Bedroom Walls:
Castanets:
Rafter Band:
Monday, February 12, 2007
Bedroom Walls + Castanets + Rafter Band, Casbah, 2/11/07
(notice how Rafter played in all three bands. Because he's that good!)
Bedroom Walls:
Castanets:
Rafter Band:
Bedroom Walls:
Castanets:
Rafter Band:
Grand Ole Party, The Tower Bar, 2/9/07
Sorry, but no pics of the Vultures.
grand ole party (sorry, i was standing on the bench):
OK, so I never said I was a photographer. You try holding a purse, a camera, and a vodka tonic.
grand ole party (sorry, i was standing on the bench):
OK, so I never said I was a photographer. You try holding a purse, a camera, and a vodka tonic.
The Muslims, Tower Bar, 2/9/07
Bad picture, but this is the line of about 30 people who couldn't get in due to capacity:
The Muslims:
This is a random pic I took of people lining up at noon on Friday for the 8:00 Bob Weir show at the House of Blues.
The Muslims:
This is a random pic I took of people lining up at noon on Friday for the 8:00 Bob Weir show at the House of Blues.
Republic Of Letters, Casbah, 2/8/07
Republic of Letters
The best one I could get of Martin
Adrian
.Chris
Nick
Pictures: The Roman Spring 2/8/07 Casbah
The Roman Spring
Little Joe and I go way back to junior high:
Little Joe and I go way back to junior high:
Band of Horses Win 3 Plug Awards
I'm reposting this because I think its funny, I love Band of Horses, and their photog is a local boy.
For the rest of the winners, go see them listed here.
What the crap dudes? We won three Plug Awards
thanks to you all! Not to brag or nuthin, but Album of the Year, Song Of the
Year, and Americana Album of The Year all went to your little bearded bro's from
So. Cack! All we can say is thank you soooooo much to those of you that gave
enough of a care to vote for us. We really didn't expect to win a damn thing
considering the talented company we were included with. Remember, these awards mean nothing. Unless you win, bitches! xo boh
For the rest of the winners, go see them listed here.
Weekend Recap: Saturday/Sunday
Damn. 4 hours of sleep and no break in all the fun this week. First, I have to say Grammy's? LAME. The Police. Boo. I can't stand Roxanne. By the time I heard crap ass Rascal Flatts doing that nightmare of a song, Hotel California, I had to get out of the house. Ugh. I will say congratulations to local San Diegan, Billy Ray, who played drums on several tracks of the award winning album by Ike Turner. (Best Traditional Blues album) Not really sure how other locals fared, but I've got other shit to talk about.
And oh my god. Is this country just full of stupids or what? Norbit made $31M this weekend. Come on. Really? This is so depressing to me I can't even express myself.
So it was a pretty crazy weekend for me. I started feeling sick on Saturday but you gotta power through it, and that I did. I spent the day at my sister's house in PB. Have you been to the Trader Joe's there? It kicks ass compared to the one in Hillcrest. My sister said that the reason is that the Hillcrest is the southermost store and therefore serves not only the immediate area, but all of south county and people who come across the border to shop. A new store is slated to open in Eastlake which will hopefully alleviate some of the traffic in the store, but still does nothing to expand the floor space and the product selection.
Anyway, hanging out with my family is always good. Eventually I headed to The Liar's Club (after circling Mission Blvd and finally parking at Santa Clara Rec Center) and I heard the food was taking forever so though I wasn't hungry yet, I put in my order for a "pussy melt"; the fuego melt with less peppers. My friend Sandra was working the door and Scooter had a table on the patio, so I bought an anniversary hoodie and sat outside.
AM Vibe was really good. They played an acoustic set. Lisah has her surgery for her broken back this week, so send good thoughts her way. If you're a fan of the Sundays or the vocals of Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star, this is your thing. The bar was crowded but we could hear just fine from where we were which was cool. Porter said they kept messing up, but I couldn't tell. I can't imagine playing guitar and singing with a neck brace on, but Lisah did it, and did it well.
They played for about 45 minutes and it was still a while before my food arrived. This is not a complaint, it's just something that should be expected and planned for if you wanna eat at a bar with an extensive menu and just one cook in about a 6 square foot area in which to cook. Deal with it or go to In N Out.
After eating and closing out my tab, I headed down to my neck of the woods. My first stop was the Zombie around 10:30, but Action Andy had just finished and I found out the Infants would be on last, so I bailed and headed to the Tower Bar to see The Downs Family.
If you have never seen the Downs Family, do it. This band is kinda the reason I started drinking Guinness. Crazy Irish tinged rock with both an electric and an acoustic guitar, bass, banjo, accordian, drums, and occasional mandolin. If you're a fan of The Pogues or Flogging Molly, check out The Downs Family. I used to make every effort in high school to catch their all ages shows and while the lineup has changed a lot over the years, as long as Dave Dick is up front, you know they're gonna bring it. Dave Dick, by the way, can drink an entire Guinness faster than most people can take a shot. Not kidding. He just pours it down his throat. Quite the sight to see. They played all the oldies and some stuff I didn't recognize which I hope means they are still writing new stuff. I'm sure they're playing some St. Patrick's Day event near you, so check em out.
They were the only band at the Tower Bar that night and I've seen them go on forever. Also, there was an obnoxious drunk girl doing the leprechaun-y jig and came close to knocking me out too many times, so after about an hour, I went back to the Zombie. Good timing, too. The second band finished and the Infants were setting up.
The crowd was thin but fun. The three piece band has a retro 50's/60's rock thing going, like Buddy Holly or Jerry Lee Lewis, but appropriately updated with a garage tinge to give a good performance at a place like the Zombie. I had a good time watching them and was especially impressed as Scott played a slow song and the final song, a cover of Helter Skelter, with a broken guitar string. I said my goodbyes to Luis and Rene and headed to home base and made last call at the Ken Club.
While I'd spent Saturday in PB, my kitchen and bathroom were painted, so Sunday was a fun day of cleaning up all the paint splashes and general house cleaning and laundry and whatnot. The soundtrack of 6 hours of cleaning: Swim Party (twice), A Week's Worth, Arcade Fire, Chris Garneau, The Decemberists, The Long Winters, and Piers Faccini.
I really wanted to check out the show at the Habitat House, but my laundry wasn't done and I got sucked into watching the red carpet coverage. As the awards officially started, I watched the first hour and a half but if I had to hear Mary J ramble anymore I was gonna shoot myself. The tipping point was the announcement, "Coming up, Red Hot Chili Peppers." barf. I jumped in the shower and headed down to the Casbah.
