last night i went to this astrology lecture in SF. it was titled, "astrology and the art of healing". it was offered through the SF Astrology Society, a group that meets once a month at fort mason.
the content of the lecture was pretty interesting. it discussed astrology from the perspective of conception and gestation, and how all the planets were influencing your chart AND of course, your mother, thus making the period of gestation and the MOMENT of conception actually quite relevant, astrologically.
the dude's name was Tad Mann. he's written 20 books so far. you can check him out here.
wednesday night, i attended a "social media mixer" hosted by my web designer's company, hyperarts. seriously, if you need a PRO website, contact them. my website is pretty barren since i closed my biz, but you can still find it here, just for kicks.
back to the social media part, we were a group of professionals that decided we wanted to hear more about other professional's thoughts on the subject. there was a surgeon from UCSF that shared how having youtube video's on a website separate from the general UCSF website led to better relationships with patients. trippy! what else...hyperarts launched a brand new website, specific to the social media conversation. pretty cool!
lastly, i saw ben harper at the fillmore the other night. he was with his new group "relentless 7". i've never been one of the ben harper-heads, but i went to hang out with an old friend. the music was good. i watched myself trailing off during parts where other people were "finding god" and it reminded me how lucky we all are to like what we like. he did a cool cover of Queen's "under pressure", which of course at first sounded like "ice ice baby" at the beginning...admittedly, this was the song that struck me more than any of the night. it wasn't a new song, but i'd never heard it. struck me.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
feb recap
i've gotten really behind on this blog. i've seen some amazing music in the last couple months. at the same rate, there were some really mammoth shows that i didn't see, painstakingly enough. i'll do a quickie little recap, if not for my own little self-indulgence that i happen to share on the WWW. some "expected" great shows, some unexpected...
eagles of death metal, fillmore in early feb. didn't realized i would enjoy that one as much as i did. mingled with that camp thru a friend i met during the 2007 ryan adams/cardinals tour who was tour managing the EODM. they were a very sweet bunch of people, who have all known each other for years, and i felt grateful to be included for a night of their mayhem. major family vibe.
michael franti & ALO fox theater in oakland, during its opening weekend. that theater is poised to see some seriously epicly life-altering music, i reckon. believe it or not, i get kinda bored with michael franti lately. i feel ashamed of that, to a certain extent. but hey, i love SO much music that for me, it feels good to know what i like, at least. and its not that i don't like it. i dance, and my friends are there n stuff. it all just starts sounding the same to me at a certain point. whatevz really, i thought the part i caught of ALO was REALLY good. can't say enough about how good i think dan lebowitz (guitar for ALO) is. SICK!
the white thighs, connecticut yankee: valentine's day found me babysitting for my dear friends, then busting a move out to see my big light friends play w their original band the white thighs. it was a super silly fun time.
ALO & big light, the mystic in petaluma: my virgin run of the mystic. local faves both big light AND alo B R O U G H T I T. a stormy massively rainy drive up from the city north to petaluma brought a super fun night of music. GREAT way for me to see my first gig at that neato venue.
jackie greene band + phil lesh, bob weir, great american music hall (night one): i LOVE jackie's music. LOVE. this show was two sets of his original tunes, with an acoustic set by jackie/bobby/phil. um, HELL YES. the middle acoustic set on night one was a little rusty, but who cared? it was still REALLY good.
jackie greene band + phil lesh, bob weir, GAMH (night two): LOVED night 2 much better than night one. third set was KOOKOO! sorry, can't deal w the details right now, but that third set was FUN~ whew! couldn't mingle too much after cuz i had an ER-ER-EARLY flight the next morning to catch my last cardinals shows...
the cardinals plus ryan adams, new haven: LONG day for me, espesh having just ROCKED out at the jackie shows two nights prior, but this new haven show was good. the music was GREAT, but i was pooped from my travel day and ryan was kinda annoying me, prolly cuz i was tyty. nonetheless, GREAT music and i was happy to skip boston so i could be fresh for MONTCLAIR!
the cardinals plus ryan adams, wellmont theater: as it stands, this would turn out to be my "last" cardinals gig. it was a worthy show for me to bid farewell (for now) to my mighty friends who play that heavenly music. this show was just ON. had some of my SERIOUSLY best friends at the gig, and couldn't have asked for a better night of music/fun/mischief. just AWESOME. i can't even deal with putting the link to the show here cuz if i don't keep typing to get thru my recap, it will not happen.
