Airplanes. Donuts. Distortion.

Washington DC: It Fits Us to a Tee

Somehow, we’ve come to the end. We drove from Philly with Stephin and Claudia, had donuts,...

Oct 28th

We’ve been remiss is posting pictures of Shugo, and so...

Oct 28th

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Barefoot. This strikes me as somewhat dangerous, but hey. 

Oct 28th

In action. 

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John Pull tried to get in on the merch madness. 

Oct 28th

Koki, the boss of Shugo. According to Jon, he also knows...

Oct 28th

Emma and Tish were interested in flashing some DC...

Oct 28th

Getting closer. 

Oct 28th

They figured it out. After all, they did go to Yale. Nice...

Oct 28th

Two mirrors, two reflections. 

Oct 28th

Claudia and her chariot. 

Oct 28th

Before we got in the van, Jon showed off his prowess with...

Oct 28th

Shugo has other talents.

Oct 28th

Mike was less adept. This strikes me as an excellent...

Oct 28th

The next morning, we flew out of Baltimore and the band flew...

Oct 28th

Philly: Wet, Somewhat Angry, but...

Oh, Philadelphia. You rained and you rained and you played baseball and cheered about baseball and...

Oct 26th

Mikey, rainy Philadelphia, big poster. 

Oct 26th

Ben, Nicole, Alexandra and their nice friend drove down just...

Oct 26th

Nicole wore this dress on purpose, the cute thing. 

Oct 26th

After I took this photo, an usher lady scolded me. Then, one...

Oct 26th

Reflected. There are a lot of mirrors in these places, what...

Oct 26th

Gorgeous specimens Mearah and Ryan. Gorgeous! What lovely...

Oct 26th

Janine took us to the spot for veggie cheesesteaks. I was...

Oct 26th

Delicious. 

Oct 26th

Did we fail to mention that Tyler and Hazel are angels? They...

Oct 26th

We all have things to do. These are some of Hazel’s. 

Oct 26th

Mike makes a face. We needed more donuts.

Oct 26th

Stephin had three, but moved too quickly. Claudia had one...

Oct 26th

Columbus, OH: Almost Like We Weren't...

Oct 26th

We didn’t go to Columbus. The band sent us this photo...

Oct 26th

Except for Stephin. 

Oct 26th

Not really. They missed us as much as we missed them, poor...

Oct 26th

Jersey City: Home of Cosmetic Surgeons,...

You would think that Jersey City wouldn’t be so different than New York City— after all,...

Oct 26th

Jersey tableau. 

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Jersey? I LOVE Jersey!

Oct 26th

If only there’d been time to stop for a quick tuck. 

Oct 26th

I would give all these people trophies. Wouldn’t you?

Oct 26th

Claudia, iphone, Vinnie’s pizzeria. 

Oct 26th

The sky over Jersey. 

Oct 26th

The next time The Magnetic Fields play in Jersey City, we...

Oct 26th

John doing his impression of a scarecrow, hopping. 

Oct 26th

Claudia, arm, cookie. 

Oct 26th

Switches and wheel. 

Oct 26th

Ropes. 

Oct 26th

Skinny mirror. I don’t know why everyone did take...

Oct 26th

More hummus than 9 people should eat in one day. 

Oct 26th

Almost one month. 

Oct 26th

Soundcheck. 

Oct 26th

Stephin’s pens. They aren’t real. Not pictured:...

Oct 26th

Organ in the sunken floor.  I think it was broken.

Oct 26th

Cracked and crumbling footlights. 

Oct 26th

Loews Jersey Theatre interior, with Mike. 

Oct 26th

The head-shrinking machine. 

Oct 26th

Marquee, apropos. 

Oct 25th

Dentist. 

Oct 25th

We found the only Vietnamese restaurant in Jersey City. It...

Oct 25th

But we enjoyed ourselves anyway. 

Oct 25th

Shugo and company, blurred, with palm trees. 

Oct 25th

Stephin, giddy, delivered a copy of this month Glamour...

Oct 25th

Two more wowed patrons: one with roach clip feather...

Oct 25th

Jon asks the age-old question: who are the people on the...

Oct 25th

Then Jon realizes that he is, in fact, in a band with one of...

Oct 25th

Of course. 

Oct 25th

We took the Volvo to get an oil change. They had tea and...

Oct 25th

Day Off at Home: Welcome to New York

New York is always exciting, even when you barely leave your parents’ kitchen. There were...

Oct 23rd

Here’s what they have in Brooklyn: cars on fire!

Oct 22nd

At Acorn, on Atlantic Avenue.

Oct 22nd

Airport pastiche.

Oct 22nd

Cute people we’re related to.

Oct 22nd

Upper West Side wildlife.

