AROUND YOUR TOWN (NASHVILLE): IMOGENE + WILLIE

i just love old photo's. i love to imagine who they were, what they did, and make up stories.

AHHHHHHHHHH! i want,i want! ...but not for that price. i'll leave it for a cool musician.

how cool is this? this is where they make the jeans :)

A while back Jacob went to Nashville, TN and came back to Houston raving about this shop he had stopped in called Imogene + Willie. He surprised me with a few goodies from the shop, an oil and a body scrub, and then continued to praise the shop. My curiosity was peeked, so I looked them up online, fell in love and added the shop to my list of 'must sees'. Around the same time, Kelly's boss at Fossil had just told her about the same place. 

I recently went on a road trip to Nashville, TN with Kelly to help her move from Dallas. While I was there, we hit up as many places as we could together. Somewhere near the last day we were walking to Burger up and passed a signless building that resembled an old gas station with a large orange '+' sign. There were no cars out front, only a bike and a motorcycle, and we couldn't tell if it was open or closed. We went on to lunch at Burger up and I guess we both could stop thinking about it because as soon as we finished lunch we raced back over to the 'gas station' to figure it out. We soon remembered learning about this place months prior. With a little hesitation (because the place looked so cool), we walked in and felt like we just stepped into another world. Every inch of the place was covered in treasures of the past. To our right, the ceilings were covered in patterns and the room was filled with denim and sewers and machines and to our left was a shop that felt like a family member's living room. There was even a dog napping under the table! There was a fella standing in the room to the left that was quick to help and chat about Nashville recommendations. Needless to say, we were in love.

If you find yourself in Nashville, we highly recommend stopping by I+W.

CHECK OUT THE STORE HERE

Psst! These are the goodies from I+W Jacob got me.

WE HEART RECORD STORES - GRIMEY'S

this little lady now lives in NASHVILLE! see her perma grin. i'm kind of jealous, not gonna lie.

everytime i travel i make sure to hit up the local record stores. and since i had several friends tell me to check out Grimey's that's where we went first.

score!!! kelly got the new josh ritter album and a cotton jones album. i ended up with 3 pre-loved cd's so we could have some tunes while exploring her new city. i bought best coast (new) jaguar love (preloved) and jose gonzales (preloved). i love them all!!! now when i listen to best coast i will think of my nashville road trip with my sister, all the fun we had and the little fits of rage i got when my gps was wacking out.

if you are new to nashville or planning a trip there be sure to check it out! oh and THIS friday there will be an in store show! the jompson brothers.


1. when you go shopping for music do you already know what you are looking for or do you just go in and hope you find something you like?
2. do you usually buy online or in store?
3. name your favorite record store. where is it located?
4. name your favorite album at the moment. bc we wanna check it out:)

Songs For Kelly's Birthday Week/Road trip to Nashville.

 
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Kelly loves Michael Jackson and she LOVES this song. I picture her dancing every time I hear it.

Doug Burr - Chief of Police In Chicago
I love introducing new artists to Kelly because she gives me her honest opinion. Always.

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
For some reason, we're still not completely tired of this song.

Dolorean - What One Bottle Can Do
Kelly really enjoys her wine. so does brandi.

Neil Young - Lotta Love
I kind of like to think of this as our song, even though I make fun of couples that have songs.

The Literary Greats - Show Me the Coast 
I was introduced to this band because....they're Kelly's cousins! And I am SO glad.

Katrina & the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
I can be kind of a curmudgeon. Kelly pokes me until stuff like this comes out.

The Mynabirds - Numbers Don't Lie 
Sometimes you hear a pretty tune and it just makes you think of her.


Also, Kelly is very tolerant of my rants and obsessions. She's been dealing with this one for a while now:

This one's good too :)

Also, congratulations to one of my favorite bands, Monahans. They used to be called Milton Mapes, and Robert Plant is covering one of their songs ("The Only Sound That Matters") on his new record "Band of Joy." Check it out here.

-schmalan
now we are off to NASHVEGAS!