again, this is all more for me than anyone, cuz i'm amused when i actually read some of this stuff back. i could try to put pix up n stuff along w it all but i don't have the energy. sorrs.
eagles of death metal, fillmore in early feb. didn't realized i would enjoy that one as much as i did. mingled with that camp thru a friend i met during the 2007 ryan adams/cardinals tour who was tour managing the EODM. they were a very sweet bunch of people, who have all known each other for years, and i felt grateful to be included for a night of their mayhem. major family vibe.
michael franti & ALO fox theater in oakland, during its opening weekend. that theater is poised to see some seriously epicly life-altering music, i reckon. believe it or not, i get kinda bored with michael franti lately. i feel ashamed of that, to a certain extent. but hey, i love SO much music that for me, it feels good to know what i like, at least. and its not that i don't like it. i dance, and my friends are there n stuff. it all just starts sounding the same to me at a certain point. whatevz really, i thought the part i caught of ALO was REALLY good. can't say enough about how good i think dan lebowitz (guitar for ALO) is. SICK!
the white thighs, connecticut yankee: valentine's day found me babysitting for my dear friends, then busting a move out to see my big light friends play w their original band the white thighs. it was a super silly fun time.
ALO & big light, the mystic in petaluma: my virgin run of the mystic. local faves both big light AND alo B R O U G H T I T. a stormy massively rainy drive up from the city north to petaluma brought a super fun night of music. GREAT way for me to see my first gig at that neato venue.
jackie greene band + phil lesh, bob weir, great american music hall (night one): i LOVE jackie's music. LOVE. this show was two sets of his original tunes, with an acoustic set by jackie/bobby/phil. um, HELL YES. the middle acoustic set on night one was a little rusty, but who cared? it was still REALLY good.
jackie greene band + phil lesh, bob weir, GAMH (night two): LOVED night 2 much better than night one. third set was KOOKOO! sorry, can't deal w the details right now, but that third set was FUN~ whew! couldn't mingle too much after cuz i had an ER-ER-EARLY flight the next morning to catch my last cardinals shows...
the cardinals plus ryan adams, new haven: LONG day for me, espesh having just ROCKED out at the jackie shows two nights prior, but this new haven show was good. the music was GREAT, but i was pooped from my travel day and ryan was kinda annoying me, prolly cuz i was tyty. nonetheless, GREAT music and i was happy to skip boston so i could be fresh for MONTCLAIR!
the cardinals plus ryan adams, wellmont theater: as it stands, this would turn out to be my "last" cardinals gig. it was a worthy show for me to bid farewell (for now) to my mighty friends who play that heavenly music. this show was just ON. had some of my SERIOUSLY best friends at the gig, and couldn't have asked for a better night of music/fun/mischief. just AWESOME. i can't even deal with putting the link to the show here cuz if i don't keep typing to get thru my recap, it will not happen.
again, this is all more for me than anyone, cuz i'm amused when i actually read some of this stuff back. i could try to put pix up n stuff along w it all but i don't have the energy. sorrs.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
SO FAR PAST SAD I'M CRAZY~~~>
that 8.23.08 fillmore ryan and the cardinals show finally surfaced!!! pretty exciting reliving this incredible night of music again. major gratitude especially to the r.a. camp for being so fucking cool about taping. major major thx*
here's a link to the torrent for that show.
to listen immediately, go here and stream it.
either way, exciting!!! also, here's a link to my review from back when the show happened.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
All I Ask...Don't Tell Anybody The Secrets...
it had been almost 10 years since i'd seen lucinda williams. right around the time car wheels on a gravel road came out (GREAT GREAT GREAT album~ go buy it, if you are slightly interested in lucinda).
it was just never really in my flow to catch her since that one night at the catalyst in santa cruz, nearly ten years ago...until this past monday at the fillmore.
she started the show with a delicate solo acoustic guitar song, "passionate kisses". it was adorable. and the words "delicate" and "adorable" don't normally go with "lucinda williams" but that night, it was just that.
i was surprised by so many songs off car wheels...so i was super happy! and the songs i didn't know were amazing as well.