The Affair had finished, and I found out that they only played 2 songs because the singer blew out her voice at a show on Saturday. She had a shot injected in her neck at a hospital to try to get through the show, but it didn't happen.
Bedroom Walls took to the stage around 10:20. The singer reminded me a lot of John Castro from the Rugburns. He had a little body like Prince and was a good frontman. Before every song they'd make a pronouncement: "This is the happiest song in the world." "This is the saddest song in the world." "This is our dance song, so you better shake your asses." I enjoyed the set a lot. Apparently the band has been a 3 piece but added a rhythm section which made their sound full. They record with Rafter and he joined them for a couple songs to play glockenspiel.
Castanets is another Asthmatic Kitty act. Ray started with a backing band, but he performed mostly alone, using his pedals to record sounds and play them back, create an echo effect on his voice and other tricks. He left the stage and sang in front of it for his closing song and people were eating it up. I couldn't even begin to describe the sound of his music, but it's good and I was just glad that I was out and not watching Christina Aguilera on my tv.
Finally Rafter played. 9 people onstage and after midnight, and the crowd was really into the show, dancing and groovin. Yeah, Troy, I saw you shakin your white boy ass. Aside from them not playing Fuck The Sky, it was one of my favorite Rafter performances yet. Rafter kept pointing out that he was having fun and happy the crowd was having fun with him, which only accelerated the performance. It was a fun night but man, is it hard to go out on a Sunday night. I didn't get to sleep until 2 am. But I'll keep on going...
If anyone would like to join me at 6:30 for Rocco DeLuca downtown, I have space for 1 guest. Just email me before 5.
And oh my god. Is this country just full of stupids or what? Norbit made $31M this weekend. Come on. Really? This is so depressing to me I can't even express myself.
So it was a pretty crazy weekend for me. I started feeling sick on Saturday but you gotta power through it, and that I did. I spent the day at my sister's house in PB. Have you been to the Trader Joe's there? It kicks ass compared to the one in Hillcrest. My sister said that the reason is that the Hillcrest is the southermost store and therefore serves not only the immediate area, but all of south county and people who come across the border to shop. A new store is slated to open in Eastlake which will hopefully alleviate some of the traffic in the store, but still does nothing to expand the floor space and the product selection.
Anyway, hanging out with my family is always good. Eventually I headed to The Liar's Club (after circling Mission Blvd and finally parking at Santa Clara Rec Center) and I heard the food was taking forever so though I wasn't hungry yet, I put in my order for a "pussy melt"; the fuego melt with less peppers. My friend Sandra was working the door and Scooter had a table on the patio, so I bought an anniversary hoodie and sat outside.
AM Vibe was really good. They played an acoustic set. Lisah has her surgery for her broken back this week, so send good thoughts her way. If you're a fan of the Sundays or the vocals of Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star, this is your thing. The bar was crowded but we could hear just fine from where we were which was cool. Porter said they kept messing up, but I couldn't tell. I can't imagine playing guitar and singing with a neck brace on, but Lisah did it, and did it well.
They played for about 45 minutes and it was still a while before my food arrived. This is not a complaint, it's just something that should be expected and planned for if you wanna eat at a bar with an extensive menu and just one cook in about a 6 square foot area in which to cook. Deal with it or go to In N Out.
After eating and closing out my tab, I headed down to my neck of the woods. My first stop was the Zombie around 10:30, but Action Andy had just finished and I found out the Infants would be on last, so I bailed and headed to the Tower Bar to see The Downs Family.
If you have never seen the Downs Family, do it. This band is kinda the reason I started drinking Guinness. Crazy Irish tinged rock with both an electric and an acoustic guitar, bass, banjo, accordian, drums, and occasional mandolin. If you're a fan of The Pogues or Flogging Molly, check out The Downs Family. I used to make every effort in high school to catch their all ages shows and while the lineup has changed a lot over the years, as long as Dave Dick is up front, you know they're gonna bring it. Dave Dick, by the way, can drink an entire Guinness faster than most people can take a shot. Not kidding. He just pours it down his throat. Quite the sight to see. They played all the oldies and some stuff I didn't recognize which I hope means they are still writing new stuff. I'm sure they're playing some St. Patrick's Day event near you, so check em out.
They were the only band at the Tower Bar that night and I've seen them go on forever. Also, there was an obnoxious drunk girl doing the leprechaun-y jig and came close to knocking me out too many times, so after about an hour, I went back to the Zombie. Good timing, too. The second band finished and the Infants were setting up.
The crowd was thin but fun. The three piece band has a retro 50's/60's rock thing going, like Buddy Holly or Jerry Lee Lewis, but appropriately updated with a garage tinge to give a good performance at a place like the Zombie. I had a good time watching them and was especially impressed as Scott played a slow song and the final song, a cover of Helter Skelter, with a broken guitar string. I said my goodbyes to Luis and Rene and headed to home base and made last call at the Ken Club.
While I'd spent Saturday in PB, my kitchen and bathroom were painted, so Sunday was a fun day of cleaning up all the paint splashes and general house cleaning and laundry and whatnot. The soundtrack of 6 hours of cleaning: Swim Party (twice), A Week's Worth, Arcade Fire, Chris Garneau, The Decemberists, The Long Winters, and Piers Faccini.
I really wanted to check out the show at the Habitat House, but my laundry wasn't done and I got sucked into watching the red carpet coverage. As the awards officially started, I watched the first hour and a half but if I had to hear Mary J ramble anymore I was gonna shoot myself. The tipping point was the announcement, "Coming up, Red Hot Chili Peppers." barf. I jumped in the shower and headed down to the Casbah.
The Affair had finished, and I found out that they only played 2 songs because the singer blew out her voice at a show on Saturday. She had a shot injected in her neck at a hospital to try to get through the show, but it didn't happen.
Bedroom Walls took to the stage around 10:20. The singer reminded me a lot of John Castro from the Rugburns. He had a little body like Prince and was a good frontman. Before every song they'd make a pronouncement: "This is the happiest song in the world." "This is the saddest song in the world." "This is our dance song, so you better shake your asses." I enjoyed the set a lot. Apparently the band has been a 3 piece but added a rhythm section which made their sound full. They record with Rafter and he joined them for a couple songs to play glockenspiel.
Castanets is another Asthmatic Kitty act. Ray started with a backing band, but he performed mostly alone, using his pedals to record sounds and play them back, create an echo effect on his voice and other tricks. He left the stage and sang in front of it for his closing song and people were eating it up. I couldn't even begin to describe the sound of his music, but it's good and I was just glad that I was out and not watching Christina Aguilera on my tv.
