Fan Art

This gem was sent to us by Isaac Taylor of Hattiesburg, MS.:

Needless to say, we are stunned and speechless (although certainly not blogless). Isaac attended our Friday, July 24th show in Hattiesburg and we hung out with him a great deal after the gig. We were first intrigued by the guy after learning that he came to the show even after getting in an accident that totaled his car just an hour or so beforehand. This, however, is truly above and beyond. Our hats are off to you, Isaac.

-S

Tour Highlights: Grand Marais, MN

Our lodgings on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Eat your heart out, Thoreau.

After the Craft Brothers' whirlwind across the amber waves of Waffle Houses and some amazing Glasgow gigs closer to the homefront, we returned panting for air and eager to tell stories. One of our first stops on the Craft Brothers/Susan Cowsill tour, we stayed for a several-day stint on the picturesque North Shore of Lake Superior, in the resort town of Grand Marais. It's like the Aspen of Minnesota. And it's pretty much in Canada.

Susan Cowsill and husband/drummer Russ Broussard taking in the scenery. Eat your heart out, Nights in Rodanthe.

The Naniboujou Lodge. This is where we brunched one morning. This is just the dining hall. And it's all-you-can eat, so, eat your heart out.

Grand Marais, MN is famous for stockpiling discontinued junkfood. This particular chocolate bar is very old and will probably make you hallucinate. Don't eat your heart out.

The gigs in Grand Marais were fun and short, so there was plenty of time for recreation. The weather was cool and dry, most agreeable and quite contrary to the pressure cooker of a typical New Orleans summer. The beach was a our regular spot for repose and deep introspection. It was there that, with heavy hearts, we bode farewell to paradise.

Jack on the rocks, anyone? Drink your heart out.

New Orleans Music Online gets Crafty

So, New Orleans Music Online's Jay Mazza did his homework about our summer exploits.

Meanwhile, Jack and Sam are on a whistlestop tour of these great United States, all strung out, with the world on a string, no strings attached.

Last night we spent the night in beautiful St. Louis in Susan Cowsill's booking agent's house. He has a boat. And a lake to put it in.

Good morning, St. Louis

Thursday evening we'll in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at their famous Waterfest. We'll be jamming alongside some New Orleans favorites like Paul Sanchez (Cowboy Mouth) and Mark Mullins (Bonerama), and playing before So-Cal's neo-swingsters Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

Stay tuned for randomness.

-S

Red Stick Recognition

The congenial folk at Baton Rouge's Tiger Weekly made a fine plug for our Independence Day Extravanganza.

Just sayin.

Have a lovely week.

-Jack

Glasgow Gris Gris -or- Don't mind if we VooDOO

All our lucky rabbits' feet have hippety hopped Glasgow into the 2009 edition of the Voodoo Music Experience. Big shots include Kiss, Eminem, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Flaming Lips, and a whole heck of a lot more. Look out for Jack and Sam to be lending cello and violin services to local boy Andrew Duhon's Voodoo set as well.

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Mmmmm we have another sweet, tasty morsel of Glasgow news, but it will have to wait 'til the next blog post. Must pace these things you know. Don't want to spoil dinner. All this food talk is making me hungry. Is that new secretary back with lunch yet?

-S

Tour Highlights: 1126 House

Jon, left, is not wearing any pants in this picture. George, left center, is OK with that.

Last night we had the honor of headlining the inaugural show for 1126 House, a hip new house show joint in Hattiesburg. It's about a mile from Southern Miss and the neighbors are sweet. It was an unforgettable night of merriment and camaraderie. Friendships were forged and lives were changed. Forever. (Cue 'Salsbury Hill' by Peter Gabriel.)

Bands play for donations and a couple guys from some prominent Hattiesburg/Meridian, MS bands run the place not-for-profit style. Bands can sleep there, get fed, get showered, get free wireless internet (hence, this blog post). Hattiesburg people are generous, as we continue to learn.

Chase these cats down the information superhighway on MySpace. They also host the site hattiesburgmusic.com. It's a cool, interactive hub a la NewOrleansIndieRock.com.

Party time. Excellent.

The globetrotting continues. See you there.

-S

Random exposure

Baton Rouge's Tiger Weekly blogged some pictures of us opening up for Third Eye Blind this past March. Check it out internetters!

http://www.tigerweekly.com/theblogs/?p=307