The Music Fog Spring Marathon in Austin, Texas all seems like a dream now. I can't believe we did it - just the sheer number is pretty insane. 44 artists in four days is a whole bunch of music! And you have to know that weeks went into the planning, days into the studio set up and tear down. Denise and I have headed to our respective couches. Beans, Chris and Aaron flew home yesterday. There will be days of offloading the performances we captured, and we will be bringing it to you in due time. The Spring Music Fall Marathon postings will be rolling out later this week, however, today is a day of rest, and one of thanks, too. First off, to all 200 folks who pledged on Kickstarter; we couldn't have done this event without you. Special thanks go to our higher dollar pledgees, too: New West Records, Tikly, 36D Management, Signature Sounds, No Depression, and some dear friends and supporters, Hag & Dee, and Scott Dreher. We Foggers thank you with all our hearts.
We also want to thank all the artists who shared their music with us, and all the managers, record labels, publicists, and promoters for helping make The Music Fog Marathon happen. To the crew at Threadgill's, we loved being there! And when you spend twelve hours a day in a place, you know it has got to feel good. The wait staff took great care of us, Dave Whitney and Danny Jones and all the managers made sure we had everything we needed, which even included Music Fog parking cones for our artists to offload their gear easily. Thanks to Blake for the equipment transfer, Clay for the emergency cymbals, and Trent for the backline. And a personal thanks to Mike Meadows for the Swan branded shaker; I am bringing it with me everywhere, playing along with the music. (You might have created a monster!) Thanks to Paul Shirley for running one of our cameras, Dave Newman on the internet side, and to the whole crew for functioning in the chaos: very little sleep, nibbles at the food, and music, and then even more music!
And thanks to you for watching, whether in the audience at Threadgill's or checking out our webcast. Today is the day we collectively will catch our breath, and then onward...through The Fog!
- Jessie Scott