Finally Rafter played. 9 people onstage and after midnight, and the crowd was really into the show, dancing and groovin. Yeah, Troy, I saw you shakin your white boy ass. Aside from them not playing Fuck The Sky, it was one of my favorite Rafter performances yet. Rafter kept pointing out that he was having fun and happy the crowd was having fun with him, which only accelerated the performance. It was a fun night but man, is it hard to go out on a Sunday night. I didn't get to sleep until 2 am. But I'll keep on going...
If anyone would like to join me at 6:30 for Rocco DeLuca downtown, I have space for 1 guest. Just email me before 5.
Landlord Jim's: Support the joint and get your drink on
As most of you know City College is buying the block via eminent domain. We have been hit hard with some licensing issues. Litagation has begun was we are unable to talk much about this.
Currently, our capacity has been cut in half. Additionally, until further notice there will be no more djs (live entertainment).
This is a bunch of bullshit from an enity which should support the community rather than exploit it.
We will have music using the ipods, etc.. Our bar will suffer along with our djs, and staff from these hits.
For the next four nights we will be offering $3 you call its all night long from 8pm-2am. Thank you for your continued support. As things improve I keep everyone informed.
Love....Sara xoxoxox
Currently, our capacity has been cut in half. Additionally, until further notice there will be no more djs (live entertainment).
This is a bunch of bullshit from an enity which should support the community rather than exploit it.
We will have music using the ipods, etc.. Our bar will suffer along with our djs, and staff from these hits.
For the next four nights we will be offering $3 you call its all night long from 8pm-2am. Thank you for your continued support. As things improve I keep everyone informed.
Love....Sara xoxoxox
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Things to Do: February 10-11
Saturday, February 10, 2007:
- a.m. Vibe @ The Liar's Club (Anniversary Party, band plays at 7)
- The Downs Family @ The Tower Bar
- The Sugar Daddys, The Infants, Action Andy and His Haunted Honky Tonkers @ Zombie Lounge
- The Soft.Lightes, Electrocute @ Beauty Bar
- The Fabulous Rudies, The Skank Agents, The Hi-Lites, Unknown Motive, Rice Rockit @ soma
- Fashion Whore @ San Diego Sports Club (Theme: The Seven Deadly Sins)
- AJ Croce, Dave Howard @ Lestat's
- NIcky D, The Whiskey Dicks, The Revents, Ugly Litter, In Perfect Agony, DC Yancey @ The Alibi
- Drag The River, Tim Barry @ The Casbah
- S'cool Girls Dance Party @ The Ken Club
- Monsters From Mars, The Mojo Spleens, Monsters of Pot, The Secret Samarai @ Scolari's
- Free! Ray At Night Museum Walk, etc. 6-10p. MC Flow is performing @ Kate Ross, 8pm.
- Free! Opening of urbancalm (an East Village Spa, 921 E Street). Attendees receive complimentary gift bags, champagne, 10% discount on gift certificates and skincare products. (psst...Dialed In Rosey LOVES massages) 6-10p
- Free! Ugandan Orphans Choir @ World Beat Center 7:30 pm
- Rich White Males, Tim Raldo and Filthy Fuks, The Lugers @ Chasers
Sunday, February 11, 2007:
- Corspe Show Creeps, The Strikers, The Formaldehydes @ The Zombie Lounge
- Dennis Borlek & MaREO Speedwagon @ The Liar's Club (Anniversary Party, Band at 3pm)
- Paleo, Seaside Crocodile (Robbie from Boyish Charms), Mira Cook @ Habitat (1008 21st Street, Free, 8pm, 21+ please)
- Rafter, The Castanets, Bedroom Walls, The Affair @ The Casbah
Recap, kinda: The Muslims, The Vultures, Grand Ole Party
The Tower Bar was the place to be last night, as the line of 30 people outside waiting to get in would demonstrate. $3 cover and a bar beyond capacity and still quick and friendly service by John, Dawn, Matt, and Mick behind the bar. I love that place. I will punch the next person who says "Oh, you mean Tower 22?" NO. THE Tower Bar. Get it right. As far as I'm concerned, Tower 22 doesn't even exist on my radar. There was an idiot chick at the W (for the Progressive Radio am 1360 party) who insisted that the W is owned by Will Smith and that Tower 22 is owned by Michael Jordan. People like her= why I don't go to Tower 22.
Anyway, the show was fun. I really felt for the first time in a while like I was out as a fan and not as a blogger. I took a couple pics but felt ridiculous snapping pictures of someone whose nose is a mere 18 inches from my own, so I stopped.
I have seen the Muslims already and the buzz around a band on only their 5th show is crazy. I thought it was the best performance I've seen yet.
The Vultures were on next and not really my thing. I thought the singer was pretty hilarious, yelling out "Can I get a new band?" and being very punk rock by being hilariously rude, but to me there was just not anything unique about their style.
I didn't think I was gonna stay for Grand Ole Party because I've seen them so many times and I kinda felt bad because Kristin said a lot of people outside were her coworkers, but when they started, the sound was so surprisingly good that I couldn't leave. Kirstin's voice was right on and the crowd was singing right along, which Troy noted is pretty cool for a band who've only given out a 3 song demo. Hey major label reps...where were you last night? San Diego was bringing it last night and you were trying to find the next big thing where? Brooklyn?
Anyway, I still haven't had a chance to upload pics because I don't have the USB cable, but they'll come soon enough. I'm off to the Liar's Club to see a.m. vibe. The vocalist is getting some pretty intense surgery so they could be taking a long break. Fuego melt, here I come...
love you all, my pretties...
Anyway, the show was fun. I really felt for the first time in a while like I was out as a fan and not as a blogger. I took a couple pics but felt ridiculous snapping pictures of someone whose nose is a mere 18 inches from my own, so I stopped.
I have seen the Muslims already and the buzz around a band on only their 5th show is crazy. I thought it was the best performance I've seen yet.
The Vultures were on next and not really my thing. I thought the singer was pretty hilarious, yelling out "Can I get a new band?" and being very punk rock by being hilariously rude, but to me there was just not anything unique about their style.
I didn't think I was gonna stay for Grand Ole Party because I've seen them so many times and I kinda felt bad because Kristin said a lot of people outside were her coworkers, but when they started, the sound was so surprisingly good that I couldn't leave. Kirstin's voice was right on and the crowd was singing right along, which Troy noted is pretty cool for a band who've only given out a 3 song demo. Hey major label reps...where were you last night? San Diego was bringing it last night and you were trying to find the next big thing where? Brooklyn?
