January 2012
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January 29th, 2012.
We have ALL the purple trucks. sahffi recording a french horn part on Ash’s song “Faisal Goes West” which I’m engineering (and playing electric guitar on) for the soundtrack of a Sudanese short film. Ugh – stressful gig dream. I was in front of a large auditorium of some sort with a hundred staring people…
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January 23rd, 2012.
his past Thursday, Heather, Kristen and I all took the night actually go SEE a show! We went into DC to catch Barnaby Bright (above) and The Sea, The Sea at Ebenezer’s in Washington, DC. he show was amazing, an incredible display of musicianship and performance – with Barnaby Bright playing with what seemed like…
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January 17th, 2012.
On off nights I get to record Ash in my lair. At the moment we’re working on a song for a Sudanese film that involves djembe and guitar and cello and french horn… and oregano. Above, Ash (and in the background, Orion) listen to playback in robLair Studios. Last night I dreamt a ghost was…
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January 16th, 2012.
Okay, if i see a good stuffed octopus out on the street, even during the load in for a show, I’m gonna have to snap him up. Welcome our newest addition to the family. He was Living in the front window of a shop next door to Parallel Wine Bistro in Ashburn, VA and Heather…
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January 11th, 2012.
Heather and Kristen performing a tune together at Leaky Pete’s in Cambridge, MD. People suck. It’s true. There are a lot of great ones out there and I think the good guys probably outnumber the bad guys, but I think the actions of one bad guy might outweigh the actions of ten good ones. There…
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January 9th, 2012.
Heather Lloyd with her Happy New Year tiara performing at the uber-festive (and VERY well-attended!) New Year’s Day Takoma Park Open Mic! Up until 6pm I wasn’t sure if this was going to be a really quiet night with just a couple of people, or a monster of an event – I could’ve been happy…
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January 2nd, 2012.
Ash and sahffi getting set up on stage for our New Year’s Eve show with Carbon Leaf in Baltimore, MD. Happy 2012! Fantastic last gig of the year, fantastic first open mic of the year – I’m a pretty chipper rob. There was a smooch today, with a backdrop of the first snowfall of the…