 – MWTX Down – Esben and the Witch / Ted Leo
March 19, 2011 – MWTX Main – Surfer Blood / !!! / The Dead Milkmen / OFWGKTA
April 3, 2011 – Stubb’s, Austin – Scissor Sisters
June 11, 2011 – Red 7, Austin – The BassTurd / Joe Jack Talcum *
July 30, 2011 – Scoot Inn, Austin – Soul Track Mind / Rye Rye / Mayer Hawthorne
October 11, 2011 – Bass Concert Hall, Austin – Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Joe Walsh
November 4, 2011 – FFFF Blue, Austin – Big Freedia / Spank Rock / Public Enemy
November 4, 2011 – FFF Orange, Austin – Heartless Bastards
November 4, 2011 – FFF Yellow, Austin – Reggie Watts
November 4, 2011 – FFF Black, Austin – Doomriders / Ty Segall / Danzig
November 5, 2011 – FFF Orange, Austin – Joe Lally / The Joy Formidable / M83
November 5, 2011 – FFF Blue, Austin – Cecil Otter / Wugazi / Kool Keith / Childish Gambino
November 5, 2011 – FFF Black, Austin – Dead Horse / Youth Brigade / Hot Snakes
November 5, 2011 – Red 7, Austin – Boris
November 6, 2011 – FFF Black, Austin – No Bunny
November 6, 2011 – FFF Blue, Austin – Grimes / MNDR
November 6, 2011 – FFF Orange, Austin – Asobi Seksu / Hum / Brian Posehn / Slayer
November 15, 2011 – Bass Concert Hall, Austin – Morrissey
January 13, 2012 – Mohawk, Austin – Scarface
January 29, 2012 – Skinny’s Ballroom, Austin – Bumping Uglies
February 24, 2012 – Mohawk, Austin – Total Fucking Blood / Polica
March 14, 2012 – Scoot Inn, Austin – FEAR
March 14, 2012 – Fader Fort, Austin – Django Django
March 14, 2012 – The Collective, Austin – Lyric Jones / Miz Korona / Invincible
March 15, 2012 – Cherrywood, Austin – Bumping Uglies / The Depaysement
* March 15, 2012 – ND, Austin – Spank Rock / Lee Fields and the Expressions
March 15, 2012 – Maggie Maes, Austin – The Gossip
* March 16, 2012 – Beauty Bar, Austin – Polica
March 16, 2012 – Beauty Bar Patio, Austin – Chairlift
March 16, 2012 – Beauty Mar, Austin – Mr. Lif / Chali 2na / Latyrx / Blackalicious
March 17, 2012 – Domy Books, Austin – Zebra Blood
March 17, 2012 – Clive Bar, Austin – Gardens & Villa / Polica
March 17, 2012 – Lovejoy’s, Austin – Nachtmystium / Alcest
April 19, 2012 – Mohawk, Austin – Unsane / The Melvins
August 11, 2012 – Highball, Austin – Bumping Uglies / Pong / Foot Patrol
October 10, 2012 – Mohawk, Austin – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
December 21, 2012 – Cherrywood, Austin – Bumping Uglies
December 28, 2012 – Waiting Room, Omaha – Artillery Funk
* December 28, 2012 – Sweatshop Gallery, Omaha – Parquet Courts
* January 26, 2013 – Emo’s East, Austin – The Geto Boys
January 31, 2013 – Scottish Rite Theater, Austin – The Residents
March 12, 2013 -Cheer-Up Charlie’s, Austin – Blank Tapes / Social Studies
March 12, 2013 – The Main, Austin – Josh Baze / Atlas Genius / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Tegan & Sara
March 13, 2013 – The Jr, Austin – Caitlin Rose / Camper Van Beethoven / Robyn Hitchcock
* March 13, 2013 – Stage on Sixth, Austin – Lushlife
March 13, 2013 – Beer Land, Austin – Jungle Bodies / Weird Party
March 13, 2013 – Mohawk Outside, Austin – The Specials
March 13, 2013 – St. David’s Bethel Hall, Austin – Hayden
March 14, 2013 – Hotel Vegas, Austin – Akron/Family
March 14, 2013 – VICELAND, Austin – Angela Hunte / Mavado
March 14, 2013 – VICELAND, Austin – Major Lazer & Diplo / Snoop Lion
