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(Pokey LaFarge at Esmont Rocks, a music fest, cookout and wedding)

The past week has been quite a ride. I rolled down to Charlottesville, attended a surprise wedding that doubled as a sweet music festival, saw Bonnie “Prince” Billy play at Fry Springs Beach Club, scored a lot of sweet vinyl, met some wonderful new people, and hung out with a bunch of great Virginia friends. You can find my review of the BPB show over at Tiny Mix Tapes. Also, while I was gone, the newest issue of Long Island City’s Ins & Outs magazine hit the newsstands. It includes my profile of NYC collage artist Michael Anderson. You can find the article on their website by clicking “contents” then “arts” and scrolling down, but I recommend picking up a copy because Ins & Outs is a beautiful publication.

Charlottesville was a blast, but it’s also good to be settled back in Brooklyn. I’m excited about this summer, as there’s a constant stream of amazing music pouring out of this place. I intent to take as much advantage of that as humanly possible. Stay tuned for the results.

(A blurry Bonnie “Prince” Billy)