And here we are (San Francisco Part 1)

Three days later and we're here and we're in the middle of making an album.

The day of flying here is a daze. Flights went smoothly- boarding two different planes and trying to keep our instruments safe...

Arriving at the San Francisco airport, Dan went to pick up his bass. We sat outside the terminal and Tim picked away at his mandolin, we waited for our friend, Jack to show up.

Took the subway, took the bus, walked a few blocks and entered into Hyde Street Studio. The warm air, the green grass and leaves and... the human beings. Sometimes, especially when I walk in bigger cities, I feel like I'm watching a study on the race of human beings.

Tour through the studio and the layout, a little bit of the history... looking at the albums hanging on the wall. (Turns out even 2pac recorded here!)

And we crashed.

Yep, we've been sleeping at the studio. I've been sleeping great.

We've gotten to walk around a bit the last couple of mornings. It's been gorgeous and sunny and I love seeing all the people, the architecture, the culture and the feel. The studio is in a part of town called the Tenderloin- it's been around since 1969 (it was called the Wally Heider Studios until 1980) and has some really magical history. (You can google it if your interested:)) We even get to work with Stephen Barncard who has been producing records here for years.

And we've been recording...  getting the feel of things, adjusting, learning a lot.. Finding new ways to communicate, function and make decisions, taking musical risks.

Went to a Farmers Market today with Stephen, Pete and Dan.

Drank some of the best coffee at Philz Coffee (twice.)

Listened to our DayTrotter which just got released! Check it out: (You can get a free trial subscription to hear it if you don't want to purchase a year subscription.)

Dead Horses Daytrotter Session

We've been recording a lot of what's going on (besides through the console I mean!) So we'll have more to show you later, but here's some pictures I have access to right now...

We're rolling right along I'd say.