Dear Blog

I miss you so, and think of you often, and promise to try and write more soon.

Your dearest,
Me

PS Here is my latest favorite LOLBunny:

Robert Guskind, Gowanus Lounge Founder

I just read the terribly tragic news about Gowanus Lounge, by far my most fervently read blog. As someone who got to know and came to understand what the Brooklyn community is through the blog, I sincerely mourn his loss, and the loss to the Brooklyn community at large. Bob was a supporter of Deluxa, posting about our opening, and had plans to share our website launch as well.

My thoughts go out to his friends and family.

We're on Ffffound!

The coolest visual collection on the internet, bar none, has included a deluxa image. I can now die happy.

At Ffffound, I can't express how many times I've found redemption in modern creativity, design, humor, and beauty, and am so happy to be a part of their enormous catalog of excellence.

If you've never seen Ffffound before, be prepared to lose at least a few hours now, and a few hours a week, as it is updated constantly.

Alternate Take of Sympathy for the Devil

Wrapping Paper

Amazing prints on these wrapping papers in store. $.25 for scraps, $3 for full sheets. Lots lots more in store.

The Word on Columbia Street

Is a great local blog. They even featured deluxa a while back--thanks! We love the neighborhood like no other in NYC and can't wait to get to know our community even better.

Sharon Van Etten

I've been a big fan ever since I first heard Sharon Van Etten last year. Her tender, unabashed songs yearn to describe all that it is and means to be an adult woman. Not that she doesn't have something worthwhile to share for people in general, but something about her point of view really speaks (at least to me, as a woman) about particular joys and lows, bitterness and hopes, the looking back and looking forward, on relationships, the self, and life.

With a voice that swells and wilts, sparkling but steady guitar work, and an overall sense of loneliness and longing, Van Etten's work is really superb to curl up with. I'd seen an impromptu performance at the Bell House opening party in October, she played a great song on a borrowed guitar--all fuzz and growl, the song desperate and pleading, and I pretty much fell totally in love with what seems to be a new sound, similar, but a definite departure from the first two records. I'm crossing my fingers she continues in the vein...

I'm going to be getting a few copies of her self titled CD in store soon!

Find her on Myspace or on her website.

This was the song she did at Bell House. The audio isn't so great, but the song is.

The epic, "Holding Out".



A gorgeous vid, "Damn Right".

We're on Bloesem!

What an incredible delight when I heard from Irene at Bloesem that she would be featuring the store on her fantastic blog. I've been an ardent fan of the site for years, as each and every post is filled with a new design gem, and am completely flattered and grateful for the mention.

From the site:


If I would be living in Brooklyn I would definitly be a regular visitor of this awesome shop ... deluxa ... which opened in October of 2008 by founder Kristen Stocks.

...perhaps in the near future we can buy some of deluxa's great products online as well!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Another Project

Luxa is my music project I work on with my love Andy Durutti and dear friend Andrew Conrad. We're playing a show tomorrow at Union Hall with Elika and Arbol. It's Andy D.'s birthday also, so should be a good time--come check it out!

We also are working on an upcoming EP and have more shows planned for April.

Anyone in the UK...

know about Deluxa being published in a magazine there? A super nice Brit today told me she had read about the store and made a point to visit, but couldn't remember the title. Also, I've been told a couple times that the comments here have stopped working...I'm also looking for a good blog designer to help me out--as much as I'd like to learn web design, more and more I'm finding days are over before they've started.

March's Window

This is now my 6th window I've done, and I think its my favorite. Check them all out here.

Elizabeth Schuppe

Lots of posting planned for tomorrow, but for now, I have to express my new found devotion to the paintings of Elizabeth Schuppe, who apparently lives a few blocks from the store. I'm working on lining up an artists series for the store and am hoping Elizabeth might be down to participate... I'm in love with these colors like crazy.

Isn't this great?

Via Ffffound.