#Morning After

MORNING AFTERPeaches and Sausage with The Values

Though it feels like it happened 40 years ago, I remember clearly when I first saw The Values. It was in the backyard during Putnam-o-Rama, and three girls passed in matching, spangly sunset-gradient dresses, golds and silvers bleeding into deep orchid. And Sean Jones said, "That's The Values....

Mary Grace Garis

MORNING AFTERRicotta French Toast with Def.GRLS

"I can’t really talk, I’m having brunch with..." I play with my platinum blonde wig and tug the string of my leopard print bikini top while addressing the poor Fios representative at my door. "...clients right now." Behind me Mark Brickman and Hannah Teeter are picking out our audio-video...

Mary Grace Garis

MORNING AFTERDiner Daze With The Off White

I'm not upset or anything, but Sean Jones got me to profile The Off White under the pretenses of a home-cooked meal. I remember it clearly, and by that I mean I barely remember it at all. I was at Milo’s Yard sandwiched between him and Michael Stuart Grossman. Sean was hand-feeding me a samosa and...

Mary Grace Garis

MORNING AFTERBrinner And Beer With Lost Kingdoms

The family's all capitalizing on Terry Edelman's generosity, our breakfast tab running sky high. By "family" I mean half of Lost Kingdoms, John Barber and Dan Keller, scene queen Tarra Thiessen (my sun, my moon, my stars, our mutual friend, and AudioFemme's Social Media Queen) and my broke-ass...

Mary Grace Garis

MORNING AFTERHot Cakes With Bloom Waves

There are three ways Bloom Waves’ Ren Julius Reyes saved me before we even met, with the first involving the doldrums of being stuck in Brooklyn during SXSW. It’s not that I even have designs on Texas, it’s just that being stuck in a gray, slushie hellhole during Indie Kid Spring Break is rough...

Mary Grace Garis

MORNING AFTERCoffee And Omelettes With Dahl Haus

“Hey, you’re Blaise, right? Can I talk to you outside for a second?” It's Goth Prom at Footlight and I'm ambushing Dahl Haus's leading lady Blaise Dahl with zero chill and a nervous peppiness out of place for the event. We look (unintentionally) identical; blonde hair, sheer top (can’t lose?) but...

Mary Grace Garis

MORNING AFTERCrepes With Darkwing

Darkwing holds a special place in my heart, which is why I don't throw a bag of donuts through the second story window of Louis Cozza’s apartment. The band is not picking up their phone, and it’s evident why. If I could hear Darkwing’s warbling and smashing from the street, they're not hearing a...

Mary Grace Garis