Anyway, I still haven't had a chance to upload pics because I don't have the USB cable, but they'll come soon enough. I'm off to the Liar's Club to see a.m. vibe. The vocalist is getting some pretty intense surgery so they could be taking a long break. Fuego melt, here I come...
love you all, my pretties...
Friday, February 09, 2007
Things To Do: February 9, 2007
Friday, February 9, 2007:
- Grand Ole Party, The Vultures, The Muslims @ The Tower Bar
- Firethorn @ Scolari's (If your band can play a last minute show, let me know.)
- Maná @ iPayOne Center
- Lexicon, MC Flow, Addiquit @ San Diego Sports Club
- Juan Peso, Sapien, John Compton @ 101 Artists Colony 7pm (90 N Coast Hwy)
- True Crime Authors, Reed, Moxie @ Ken Club
- Diablo Dimes, The Silent Comedy @ Beauty Bar
- The Atoms @ The Liars Club (Anniversary Weekend, band plays at 7pm)
- Bob Weir @ House of Blues
- Club 33 @ Whistle Stop
- Superunloader, Radio Memphis @ O'Connell's
- Battalion of Saints, Duane Peters, Gunfight @ Casbah
Newsy Tidbits, kinda
Anna Nicole died yesterday. Her mother suspects it was drugs. Very insightful. If you watch Insider, you would know Anna hated her mom. I wish I didn't know, but her "career" was a trainwreck that you just couldn't look away from. Hopefully her daughter grows up in a safe and sane environment and ends a legacy of lunacy.
*****
Yesterday I followed my impulse and made an order on Insound and it has already shipped. How's that for service? I'm just not into digital downloads, you know? I want the physical case, art, etc., and I love getting something cool in the mail every once in a while. Next week I look forward to receiving cds from Youth Group, Sun Kil Moon (a reissue with bonus disc), Peter, Bjorn And John, Sondre Lerche, Bloc Party, and Beirut. I also finally bought some Ear Love earplugs. All of that and I got 10% off and free shipping (on all orders over $30, when the products shipped are from the annex). Click the Insound button on the right of this site and use coupon code "SXSW_Insound".
*****
Gimme your money!
Seriously.
Today the movie Norbitt comes out in theatres. Or is it the Klumps. Or is it some other fat person parody with Eddie Murphy playing some awful caricature in a fatsuit? This movie is not only annoying based on the previews, but it actually really pisses me off.
So really, if you're lame enough to spend $10 on this piece of shit movie this weekend, then you can be talked into anything.
So I'll tell you again, gimme your money.
*****
Not much else in local news. MySpace bulletins have been down since Wednesday night and it's really starting to piss me off. Anyone who wants to promote anything is stressing big time right now.
*****
Here's my boy Rocky Votolato from Fox Rox, now on You Tube. I'm gonna push this show like I'm his label rep because that's how much I like his music. April 15 @ The Casbah, and he's finally headlining, so none of that 20 minute set shit that he was allotted with Murder By Death.
*****
Yesterday I followed my impulse and made an order on Insound and it has already shipped. How's that for service? I'm just not into digital downloads, you know? I want the physical case, art, etc., and I love getting something cool in the mail every once in a while. Next week I look forward to receiving cds from Youth Group, Sun Kil Moon (a reissue with bonus disc), Peter, Bjorn And John, Sondre Lerche, Bloc Party, and Beirut. I also finally bought some Ear Love earplugs. All of that and I got 10% off and free shipping (on all orders over $30, when the products shipped are from the annex). Click the Insound button on the right of this site and use coupon code "SXSW_Insound".
*****
Gimme your money!
Seriously.
Today the movie Norbitt comes out in theatres. Or is it the Klumps. Or is it some other fat person parody with Eddie Murphy playing some awful caricature in a fatsuit? This movie is not only annoying based on the previews, but it actually really pisses me off.
So really, if you're lame enough to spend $10 on this piece of shit movie this weekend, then you can be talked into anything.
So I'll tell you again, gimme your money.
*****
Not much else in local news. MySpace bulletins have been down since Wednesday night and it's really starting to piss me off. Anyone who wants to promote anything is stressing big time right now.
*****
Here's my boy Rocky Votolato from Fox Rox, now on You Tube. I'm gonna push this show like I'm his label rep because that's how much I like his music. April 15 @ The Casbah, and he's finally headlining, so none of that 20 minute set shit that he was allotted with Murder By Death.
Thursday Recap: The Roman Spring, Swim Party, Republic of Letters @ The Casbah
Clearly you were too distraught over Anna Nicole's passing to muster the energy to get out last night because the attendance at the Casbah last night was a bit disappointing. Granted, there were plenty of other worthy shows last night, like Fifty on Their Heels at Beauty Bar or The Burning of Rome at Static Lounge and A Vision of the Dying World at the Ken Club, but my choice was clear from the day the show was booked.
I missed Dee Ray, so no review there. And not to be lame, but I've seen and talked about The Roman Spring and Republic of Letters so much it would be pretty redundant for me to elaborate any more than saying I like both bands. Andrea pointed out that The Roman Spring sounded very "Strokes-y" and I'd agree with the assessment. They probably should've turned down a little last night, but I had my handy earplugs so I was fine.
I missed Dee Ray, so no review there. And not to be lame, but I've seen and talked about The Roman Spring and Republic of Letters so much it would be pretty redundant for me to elaborate any more than saying I like both bands. Andrea pointed out that The Roman Spring sounded very "Strokes-y" and I'd agree with the assessment. They probably should've turned down a little last night, but I had my handy earplugs so I was fine.
I'm a fan of setlists, so here they are:
The Roman Spring
Republic of Letters had me singing along so I'm really looking forward to the advance copy of their release that I know they are going to get to me as soon as they read this post. I also know that at their next show they will reinstate my lifetime guest list spot that I was promised.
I do not really ever talk about Swim Party. That is mostly because in my recollection, I've only seen them live once or twice and it's definitely been a while, despite knowing Alex and Eric socially for a while now. I love Evervess, Eric's other project and I was so impressed with Swim Party last night. They sounded so good and clean and were quiet in a great way, and the other bands even noticed. They said it was because they usually practice in Alex's kitchen, so they have to be quiet.
Eric is a great vocalist and reminiscent at times of Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse. I don't want to embarass anyone, but if Sassy magazine was still around, I would say Swim Party would definitely show up on the Cute Band Alert. I am gonna get so much shit for writing that. They are playing again next week at the Whistle Stop in support of the Modlins CD release party. (The Ex-Friends are NOT on this bill, thanks Eric for the correction) I highly recommend checking them out and bring $15 of non-drinking cash. $10 for the cool Swim Party shirts and $5 for the EP which are each hand sewn, decorated, and numbered. Each one is unique.
