Oh, Oh, O's!

Can't wait, can't wait! 'til Thursday...

The O's came over to my new studio, before there was even any electricity, and wonderful videographer Alex Kanakis rolled ... um... pixels. No "tape" for us.

Before we got started Taylor (on the left, with mustache) asked me what questions I would ask in our interview, and I went through my usual, "What do you like about Lakewood, where do you hang out, did you grow up in Dallas, when are you releasing the CD, what are you working on now... you know, that sort of thing." He nodded, and Alex began recording. I think I asked them, "What are your favorite places to hang out in Lakewood?" but for twenty minutes after that, I couldn't get in another word, I was laughing so hard. The O's were on a roll. They are Dallas' version of the Smothers Brothers, and the funniest, best FreakFolk* players I know.

You can find the O's everywhere.

*not my terminology. I'd rather go with "PopFolk" if you're asking my opinion.

ArtCon4

Please come. I'm participating. Since the theme of ArtCon4 is "deconstructed" (referring to the cold and windy warehouse we'll be working in?), I'm doing something on the now-defunct podcast, www.dconstruction.org, which showcased local bands. If your band was on dcon, check out my piece. You might see yourself. Or something that sortof looks like your band. Maybe. I haven't made my piece yet. Come Saturday, and bid for a good cause.

"Art Conspiracy strives to put on guerrilla-style, affordable art fundraisers and use the proceeds from these events to reinvest in the local arts economy."
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My ArtCon 2008 project "Dconstruction." Layered plexiglas and Sharpie marker, based on my photos of the artists. Thanks to Cindy Chaffin who bought it and is probably wondering how to hang it, because the screws were way too long. Cool that she has it, because she knows all the bands depicted.

from the top...
The bands featured on the dconstruction podcast were The Valentines, Sorta with Carter Albrecht, The Strange Boys, Pleasant Grove, Solly, Salim Nourallah, Old 97s, Happy Bullets, Baboon, Deathray Davies and podcast hosts Robert Jenkins and Lindsay Graham.

I love more I Love Math

New album! This one has been in the works for a while, and now, now it's out!

I Love Math
The Barley House
Tuesday May 27th 7:30pm
CD listening party.
Getting to the Point is Beside It
with the lovely, petite song, "Josephine Street."

...then they go on tour with the Old 97s, since the two bands share drummer extraordinarie Philip Peeples.
Speaking of the Old 97s, their Dallas show is at the House of Blues on 5/31.
But not with I Love Math. =(

(The photo is from a very rare John Dufilho solo set at Barley.)

MUSIC in the LIFE of cARTer

Please come.
I have photos in the show.
Please bring money (for donation to CAMF).
thank you.

MUSIC in the LIFE of cARTer
May 1st 7-10pm
@ Life in Deep Ellum
2803 Taylor Street
www.carteralbrechtmusicfoundation.org

The highlight of Marfa

From a PR email... clearly a must-see art show:

Former Dallas artist and current Marfa resident, Campbell Bosworth will show over 40 pieces from his current work in painting and sculpture on Saturday, May 3 6-8:30 p.m. at the Janette Kennedy Gallery in Southside at Lamar, 1409 S. Lamar. The reception and exhibition are free. The exhibition continues through May 31. To view the exhibition beyond reception hours, call 214-426-1575 or visit http://southsideliving.info/art_of_urban_living/gallery_history.htm.

BORDERLINE GREATNESS features paintings and sculpture depicting images and objects from Marfa and the Far, West Texas border region. Specifically, Bosworth has chosen to focus on the narco-trafficking aspect of the border. The show features oversized sculptures of carved wooden Glock pistols, a six-foot, silver leafed AK-47 and giant tequila bottles.

Living on the border, I've learned people bring their dreams in some form or another to the USA. Every week our local paper has stories of folks being busted with drugs. But behind those stories are real people or families working just to survive, says Bosworth.

Over 100 brick-sized, carved and painted wood 10,000 dollar bundles occupy a corner of the room. It is 1,000,000 million in cash for the lucky.

Bosworth quips, I woke up every morning and told my wife I was going to the studio to make money.

The highlight of the show may be the 10-foot-high, silver-leafed replica of the Marfa Water Tower. In keeping with the theme of the show, Bosworth has painstakingly engineered it to dispense fine tequila.