another great surprise was watching chuck prophet SHRED on guitar for the encore. damn, he is NO JOKE> my first time seeing him play. i'd heard his name, but had never seen in him action. SERIOUS!!! super stoked i went to the show!!!
here's a link to her profile on the lost highway website
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
cardinals: heartmending @ the fillmore
its no secret, there really is no music more favorite to me than the cardinals & ryan adams. you people who personally know me or check in here often accept my unabashed subjectivity towards their music, and for that, i appreciate you (for other things, too, but i'll start with that)!!!
i knew the gig was gonna start around 10p or 10:30p, so when the house lights went down at 10:20p, for some reason, i was still not prepared for how i was going to feel when the cardinals started their set.
the opener, magnolia mountain started off really solid. they used the bridge from most of the 07 shows, which despite my not loving it, i was fine with hearing, as i was just sort of loosening up to the whole idea of a cardinals show taking place.
i was struck with the "it is what it is" feeling. i mean, i'm @ my hometown venue, i'm surrounded by many of my closest friends, i've got my favorite band playing...by the time Mag Mt. ended, i was READY.
the bartering lines>goodnight rose was gorgeous. let it ride was really pretty, esp in that room, with the chandeliers. i was personally happy with this tune selection because so many of my friends who were there are not necessarily hard core r.a./cards regulars (some DEF are), and the cards made those first few tunes very accessible and beautiful.
then comes the first new tune of the night. i'll need to hear this song again to truly comment, other than to say, it was nice to hear something debut.
the everybody knows was SMOKIN'. yes. SMOKIN'.
wonderwall: soft & tender, of course, and really moody. amazing to hear in that room.
why do they leave: amazing, per UJ. started with harmonica, so that's neat. cuz sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn't.
peaceful valley: this was rad. the intro was minus the meandering frolic that they played in 07. i always enjoyed that frolic, but they just got right to the nitty gritty with this PV. it was heavy right off the bat. like it used to be. so that was rad. towards the end jam I SWEAR i heard a trouble on wheels tease. did anyone else hear this? i was sure they were going into it. then they peeled off and went into...
beautiful sorta, which was fine. admittedly, i was a little disappointed for a SPLIT second (just cuz i LOVE trouble on wheels, which is rarely played & i SWEAR i heard a tease), though i do LOVE beautiful sorta and i was just absorbing the whole thing perfectly fine.
"i'm buzzing like a jar full of lightning bugs!!!" pretty much, yep. i was.
GO EASY: this is by far my favorite new song. maybe because i can use someone telling me that more often than not. and the sound of neal and ryan singing this together, "go easy...go easy on yourself", well, okay guys! thanks for the advice!!! it really is an "instant classic", hands down.
off broadway: was excited to hear this because a friend who is a new cardinals fan was there, and he REALLY loves this song. so i was especially stoked for him. not to mention, it just sounded great!
long ramble...ya know...most of the time the stories are pretty hilarious. this one was no exception. it had to do with ryan being @ a danzig show and how they had nuns dressed as strippers (but he didn't come right out and say "strippers" and it was cute how he was having a hard time spitting that word out) so yeah, ryan was going on & on about how only danzig could pull something like that off and that he didnt remember staying for the encore. or something.
cold roses: they RIPPED into this, esp after a fairly long break with no music during the danzig/stripper story & they really did shred this song. i give it an 8 (out of 10) as far as versions of cold roses i've seen, so that's pretty good. maybe even an 8.5. or really a 8.75. yeah. almost a 9. def decent. & just to give you a gauge, i'd give the cold roses from halloween an 11, as well as the one from seattle earlier this year (can't remember the date) an 11, as well.
shakedown on 9th: i was distracted looking for friends during this song, but it gave me a great soundtrack to track them down...
i see monsters: yum.
Set 1 (1:30)
~~~~~~
Maggie Mountain->
Bartering Lines->
Goodnite Rose
Let It Ride
*New Song "I Fix It"
Everybody Knows
Wonderwall
Why Do They Leave
Peaceful Valley->
Beautiful Sorta
*New Song "Go Easy"
Off Broadway
(Long Ramble About Danzig)
Cold Roses
Shakedown On 9th Street
I See Monsters
interestingly enough, just in reviewing this show, i'm sorta puckered out after the first set. it was def a long, AWESOME first set. i was in the poster room when i realized the second set had started, and of course, panicked. i'll list the second set here now, with the encore, then write how the songs went for me...