On second thought, make that $30 non drinking cash, cuz you have to buy Modlins merch, too.
Here's the setlist from Swim Party:
I will post the photos later today.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Things To Do: February 8, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007:
- Republic of Letters, Swim Party, The Roman Spring, dee ray @ Casbah $7
- Fifty on Their Heels, DJ Paparazzi @ Beauty Bar $5
- Los Lobos (acoustic) @ UCSD Mandeville Auditorium
- Staring At the Sun, Vol 5 Release Party: Podunk Nowhere, The Grams, Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes, Marie Haddad @ Lestat's $5, Free copy of the CD
- A Scribe Amidst The Lions, Lhabia, The Valentine Fist (final show), Misc. Ailments Foundation @ The Static Lounge
- Truckee Brothers @ The Tower Bar
- The Burning of Rome, The Leperkhanz, Wayside Loop, Lexington @ 710 Beach Club
- The Followers, The Vision of a Dying World, The Vaginals, La Guerre Des Matines@ Ken Club
- Free Shit: Botox consulting party @ Firefly with comp. wine and apps. I went to the opening, and if you can tolerate plastic women, they had good food/drinks.
- Afro Omega @ Winston's
- Just Added: El Paso Hot Button, Peter Pann, Nautical Disaster @ Scolari's
Wednesday Night: Beauty Bar: The New Black
It's nice to see things picking up midweek in San Diego. There were so many good options last night: Kite Flying Society at House of Blues, The Burning of Rome at the Sports Club, and of course, Sparklehorse and Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. All good, but KFS I'll see next week, SDSC is the last place I wanna be, and the Belly Up show was $17 buckaroos. So naturally I opted for the $6 show at the Beauty Bar with Scissors for Lefty and The Colour's CD release.
Before that, I should mention, I hung out with three friends at the Ken Club until they realized that there was a new episode of Lost starting. Fortunately, Matt called and wanted to go somewhere so we headed to the BB together. I really wish I had responded to the guestlist postings earlier in the week. Lesson learned.
The bar was far less crowded than I expected. Scissors for Lefty was already performing. Immediately I thought they sounded like The Cloud Room who, in turn, are probably compared to New Order and Joy Division. The male singer did some vocal effect that is what I imagine a woman faking pleasure during coitus would sound like, I mean, if i ever faked. (mwahaha.)
It actually sounded cool in the first song, but he kept coming back to it and using it in every song which I thought was overkill. Still, while some of the crowd might have lost interest, most did not, especially the girl who was dancing like she learned her moves from an iPod commercial. At one point, the singer jumped off stage and sang to various girls in the crowd who were digging it for sure. I liked the use of the alternate mic, maybe from a cb radio?
All in all, I thought it was a good set, and if I'd realized the band was from out of town, I might've picked up a CD or two. Again, I have to give props for another band with great merch. Two styles of shirts, both very unique and not like regular merch you see every band around truck around with them.
The Colour came on after a short stage turnover. I thought their show last night was really good and I'm glad I saw them again. Sometimes what happens when I'm out now is that my friends know I'll be blogging about a show, so they tell me how crappy they think a band is or on the opposite token, how good they are. It's cool to hear other peoples opinions but when I start adopting other people's opinions is when I should just stop writing.
That said, the Colour is on Rethink/EMI, but were originally with Monarchy, and their style is very much in the same vein as Delta Spirit and Cold War Kids...Matt thought one of the guys from Delta Spirit was playing with them, but I'm not sure that was him. I say bring it...more bands need to have bells and maracas in their music. In fact, I'll be joining Vinyl Radio* as the official bell and maraca shaker. I might even throw in the requisite cowbell.
So the Colour played a full set and the Red Sparrow Crew apparently opened and the band kept giving them shout outs, and they were selling a mix tape at the merch table. The singer of The Colour looks a little cheesy at times, maybe too pretty, or maybe his cheeks are naturally that defined, but there's something that makes their slower ballads feel a little disingenuous. On the other hand, when they rock, they rock, and it was a nice way to spend a Wednesday night: good friend, good bands, good booze, close to home, and home by midnight.
See you all at the Casbah tonight.
*I forgot to write my disclaimer that I'm not really joining Vinyl Radio. You'll probably see it in CityBeat's Locals Only page next week anyway, but it isn't so. I was joking.
Before that, I should mention, I hung out with three friends at the Ken Club until they realized that there was a new episode of Lost starting. Fortunately, Matt called and wanted to go somewhere so we headed to the BB together. I really wish I had responded to the guestlist postings earlier in the week. Lesson learned.
The bar was far less crowded than I expected. Scissors for Lefty was already performing. Immediately I thought they sounded like The Cloud Room who, in turn, are probably compared to New Order and Joy Division. The male singer did some vocal effect that is what I imagine a woman faking pleasure during coitus would sound like, I mean, if i ever faked. (mwahaha.)
It actually sounded cool in the first song, but he kept coming back to it and using it in every song which I thought was overkill. Still, while some of the crowd might have lost interest, most did not, especially the girl who was dancing like she learned her moves from an iPod commercial. At one point, the singer jumped off stage and sang to various girls in the crowd who were digging it for sure. I liked the use of the alternate mic, maybe from a cb radio?
All in all, I thought it was a good set, and if I'd realized the band was from out of town, I might've picked up a CD or two. Again, I have to give props for another band with great merch. Two styles of shirts, both very unique and not like regular merch you see every band around truck around with them.
The Colour came on after a short stage turnover. I thought their show last night was really good and I'm glad I saw them again. Sometimes what happens when I'm out now is that my friends know I'll be blogging about a show, so they tell me how crappy they think a band is or on the opposite token, how good they are. It's cool to hear other peoples opinions but when I start adopting other people's opinions is when I should just stop writing.
That said, the Colour is on Rethink/EMI, but were originally with Monarchy, and their style is very much in the same vein as Delta Spirit and Cold War Kids...Matt thought one of the guys from Delta Spirit was playing with them, but I'm not sure that was him. I say bring it...more bands need to have bells and maracas in their music. In fact, I'll be joining Vinyl Radio* as the official bell and maraca shaker. I might even throw in the requisite cowbell.
So the Colour played a full set and the Red Sparrow Crew apparently opened and the band kept giving them shout outs, and they were selling a mix tape at the merch table. The singer of The Colour looks a little cheesy at times, maybe too pretty, or maybe his cheeks are naturally that defined, but there's something that makes their slower ballads feel a little disingenuous. On the other hand, when they rock, they rock, and it was a nice way to spend a Wednesday night: good friend, good bands, good booze, close to home, and home by midnight.
