Despite the deluge of rain the past few days weeks month, I managed to squeeze in some much-needed yard work last weekend. I asked my dad to help me—I wanted to tear out some bushes for an herb garden and move some stones around, he decided we should trim all the tree limbs and brought…
There are many things I never knew were Texan until I left—saying “fixin’ to”, describing distances in minutes instead of miles, making small talk with grocery store cashiers—but there were others I knew I’d miss: Texas country, crawfish (it may be Cajun but we host Crawfish Boils like no one else, even when it’s 1,000…
Thanks for tuning in to the Life in Aspen with Lyssa radio show! Tune in every Monday at noon MST on party934.com. Click to stream: Life in Aspen January 21 / or download (via party934podcasts.com) Things I talked about: The Frank weather report: it’s 28 degrees and sunny! Another terrible day in paradise. dailyhap hap of the day: Be Nice. Sevenly tee to stop child abuse News…
Tune in to party934.com every Monday at noon MST/1pm Central to hear my new radio show! It’s called Life in Aspen (I know, right?! I just changed this here blog … but it needed a name) and it’s all about living in Aspen, playing cool tunes from artists coming to Aspen, and living the good life Aspen so…
It’s hard to leave Aspen. Which must explain why in the three summers I’ve spent in Aspen, I’ve never made it to Telluride. However, nestled in the very-different-from-the-Rockies San Juan Mountains, Telluride (elevation: 8,750 ft.) lies in a box canyon, surrounded on three sides by 14,000-foot peaks, which makes for something awesome. Plus it connects to…
There’s a new kid on the block y’all, and he’s too cool for school. Euphoria Music Festival is going down April 7th at Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle, Texas. It is going to be an amazing blend of art/culture/EDM music. There will be fire dancers, acro, performers galore, and some really awesome custom stages and even…
I remember joking about making a LOCAL badge in 2008. Finally someone really did it—good work, kids, good work. Click here to print the thing out, find out what the QR code says, and more. Three more Local-y things this week for SXSW: 1. Local Band Achachay! Plays a Billion Venues Thurs March 15th: Northeast by…
In a town with a glut of live music, creativity can be hard to come by. But this is the first time I’ve ever heard of silent disco, where everyone wears headsets that host 3 different channels with 3 DJs playing simultaneously throughout the night … but if you take your headphones off, it’s totally silent. With…
Austin organization Grounded in Music’s annual benefit concert (past coverage here) is Wednesday, February 15th at the Gibson Guitar Showroom. Longtime Grounded in Music supporter Jack Ingram (I got to meet him when he helped open a recording studio at the Boys & Girls Club) and Hayes Carll are co-headlining the event. Tickets are $35 and…
Last year I was super psyched to go to X Games and really surprised no one would go with me! … then I went. … and now, I will probably not ever go again either. (I also happen to be in Park City this weekend, yay!) It’s awesome, yes, that X Games are in Aspen.…