Back from the Abyss

Don't worry, I didn't get kidnapped. I just haven't had reliable internet for quite some time, I guess that's actually pretty similar. One of my roommates moved to Las Vegas in February and took the internet with him, it's been a long month of coffee shops and libraries. Blech. Also my laptop was busted, but don't worry, it's better! For now.
A lot of amazing stuff has happened since my last post, so I'll try to stay focused. Bricklayers played two more gigs at Panchos in Logan Square, we love it there. I played a couple gigs with my buddy Gregg for his ambient ensemble Sebetha, very cool stuff. And the musical theater thing was really interesting, we got some good crowds and everyone had an awesome time. It was so great that we're bringing the show back this June!
I spent a weekend in Madison with Charlie and Jeanne, the best hosts you could ever ask for. Amazing food, drinks, music, art and a Wisconsin basketball game to boot.
And who could forget my weekend in New Orleans with my bros? That city is too much fun, we had some very long nights of walking around and hearing fantastic jazz and drinking all the local beverages.   The food was spectacular, here you can see a before and after of the best friend chicken in the world:

Needless to say, it was spectacular. I'm still full. And oh yeah, we ate some seafood too. These are charred oysters.

Yup, consider your mind and stomach blown. New Orleans just feels like a different world, I gotta go back.
But hey, Chicago is pretty swell too. Last weekend I saw my hero, Andrew WK in concert. He played his entire album I Get Wet in its entirety for its 10 year anniversary, but the audience wanted more so he played a few more songs too. As you can imagine there was a lot of jumping and head-banging and moshing and crowd-surfing. I lost my watch but then found it under some guys foot, luckily it still works! What a show.
So I guess that sums it up. I must've missed some things, I feel like there was some football in there somewhere...Nah, probably not. It's been fun, looking forward to recording an album with Bricklayers, playing some more shows, and living the life. I'll tell you what I've been reading next time, I'm too tired. Here's looking at you, kid!