See you all at the Casbah tonight.
*I forgot to write my disclaimer that I'm not really joining Vinyl Radio. You'll probably see it in CityBeat's Locals Only page next week anyway, but it isn't so. I was joking.
Newsy Tidbits: Tailgunner, SXSW, Greg Laswell, MySpace Case, Vanja James,
I don't have much news this week.
Tailgunner has gone on an indefinite hiatus. Ok, they're pretty much over. You can read the band's MySpace blog here.
*****
MySpace Case: A middle school teacher is under investigation by his school District after a parent complained about his MySpace profile. Keep them profiles private, people! You can read about the case here.
*****
Local musician Vanja James has permanently relocated to Northern California because she "wasn't finding what (she) was looking for in San Diego."
*****
Everyone in indie blogger nation has a boner over the SXSW band listings which you can find here. No major surprises from San Diego: AJ Croce, Rob Crow, Earthless, Steve Poltz, Rafter & Friends, The Softlightes, and Weatherbox. Who is Weatherbox?? Several other bands will be playing in the area that aren't a part of the official festival, including Republic of Letters among others.
*****
Congratulations to Greg Laswell, again. Indie 103 is now playing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
*****
That's all I've got today. Beauty Bar Recap and Things to do coming up, stay posted.
Tailgunner has gone on an indefinite hiatus. Ok, they're pretty much over. You can read the band's MySpace blog here.
*****
MySpace Case: A middle school teacher is under investigation by his school District after a parent complained about his MySpace profile. Keep them profiles private, people! You can read about the case here.
*****
Local musician Vanja James has permanently relocated to Northern California because she "wasn't finding what (she) was looking for in San Diego."
*****
Everyone in indie blogger nation has a boner over the SXSW band listings which you can find here. No major surprises from San Diego: AJ Croce, Rob Crow, Earthless, Steve Poltz, Rafter & Friends, The Softlightes, and Weatherbox. Who is Weatherbox?? Several other bands will be playing in the area that aren't a part of the official festival, including Republic of Letters among others.
*****
Congratulations to Greg Laswell, again. Indie 103 is now playing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
*****
That's all I've got today. Beauty Bar Recap and Things to do coming up, stay posted.
Who do you love?
It's funny how since I've started this little bloggy thingy, people ask me what I'm listening to, as if my opinion matters. They ask what local bands are on my radar, and what I like in general. I sit at a desk all day and the reality is that I can literally sit at my desk all day without exchanging any conversation with anyone in the office, so I like listening to streaming radio for stimulation. I like the radio banter on Indie. I like listening to the DJs get buzzed on Wino Wednesdays, I like how Jonesy just rambles whatever the hell he wants, and I like the sports reports from Timothy Oliphant (of the HBO series Deadwood) and news from Liz Warner. All this and the MySpace music I listen to or the Insound music player, and I don't listen to a whole bunch of CDs. And after work, I'm too busy going out to shows, you know?
On the occasion that I do pop in a CD, here's what I've been listening to (new and old stuff):
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Some Loud Thunder: If Satan Said Dance, I better listen, right?
Gomez- How We Operate: This was one of my favorite albums last year and I'm listening to it a lot as I try to decide whether I want to see Cold War Kids at the Casbah, or sell my ticket and buy one for Gomez and Ben Kweller on the same night at the House of Blues. Gomez are coming from across the pond, CWK are just coming down from LA, but it might be the last chance to see them in a small venue. Also, seeing Gomez last year on a harbor cruise for a KPRI Private Listener Show was amazing but the live show (as pretty much all shows at the House of Blues) left something to be desired. This brings me to
Cold War Kids- Robbers and Cowards, Up In Rags (ep), With Our Wallets Full (ep): I love these guys and notice more and more bands (especially Monarchy bands) emulating their distinct onstage style.
The Long Winters- Putting the Days To Bed: A great show last year at the Casbah, but with the poor attendance, I can't blame them for skipping San Diego on the upcoming tour dates.
Rocky Votolato- Makers, Suicide Medicine: Rocky is hands down my favorite singer/songwriter and is playing at the Casbah on April 15. I hope that he's got some new material and hope he gets a good crowd because Barsuk seems to be more focused on their other artists these days (Menomena, Jesse Sykes, et al.)
Piers Faccini- Tearing Sky: Good gray day music. It will get heavy rotation if it does in fact rain this weekend as predicted by our meteorolgical "experts" of San Dieo news.
The Brian Jacket Letdown- Piratas: Last year when South played at the Casbah, I met Thomas, who was playing keyboards for the band on tour. The Brian Jacket Letdown is his fulltime band and they are planning on recording an album starting in April. Piratas is only a 2 song CD, but I like it a lot and the band is getting buzz in England because of a recent television appearance.
I also listen to local stuff and of course have been taking in the new Vinyl Radio, "A Better Time Coming" and listening to A Week's Worth and The Burning of Rome and still spinning Kite Flying Society's "Where Is The Glow?". I have been meaning to review some stuff, like Anna Troy "Ain't No Man" and Starcrossed "Waves" but haven't had the chance.
Since my local music collection is relatively sparse, mostly I catch my local fix live, which is why tonight's Casbah show should not be missed: The Roman Spring, Republic of Letters and Swim Party. Also some of the bands I love to see live include Old Man Hands, Matt Curreri and the Ex-Friends, Plural (did they break up?), Rafter, Bunky, among many, many others.
So there it is. Thinking about all of this, I think I need to go spend some money on Insound.
On the occasion that I do pop in a CD, here's what I've been listening to (new and old stuff):
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Some Loud Thunder: If Satan Said Dance, I better listen, right?
Gomez- How We Operate: This was one of my favorite albums last year and I'm listening to it a lot as I try to decide whether I want to see Cold War Kids at the Casbah, or sell my ticket and buy one for Gomez and Ben Kweller on the same night at the House of Blues. Gomez are coming from across the pond, CWK are just coming down from LA, but it might be the last chance to see them in a small venue. Also, seeing Gomez last year on a harbor cruise for a KPRI Private Listener Show was amazing but the live show (as pretty much all shows at the House of Blues) left something to be desired. This brings me to
Cold War Kids- Robbers and Cowards, Up In Rags (ep), With Our Wallets Full (ep): I love these guys and notice more and more bands (especially Monarchy bands) emulating their distinct onstage style.
The Long Winters- Putting the Days To Bed: A great show last year at the Casbah, but with the poor attendance, I can't blame them for skipping San Diego on the upcoming tour dates.