Bosworth moved to Marfa in 2001 and was represented by the Cidnee Patrick/Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas and is currently represented by the Koelsch Gallery in Houston. http://www.sawdustpoet.com

Tequila AND art? Oh, yeah. I'm soooo there.

Tix to Quick's Big Thing

Want tix to Quick's Big Thing on 4/24 @ the Palladium? (see my post on this below) Leave a comment and get free tix. How's that for good stuff? Go!

Please do not put your address in the comments, I'll email you for that. Offer expires 4/18.

Update: yes, ppl won these (thanks for asking). No, I did not publish the comments with their emails.

It'll be a Lousy Sunday night - not.

I love Lousy Robot. They've recorded all their albums at Pleasantry Lane studios with Salim Nourallah and now they're coming back through Dallas from New Mexico. They're good friends with John Dufilho (he produced their CDs) so the show should be fun. They're straight-up pure pop goodness. Dark lyrics with fun tunes. Great guys. Tidbit of info: their bassist, Dandee Fleming was (until recently when Lousy Robot took up more time) also bassist for The Dirty Novels, who seem to play a lot of Lollipop Shoppe shows. Their Socyermom Records (guys- I want a T-Shirt!!) release, "Smile Like You Are Somewhere Else" follows their equally obliquely named "The Strange and True Story of Your Life."

They'll be in Austin, Ft. Worth, and Dallas on this tour. Catch them at

Friday, April 11th Troubadour Saloon - Austin TX 503 E 6th.
LOUSY ROBOT, THE ULTAVIOLET INDEX, PAUL BANKS, SEA LEGS

Saturday, April 12th - Fort Worth TX The Moon Bar 2911 W. Berry St.
W/ FELLOW AMERICANS AND QUO

Sunday, April 13th - Dallas, TX The Barley House 5612 Yale
W/ JOHN DUFILHO AND SPECIAL GUESTS

Yup. it's big alright!

I heart Quick, and Hunter Hauk, and Cindy Chaffin and Lance Spune and CJ Davis and Paul Salfen and all the other panelists (though I have never met the others) because, laudy, this is gonna be a great night!

At the Palladium, Thursday April 24 and don't you miss a minute of it. Performing are more people dear to me:
King Bucks with Salim Nourallah
Sarah Jaffe
Doug Burr
and Johnny Llloyd Rollins
and
The Polyphonic Spree ('cause it don't get bigger than them in Dallas music)
plus others.

(psst- if you're wondering if it's a good idea to have repeating letters in your name to be known in Dallas, you might ask PPT. oh yeah, they're on the bill, too. Sorry Record Hop, you guys must be from Denton.)

UPDATE: leave a comment to have FREE tix MAILED to you. First 5 commenters get 2 tix each. Offer ends 4/18.

Flickr dump!

I've been a busy little Flickrer today... new sets up:
The Chemistry Set last live show at Dada.

The Chemistry Set @ Dada 0108 015, originally uploaded by Kate Mackley.

Luego (photos), Sunward (photos),

Sunward @ White Rock Coffee 0108 010, originally uploaded by Kate Mackley.

and Johnny Citizen (photos) at White Rock Coffee.

Johnny Citizen @ White Rock Coffee 007, originally uploaded by Kate Mackley.

Doug Burr (photos)

Doug Burr @ Allgood Cafe 0108 008, originally uploaded by Kate Mackley.

and Sarah Jaffe (photos) at Allgood Cafe.

Sarah Jaffe @ Allgood Cafe 0108 035, originally uploaded by Kate Mackley.

Plus...
New band portraits from The Backsliders.

Backsliders band portrait @ Meridian 0108 030, originally uploaded by Kate Mackley.

whew.

Lovie at White Rock Coffee TONIGHT

Lovie plays an acoustic Artist in Residency at White Rock Coffee tonight and rest of the Sundays in January. Don't put off coming to this unique show! Getcher bums out. It's an early show, 8-10p. You'll be in bed in time for work tomorrow, and not hungover or smoke-addled. Yes, there is decaf, too.

It's LOVIE. C'mon!!