March 14, 2013 – Maggie Mae’s, Austin – Marnie Stern
March 15, 2013 – The Main, Austin – Diamond Ring / Akron/Family / Shout Out Louds / The Thermals
March 15, 2013 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – Small Black
March 15, 2013 – Beer Land, Austin – Ex-Cults
March 15, 2013 – Gatsby’s, Austin – The Geto Boys
March 16, 2013 – UGLYFEST, Chaindrive, Austin – Jad Fair / Little Ruckus / Chaos Chaos
March 16, 2013 – UGLYFEST, Chaindrive, Austin – Acute Complications / B KNOX / Bumping Uglies
April 10, 2013 – Erwin Center, Austin – Bon Jovi
August 28, 2013 – Bass Hall, Austin – Steely Dan
December 7, 2013 – Mohawk, Austin – American Shark / The Dead Milkmen
February 19, 2014 – Mohawk, Austin – Salt Cathedral / Cibo Matto
March 7, 2014 – Elysium, Austin – Sharon Needles
* March 10, 2014 – Alamo Ritz – Alejandro Jodorowsky
March 11, 2014 – Cheer Up Charlie’s – Ume / Residual Kid
March 11, 2014 – Flamingo Cantina – MC Frontalot / Schaffer the Darklord
March 11, 2014 – Valhalla – The Woggles
March 12, 2014 – Scoot Inn – Earthless
March 12, 2014 – Fader Fort – Big Freedia / The Orwells
March 12, 2014 – Swan Dive – BADBADNOTGOOD
March 12, 2014 – Clive Bar – Lee Fields & The Expressions
March 12, 2014 – Banger’s – Polica
March 12, 2014 – Half Step – Tweens
* March 12, 2014 – Swan Dive – Reuben and the Dark / Timber Timbre
March 13, 2014 – Lost Well – R Ring / Zookeeper / Wiretree / Tweens
March 13, 2014 – Lost Well – Motel Beds / Swearing at Motorists
March 13, 2014 – Parish Underground – Young Magic / TEEN / Speedy Ortiz / Cloud Nothings
March 14, 2014 – Cherrywood – Buffalo Daughter / BLXPLTN
March 14, 2014 – Cedar St. Courtyard – Summer Twins / Polica
* March 14, 2014 – Central Presbyterian – Forest Swords / Mark Kozelek / Real Estate
March 14, 2014 – Congress Avenue Rooftop – Katey Red
March 15, 2014 – Chaindrive – Pizza Underground / Something & the Whatevers / Dudebabes
March 15, 2014 – Chaindrive – Toby Goodshank / Mega Ran / Hammel on Trial
March 15, 2014 – Chaindrive – Bumping Uglies / B. Knox / Impossible Map / FLCN FCKER
June 20, 2014 – Red 7, Austin – Tweakbirds / Negativland
* September 21, 2014 – Marchesa, Austin – Anton Maiovvi & Umberto – Texas Chainsaw Massacre Live Re-Score
November 7, 2014 – FFF Yellow – Neil Hamburger / John Waters
November 7, 2014 – FFF Orange – Sun Kil Moon / Dinosaur Jr. / Alt-J
November 7, 2014 – FFF Blue – Run the Jewels / Yelle / Atmosphere
November 7, 2014 – FFF Black – DFA 1979 / Judas Priest
November 8, 2014 – FFF Yellow – Joe Mande
November 8, 2014 – FFF Orange – Courtney Barrett / New Pornographers / Modest Mouse
November 8, 2014 – FFF Black – King Diamond
November 8, 2014 – FFF Blue – The Resets / Nas / Girl Talk
November 9, 2014 – FFF Blue – Freddie Gibb and Madlib
November 9, 2014 – FFF Yellow – Kumail Nanjiani
* November 9, 2014 – FFF Orange – Yo La Tengo / Failure / Neutral Milk Hotel
December 26, 2014 – Hole in the Wall, Austin – Bumping Uglies
January 31, 2015 – Cap City Comedy, Austin – Kurt Braunohler
August 9, 2015 – Hole in the Wall, Austin – Barf Bag / Toxic Water / Bumping Uglies
* September 14, 2015 – Mohawk, Austin – Xylouris White / Godspeed You! Black Emperor
September 21, 2015 – Parish, Austin – Dearly Beloved / Swervedriver
October 2, 2015 – Central Presbyterian, Austin – Fabio Frizzi