Rocky Votolato- Makers, Suicide Medicine: Rocky is hands down my favorite singer/songwriter and is playing at the Casbah on April 15. I hope that he's got some new material and hope he gets a good crowd because Barsuk seems to be more focused on their other artists these days (Menomena, Jesse Sykes, et al.)
Piers Faccini- Tearing Sky: Good gray day music. It will get heavy rotation if it does in fact rain this weekend as predicted by our meteorolgical "experts" of San Dieo news.
The Brian Jacket Letdown- Piratas: Last year when South played at the Casbah, I met Thomas, who was playing keyboards for the band on tour. The Brian Jacket Letdown is his fulltime band and they are planning on recording an album starting in April. Piratas is only a 2 song CD, but I like it a lot and the band is getting buzz in England because of a recent television appearance.
I also listen to local stuff and of course have been taking in the new Vinyl Radio, "A Better Time Coming" and listening to A Week's Worth and The Burning of Rome and still spinning Kite Flying Society's "Where Is The Glow?". I have been meaning to review some stuff, like Anna Troy "Ain't No Man" and Starcrossed "Waves" but haven't had the chance.
Since my local music collection is relatively sparse, mostly I catch my local fix live, which is why tonight's Casbah show should not be missed: The Roman Spring, Republic of Letters and Swim Party. Also some of the bands I love to see live include Old Man Hands, Matt Curreri and the Ex-Friends, Plural (did they break up?), Rafter, Bunky, among many, many others.
So there it is. Thinking about all of this, I think I need to go spend some money on Insound.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Kite Flying Society at the House of Blues Sidestage
I don't like to start talking about next week until at least this week is over, however since people make plans early for Valentine's Day, I thought I would share some news with you.
Tonight marks the first night of Kite Flying Society's House of Blues Sidestage residency. Check out the nights:
2/7
Kite Flying Society
2/14
Kite Flying Society
Grand Ole Party
2/21 (ALL AGES!)
Kite Flying Society
Oh No! Oh My!
2/28 (ALL AGES!)
Kite Flying Society
Princeton
Tonight marks the first night of Kite Flying Society's House of Blues Sidestage residency. Check out the nights:
2/7
Kite Flying Society
2/14
Kite Flying Society
Grand Ole Party
2/21 (ALL AGES!)
Kite Flying Society
Oh No! Oh My!
2/28 (ALL AGES!)
Kite Flying Society
Princeton
FM 94/9 Insiders DJs
I haven't been listening to the selections of the djs, or even looking over them, but the current dj, Mike M, is on his 11th hour. So far, they have called 34 names and only 11 people have called in. Not a single girl who has been called has called in. All I'm saying is if you guys hear my name, you better hunt me down and find me. $1100?? Maybe 94/9 should've sent out the rules of the non-contest contest before asking people to register to be hired dj's. That was pretty misleading, if you ask me. I sit on my fat ass at a computer all day, but not everyone else does (which is why midday ratings always suck for all stations across the board), so had people known the rules, maybe they would've thought a little harder before signing up. I thought(hoped) it would be more of a focus group type thing. Whatever, at least Mike played Band of Horses.
OzzFest is now Free!!
GROUNDBREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT
PULLS PLUG ON TICKET PRICES
"This will change everybody’s impression of the way touring in the summer in America should be."--Sharon Osbourne
Imagine a day of wall-to-wall hard rock.
Imagine the world's greatest headliner sharing a bill with cutting edge new artists.
Imagine if this brass-knuckled beast was hellbent on coming to your town.
Imagine this earth-pounding event...FOR FREE.
2007 will forever mark the year OZZFEST spiked the concert industry's punch and gave every head-banging American kid a reason to strap on an air guitar with the historic announcement that tickets to the summer’s premiere touring concert festival won't cost fans a dime.
Testing one, two, three...
That's right, OZZY and SHARON OSBOURNE and tour producer LIVE NATION broke the news today at the Concert Industry Consortium in Los Angeles that their 12th annual hard rock spectacular--a 25-date extravaganza launching July 7 in Los Angeles--is pulling the plug on ticket prices and giving the power back to the fans calling this summer’s OZZFEST "FreeFest." The other OZZFEST cities as of now are San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Dallas, San Antonio, Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford, Charlotte, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Nashville. Note: a final confirmed list of cities and dates is forthcoming.
"For the last few years," says SHARON, "ticket prices have steadily climbed as artists demand more and more money for summer tours. We certainly want everybody to make money, however we also want the kids to be able to afford to come out and have an incredible experience. If we continued with the traditional touring festival model, we would have no choice but to raise ticket prices again this year."
For more, click here.
I say AWESOME.
PULLS PLUG ON TICKET PRICES
"This will change everybody’s impression of the way touring in the summer in America should be."--Sharon Osbourne
Imagine a day of wall-to-wall hard rock.
Imagine the world's greatest headliner sharing a bill with cutting edge new artists.
Imagine if this brass-knuckled beast was hellbent on coming to your town.
Imagine this earth-pounding event...FOR FREE.
2007 will forever mark the year OZZFEST spiked the concert industry's punch and gave every head-banging American kid a reason to strap on an air guitar with the historic announcement that tickets to the summer’s premiere touring concert festival won't cost fans a dime.
Testing one, two, three...
That's right, OZZY and SHARON OSBOURNE and tour producer LIVE NATION broke the news today at the Concert Industry Consortium in Los Angeles that their 12th annual hard rock spectacular--a 25-date extravaganza launching July 7 in Los Angeles--is pulling the plug on ticket prices and giving the power back to the fans calling this summer’s OZZFEST "FreeFest." The other OZZFEST cities as of now are San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Dallas, San Antonio, Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford, Charlotte, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Nashville. Note: a final confirmed list of cities and dates is forthcoming.
"For the last few years," says SHARON, "ticket prices have steadily climbed as artists demand more and more money for summer tours. We certainly want everybody to make money, however we also want the kids to be able to afford to come out and have an incredible experience. If we continued with the traditional touring festival model, we would have no choice but to raise ticket prices again this year."
For more, click here.
I say AWESOME.