An Acoustic Tribute to Carter Albrecht

Please come out on Thursday, October 11th, 8-11pm, to White Rock Coffee for an acoustic show of the music of Carter Albrecht. Thanks to Chris Holt, Manya of Blue Petal, Jayson Bales, and other friends of Carter, for playing. Come hear his songs, Sparrows revisited, and Sorta's music, all projects that Carter either headed or was intimately involved in. Come to remember this amazing talent, and a good man taken from us too soon. Donations will benefit the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation.


White Rock Coffee House is located at:
10105 E. Northwest Hwy. (at Ferndale)
Dallas, Texas 75238

Click here for a map to our location.

Hourly Radio on tour

I <3 Hourly. Search this blog for old interviews with them when they weren't nothin' but pups. Now they're off to CMJ and such. Mama's so proud.

SEP 20 :: DALLAS, TX @ GRANADA with VHSorBETA
and
NOV 03 :: ALZHEIMER'S ASSOC MEMORY WALK (Dallas, TX) ***NOT A SHOW more info here ***
NOV 06 :: DALLAS, TX @ CLUB DADA with IAMX (features the amazing Chris Corner, former Sneaker Pimps)

Yeah, baby! "Official Photographer"

You MUST attend. Stop by the booth and I'll snap ya.

Midlake at WOS '07 @ LaGrave Field 9/22

Considering that they fly in from the UK on 9/15, and play in both Ft. Worth and Denton, I guess it's fine that Midlake skips playing Dallas proper. Of course, you WILL have to come out to the Wall of Sound. I mean, why on earth would you miss that?

Midlake Texas tour dates:
September 16, 2007 - AUSTIN, TX @ AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
September 20, 2007 - HOUSTON, TX @ NUMBERS
September 21, 2007 - DENTON, TX @ DAN'S SILVERLEAF
September 22, 2007 - FT. WORTH, TX @ LAGRAVE FIELD WALL OF SOUND FESTIVAL

photo: Midlake at last year's Wall of Sound Festival in Ft. Worth.

Seed at Sons of Hermann Hall

I'm in this, please come!

location:	the sons of hermann hall, dallas, tx.
artists:	10 Dallas Photographers
bands:	mom handclaps & harmonies beauxregard TBD
door:	$7
benefiting:	art conspiracy's 501c3 filing efforts
sponsor:	La Duni Latin Bakery and Cafe
description:
For the past two years, the Dallas-based art collective, Art Conspiracy, has put on successful guerrilla-style events that unite Dallas-area artists and musicians for a good cause - now Art Conspiracy is making it official by becoming a 501c3 organization. At 7:00 p.m., Sunday, July 15, at the Sons of Hermann Hall, Art Conspiracy will present Seed, a fundraising event that will pave the way for Art Conspiracy to become a permanent part of the Dallas arts community. Seed will feature auctions of four images apiece from10 well-known Dallas photographers including Polyphonic Spree video director, Hal Samples, Nathan Schroeder, and Dana McGuire. Participating photographers have been been given the theme "Dallas: Through Your Lens." Starting bids for the photography will be $20 -$40.

Ian Moore at the Rockyard in FW

I know, I know... I haven't posted in forever. Sorry. I've been sidetracked by fun assignments and lots and lots of editorial photography and loving it. However, this popped into my inbox, and we all know how much I love Ian Moore:


IAN MOORE BAND IN CONCERT
at THE ROCK YARD on MAY 25th

Critically acclaimed, guitarist and songwriter, Ian Moore, performs a rare full band show at the Rock Yard on Friday, May 25, 2007.

In the 90’s, Ian Moore gained national attention stemming from the roots rock scene of Austin, Texas. With 6 Top 20 Billboard singles to his credit, he has opened full North American tours for the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, ZZ Top and in 2005, Paul Weller. Now hailing from Seattle with six albums and a seventh on the way, Moore has shed the blues guitar mantle for more diverse stylings. Moore is a prolific multi –instrumentalist and songwriter whose influences of Brit pop, Psychedelia, Roots Rock, and Gospel along with his signature vocals and incisive, character driven lyrics meld to create his ever evolving eclectic style.

Billboard raves, "He doesn't fly with angels; he dances with devils."

