blue mondays

this coming monday (10/01): get back loretta @ knitting factory. guaranteed ridic fun. next (next?) monday (10/08): omgomg the oohlas! @ viper room. this show is TOTALLY free w/ rsvp... 21+, message your full name and # of guests coming with, to myspace.com/mondayscheckonetwo.

word on the street is that your head hit the ceiling

plz buy their new cd, bbs. it's SOLID.

i'm cutting back majorly on shows in october to:
1) focus more on school (uhhhhh so the logic goes);
2) work on all my backlogged photos;
3) save monies.. whatever that means.

i'll still be out & about... xoxo

ps. angie made me really excited about the REGINA show. asdlfk;dhflh check out her photos here!

you say you don't believe in science

there are a few shows in life where you can point out the exact moment where your life has been changed.

the tai, afs, trs, sherwood show would be one of those shows... it was a long moment. the rocket summer made me so happy, even more than at warped. two rounds of confetti. so much love. e and i danced like fools, but fortunately, i kept the footloose dance at a complete minimum aka didn't dance like that at all. good thing since.. well. that would've been another embarassing moment. it was enough looking idiotic in front of an ex-smashing pumpkins member.

armor for sleep reminded me of the soco days when they opened w/ straylight run & tai in vegas. good times. i recognized a lot of the old songs & ben wore a cardigan. they have a new album out in oct., which i might have to go get.

the academy is. i hadn't seen them headline since last march for truckstops and statelines. that was one insane weekend. it's been TOO long. will's voice was freaking AMAZING, and their live show has developed so much. i sang all the words and looked AWESOME LIKE I WAS 12. honestly, i didn't stop smiling for a second during their whole set. old faves, new faves. butch walker appearance. 40 steps = LOVE. awkward introduction to neighbors:
butcher: so, i have a lot of friends in la. *fiddles with drum kit for a minute*
william: so, butcher has a lot of friends in la.
butcher: oh sorry. we're going to play neighbors.
me: what?

also aside from the near-embarassing incident of dancing around like an idiot, caught up with some people. babydoll. twins. metal. i was mean... skeptics (and true believers). spotted: darren from the hush sound! (he's adorbs. fyi.)

so don't explain...
WHY?

off to street scene tomorrow morning. do i need to stay up all night to finish my reading? probs.

i don't see you changing your mind anytime soon

everyone, please watch treaty of paris, aka my bbs (well, technically e's bbs, but sometimes i kidnap them, throw them in the back of my van, and make them dance around with animals in the forest...???)... i digress. watch them do the newz at rehearsals.com.

the sounds show yesterday - super fun dance party!! hipster + warped = the sounds core audience. no crowd-surfing by maja, unfortch.

umm thurs i finally see TAI headline for the first time in a year and a half, thanks a lot, william beckett. TRS is opening, e finally gets to see him play, and i'm soooooo excited! i love regressing back to my 15 year old self.

i just need to make it through tomorrow... and not make any more dumb hearsay/not hearsay jokes.

life is so much better with lolcats

via icanhascheezburger.com.

where did all my money go

so i FINALLY got the chance to see treaty of paris, my new favorite band bbs. they're on tour soon with the spill canvas and meg&dia for a bit for some midwest and east coast dates. which brings me to the point-- they aren't playing LA for awhile. TRIPLE SAD FACE :( :( :( i told one of them that they basically ruined my life for doing that (sorry phil) after which i immediately felt guilty. oh well.

their album sweet dreams, sucker is out sept. 25 and they've got a pretty sweet pre-order deal going on here.

[treaty of paris - waking up the dead music vid]


umm so for all my jewish friends, shana tova! we have a long weekend off, thanks to the holiday. i'm hoping to catch up on sleep, sanity, and photos this weekend. last week, i realized i'd gone to see five shows:
- sun: ddl roundhouse @ club minx in glendale
- tues: treaty of paris @ knit fact
- wed: bikelock @ el cid
- fri: cartel (won tickets from losanjealous.com, an awesome LA blog), acted like i was 12 @ avalon
- sat: the deadly syndrome @ the echo
compounded with the fact that i probably saw 3-4 shows last last week: i'm tired. hot hot heat show last night-- SUPER FUN. it was awesome to see them so up close; i've never seen so many people happily dancing around at cinespace in my whole life.

you loved sunset strip when it sparkled

gahhh nostalgia.

hhh private show & afterparty

deets below if you can't read the flier (i mean, if you can, that's really amazing eyesight you've got there).

special performance from hot hot heat on september 11th:
stop by any of these LA Best Buy locations on Tuesday September 11th, buy the new hhh album "happiness ltd" and get your chance to see the hot hot heat private show at cinespace that night!

#109 West LA, #393 West Hollywood, #764 Sherman Oaks, #367 Westwood, #137 Burbank, #125 Pasadena, #119 Costa Mesa, #102 West Covina, #107 Torrance and #111 Westminister

basically: buy the new album. get a laminate (your pass into the show). laminates given out while supplies last. doors are at 8pm.

stuff you should know: cinespace is 18+ years old for the show and 21+ old for the "after-party" also at cinespace. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED policy. 1 laminate per person for entry. must have laminate to gain admission. once the venue is at capacity there will be no further admittance. this laminate does not guarantee admittance. ID will be required for admittance.

also-- you can stream the full cd on myspace before you get yrself a copy.

ummm super awesome. see you THERE.

let's go to the beach tonight, with a bottle of wine

yayyy i went on a boat ride today with friends in huntington beach. awesometothemax. houses on the pier rule.

i'll work on some updates (photos!) over the long weekend so hopefully that'll be cool.

this is late, but THE NEWZ, BIKELOCK EDITION ummm pretty much please watch the greatest thing ever.

office week was so much fun (cinespace, standard, then roxy).. tripwire has some photos from their show at the standard on wed posted here. they also have posted the mp3 of office's song the ritz so d/l it! large cups are deceptive. also note to self- stop doing the self-choreographed footloose dance and embarassing self in front of james iha? yea. i AM a moron.

office and the deadly syndrome are pretty much my new fave bands to see live. for tds, these fanboys had shirts on with an iron-on ghost design.. and also sticks with ghosts on them which they waved around during certain songs. i'm so glad i didn't have any health issues during tds cos their performance on thurs night was fantastic.. followed by office -- HEAVEN. shot those performances mostly in b&w so i'm aiming to get those done SOON.

xo stay safe this weekend, kiddos.