This site uses some pretty cool visualization software to draw patterns that represent a chosen song’s composition as a series of translucent blue arches. It’s interesting to study the variation in patterns created by songs as diverse as Blitzkrieg Bop and Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

Next week at the hi-dive, eleven Lion Sized songs will be visually represented in the form of three dudes sweating and panting (and perhaps bleeding, too) through a 25-minute set. Should be fun.

We moved our gear down the hall and into our new practice space on Saturday. This is the band’s fourth space in three years. I hope we’ll be able to stay in this one for awhile, as it’s bigger than anywhere we’ve ever practiced before. Number Three did a great job hanging up the Christmas lights. They really set the mood, eh?

We’re working on a new song (working title Ol’ Toasty Chestnuts) and bringing back an oldie for our next show on December 5 at the hi-dive. See you then.

Have a great Turkey Day. Later dudes.

This weekend we’re moving our gear down the hall to a larger practice space we’ll be sharing with the Hot IQs … dude, I heard they broke up … no, that was just a rumor, they’re very much still a band and stuff. They even made a video to prove to the world how much of a band they still are. They’re playing a video release for Houndstooth next month at the Bluebird. When I found out about it I yelled “Boo-urns!” because I’ll be in Indiana and therefore unable to make it. Boo-urns!

This has nuthin’ to do with anything. Just thought I would share.



My family lived in Bloomington, Indiana, while Breaking Away was being filmed there in 1979. Every time I see a hipster on a fixie, I think of Dave Stoller racing those college dudes. —Josh