sxsw was rad
got to see lots of great music, play a few really great shows, meet a lot of great people, speak on my first panel (woohoo!), visit with a bunch of my favorite people all at the same time.
there were a few moments amidst the craziness of half hour band switches and crowded streets and barbeque that slowed down perfectly...
jason reeves' show at the driskill hotel, everyone sitting on the floor. jason is a wonderful writer.
ray don and his backwash band at the one 2 one, specifically the moment when he jumped up on the bar mid-song and tore off his overalls to reveal american flag underwear and sing about what his grandma taught him.
skipping around town lake (which is actually a city river) with jason and julie and makana, looking at turtles.
talking with my manager slim moon and realizing how cool it is to be working with people i admire so much.
and lots more...

i stayed up all friday night and hopped a plane from austin to panama city, florida at 6am. bart and elijah picked me up from the airport and we went back to the house to set up for the concert that night. they went all out, such lovely people and a beautiful setting.... outdoor concert, pre-sold out with the most people they've ever had there (yay!), under mossy trees in warm florida air. carrot cake. home cooked dinner from susan. concert was terrific, entire night felt connected and beautiful and honest, don't know what could be better.

my goal this week is to get out of my head. heart above head. i've found myself overthinking things lately. i even just overthunk writing out my goal.

instead, i will play more, lose myself more in what i'm doing.
waaaaaayeeeaahhhhhhh sing more and snap more and skip more and love more and dance more.

act naturally. play. edit later. isn't as good to edit during or you miss the experience.
hope you are well. i'm happy to be back in new york.

played a secret set last night at 1am with john elliott who is brilliant. it was fun. i've never seen such an enthusiastic audience that late on a sunday night, or maybe ever. i was smiling the whole time and it's always nice standing next to someone you admire so much, trading songs back and forth and then catching your jaw when they play their next song.

thank you everyone who came to the shows in austin and florida and new york, and of course to you for reading this. wow.
i love people (a lot).

morning has come.