herbiehancock

a few years ago dannon and i heard an npr special late one night when we were working on an art project.  it was  the perfect mix of soul, bluegrass, and indie, all played on the cello!   we were amazed and instantly in love with ben sollee 's music. a few months later, ben came to san francisco to do a show at a small theatre by my house, so we went and hung out with him for a bit after.  he's the nicest guy in the world, incredibly humble, and a fantastic musician. not to mention he's a huge environmental activist, choosing to tour the entire country by bicycle... with his cello in tow.  yup, amazing. do you guys remember that imaginary art space i built here on my blog last week?  well i've decided to throw a concert with ben sollee, and all of you are invited.  so put your dancing shoes on and get ready to have a blast! and if you want to hear ben sollee in concert for real, check out his current tour dates .  he's even coming to th...

i'm not a big collector.  throughout my adult life i have always lived in ridiculously small apartments which never allowed me the luxury to own much, and i don't think that will be changing anytime soon.  but if i did collect anything it would be art.  sometimes i daydream of having my own museum behind my teeny cottage in the middle of silver lake.  not only would it be a place to display art, but it would also be a space for performances - poetry readings, music concerts, plays, film shoots, photo shoots - it would be my heaven! since i can't have my museum in real life, i figured i would go ahead and build one right here on my blog.  so step on over and check out the first installment, my poster-art-meets-pop-culture favorites - unique designs, cool typography, paying homage to music & movies. love!  from wooden toy publishing co : {left-right} "sea legs" by the shins - artist  i love dust ;  "home" by edward sharpe & the magnetic...