pitchfork

this past weekend, we went to the pitchfork music festival. it was great to see so many fantastic bands in one weekend. these are pictures of my favorite band, califone. we were lucky enough to have press passes so we could get close to take these. califone is a chicago band and i've gotten to see them a few times in the past year or so.

we saw many bands including the sea and cake, battles and a metal band, which beez (the hubbie) likes called mastodon.

it was a little heavy for me (i'm not so much into the growling demon voices) but i can appreciate their talent. and of course we saw all the headliners; sonic youth, yoko ono, and de la soul. all fantastic shows. it was an amazing, but exhausting 3 days. seeing all of this music is so inspiring. of all art forms, music has always moved me the most.

speaking of which, i actually played the cello today! it was nice to get back, but, as with anything, it's hard to pick up again after so long. my bowing arm was heavy after the first 20 minutes or so. you'd be surprised how physically exhausting playing the cello is.

i made it to the studio today to practice. for the most part it felt good. i did have a wierd experience as i could hardly balance in utthita hasta padangusthasana. my teacher said it's because it's a tuesday. we're also focusing more on the intermediate series to strengthen my legs. my hamstring is hurting enough that i'm easing off on the last half of primary. my legs feel fatigued as i sit here writing...