Be among the first to hear songs from his new album,"To Be Loved" on Justice Records, slated for release August 14th. Backed by a stellar band including Kullen Fuchs on trumpet, keys and vibraphone, Rebecca Young on bass and Kyle Schneider on drums,
featured songs will include the Beatlesque stylings of "House up on the Hill", the sparkly pop rock and driven percussion of title track, "To Be Loved" and signature guitars on "Innocent Maneuvers."

Metroplex favourites and Dallas Observer's 2006 Best Overall Act winner Sorta, join us to round out the night. Don't miss this opportunity to see Ian Moore with his full band in concert for a riveting show that Pop Culture Press calls,
"...a layered, emotionally entrancing live set."

This will be a great show with Sorta opening. Their new CD, Strange and Sad But True is one of the best albums put out this year. If you're in Ft. Worth, you can't miss this show. If you're not, I have one word: Roadtrip!!

The Slack is back!!

The Slack, that stalled project that made me gush back in Aug 2005, is once again a living, breathing band, though its membership has changed. In the fine, long-standing tradition of East Dallas bands, The Slack has rearranged its musical chairs, and reincarnated itself.

They're playing TONIGHT at Sons. Go! It'll be fun, I promise.

and in addition to that, Chris is now playing in Johnny Lloyd Rollins' band, and they are part of the wonderful line-ups at the North by Southwest shows at ellumONSTAGE. Check this out...

The show is on Saturday. The lineup is as follows:
12:00 - Swim Swim
1:00 - Benjamin Del Shreve
2:00 - The Planning Fallacy
3:00 - Love & Reverie
4:00 - Kingfish
5:00 - Smile, Smile
6:00 - Johnny Lloyd Rollins
7:00 - Salim Nourallah
8:00 - Hendrick
9:00 - Polyphonic Spree


I had wanted this post to be long-winded and all gushy about The Slack, but that will have to wait. Leaving on Spring Break. Going to the hinterlands where (gasp!) there is no internet. Will be back, fellow hipsters, in two weeks. Enjoy SxSW and NxSW for me. Nos vemos!

UNofficial SxSW (or, the real reason to go)

"Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"
- Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles

I swear, I'm going to make that my annual SxSW quote...

So, you want to go to SxSW but you "forgot" to buy your $500 (with discount) Music badge and your press credentials (and expense account) aren't up to par? I'd say that you officially* don't need one this year. The best stuff is happening outside of the showcases (I didn't write any of the following, so don't blame me for errors or inconsistencies)...

The UNofficial List of North Texas @ SxSW:

from Stephen Ruiz:
In a Matlock-like turn of events, HOT FLASH! resident DJ Stephen R. will be DJ'ing a Punk-SKA-Dub-Indie set at the Sinister Muse Records and the Lonestar Rollergirl's (did you see their A&E series Rollergirls?) party, "The Biggest Little Party in Austin 2007" on Friday March 16th upstairs at Momo's. Sinister Muse Records' recording artist Graham Isaacson, Treaty of Paris, Dead Town Revival and Omnirox artist The Sterns will perform live. FREE beer and FREE food will be served. Guaranteed to be the best party in Austin - don't miss it! RSVP to info@sinistermuse.com.

from Goodwin:
Goodwin plays at the Dizzy Rooster (306 E 6th St
Austin, TX 78701) on Saturday March 17th at 8pm, courtesy of the Austin Indie Alliance (http://www.austinindiealliance.com)
Admission is FREE. FREE! The AIA has showcases going the entire duration of SXSW at the Dizzy Rooster, and all of them are free.)

from Lindsay Graham/Method Entertainment/BandSiteLive/Deck Sachse....
If you're in Austin next week, please be my guest for an afternoon of music and drinking to kick off this year's SXSW conference. I can think of no better way to begin a 5-day binge of debauchery and excess than to start drinking at noon on a Wednesday, watching excellent bands - all for free.
Arthur Yoria
The Mercers
Airline
Doug Burr
Pleasant Grove
When: Noon, Wednesday, March 14th
Where: B.D. Riley's, on Sixth St., Austin, TX
Flier: http://www.bandsitelive.com /events/sxsw2007/

from Kirtland Records:
Toadies headlining Stubbs during Interactive. Check the Stubbs calendar. Most likely sold out.
Hourly Radio: Gothimist/Austinist party Wed at mohawk time tba - day party.

from Idol Records:

Black Tie Dynasty will also be playing on Sat. March 17 at 8:00 PM at the FOUR ON THE FLOOR PARTY
located at: 1604 San Antonio Austin, TX (between 15th & 16th)
Free food from Fancy Pants Tamales (vegan & vegetarian)

*Officially by me. Not SxSW endorsed. Or by anyone else, for that matter. But I have excellent taste. And you'll tell me when I don't.


