Hello all! So last week Lara and I spent our time in the ultra relaxing Austin, Texas, for the super low-key and laid-back SXSW festival. Sense a bit of sarcasm there, folks? Wow what a crazy week…what a crazy week indeed!
We co-hosted a party with our good friends over at Victory Records and I was able to catch up with The Audition and Between The Buried And Me, who both played the party.
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I also got to meet up with the darling Shawn, from The Matches, for a scrumptious little vegan dinner. The Matches have just released a brand new album, A Band In Hope, so be sure to check it out!

I also got to catch up with the sweetie Pouyan from SKSK, this year’s winner of the “Best Newcomer” Libby Award. Wow do those guys put on one of hell of a live show!

So that, m’dears, is just a brief recap of some of the brouhaha that went down in Austin. Oh wait, there is one more pic I want to share:

Cheers!
nicole
P.S. Shawn was sweet enough to sign a copy of A Band In Hope for one of you lucky little devils. So comment below with an oh-so-clever caption for my pic with Oscar Mayer for your chance to win the signed CD! The contest ends April 4 and a winner will be notified by April 11.
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1888 days ago
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“There’s only one kind of weiner I like buddy, and it isn’t this!”
8D
The weiner is a fantastic thing… the veggie ones of course. XD
1889 days ago
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I think Oscar Mayer Has No Weiner So That Why He Makes Them *sings*
1889 days ago
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“That’s right boys.That’s what I think of weiners.”
1889 days ago
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This dick deserves the birdie!
1889 days ago
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“I’m glad I’m not an Oscar Mayer wiener.” *sing song voice*
1889 days ago
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“F**k (or screw) weiners, don’t eat them!”
1889 days ago
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My comment to go with your fab picture is:
“Oscar Mayer is definitely compensating for something!”