so....South by Southwest is the premier annual music industry conference and showcase with a film festival, music business seminars and over 1500 bands playing in and around Austin TX. We're heading there for the week of spring break to partake in the festivities and give SXSW and the great state of Texas a little laura love... Spread the word and head in from the hills and dells. It's about to be Laur' o' clock in Austin!

In the meantime, and I do mean meantime, a new recording of Illustrated Manual is in the works and will hopefully be done within the next few weeks. Keep it fresh and for goodness' sake cut your damn hair.


<3 laura

Well well well.... Where to start?!?!

Laura would like to personally thank all of you beautiful kiddies who were in attendance at our showcase at The Modified Arts on Nov. 16... it was quite a night, and you all made the night a memorable one indeed....

The outcome of our visit with new friend Kari from Esther Creative Group prooved to be positive... thats right, we are now under new management!! After listening to our discs ALOT, seeing us perform live, and meeting us in person; Kari has decided to bring WLST&F under her proverbial wing!! She personally manages the band Annuals, Blonde Redhead, as well as NYC outfit Benzos. The band will be working with Ms. Dexter to set-up our first major West-Coast tour for January!!

We couldnt be anymore excited by the career prospects and opportunities that may be afforded to us by our relationship with Kari, as well as gaining this wonderful lady as our close friend! We'll be sure to keep everyone informed as the situation progresses:)

As for the show... I would use the word "Epic" to desribe the set that we played, but here's a link to some great photos taken by our friend Ian:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/intangiblyawesome/tags/11162007/