Also, here's the scoop on badges: find a friend with one. You may then join them in line to pick up their badge and they can buy a wristband for you for the going rate of around $150-175. That amount changes every year, so check in with Waterloo Records and see how much wristbands are this year. Or, if you have a really really good friend who lives in Austin and likes lines, they can buy a wristband for you at Waterloo when they are released. The trick is that Waterloo makes the announcement only in the Austin Statesman very very close to the day the bands go on sale and your friend needs to get in line at a very unreasonable hour of the morning. Wristbands sell out within a couple hours. If you're relying on a wristband to get into shows, you need to be in Austin on Wednesday. It's highly unlikely that you'll find one for sale, even with a badgeholder, by Friday night. Do you need a wristband or a badge? Only to get into the hot official shows. Otherwise, you can have a fine fun time and never even go near an official venue.

http://www.showlistaustin.com/
http://www.donewaiting.com/sxsw/

North Texas does SxSW 2007

It's that time again… here is my annual "Who's Going To SxSW From North Texas" list. I've put in the shows I wouldn't miss in bold, but then, that's my taste in music; it may not necessarily be yours. I'm thrilled for all the bands that have showcases, but there were many many wonderful bands from here that were not offered spots. Why not? Who knows? I mean, where is Sorta? I could go on, but I've spent the morning researching this for y'all, since I can't go to SxSW this year (*sob, sob*) and will also miss everything going on in Dallas the week before. Family trip. Attendance required. Can't get out of it. So, this is for you, and especially that contingent coming over from Manchester, UK. Take the list and have a brilliant time. Without me. =(

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North Texas does SxSW:

Weds 3/14

8:45pm Hourly Radio @ Elysium

9p Black Tie Dynasty @ The Tap Room at Six

9p Hogpig @ Bourbon Rocks (rock)

11pm The Theater Fire @ In Music We Trust (followed by Glass Family from Austin – nice bill.)

1a Radiant @ Tag Team

Thurs 3/15

10p Doyle Bramhall for Yep Roc Roots @ Continental Club

10p Carmen Rodgers and Geno Young @ Club One 15

11p Keite Young @ Club One 15

12:45a Faktion for BMI @ Club de Ville

1a Fair to Midland for Universal Republic @ Eternal

Friday 3/16

7p Ray Sharpe @ Opal Divine's (alt country)

8p St Vincent for Billions Corp @ Antone's

10p Bosque Brown @ Hilton Garden Inn

10p The Mullens @ Habana Patio

10p The Drams for New West @ The Parish (Rock)

10:30p Money Waters @ Visions (Hip Hop)

12:45a Bobby Patterson @ Opal Divine's (R&B)

TBA The Polyphonic Spree for Paste @ Austin Music Ballroom

TBA Play-N-Skillz @ Beauty Bar Patio

Saturday 3/17

8p-2a Dallas Hip Hop night @ Visions with PPT on at 9:30p (Hip Hop)

9p The Strange Boys @ Blender Bar (Rock/Punk)

10p Kristy Kruger @ The Tap Room (singer-songwriter)

11p Robert Gomez for Bella Union @ Buffalo Billiards (Rock)

12a Midlake for Bella Union @ Buffalo Billiards (Rock)

12a Nayrok @ Club One 15 (R&B)

11p Eisely @ La Zona Rosa (Rock) with a special guest after and…

1a "Thee Spree" ?! Polyphonic? @ La Zona Rosa

1a Bowling For Soup @ Maggie Mae's

Sunday 3/18

No official shows of North Texas artists.

