I Have More Pictures On the Internets!
Somehow I missed a picture of the Austin “Game of Thrones” Pedicabs at SXSW appearing in this Mashable article during SXSW this year! I was amused to see a picture of Imagine Dragons that...
Category: Positivus
Noah and the Whale are Visiting Landlocked Austin
If you are going to that big ole music festival down at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, you might be seeing the British band Noah and the Whale. This past summer I chatted with...
It’s an Estonian Weekend Here in Austin
When I called my credit card company to let them know I’d be traveling to Estonia and Latvia, I got a response I wasn’t expecting. “That’s nice. What country are those in?” “Um, those...
Positivus 2013, Day 2
The second day of the Positivus music festival was a blur. After a cold night, the sun was unexpectedly hot in the afternoon. The set by American singer-songwriter John Grant (who lives in Iceland...
First Day at Positivus: A Quick Update
It’s 2:30 in the morning on this festival on the edge of the Gulf of Riga. The wind is blowing, the temps have dropped, and beachside activities have been cancelled. But otherwise the festival...
Changes in Riga, and at the Positivus Festival
After first coming to Riga in 1999, then arriving back here in 2008 to find that, really, not many things had changed to my American eyes, I find the current speed of change in...
Macitajs on Acid, Positivus 2012
This summer in Latvia I saw my pal Kristeps play with his Latvian-American band Macitajs on Acid. Coming out in masks, then playing in face paint at the I Love You stage, I was...
The Vaccines at Positivus 2012!
While I take a lot of pictures, I’ll admit that I’m not great at sharing them. Here’s a few of the perky group The Vaccines at Latvia’s Positivus Music Festival that I’m really pleased with.
I seem to be taking my husband to the Positivus Festival.
One of the things that surprises me about my life is that I’ve been to the Positivus music festival in Salacgriva, Latvia more than once. I’ve written extensively about the festival. I’ve seen American...
Latvia: The Land of 24 Hour Party People…that I met at SXSW.
Riga graffiti. It’s strange the impact that South By Southwest can have on our lives, in ways that sometimes go far beyond the music. View of Riga. In 2006, I did a story for...