Set 2 (1:10)
~~~~~~
Rescue Blues
Dear John
Mockingbird
* New Song "Windowpane" ("Like Yesterday" is the name I've seen written)
Elizabeth
Pearls On A String
A Kiss Before I Go
Games
When The Stars Go Blue
Please Do Not Let Me Go
*New Song "Evergreen" (confirmed name as I've seen it written)
Two
Easy Plateau
rescue blues: great hearing the slyder (jon graboff) on the axe for this.
dear john: lovely & had a sicko neal solo.
mockingbird: omg. go easy is going to give mockingbird a run for its $$$ being my favorite tune, but i will ALWAYS always always love hearing this mantra of "Don't Give Up On Love". there was a new arrangement, as well, and it sounded THICK and ridiculous. esp for the first time hearing it. LOVE. nothing too diff or flashy, sorta subtly diff, but def diff. towards the end.
new track: can't really say, other than i did love all the new songs. some stuck with me more than others, i guess...there wasn't a new song that i was like, "Oooh, i don't like this..." but as always, there will be some that i like more than others and so far, i only know that i love GO EASY, evergreen, and cobwebs are fine. the other 2 are prob fine, too, i just can't remember them as well.
elizabeth: there was something interesting about this version...though i can't remember what it was! omg. it was either that there was no intro or no outro or something like that. silly me, it was a long show!!!
pearls on a string: a first-timer, whom i'd given easy tiger as a gift to, has a daughter named pearl, so i was excited they were playing this!
a kiss before i go: honestly, the fillmore was like a bliss bubble for me...i was just so happy to have that music in that room and to be there for it. cute!
games: i had wandered to the front left by now, and though this song is not normally a fave, i enjoyed the heck out of it @ the fillmore. "high & mellow, slow & steady..." ohh yeah...
when the stars go blue: pretty.
please do not let me go: at this point, the set had been super mellow for a bit, and was seeming to wind down, which was fine for me. again, pretty.
evergreen: i really love this new tune. good stuff.
two: loved this new version. a fave of one of my bestie's who was in town from the east coast, i was thrilled they were playing this.
easy plateau: what started as a fun romp, ended with a purging-style, hypnotic pleading ryan adams..."I want an easy plateau..." it was seriously so intense, not unlike the chicago HOB "What Sin" ending that happened in jan 07. it was almost a pain transfer, hearing him sing/scream this, but somehow, it falling on my ears with no judgment made me realize, that i too, want an easy plateau. sometimes exactly the way he was asking for it, even though it might not come out quite like that. thanks, ryan, for taking it to that level...it was almost shamanic. wild. i dunno. INTENSE.
Encore: (20 min)
Sweet Lil Gal
(Improv Song)
Nightbirds
*New Song "Catch Me" ("Cobwebs" is the name I've seen written)
sweet lil gal: amazing.
improv song: silly, something about asking the band to come back out.
nightbirds: i'll never forget this part of the show for as long as i live. i had a moment with a friend that ended in me on the ground, laughing so hard i could barely stand up. it was so weird, during this serious song...but i did enjoy it to pieces, and apparently, i really needed a good laugh.
cobwebs: "if i fall will you catch me?" ending with a new song~ bold move. good for them!!! what a long show...to go along with this long review!!!
oh yeah. i noticed right off the bat ryan has a new guitar. i don't know anything about guitars other than i'd never seen the one he had...and he used it often.
couple things to note: they used the backdrop from the summer/fall 07 tour, the starry night backdrop, which was GORGEOUS in the fillmore. the lights looked awesome, and there really was that float-y, twinkle in the air, bouncing off the chandeliers
as always, huge amts of gratitude to the cardinals & the cardinals crew, esp the fillmore, for hosting such a sweet night of music.
thanks to la cienega/katie for shootin' the vids*
setlist: courtesy of ryan adams archive
pixx courtesy of: To Be Young forum, (VIA Ryan Adams Archive)
i knew the gig was gonna start around 10p or 10:30p, so when the house lights went down at 10:20p, for some reason, i was still not prepared for how i was going to feel when the cardinals started their set.
