The Mitchell Street Band

So, I wanted to wait to write an entry about Mitchell Street Band until I heard them with my own ears. My brother, Mike, is the lead singer in this band I've been hearing about for months. The five guys in the band are from Bloomington, Indiana. They have a jazzy rock sound, and they're REALLY GREAT! We've seen them three times, and each time has been awesome. They sing original songs and some covers that you'd recognize but aren't the normal ones. Some Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Maroon 5, etc. They're now getting gigs in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio, which is pretty amazing.
So I write all this to tell you that they may be coming to YOUR city, and you should consider checking them out.
This Wednesday in Indianapolis, they're the opening band for the Spin Doctors. An old band, yes, but they just came out with a new album that they're touring with I guess.
The last thing I wanted to mention is their website: www.mitchellstreetband.com
Go to it, find out about upcoming shows and get some free downloads of their original songs. Keep in mind that they've made the songs a little more funky now, so it will sound different live. If you go, please let us know how it was, and maybe we can hook them up in your city again. Just a sister trying to make her brother's band more successful...maybe. Enjoy!

Weekend in Bloomington

We just spent last weekend in Bloomington, Indiana, the town where we used to live. We hung out with friends and explored the new things that have arrived since our departure. One favorite thing we did was to visit Jiffy Treet, the local ice cream place within walking distance from our old apartment. Mmmmm, it's the only place that REALLY makes a good chocolate chocolate chip shake for Chris. They use the chocolate sauce that hardens quickly to make chunks of chocolate in the shake. He LOVES it. We loved being in Bloomington, and if we hung out with you there, thanks for making time. We appreciate it, and we look forward to the next visit!

PARTY TONIGHT

So if you're within driving distance of Indianapolis, you should come to a little party we're having tonight. We're going to have dinner (BBQ pulled pork and chicken, some desserts made by Anne, etc!), show a short video of our apartment and school in Vienna, and give you a Leckerbissen (tasty treat) from Austria. Hopefully you like chocolate or coffee because we don't have too many things that aren't chocolate or coffee.

So, we'd love to see you. By the way, this is not any kind of fundraiser, we just want you to have the chance to get a little taste of Vienna and our lives there.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

More on the U2 concert

Here's a link to u2.com's review of the show I was at. Too bad there's no pictures. But there is on this blog!!

U2 Pictures

Check it out!! I was even closer than it seems in these pictures. My pals doing a little concert in Wien. Shoulda' come with me (that includes you, Kelsey).

WOWZERS!! AMAZING!!

I went to the U2 concert here in Vienna last night along with at least 50,000 other people. It was pretty much unreal. I was about 9 people deep from the very front where Bono was in the middle of the stage so I had a really good view! I'll attach a couple pictures soon.