Diane Birch show at the Driskill, Austin Rocks

So I’m officially back in Maryland now, and officially insanely jealous of all who are still in Austin. You see, just as all of us Interactive geek types were leaving, the music folk were coming in. Sob. Next year, I’m finding a way to do both for sure. But I did get to see some great music while in town.

At the Kirtsy/Alltop party, Diane Birch and her boys rocked the barbeque. (This is probably a good time to disclose that I’m now working with S-Curve for Diane’s launch. The job grew from the passion, not vice versa. I’m really thrilled about it.) It was fun to watch the loud outdoor crowd kind of freeze and turn as she belted out “Some Kind of Miracle”. Like, wait a minute. This chick’s kind of awesome. Or, as Vanity Fair magazine put it last week, “Diane Birch is not just another cute girl with bangs.”

Runaway Sun was a great local kind of blues/rock band that played later, and was also amazing. I need to find their record now.

I also had so much fun at the BlogHer party with my hometown girl, LaurieWrites, and met Julie Pippert and Aimee Greeblemonkey for the first time. Won’t be the last for sure, cause they are fabulous. I probably would have stayed out all night, had I not left my jacket at the hotel. (There was a heat lam out there that I was on a first name basis with, but after a while I was afraid I would melt my glasses.)

But the highlight of my trip for sure was the Diane Birch show I coordinated for the Walmart 11 Moms at the Driskill Hotel. If you’re ever in Austin, make sure you stop by the Driskill’s restaurant, the 1886 Cafe, and grab some banana pecan bread. It’s a gorgeous, historic hotel, and we snagged the Maxmilian Room for a lunchtime show. Diane played the baby grand, while her band sang acapella and played shakers for percussion. It was mind-bogglingly cool. The band said they’d never done that before, but it looked and sounded stunning. Huge thanks to Barbara at One2One network for entrusting me with that mission, and to S-Curve. And of course, to the 11 Moms for representing.:)

Some pics:


Me and Diane Birch


11 Moms at the Driskill

Gorgeous Piano!