October 4, 2015 – Marchesa, Austin – Umberto – Pieces Live Re-Score
October 23, 2015 – Continental Club, Austin – Romi Mayes
January 31, 2016 – Ritz, Austin – Wrekmeister Harmonies – Haxan Live Re-Score
* March 29, 2016 – North Door, Austin – The Necks
April 23, 2016 – Paramount, Austin – Jon Rudnitsky / Colin Jost / Leslie Jones
April 23, 2016 – Paramount, Austin – Princess (Maya Rudolph + Gretchen Lieberum Prince cover band)
April 27, 2016 – Stubb’s, Austin – Alvvays / CHVRCHES
April 29, 2016 – Scoot Inn, Austin – Twin Peaks / Brian Jonestown Massacre / Slowdive
* April 30, 2016 – Mohawk, Austin – Boris / Sunn0))) / Sleep
May 1, 2016 – Mohawk, Austin – Sleep
August 6, 2016 – Carousel Lounge, Austin – Something and the Whatevers / The Buglies
August 19, 2016 – Hole in the Wall, Austin – The BassTurd *
September 29, 2016 – Paramount Stateside, Austin – RZA – 36th Chamber of Shaolin Live Re-Score
October 23, 2016 – La Marchesa, Austin – Le Matos
November 2, 2016 – KUTX Studio 1A, Austin – Mike Doughty
*December 6, 2016 – Erwin Center, Austin – Dolly Parton
December 29, 2016 – Museum of Human Achievement, Austin – Charalambides
Jan. 28, 2017 – Slowdown, Omaha (virtual attendance only) – The Regulation
Feb. 3, 2017 – Barracuda, Austin – Drab Majesty
March 15, 2017 – Cherrywood, Austin – UGLYFEST 2017 ft Beige Wizard, Sammus, Mega Ran, Snailmate, Bastards of Fate, Schaffer the Darklord, Basketball Shorts, Jibber & Twitch, Buglies, and Joe Jack Talcum.
April 14, 2017 – Spiderhouse, Austin – Ouiness / Amanda Lepre / Prom Threat / Beige Wizard
April 29, 2018 – Cherrywood, Austin – The Semi-Modulars
May 2, 2018 – Emo’s, Austin – My Brightest Diamond / tUnE-yArDs
Nov. 4, 2018 – Mohawk, Austin – Beige Wizard / Descendants of Erdrick / B-Knox
Feb. 13, 2019 – One World Theater, Austin - George Winston
Feb 22, 2019 – Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver – The Flaming Lips w/ The Colorado Symphony Orchestra
July 28, 2019 – Some Backyard, Austin – The Bassturd
August 13, 2019 – Mohawk, Austin – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
August 23, 2019 – Austin City Limits, Austin – Femme Schmidt / Bryan Ferry
December 31, 2019 – Carousel Lounge, Austin – Super Fun Yeah Yeah Rocket Ship / Mr. Bonetangles / The BassTurd / Joe Jack Talcum *
January 4, 2020 – Barracuda, Austin – Super Thief / Quiet Company
January 4, 2020 – Cheer Up Charlie’s, Austin – Big Bill / BLOOD
April 1, 2022 – Scoot Inn, Austin – Spiritualized
June 11, 2022 – Stubb’s, Austin – Belle & Sebastian
Nov. 6, 2022 – Slowdown, Omaha – The OBGMs / Death From Above 1979
Nov. 23, 2022 – The Waiting Room, Omaha – Uh-Oh / Little Brazil / Criteria
March 24, 2023 – The Mohawk, Austin – Jonathan Richman
Apr 06, 2023 – The Parish, Austin – Viben & the Submersibles / Thumpasaurus
Apr 09, 2023 – The Parish, Austin – The Residents
Aug 30, 2023 – 713 Music Hall, Houston – Babymetal / Dethklok
May 7, 2024 – Emo’s, Austin – Mr. Bungle
March 31, 2025 – Emo’s, Austin – Crystal Lake / Hanabie. / Kim Dracula
April 25, 2025 – Austin Psych Fest – Black Mountain / Kadavar / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / The Octopus Project / Explosions in the Sky


Also, more times than I can count: Bright Eyes, Cursive, Good Life, Saddle-Creek bands aplenty.

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