history books forgot about us

tuesday - amazing day for shows.

regina spektor @ the wiltern. sold outtttt. am totally ready to burst into tears of joy and run up to someone random.
the oohlas @ safari sam's. one of their last la shows for the year! am uber sad i am missing them :( :( :(
get back loretta @ bbkings on universal citywalk. these guys are so much fun to see live. go if you're ready to have a ridic happy time.
onerepublic @ hob anaheim. sold outttt. these dudes totally blew up right before my eyes... i remember the good ole days at molly malone's! now they work with timbaland. yea... not impressive at all.

there are probably a billion other amazing shows going on.. umm yea. busy week.

socal - how you can help

hi yall-
just got this email from the red cross. if you are able to, please donate blood asap. i've got my appointment set for saturday.
xoxox stay safe.
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Wildfires have caused the cancellation of Red Cross blood drives in Southern California resulting in the loss of nearly 200 units of blood. The American Red Cross asks eligible blood donors in Los Angeles and Orange Counties to make an appointment to donate blood by calling 1.800.GIVE.LIFE (1.800.448.3543). For Spanish, please call 1.866.POR.VIDA (1.866.767.8432).

Blood is needed for hospital patients throughout Southern California, including those who have suffered burns in the fires.

"The current wildfires have affected the collection of hundreds of units of blood," states Clifford Numark, Director of Donor Recruitment for American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region. "We need people to step forward to donate blood and help make sure we have an adequate supply of blood and blood products for the patients in our local hospitals, as well as for those who might be directly affected by the fires."

Any healthy person age 17 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds, and in good health may be able to donate blood.

To make an appointment to donate blood TODAY only please CALL us at 1.800.GIVE.LIFE (1.800.448.3543) or for Spanish, please call 1.866.POR.VIDA (1.866.767.8432).

To make an appointment to donate blood for tomorrow or the following days, please visit www.givelife.org and search for the blood drive location nearest you.

To make monetary donations or volunteer your time, please contact your local Red Cross chapter. You can find your local chapter by visiting www.redcross.org and entering your zip code at the top of the page. This website also provides additional information regarding the Southern California wildfires and what the Red Cross is doing to help.

Thank you!

hope comes from inside

the fires of '03-- i had almost forgotten about those. i didn't have any friends in SD back then... soco had cancelled a show and rescheduled it for december at soma.

i am doing the closest thing to praying an agnostic can do-- keeping you all in my thoughts, hopes, and heart. this is when i'm so thankful for technology, lj, the internet, sidekicks, etc. and its/their ability to keep us all connected in the most efficient way possible.

so far, i have heard that everyone appears to be safe, though a few of my acquaintances/friends have been evacuated. my classmate at school said her uncle in SD evacuated to one of the stadiums yesterday, her family is ready to leave their home at any moment. she watches the news (with the sound off, of course) in class to see where the fires are headed next.

apparently some idiot arsonist d.b. set the fires in irvine/oc. angers me to no end.

wherever you are (CA and non-CA), stay safe. xoxo

ahh, here is where irony was invented.

ollie oohla is superrrrcute.

[the oohlas love you - ollie and mark's commute to brickhouse]


more goodies here.

i've got platinum vision and a tinfoil touch

i haven't properly shot a show in nearly 2 months.

[jack's mannequin - orpheum theatre - october 16, 2007]

forever the sickest kid

i've been on break from life-- got sick over the weekend but now i'm back on the road to health. to celebrate, show tonight, check out oslo and controlling the famous:

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.

vip, drinks on me

TONIGHT: OFFICE @ CINESPACE

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.

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]

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.

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.