Oct 22nd

Back to the South: Atlanta and Raleigh

After our quick trip to the mountains, we headed back to the south. You know what that means: more...

Oct 20th

Poor Craig’s foot is improving, but he still...

Oct 20th

Michael, our most loyal blog commenter. He also brought...

Oct 20th

Eli and Abby not only smiled and posed, they also baked...

Oct 20th

Pitcher of a pitcher of a feather. 

Oct 20th

The Mike Hearst cam. Sort of like The Magnetic...

Oct 20th

The Claudia cam. Thank you, Atlanta, for all of your...

Oct 20th

Lunch in Charlotte. 

Oct 20th

Behold, one half chicken, a roll, potato rounds, hush...

Oct 20th

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I highly recommend you make a stop the next time you find...

Oct 20th

Prom dates. 

Oct 20th

This young lady came to the show wearing lacy distortion...

Oct 20th

Claudia tried to drag Mike onto stage to shake some small...

Oct 20th

Claudia, pretty. 

Oct 20th

Mac in action. He covered ‘Dancing in the Dark,’...

Oct 20th

Mike, still buzzing, even though he didn’t go on stage...

Oct 20th

WBT, my sleepy husband. (Note: this makes 2 of the 6 UW MFAs...

Oct 20th

Despite my feathers, I’m glad Kenley lost Project...

Oct 20th

The stage in Raleigh was lovely and pink. 

Oct 20th

Pigtails, as seen from behind. 

Oct 20th

Mike paused for a moment to consider his 8 hour drive back...

Oct 20th

Just as we were starting to really fade, I decided a glass...

Oct 20th

The Air Up There: Boulder, CO

Flying from humid Austin to crisp Boulder was a bit of a shock. I, for one, was surprised to...

Oct 18th

While we waited for Mike and Craig to return with the rental...

Oct 18th

My favorite tough. 

Oct 18th

We had lunch at the Dushanbe Teahouse in Boulder, which was...

Oct 18th

Mike’s magical soba noodles. Yeah, I said it....

Oct 18th

Hospitality, mirror, moi. 

Oct 18th

The lay of the land, artfully done by John. 

Oct 18th

Shirley found a bug she liked during soundcheck. She swears...

Oct 18th

Now that I’ve mastered the merch booth, I thought...

Oct 18th

John thought it was a great idea. 

Oct 18th

Wires, Woo. 

Oct 18th

Oxygen-depleted, huffing. 

Oct 18th

Feeling slightly better. 

Oct 18th

Totally, totally high. 

Oct 18th

Mikey was so sleepy that he actually took a nap under the...

Oct 17th

Even the merch team got a little nutty. But don’t you...

Oct 17th

By the time all of us lunatics got outside, they’d...

Oct 17th

We tried to eat breakfast at the teahouse, but they had...

Oct 17th

Laptop City, Denver airport. There were mountains outside....

Oct 17th

A nice balloon included in our box of merch.

Oct 17th

Tacos, BBQ, Cupcakes ahoy: Austin, TX

The crowd in Dallas wowed us with their enthusiasm— let’s see if Austin can do the same....

Oct 16th

Dancing in the Texas street. We took a 2 mile walk in Dallas...

Oct 16th

In the car, there was an iphone bonanza. Here, Claudia tries...

Oct 16th

Our first stop in Austin was Guero’s, where Claudia...

Oct 16th

After lunch, we hit Uncommon Objects, where I did not buy...

Oct 16th

Mike’s wedding ring, some rubber stamps. 

Oct 16th

This gorgeous specimen manned the Hey Cupcake airstream...

Oct 16th

Hey Cupcake’s cupcakes are almost as cute as Mlle....

Oct 16th

Mike at Ironworks. Listen, I know we had tacos about five...

Oct 16th

Sausage, potato salad, beans, white bread. A well-balanced...

Oct 16th

Picture of a picture of some ladies eating bbq. 

Oct 16th

Sophie, a real Texan at heart, ordered the dinosaur. 

Oct 16th

Samar was very interested in seeing how she looks from...

Oct 16th

The Paramount, exterior. Sadly, we didn’t take a photo...

Oct 16th

The first 20 people to respond and guess who sent this woman...

Oct 16th

Michael and some friendly faces. Before he leaves us for...

Oct 16th

Howdy, y'all: Dallas, TX

What were the odds that the Texas State Fair would overlap with The Magnetic Fields? Someone is...

Oct 15th

The dramatic view from our hotel window. 

Oct 15th

The dramatic view from our hotel window. 

Oct 15th

On our first night in Dallas, we went to Royal Thai, voted...

Oct 15th

The next morning, we went to the Texas State Fair. 

Oct 15th

Matching. 

Oct 15th

A nice Texan lady gave Mike Hearst a free ticket. It was a...

