*this is really Maggie's post, I just can't remember my username so I'm using Lisa's*

I was talking to Dustin from The Riddlin Kids the other day and he mentioned that his band recently played a show in OKC. He said that there was a group of girls there all wearing SDS tshirts! So, whoever you girls are, I just wanted to say thanks for representing. It really makes us feel good to know that you support us.

Also, we played a show last week at a Georgetown backyard party. Besides getting caught in rushhour traffic and getting slightly lost and being almost an hour late, we had a great time. It's so cool how sometimes playing in a kid's backyard for 20 people can be so much more fun than playing in a bar. It's so much more relaxed and everyone pays attention and has a good time. This was our first "house" show since we've been in Austin (besides the co-op), and I hope we're asked to play more.

last night we played a show in san antonio at a club called "rox". there was no one there. you can never underestimate the power of advertising, or having a local band on the bill. but! it was actually a lot of fun for us, and we can always use the practice on a big stage with good sound and a nice PA.

we renewed our commitment to eating at diners while on the road by getting dinner at a place called EZ's which had a cool neon sign. turned out it wasn't a diner at all, it just had diner decor. disappointing, yet i swear some guys from the mob were eating there. you know, the san antonio mafia... ha.

in between songs in our set sarah said "you guys want to hear a cover?" to the 7 people that were there (5 of them were in the other band- called divide) and no one responded. so i said " is anyone paying attention?" and still no response. so we played it anyway and it was fun for us. then we finished playing, loaded out and left. the end.

wow. so much for updating soon. sorry about that.
the last few weeks have been spent waiting, which is starting to be the story of our lives. ironic (or not) since we are naming the new album "waiting for tomorrow" since its seems like that is what we are always doing. we are expecting the final mastered copy of the album any time now; i think we're done making changes. we've also done a photo shoot for pictures for the album, which i have yet to see, and we have some shows coming up as well - one in san antonio and one in round rock - we're branching out! - so check the shows page for updates and info.
we spent a lot of time wearing cheerleader costumes during sxsw, and while it seemed to help attract attention while passing out flyers on 6th street, i don't really think it added anything to our live show, except maybe some discomfort on our part. we'll have to see if we can dig up a picture of it for entertainment. we had a really fun show at mugshots, and we played the chiken wire ranch to a small, but very loyal crowd. we also played a day show at the ritz which turned out to be pretty cool.
that's brief i know, but its all i have time for at the moment. here are some bands from sxsw that i thought were cool:
redneck manifesto instrumental stuff from ireland, so tight and amazing! i saw them 4 times...
olympic lifts i was one of 10 people at their showcase, which is sad. they were really cool. more irish guys, sort of electronic hip hop - it was rad.
greyson manor we met these guys and they were nice. i have to let the band site just speak for itself.

i feel like there is something i'm forgetting, i'm sure it will come to me soon...

south by southwest was wild. so many people here and good bands! it was a lot of fun.
i think i'm going to write about some of the bands i saw and give some links, but no time right now. soon!

its going to be a crazy week here - we have 4 shows this weekend and so many sxsw shows to see. check the shows page for details. and yes, we're playing two on friday - one at 7pm and one at midnight so don't be all confused.
today is my birthday and i'm feeling old. its probably just because i'm feeling sensitive to it, but i keep hearing songs about living for the moment, and how growing up isn't so bad. i guess all those other rockers are feeling old too.

well, a week at home and i'm ready to go on tour again. if the weather here was better maybe it would be better, but its been like living in seattle the past week!
we have some shows coming up during the week of sxsw, check out the shows page on our website for details.
i have been listening to an explosions in the sky album all day at work today and i think its really awesome. music in the vein of mogwai (but not so loud!) and godspeed - i think its really good. check them out.

we're finally home.
last night we played at the ritz with slum city and split christie and it was great. so many people came out and it was so good to see everyone. i'm at work again whcih sucks, but my bed felt so good last night!