midsummer

last friday marked kanon's midsummer event, so jamie and I went!

the evening included a delightful set of music by adam and binki. 

both have been working together on a side project for a little while now,

and I was told this was the second time they had performed these songs for the public.

ran into some friends, too.

dylan fest

only son - searchlight

I am so so so proud of my friend Jack of the band Only Son. I remember the first day I met him-- Jack spoke to me about his plan to record a second album. Since that day, he has poured his heart into writing, recording and releasing this new album, which he decided to call Searchlight (which is also the name of one of the tracks of the album). Upon listening to the album and reading the track listings, I was surprised to see quite a few of his very talented friends and fellow artists who took part in the recording: Regina Spektor, Of Montreal, Binki Shapiro of Little Joy, and members of the Strokes.  Once more, Jack's lyrics are extremely smart, and make you want to listen to them a second time. This is perhaps one of my favorite things about his music.  Finally-- having gone to plenty of his shows and hearing these songs performed live (which I love to attend as Jack and his band's sound are consistently on point), it was so magical to hear the them magically come to life even more after being layered, experimented with,  and produced in the studio!!



Along with the record, Jack worked on a series of visually cool music videos. As of now, only two have been released: Magic (above), which was directed by my new Sarah Lawrence buddy (who is too wonderful to put into words), Adria Petty, and It's a Boy (below), which was directed by Peter Sand.

This Thursday, January 20th, Only Son will be holding a concert release party at the Studio at Webster Hall. Please stop by! Opening for him will be the ever talented band The Candles, along with The Yellowbirds!

rodarte and scott sternberg get crafty for haiti

Growing up attending Quaker school from K-12, there was always a ton of community service going on... and always a lot of really creative people coming up with unique and fun ways to make a difference in the world. When I read about this cause, which features crafts donated by well known artists, musicians, and designers, I couldn't help but be enamored and really impressed with the  drive to make such a difference.

Living in the fast-paced New York, we sometimes forget about all that is going on in the world... Please check out the websites and bid.

Follow the blog: HERE 

Bid: HERE 

Read about the organization on the OC Blog: HERE 

Listen to the girl behind the magic: HERE 

All bids go to Paul Haggis' Artists for Peace and Justice 

Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders donates a hand painted oxford up for grabs! bid here 

Kate and Laura Mulleavey's sharpie-drawn "Ghost" hooded shirt! bid here 

The famous Love/Hate sweatshirt... bid here 

another shirt adorned with Rodarte love. Bid here  

the auction ends in around 4 days, so hurry up! 

there are a ton of items on auction from additional artists such as spike jonze, natalie portman, mark ronson, vampire weekend, regina spektor, fleet foxes, daft punk, the strokes, red hot chili peppers...