Recent Blog Posts
Shorthand E.P. is alive and well and living in itunes
post a comment | posted Apr 1
Originally posted at mason proper news
Our E.P. is out there right now and watching everything you do. It has videos and a few different ways in which you can own it. Which is odd I suppose so let me explain.
1. Are you a picky person? or busy? or dying? If so, just buy one song...
weather, internet, Iowa 80
post a comment | posted Jan 24
Originally posted at mason proper news
There are new songs by us in multiple parts of the internet.
Athens Ohio
post a comment | posted Jan 13
Originally posted at mason proper news
We spent two days in Athens Ohio.
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Chicago and Elevators.
post a comment | posted Oct 5
Originally posted at mason proper news
The next day we played for KEXP again, on the air this time. The radio station temporarily took over a studio on the third floor of this big brick building and after we were done playing, everyone stood around in a freight elevator.
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Chicago and Food.
post a comment | posted Oct 4
Originally posted at mason proper news
October 4th
We pulled into Chicago, to play a private party for the fine folks at KEXP. We were in the Eastern European district of town, so none of the signs made sense to us. Because the venue was locked up went to find a place to eat.
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How the west was visited by a few people from the midwest, driving arm (day 6)
post a comment | posted Sep 16
Originally posted at mason proper news
September 16th
The drive from Colorado to Michigan was 18 hours long. We did it in one day. I kind of feel like driving through the midwest is just like driving through space, only instead of being surrounded by darkness, you re surrounded by corn...
How the west was visited by a few people from the midwest, mandatory (day 5)
post a comment | posted Sep 15
Originally posted at mason proper news
September 15th
We were all happy people on our way back from the festival after it had ended. They fed us quite well and we watched Spoon play right before the Flaming Lips on a stage that was inside a mountain. Usually, this does not happen.
at ni...
How the west was visited by a few people from the midwest, talking (day 4)
post a comment | posted Sep 14
Originally posted at mason proper news
September 14th
The next day we went to Red Rocks. And it was beautiful. The kind of beautiful where all you can do is stare out the window, and use expletives to describe how beautiful everything is. Highlights include: dinosaur prints inside the r...
How the west was visited by a few people from the midwest, disorientated (day 3)
post a comment | posted Sep 13
Originally posted at mason proper news
September 13th
There were a lot of time zone shifts between the mitten state and the rocky mountains. The changes made everyone dizzy.
At a restaurant somewhere between Kansas and Colorado, in the outdoor play area.
Matthew: (approaching, other s...