Things To Do: February 7, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
- The Colour (CD Release), Scissors for Lefty @ The Beauty Bar
- Julieta Venegas @ House Of Blues (21+)
- The Burning of Rome, Fkenal @ San Diego Sports Club for Pussy Galore
- Sparklehorse, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter @ Belly Up
- Kite Flying Society @ House of Blues (sidestage)
- Only Crime, The New Mexican Disaster Squad, Run Barbara Run @ Zombie Lounge
- Jucifer, Sirhan Sirhan, 400 Blows @ Casbah
- The Blackout Party, Lindsey Cook, Ryan Howell @ Lestat's
- Evervess, The Lost, Silver Griffin, Sink to See @ Jumping Turtle
- Matt Jones, Ryan Holly, Jamie Robb @ Lestat's
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Anti-Monday League Recap: Stellastarr* & Monsters Are Waiting
I was at home all day yesterday with an earache and no decent computer access, but thank goodness, or I might’ve missed the live hearing of Lisa Nowak, the astronaut who allegedly planned on kidnapping a fellow astronaut over a dude. I love the psychologists analyzing her as if something snapped. In my opinion, women are raised to hate one another. Think “Mean Girls”. It’s not even that the guy is worth it, just a mentality of “if I can’t have him, that bitch ain’t getting him.” I’m not defending her, I’m just saying people shouldn’t be so surprised, astronaut or not.
That said, I’ll jump back a couple days to Monday night at the Casbah for Anti-Monday League. I arrived with Jason having just missed Minipop. I was really surprised to see how crowded the bar was for a Monday night, and at $12 at the door. I have no history or knowledge of Stellastarr* but Monsters Are Waiting are mentioned and played on Indie 103, so I wanted to check them out. (Total sidenote: Indie has a version of the Gnarls Barkley song “Crazy” performed by the Kooks that is phenomenal.)
So after hanging out with Jason and Brooke and Troy and Tim for a bit in the patio, finally Monsters Are Waiting started. If you are a fan of MayStar, you would love Monsters Are Waiting. This girls vocals were a bit too baby sweet whispers for me, but her backing band rocked, and either she couldn’t fake the baby thing through the whole set or she felt more comfortable with a stronger voice but it became less whispers and more straight up singing later. The band is a 4 piece: drums, bass, guitar, and vocalist with mini-keyboard for vocal effects. I had to go to the patio to listen but when I heard the bass line of “I wanna be adored” by The Stone Roses, I made my way back into the show. They should’ve ended on that song. Jason should’ve hit the guys yelling “Woo! Pixies!” *ahem*. They played a few more songs and I was tuned out. They lost me. People loved them. Indie loves them, saying they are “one of the best live bands in LA right now.” I just did not. The single on Indie is just as breathy, so I should’ve known that style is not for me.
That said, I’ll jump back a couple days to Monday night at the Casbah for Anti-Monday League. I arrived with Jason having just missed Minipop. I was really surprised to see how crowded the bar was for a Monday night, and at $12 at the door. I have no history or knowledge of Stellastarr* but Monsters Are Waiting are mentioned and played on Indie 103, so I wanted to check them out. (Total sidenote: Indie has a version of the Gnarls Barkley song “Crazy” performed by the Kooks that is phenomenal.)
So after hanging out with Jason and Brooke and Troy and Tim for a bit in the patio, finally Monsters Are Waiting started. If you are a fan of MayStar, you would love Monsters Are Waiting. This girls vocals were a bit too baby sweet whispers for me, but her backing band rocked, and either she couldn’t fake the baby thing through the whole set or she felt more comfortable with a stronger voice but it became less whispers and more straight up singing later. The band is a 4 piece: drums, bass, guitar, and vocalist with mini-keyboard for vocal effects. I had to go to the patio to listen but when I heard the bass line of “I wanna be adored” by The Stone Roses, I made my way back into the show. They should’ve ended on that song. Jason should’ve hit the guys yelling “Woo! Pixies!” *ahem*. They played a few more songs and I was tuned out. They lost me. People loved them. Indie loves them, saying they are “one of the best live bands in LA right now.” I just did not. The single on Indie is just as breathy, so I should’ve known that style is not for me.
Stellastarr* played after and I am still kinda surprised by how long their set was. Certain bloggers complain about complacent Casbah crowds and while I’ve never had a problem with it, I know that if this show was at the Beauty Bar, everyone would’ve been dancing. This crowd is probably too cool to admit liking the Killers or Bravery, and in fact, would probably object to the comparison, but Stellastar’s roots are tightly planted in the 1980’s new wave rock arena, as are those other bands, that just jumped on the wave later and got all the credit for it.
I thought they were fun to watch and I liked their sound, but alas, it was a packed house and so I found the smoking patio to be a more comfortable place to enjoy the show. The crowd diminished little by little but there were still a lot of people emptying out after the show finally ended around 1 a.m. I really need to look into sleeping pills because no matter how tired, it is hard as hell to fall asleep right after a raucous show. But eventually I did.
I was hoping to have a review of Julieta Venegas, but between my earache, my sister’s pregnancy sickness, and poor communication with my friend who was hooking up the tickets, I decided I could use a night in. I will post pictures from the evening later.
New Music
Lots of good new music out this week, and I've got a coupon for you if you click the Insound button on the right site of this site. Enter coupon code "SXSW_Insound" for 10% off your order, good until 3/16.
Beirut- Long Island
Bloc Party- A Weekend in The City
Bonnie Prince Billy- Lay And Love
The Colour- Between Earth and Sky
Sondre Lerche- Phantom Punch
Peter, Björn, and John- Writer's Block
Teddybears- Soft Machine
Beirut- Long Island
Bloc Party- A Weekend in The City
Bonnie Prince Billy- Lay And Love
The Colour- Between Earth and Sky
Sondre Lerche- Phantom Punch
Peter, Björn, and John- Writer's Block
Teddybears- Soft Machine
Monday, February 05, 2007
Things To Do: February 5-6, 2007
Monday, February 5, 2007:
- Stellastar, Monsters Are Waiting, Minipop @ Casbah
- Lady Dottie and The Diamonds @ The Tower
- Lana Rebel (of Juanita Family) @ Ken Club
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
- Julieta Venegas @ House of Blues (all ages)
- Miho Hatori @ The Casbah
- Shea Stratton @ Winston's
- The Blackout Party @ House Of Blues Sidestage
- Competitive Eating Competition @ The Tower Bar
- MC Lars, Suburban Legends, Patent Pending, The Skank Agents @ Jumping Turtle
See this MC Lars Video about Scientology:
FM 94/9 Insiders DJs: Judge for yourself
I'm glad to hear that people are getting a little more adventurous with their Insider DJ choices on FM 94/9, even if they're not what I would necessarily choose. I've been impressed, though, with choices like Menomena, Elliott Smith, Tom Waits. I will pretend that I didn't hear the dumb ass Red Hot Chili Peppers at 10. Anyway, if you'd like to follow along, you can see the Insider DJ selections here every hour. I'm still waiting to here my name. Any hour now.
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