you don't need to change; your future's with us

things i've been playing on repeat: tokyo police club, elephant shell & best coast, crazy for you. recently bought two door cinema club's (2DCC as i will call them) album, but i haven't had the chance to listen to it thoroughly. incidentally, both crazy for you and tourist history (2DCC) feature cats on the album covers. catty!

has anyone listened to TPC's new album, champ? it's on my "to-imminently-buy" list, but i haven't gotten around to making my purchase yet. saw them last week... or last last week, rather (b/c apparently i've completely lost my sense of time), with the shawn. so many fanboys (including several under-12 year olds-- forreal) and many a song punctuated by handclaps. the show was A LOT of fun, despite the fact that i really have only listened to one of their albums and despite the fact that when i saw they were going on at 11:15, i died a little inside (/is old). the quirky and always lovely freelance whales opened; and there were a ton of superfans of theirs in attendance as well. HUGE growth from their teeny (but sold-out) show @ the echo from awhile back.

not much to update in re: to life. looking forward to august 31st-- tons of new releases, including jenny and johnny's i'm having fun now (jenny lewis of rilo kiley & johnathan rice) and the graduate's only every time (which can be pre-ordered heresies). now, i would really like to go to sleep right now, and i will do so.

until next time, xo

breakneck speed

just (barely) caught up on over 24 hrs of tweets. never again. time to invest in a phone with internets, srsly. also, i am forgoing chatting with friends right now to bring you this Very Relevant Post, so please be appreciative of my efforts. sorry, IRL friends. after this, at the Very Late Hour of 10:10 PM, i will be asleep.

something corporate reunion show pre-sale happened today at 10:00 AM local time. i'm assuming that is all sold out, so your best bet will be regular on-sale at TBA. i owe e my firstborn child and every child thereafter for getting me tix to the following dates (complete listing here):
- the grove in anaheim 8/27
- club nokia 8/28
in other news, SOMEONE owes me his firstborn child for supporting his career. i'm not naming names, but...

aaaand via scenestar & the TPC newsletter, tokyo police club with be at the el rey theatre on 8/12. tix go on sale 5/20 (this thursday) at 10:00 AM on ticketmaster. TPC is heading out to tour with passion pit during the month of june, and then headline from the end of july to end of august with their labelmates freelance whales as openers. stellar lineup. i highly rec this show!

broken hearts tessellate tonight

thursday: day went according to plan.. spent too much money @ h&m but what can ya do... i needed those clothes, ok?
friday: eye appointment, work work work work, off to darker my love @ the echo with rob.
saturday & sunday: the dark night @ arclight + dinner w/ irene & then the movie again the following morning @ landmark. yayyyyyyyy pretty epic.

after hearing a ton about tokyo police club from my friends (but never getting around to checking them out-- i know, i'm lazy), i heard something on the radio that i immediately fell in love with... even though i couldn't quite figure out what the lyrics meant. i jot down the lyrics (does anyone else do this?), come home, google, voila... it's tokyo police club's song "tessellate" that i keep hearing.

upcoming TPC shows in socal:
Jul 24 2008 Hammer Museum
Sep 18 2008 Henry Fonda Theatre
Sep 19 2008 Glass House (Pomona)
Sep 20 2008 San Diego Street Scene