Jack White 9 Curk Kirkwood's 'Up On The

Curk Kirkwood's 'Up On The Sun' loomed large

There's several times throughout the year here in Austin when the live venues are all packed with music and I think adding a festival devoted to standup comedy is something the city needed and wanted

I've floated down that river at night in a tube with friends and the only real light is from the moon and stars

Rob then referenced some past prints I did with smoky elements in them and suggested I go in that direction for the final

The idea of Jack standing next to Superman's Fortress of Solitude came from late night discussions with Rob

Jack White 9 Curk Kirkwood's 'Up On TheThis imagery was spurred from one of Rob and my marathon 4am conversations reading new lyrics from Jack for a song called 'Want and Able.' The general thinking is that the flightless kiwi wants what the owl has got. While sketching it out I noticed that the text divided the two birds and decided to reinforce this notion with a division symbol. One quote from the track sums things up well: "Want and Able are two different things, one is desire and the