Cut Copy w/ Washed Out @ 4th & B- 10.14.11

The inaugural 'Bring On The Bright Lights' concert series kicked off with a bang as Atlanta-based Washed Out mellowed things out with their brand of lo-fi dream pop before Aussie synth rockers Cut Copy ripped through an extended set (and two encores!) of music created specifically for dancing.  More after the jump...

New Releases: October 11, 2011

There are a bunch of great new releases this week, and many of the bands are touring through San Diego. Check it out!! Click on the album covers to stream the records on Mog.

Ryan Adams @ Balboa Theatre- TONIGHT!
Cut Copy @ 4th&B- October 14- TICKETS
Rachael Yamagata @ Casbah - November 27- TICKETS
Radio Moscow @ The Shakedown - October 16 - TICKETS
Gill Landry @ Casbah - October 30 - TICKETS
Crooked Fingers @ Casbah - November 26 - TICKETS
Peter Murphy @ Belly Up - December 6 - TICKETS

Cut Copy Remix Death Cab For Cutie; Performing at 4th&B This Friday!!

Today, Atlantic recording group and Death Cab for Cutie announced the release of “KEYS AND CODES REMIX EP.” The collection features seven new remixed tracks from "Codes and Keys".
Beginning today, the band will reveal one remix every week leading up to the EP’s release on Tuesday, November 22nd.

The first remix is “Doors Unlocked and Open” by Australian electronic band Cut Copy, who will appear in San Diego on Friday, October 14 at 4th & B. Tickets for the show are available here but going fast, so don't wait.

Cut Copy Returns To San Diego: Win Tickets Here

I might be mistaken, but I don't think that Cut Copy has been to San Diego since they played a downtown parking lot for the Red Bull Air Races, which I believe was at least four years ago. Like I said, I could be wrong, but regardless, it has been WAY TOO LONG and they're finally returning. The band is currently on a North American tour which brings them to 4th and B on October 14. This is the first of the Bring On The Bright Lights concert series that will bring top artists back to our fine city. Tickets are $25 for general admission or you can reserve a box for $35/pp. Grab your tickets here or leave a comment on my Facebook Page and let me know you wanna go and I'll pick a winner of a pair of tickets by the end of the week. The show is 21+.

Cut Copy - Blink And You'll Miss A Revolution from Cut Copy on Vimeo.

Cut Copy @ Red Bull Air Race Terminal, 5.1.08

In continutation of my new daily habit, I worked, went home, fell asleep, woke up and was out the door. On Thursday it was to Downtown for Cut Copy. I saw all the warnings about getting there early and how Cut Copy blew the tent off at Coachella, but c'mon. This is San Diego. The concerts were poorly promoted and Modular Records themselves weren't even allowed to say that Cut Copy was playing until after Coachella was over, though it had leaked a little.

I quickly and easily found parking downtown and made my way to the venue, where a 60+ year old security woman looked in one pocket of my 5 pocket bag and let me in. I was surprised they didn't ID check, but quickly realized there were two 21+ designated areas, but the show was all ages. It was 8:45, there was no line, and 4 times as many people could've easily fit into the space. Hey Red Bull- whatever you spent on promotion? Yeah, you should ask for your money back.

Coming from advertising, I was shocked at the small crowd. Coming as a music lover, I was glad I had no problem getting to the second row 3 minutes before the band came onstage after saying hi to a couple friends. I was also excited to test out my new camera with all the pretty lights.




Personally I really enjoyed the set, but I have to agree with CatDirt that it seems a little silly for a band to tell the crowd, "OK, here comes the buildup. Are you ready?" but I guess us San Diegan head bobbers weren't dancing enough so perhaps they thought they needed to help us out.





It was my first time seeing the band, though they've been to town a few times (Beauty Bar and on tour with Franz Ferdinand) and I'd have to agree with indie blogger nation that they very much have a New Order sound and feel to them. I stayed on one side of the stage for most of the set, but toward the end made my way to the other side where I bumped into CatDirt and CDW and then proceeded to make my way to the front without bumping anyone as people were retreating back into the 21 and up areas, making a clearing along the rail.





It was a fun hour of my life, and I'm happy that companies with huge marketing budgets can put on free events like this, but I wish that when they did, they tried to understand San Diego a little better. We're not LA or New York, we'll never be Seattle, Portland or Austin, but we have our own vibe and if they took the time, they could better market their events to reach more people and people would actually come because of the sponsor and their reputation for killer events and not in spite of them.

Click Keep On Reading for a YouTube clip I took of Cut Copy.

Camera Fund

I wanted to give a huge thanks to my sweet and lovely friends who donated to my camera fund. I bit the bullet and bought a new camera on an impulse, and I might've even gone for the better version of the Sony Cybershot, but it wasn't in stock and I had to get to 4th&B that night. If anyone else wants to open their hearts to contribute, you can still always donate via PayPal with the button on the right.

Last night I went to see Cut Copy at the Red Bull Air Race Terminal and then followed up with The Ringers and Hotel St. George at the Beauty Bar. I'll write about both later, but I wanted to post a couple pictures since between the two shows I took over 400 pictures. I was having fun exploring my settings and playing with the lights, and here are a couple of my favorite results, and I'm impressed with my little point and shoot, considering I was about 10 feet away from the singer. I cannot wait to take pictures at the FM 94/9 Independence Jam.



Cut Copy, San Diego Red Bull Air Race Terminal, 5.2.08


Cut Copy, San Diego Red Bull Air Race Terminal, 5.2.08


The Ringers, Beauty Bar, 5.2.08