Other Notables

The Cincinnati contingent:

Thurs 10p The Sundresses @ Lava Lounge Patio

Fri 10:30p Buffalo Killers @ Beerland

Fri 10p Six Parts Seven @ Maggie Mae's (experimental)

Fri 1a Nocturnal Collective @ BD Riley's

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Artists I love and showcases that you shouldn't miss:

Sun 8p Astronautilus @ Emo's Jr (alt hip hop… not kidding)

Weds 12a Experimental Aircraft @ Blender Balcony (dreamy rock)

Weds 11p The Mountain Goats @ Emo's (Rock)

Weds TBA Har Mar Superstar @ Flamingo Cantina (a trainwreck of a show… so horrible, you can't stop watching)

Weds TBA White Ghost Shivers @ Molotov (Jazz? Um, more like Old Tyme Country Jazz)

Thurs 10:30p Sondre Lerche @ Antone's followed by

Thurs 12:30a Sparklehorse @ Antone's (Astralwerks)

Thurs 12a Robbers on High Street and 1a Albert Hammond Jr @ Blender Bar

Thurs 11p Mute Math @ Dirty Dog

Thurs 9p Thomas Dolby @ Elysium

Thurs 11p Octopus Project @ Emo's Main Room with Voxtrot @ 1a

Thurs 11p-1a @ La Zona Rosa What Made Milwaukee Famous, Architecture in Helsinki and Ghostland Observatory

Thurs 12:45p Okkervil River @ Mohawk Patio

Thurs 11p Badly Drawn Boy (only because it's ACOUSTIC) then @ 12a Aqualung!! (exclamation points are mine!!) … all @ Parish for Hotel Café's acoustic showcase. Cool.

Thurs 9p Aqualung @ Stubb's (busy night for them) with The Dears and Block Party after. Wristband wearers, prepare to see only this one show bec you're not getting in after 8p.

Fri 10p Duncan Sheik @ Central Presby Church (ok, ok, but I still like him)

Fri 11p Ian Moore @ Continental Club (his annual sxsw show)

Fri 1a Apples in Stereo @ Dirty Dog (with John Dufilho of Deathray Davies on drums!!)

Sat 12a Kid606 @ Beauty Bar (electro)

Sat 11p Daniel Johnston and the Nightmares @ Blender Bar

Sat 8p-1a A Fine Frenzy, Paolo Nutini (*dreamy sigh*), Kings of Leon, Spoon, The Stooges @ Stubbs. Since you wouldn't want to miss the first part of this show, you should arrive at daybreak.

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And band names you just can't not go see*:

Holy Fuck

Holy Shit! (sadly, they don't play together)

Sissy Wish

The Grass

Oh no! Oh my!

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Mittens on Strings

Die!Die!Die! (hey, it's a showcase with those last three – someone has a sense of humor)

Peter, Bjorn, and John (gotta love Swedish bands)

Kissing Tigers

Quien es, BOOM! (from Austin, actually good)

Shapes Have Fangs

Brighton MA (from Chicago IL)

Frightened Rabbit

The Jonbenet (ack!, of course, a Metal band)

I heart Hiroshima

The Hot Puppies

Shitdisco

Say Hi To Your Mom

Menomena (ba ba bababa, babababa bababa ba)

my!gay!husband!

These Arms Are Snakes

Les Brestfeeders

Menwhopause (from India, I wonder if they get the possibly inadvertent humor in this?)

Alabama Thunderpussy

Psychedelic Horseshit

Get cape. Wear cape. Fly.

The Crack Pipes

The Woggles

Apostle of Hustle

The Ugly Beats (are they poets, or just unattractive musicians?)

Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indians (from NO LA, of course)

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

The Femurs (they should play with The Lemurs)

The Tragically Hip

Deaf in the Family (I heart hip hop humor)

Michael Zapruder's Rain of Frogs (not a Dallas band)

The Sippy Cups

Fake Problems

*all band names are actual bands on official sxsw shows. And they might actually be decent musicians.

Don't go to this show

Please don't go to Good Records on Sunday. No one you need to see is playing the instore. Yup, that's right, just move along. Nothing to see there. Please find something else to do. No worries, it'll be a beautiful day for, oh, I dunno... biking, kayaking White Rock Lake, bathing the cat... just don't go to the instore. That's right. No instore. There's a rumor it was cancelled.

But, if you MUST, and I will be very unhappy with you, you can find out what WON'T be happening here.


(I hate crowds.)