The Rock Garden Tour lockout is nearing an end. We've learned a lot, mostly about changing diapers. We also learned that cute baby clothes aren't nearly as cute when you're trying to put them on a crying baby. We've learned other things too. For example, people that talk about 'thinking outside the box' have no idea how fun it is to think 'inside of the box.' I have first hand knowledge of this, as you can see from the above photo. You can see it in the below photo as well.
Cruise The Information County Highway
Rock Garden Tour News
August 12, 2011
July 28, 2011
Lil'vester! Lil'twan! And Lil'fest O' Books!
Lil'vester turns 2 weeks old today. That's him in LeTwan's arms. He grunts a lot and we can't get over how incredible it sounds. He already has a better radio voice than his father. This week marks number 3 in a 7 week Rock Garden Tour lay off. It has nothing to do with contracts or debt ceilings or hold outs. It does have to do with life as an independent producer, there's never a back up plan. We're taking some time to hang with little man. That means no show for now. We're also writing for our upcoming live show in Deadwood, SD. Yep. The whole crew is performing at this year's South Dakota Festival of Books on Friday October 7 at the Franklin Hotel. You should join us. So in closing, fear not, we are like grass roots and you cannot destroy us. Rock Garden Tour will return in late August and it will most probably be worth the wait.
July 07, 2011
LETWAN AND HER LITTLE BUD
Dear friend,
In the coming weeks you may or may not notice an absence of new material from Rock Garden Tour. As you can see from the photo above, there is a good reason for this. Letwan from Pest Control and I are expecting a little bud to sprout any second now. We're right on the edge. Badger has offered to take over production responsibilities in our absence, but with him also acting as our primary dula I'm not sure that this is a reliable solution. Just kidding about that, Oil Can is our primary dula. Badger is our back up. So anyway, in the mean time you can get your rock and roll garden variety fix over here or here or follow the action over here or here. Thanks. We're going to do our best, and that's the best we can do.
-Flowerman
June 29, 2011
June 21, 2011
TELESTORY BOOTH DEBUT
If you listen to the original rock and roll garden show you've probably heard of the Telestory Booth, a sonic art project brought to life with help from Chief Spotlight Operator Steve Bormes. We've been featuring stories from the Telestory Booth for the last month and a half or so on the Rock Garden Tour and thus far have been blown away by the range of stories shared inside our lil' booth. If you want to learn more about the project hitch a ride down the information county highway. Below is a brief video captured at Latitude 44 Fest where the Telestory Booth made a surprise visit with cosmic results. It was actually the official public debut of our new rotary phone, in case you were dying to know. The music in the background is being played by none other than Charlie Parr.
June 10, 2011
HOT NEWS FROM HOT SPRINGS.
Spent the evening talking about sun gazing, and whether or not it was inspired by humans wishing to live more like plants. It went well, but it didn't hold a foot candle to a story of vegetative violence out of Hot Springs, SD. Turns out a guy had the nerve to prune a buckeye tree in June. I'll share the audio at the bottom of this post. It's that good. In the mean time, our playlist featured a lot of great free range rock and roll. Check it out below the jump.
January 13, 2011
November 24, 2010
November 15, 2010
Rock Garden Tour 95: More Witty Banter About Giant Lizard Fossils
This week in the Rock Garden Tour Podcast, News from Pierre dials in with an intense story about a giant lizard fossil discovered near Al's Oasis, despite corporate's wishes that we talk about fall gardening tips during this week's episode. Enjoy the podcast and keep it rural.
