The Lovespirals feature on Atmosphere 69 turned out pretty cool. It’s always kind of surreal to hear oneself on radio, but in a way, it puts your work in perspective. I was pleased to hear our music in another context, to find that it actually sounds really good. Not to be vain, it’s just that we tend to take our stuff forgranted after hearing it so much in the studio. To hear it outside of the studio is like a reality check of sorts. It’s like hearing it fresh for the first time again. I really, really like “Free and Easy.” That song is really personal. I tend to forget that fact. Anyway, I’m really happy we met up with the Lounge King and Agent 69 because this was a very nice interview and a great experience.

Looks like things are coming together for a few California shows over the next 2 months. Still working out details, but it looks like they’ll be a small one near us, and a big one up north. Maybe an intimate one up north, as well. Hoping to hear back from a venue or two in L.A., as well. Keep your eyes peeled on the news area for some announcements!

Anji and I just got back from our weekend in Mexico City. I was hoping that we’d be able to make a podcast from there, but there was no time to be found. As always, we were treated wonderfully in Mexico by both our fans and the producer of the show, Joseph of Noise Kontrol, who also happens to be our distributor in Mexico. In our set, we played many songs from Free and Easy for the first time. In addition, we debuted two brand new songs that we had just recently written. We might have been a little rusty having not played a show since last year, but we gave it our all and the enthusiasm of the crowed had a positive effect on us for sure. I’m looking forward to returning again. In the meantime, can someone in Mexico please Fedex me some enchilada suissas or mole poblano?

Top: Anji & Ryan and Joseph & Anji backstage at Dada X before the show

Bottom: Anji & Ryan outside of the hotel the morning after the show

Header: Dada X crowd just before the show, photo by Anji

Yesterday was the first official day of Spring, or so I’m told. It rained last night, but today is nice and sunny, if a bit crisp. Still, the garden really seem to love the weather. I mentioned on the podcast how green the patch surrounding old Babik Nurn is. Here’s a photo for you!

The white heliotrope is looking great, and all the bulbs are starting to flower, plus forget-me-nots are really sprouting up everywhere! Guess that shovel is coming in handy for our little gnome friend.