Oct 15th

Big Tex. 

Oct 15th

State Fair coupons, glee. 

Oct 15th

For some reason, they chose to call this ‘Pork Chop on...

Oct 15th

Children, early disappointment. 

Oct 15th

It would be too easy to make a joke here. 

Oct 15th

Corndog. 

Oct 15th

Poor Bruno weighs 1000lbs, and is about as happy as you...

Oct 15th

If we had babies, we would not have left them here. 

Oct 15th

Mikey of the Midway. 

Oct 15th

Tigers. 

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Reptiles. 

Oct 15th

We decided a little horse-racing was in order. 

Oct 15th

Mike won. Pictured here with his prize, Deep Fried. 

Oct 15th

Cheer. 

Oct 15th

Reflective teenaged boy. 

Oct 15th

Half brahman, half bunny rabbit. Also a close relative of...

Oct 15th

This brahman rancher was our favorite friend of the day. He...

Oct 15th

Angry lady with brahman. 

Oct 15th

Mike Hearst and friend. Not fried, friend. 

Oct 15th

Mike’s fried peanut butter, jelly, and banana...

Oct 15th

The Majestic Theater, exterior. 

Oct 15th

Crippled by fair, surrounded by merch. 

Oct 15th

The Majestic, exterior. 

Oct 15th

These lovely people handed us a note which read, “Neil...

Oct 15th

Another Gaimanite. This one sounded like Neil, too. 

Oct 15th

Sometimes Sam pays special attention. I think...

Oct 15th

Mike Hearst: master of ice cream, news, and ballet. 

Oct 15th

Claudia caught me spying from the wings. Rather come-hither,...

Oct 15th

Mike Hearst and Deep Fried get reacquainted. 

Oct 15th

The gentleman who this ring belongs to regaled us with tales...

Oct 15th

Playing Scrabble at the merch booth.  Emma won.

Oct 15th

Wisconsin is for Lovers. And bees.

This post is so juicy, we don’t even want to spoil it. Just enjoy. Wisconsin rules. Next...

Oct 13th

Breakfast is an important meal. This message was brought to...

Oct 13th

Pretty lady, pretty garden. 

Oct 13th

Lorraine asked if we’d like to suit up and see the...

Oct 13th

Zombies like bees, too. Claudia and Emma demonstrate. 

Oct 13th

Beekeeper love. 

Oct 13th

We tromped through the woods, prepared for whatever cult...

Oct 13th

En route, Claudia stopped to do some yoga on a little wooden...

Oct 13th

Lorraine is brave and led us straight to the source. 

Oct 13th

Very brave. 

Oct 13th

Wisconsin tableau. 

Oct 13th

Oct 13th

Mid-air, with socks. 

Oct 13th

Togetherness. 

Oct 13th

Soundcheck in Madison. 

Oct 13th

Claudia, tongue. 

Oct 13th

Sam, making a face. 

Oct 13th

John, making a face. 

Oct 13th

Forgive us, we’re newlyweds. 

Oct 13th

Photo by John Woo, wingspan by Emma. 

Oct 13th

Texas. More to come.

Oct 12th

Minneapolis, Day Two

We continued our sojourn through Minneapolis with stops at The Walker Art Center and, yes, a concert...

Oct 11th

Stephin, wowed.

Oct 11th

The Walker Art Center. See, we’re cultured.

Oct 11th

Eyeball city.

Oct 11th

Claes Oldenburg is delicious.

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Though Stephin remembered playing at First Ave., we...

Oct 11th

The State Theatre (exterior).

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The State Theatre (interior).

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Claudia, wowed by our 3D posters.

Oct 11th

Oh, by the way, The Magnetic Fields played a show. This was...

Oct 11th

After the show, we drove to a friend’s house. Mike and...

Oct 11th

Aloha, Minneapolis!

After our scenic drive, we finally made it to Minnesota. What do they have in Minnesota, you ask?...

Oct 10th

Of course, before we got to Minneapolis, we had to make a...

Oct 10th

Like an unwelcome guest, Florida follows us everywhere.

Oct 10th

Let us explain a few things about the mall: it’s...

Oct 10th

Everything is a little creepy at The Mall of America. We...

Oct 10th

Picking Stephin up at the airport.

Oct 10th

Tuning the borrowed ukulele.

Oct 10th

At the news desk.

Oct 10th

Behind the camera, ready for action.

Oct 10th

Stephin has a large collection of very adorable hats....

Oct 10th

Oct 10th

At Fox 9.

Oct 10th

Fall foliage on the way to Minneapolis.

Oct 9th

Coming to a city near you.

Oct 2nd

Coming soon...Honeymooning with The...

Hello friends. We know you’ve been waiting patiently for The Magnetic Fields to get back on...

Oct 2nd