Tuesday, August 28, 2007

vip, drinks on me

TONIGHT: OFFICE @ CINESPACE

Monday, August 27, 2007

did you get the memo?

mmkay so i'm back from a very long weekend - sd warped, wedding, then sleep aka avoiding homework.

i know i've been skimping in the photos dept lately, but i promise, i have a bunch. they will be up as soon as humanly possible. sd warped was lovely- great weather, so much fun to hang out with friends i hadn't seen in awhile! worked/hung out with the 11:11a.m. crew. i caught and shot the spill canvas, meg & dia (who were super cute and v.impressive), all time low (new fave fun band to shoot, tbh), bayside (where i got some of the lead singer's spit on my knee.. awkward), my american heart (FUN), and the rocket summer (first time seeing them LOVE LOVE LOVE). went onstage to watch envy on the coast, and also cute is what we aim for and watched my friends shaant.

this week is a lot of office stuff (as their album - a night at the ritz drops 9/25 via new line/scratchie):
- tuesday: 08/28 office @ cinespace. i know what you're thinking. tuesday nights at cinespace? if my myspace bulletin (aka sources) are correct, the misshapes will be there promoting their new book. and steve aoki. and jackson pollis. and cobrasnake. so basically a convergence of the hipster icons/elite. and free alcohol.
- wednesday: 08/29 (i'm being sneaky and i'll tell you later)
- thursday: 08/30 revenge of the sunset strip feat. office, let's go sailing, deadly syndrome. really stoked about this show and these bands.
- friday: 08/31 sleep.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

alone in a crowded room

happy two years.

school started this week.. that's where i've been! will have some more awesome emo posts soon. tomorrow, i'm photoing @ sd warped, and get to see a bunch of friends!! am still appallingly behind on photos.

today wasn't the best of days. worn out from the week... thank you to the girl in the red vw bug for cutting me off on fairfax today. you rule. NOT. i feel a bit overwhelmed (like my head might explode) but i'm just going to take e's advice and make my checklists. i will get things done.

some photos of the outline. will post full sets sometime.. in the future. i make no promises.
[the outline - the roxy - august 16, 2007]

Saturday, August 18, 2007

hhh

2006- i was definitely mildly obsessed with elevator, hot hot heat's previous album, after seeing the lead singer rock out super hard on a keyboard (at san diego street scene 2005?) without ripping his awesomely tight pants. no joke. i've seen them several times and so far-- no wardrobe malfunctions. (rob says "he's canadian." as if that explains everything). so finding out their album happiness LTD comes out sept. 11 was welcome news to my ears.

also please read jax's account of how/when hhh filmed their video for let me in @ the echoplex. that makes so much more sense now.. i was trying to figure out if they were trying to say the band members were all descending into some sort of 7th level hipster hell...

[hot hot heat - let me in vid]


tonight: metro station @ the alley in fullerton. would go to their la show on monday but i start classes that day!! still obsessed with kelsey. wooo reading. bye.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

i've been dying to say this to you

the sounds presale for their 9/17 show @ santa monica civic auditorium starts at 10am today.
p/w: 24hours
link here.

love.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

you won't be seventeen forever

omg happy music. check out metro station. their album drops sept. 18th but you can pre-order the album at the shows while they're on tour for $10 and they'll give you a limited edition EP with artwork by the band!

metro station is currently on tour... forever. mid-october they hit the road with mcs, mae, and anberlin. emo festttttt. fun fact: one of them is (allegedly) the half-brother of none other than miley cyrus.
[metro station - kelsey vid]

la la light the night

occasionally, i use my blogger powers for good rather than evil. here goes nothing:

Dear Readers & Friends,

I will be walking in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk at UCLA on Sunday, September 16th for the second year in a row. I am asking for your help in reaching my goal of raising $1000 this year. If you are interested in donating to help me reach my goal and make a difference, you can make a secure online donation at http://www.active.com/donate/ltnLosAn/2045_mshiokura. No amount is too big or too small!

WHY: As many of you may or may not know, Andrew McMahon, the lead singer of my favorite bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin, was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. On August 23rd, 2007, he will be celebrating the two-year anniversary of a stem cell transplant that saved his life. So it would really mean a lot to him and to me, if you all could support this worthy cause.

ALSO: This year, I will be leading several of the Southern California Jack’s Mannequin teams as TEAM CAPTAIN! I am hoping some of you would like to join my team(s). If you are interested in joining Team Jack’s Mannequin in the Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, or San Diego area, or have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly (leave me a comment with your email address) or check out http://www.lightthenight.org/. I promise it’ll be fun!

