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In July I headed to the Positivus music festival in Salacgriva, Latvia. It’s on the border with Estonia and not far — as the tanks roll –from Russia. This was the 10th year of Positivus, and...
Here’s a first look at some of the things I saw at the Positivus festival in Latvia this year. I’m so glad I went! It was chilly this year for someone from Texas, but...
One of the delights of Positivus (and summertime Latvia ) is the fact that the dj sets go all night long, or at least until long after the sun comes back up. While Karlis Dagilis and...
If you’re curious what my Positivus festvial was like this year, check out my social media snapshot on Storify.
I managed to make it to the Positivus Music Festival in Latvia this year, something that I had been thinking about since I realized Richard Hawley was playing. However, since I’m currently on an island...
Since my column last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival left quite an impression, I thought it would be good to share some of the pictures that I took of my experience...
Today a front-page above-the-fold story “Should Austin charge ACL organizer more for use of Zilker Park?” in the Austin American-Statesman referenced my op-ed column from last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival. View this post...
My cousin’s son’s friend, Stanley, just came for a visit to Austin, Texas. Since Stanly is quite tiny, he is able to travel by envelope. Traveling by envelope is nearly as good as traveling...
As you may know, Radiohead just came out with a new single–just after obsessively erasing their Internet presence. The stop motion single takes a look at the dark side of “Merrie Olde England” and...
It’s been a day of being sad, listening to Prince, and regretting that I never got to meet the dude. Here are a few pictures from after the Purple One’s SXSW show in...
