Roller derby and live music

The hubby and I broke away from our little house in the woods and traveled to Dallas for a weekend in the city. Our evening started with a little roller derby action---there are some tough girls out there!  If you have ever have a chance to watch a roller derby live...go for it!

We were able to watch the first two matches before we had to head over to Club Dada in Deep Ellum  to see Seryn.  The hubby discovered this amazing group - he gets at least 317 extra brownie points for this magnificent discovery!  Dada's is really small...really, really small...and they managed to pack in 300 people for this group!   Needless to say, it was quite warm and clammy by the time Seryn hit the stage at midnight.  And might I say how proud I am of myself for staying awake this late!  Oh boy...this group was SOOO worth it!  They are just full of energy and amazing sound!  You have got to go check them out!

And after all of that, we walked across the street for breakfast at Cafe Brazil at 1:30 in the morning!  Oh...yummy, yummy French toast! Cafe Brazil is literally the only place we eat when we are in Dallas.  We like all kinds of food, but it is so hard to NOT eat at Cafe Brazil whenever we are in the area.

What a lovely weekend!

A dose of good tunes

Ahhh...my spirits are up now that I received a very special package in the mail yesterday from my new friend, who just happens to be on another continent 18 hours ahead of me.  Mrs. Peterson of Mrs. Peterson Pottery was kind enough to share some of her favorite Australian-based music with me.  She has created a monster!  I love it all!  I have had the music for roughly 24 hours and am already catching myself humming the tunes (you would not want to hear me actually try to sing--agghhh--we will leave that to the professionals), anticipating listening to them again! 

One of my favorite songs of the mix is "For You" by Angus & Julia Stone.  I hope that I am not the only one who had never heard of this lovely brother/sister duo.  This song is particularly tender and I think her delicate voice suits it so perfectly! 

Thank you so much Mrs. P for sending a little music love my way!  You are the best!

And for anyone else who happens to take a look at this blog, run (c'mon, scoot it!) to Mrs. Peterson's Etsy shop and take a gander!  I bet you will want one of everything there!  And check out her website as well to find out even more about her gorgeous work. 



Angus & Julia Stone - "For You" - Café de la Danse (Paris / FRANCE) 08.05.10 from Los Aficionados on Vimeo.