SPECIAL THANKS: Last but definitely not least, I would like to thank those of you who gave so generously last year. With your support, I raised over $500, which absolutely blew me away. THANK YOU!

Love, Mao

Saturday, August 11, 2007

let's take a walk on saturday

aka caturday!!
caturdayxx.jpg

[the graduate - lollapalooza day 3 - august 5, 2007]
^ clicking on link will take you to the full set.
FAVE MOST PHOTOGENIC MEMBER AWARD GOES TO...
MAX!

Friday, August 10, 2007

in a world full of vampires

PHOTO UPDATE. links will take you to full sets.
warped photos:
[we are the fury (goodnight) - warped tour pomona - june 29, 2007]
[paramore - warped tour ventura - june 30. 2007]
lolla photos:
a few randoms. [jack's mannequin - lollapalooza day 1 - august 3, 2007]

Thursday, August 09, 2007

i turn my camera on

[lollapalooza day 1]


[lollapalooza day 2]


day 1 recap:
we get in, catch soulive, they're great and extremely talented. scoot over to jack's and got a nasty tan line from waiting for an hr. cellular phone was debuted, a couple of sound problems but a fun set. got some food, listened to some of against me!, then met with christi @ silversun pickups. alas, it as too hot (sun in face- not cool) so we head over to watch some of blonde redhead, then to the the at&t blue room oasis. GLORIOUS. kind of freezing in there. meet up with the rest of the group for the black keys (AWESOME) and get up close for ben harper. not much of a ben harper fan but i'll say with my own two hands made me an instant convert.
weather: pretty hot. awkward tshirt tan. boo.

day 2 recap:
ryan shaw is fantastic, so much fun and great stage presence. no idea what we did until 3:30 when motion city soundtrack came on. started raining but the kids didn't care at all. total dance party, a couple of new songs.. love them. got yelled at by security dude who thought we were video-ing.. after telling him rather emphatically that we WEREN'T taking video (idiot..) he went away. ran over to regina to stake out a spot in front of the soundboard. met up with a few friends, had a religious experience (see: entry below).. hid out in the blue room again during YYYs and spoon. by then it was heavily sprinkling... got lucky with some ponchos that a radio station was giving out. sweeeet. stayed for about half of muse, then ditched out to get drinks @ benigan's which is fabulous and also on the way to the L train.
weather: warm, cloudy, pretty nice other than the rain.

day 3 recap:
we get in line about 10:45 to catch the graduate, who are one of the first bands to be playing. unfortch, due to whatever circumstances, doors don't open till 11:20 (doors should have been at 11:00, the grad went on at 11:15) DUMB so we sprint on over. missed a few songs but it was still a good time. crystal light but i wouldn't recommend it! ditched out mid-day to grab some lunch w/ "family" haha, had some proper deep dish chicago peetz @ gino's! soooo good. apparently we missed out on the hottest part of the day too, so that was handy. got back in time to hear kings of leon, met up with the crew for my morning jacket to stake out spots for pearl jam. the rest was.. a blur. my morning jacket was superfun, and then the wait began for pearl jam... but well worth it.
weather: really really warm. some sprinkling pre-pj but otherwise no rain.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your souls

okay, tons to update from lollapalooza weekend '07. however, i'm still backlogged from warped tour photos from june/july so i really should get started on those.

recap including two vidblogs.. and some photos from pearl jam (!) later. for now, i'm just going to say that seeing regina spektor was comparable to a religious experience. i literally almost cried during several songs because she was so amazing. hearing samson live basically made my life complete. i have no other words to describe how amazing it was to see just her and a piano up on the stage... apres moi was not one of my fave songs but since hearing it live.. it is now. sa;fhklshflkh fangirl aotp.

tonight i'm off to the troub to see 1990s, mezzanine owls, and robbers on high street! if that's not your thing, you can see fionn regan @ hotel cafe tonight. am listening to his cd right now and it's lovely.

also please check out the flyer for revenge of the sunset strip august 16th edition - the outline. (also note, office has been added to the august 30th show. yayayaya) hollaback.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

it was a plane ride from lax to o'hare

[animatronic animals lolz - hey there delilah]


this guy's comment sums it all up: "At very least I'd rather see this song being performed by an obese animatronic redneck bear than some kid with an acoustic guitar."

[animatronic animals lolz - london bridge]



LOLLAAAAA-- i'm ready for it.

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

this time we're not giving up

omg can hayley and i be besties. please.

[paramore - hallelujah - uk single/vid]


you can also check out the high quality version over on fbr+.