the opener, magnolia mountain started off really solid. they used the bridge from most of the 07 shows, which despite my not loving it, i was fine with hearing, as i was just sort of loosening up to the whole idea of a cardinals show taking place.
i was struck with the "it is what it is" feeling. i mean, i'm @ my hometown venue, i'm surrounded by many of my closest friends, i've got my favorite band playing...by the time Mag Mt. ended, i was READY.
the bartering lines>goodnight rose was gorgeous. let it ride was really pretty, esp in that room, with the chandeliers. i was personally happy with this tune selection because so many of my friends who were there are not necessarily hard core r.a./cards regulars (some DEF are), and the cards made those first few tunes very accessible and beautiful.
then comes the first new tune of the night. i'll need to hear this song again to truly comment, other than to say, it was nice to hear something debut.
the everybody knows was SMOKIN'. yes. SMOKIN'.
wonderwall: soft & tender, of course, and really moody. amazing to hear in that room.
why do they leave: amazing, per UJ. started with harmonica, so that's neat. cuz sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn't.
peaceful valley: this was rad. the intro was minus the meandering frolic that they played in 07. i always enjoyed that frolic, but they just got right to the nitty gritty with this PV. it was heavy right off the bat. like it used to be. so that was rad. towards the end jam I SWEAR i heard a trouble on wheels tease. did anyone else hear this? i was sure they were going into it. then they peeled off and went into...
beautiful sorta, which was fine. admittedly, i was a little disappointed for a SPLIT second (just cuz i LOVE trouble on wheels, which is rarely played & i SWEAR i heard a tease), though i do LOVE beautiful sorta and i was just absorbing the whole thing perfectly fine.
"i'm buzzing like a jar full of lightning bugs!!!" pretty much, yep. i was.
GO EASY: this is by far my favorite new song. maybe because i can use someone telling me that more often than not. and the sound of neal and ryan singing this together, "go easy...go easy on yourself", well, okay guys! thanks for the advice!!! it really is an "instant classic", hands down.
off broadway: was excited to hear this because a friend who is a new cardinals fan was there, and he REALLY loves this song. so i was especially stoked for him. not to mention, it just sounded great!
long ramble...ya know...most of the time the stories are pretty hilarious. this one was no exception. it had to do with ryan being @ a danzig show and how they had nuns dressed as strippers (but he didn't come right out and say "strippers" and it was cute how he was having a hard time spitting that word out) so yeah, ryan was going on & on about how only danzig could pull something like that off and that he didnt remember staying for the encore. or something.
cold roses: they RIPPED into this, esp after a fairly long break with no music during the danzig/stripper story & they really did shred this song. i give it an 8 (out of 10) as far as versions of cold roses i've seen, so that's pretty good. maybe even an 8.5. or really a 8.75. yeah. almost a 9. def decent. & just to give you a gauge, i'd give the cold roses from halloween an 11, as well as the one from seattle earlier this year (can't remember the date) an 11, as well.
shakedown on 9th: i was distracted looking for friends during this song, but it gave me a great soundtrack to track them down...
i see monsters: yum.
Set 1 (1:30)~~~~~~
Maggie Mountain->
Bartering Lines->
Goodnite Rose
Let It Ride
*New Song "I Fix It"
Everybody Knows
Wonderwall
Why Do They Leave
Peaceful Valley->
Beautiful Sorta
*New Song "Go Easy"
Off Broadway
(Long Ramble About Danzig)
Cold Roses
Shakedown On 9th Street
I See Monsters
interestingly enough, just in reviewing this show, i'm sorta puckered out after the first set. it was def a long, AWESOME first set. i was in the poster room when i realized the second set had started, and of course, panicked. i'll list the second set here now, with the encore, then write how the songs went for me...
Set 2 (1:10)~~~~~~
Rescue Blues
Dear John
Mockingbird
* New Song "Windowpane" ("Like Yesterday" is the name I've seen written)
Elizabeth
Pearls On A String
A Kiss Before I Go
Games
When The Stars Go Blue
Please Do Not Let Me Go
*New Song "Evergreen" (confirmed name as I've seen it written)
Two
Easy Plateau
rescue blues: great hearing the slyder (jon graboff) on the axe for this.
dear john: lovely & had a sicko neal solo.
mockingbird: omg. go easy is going to give mockingbird a run for its $$$ being my favorite tune, but i will ALWAYS always always love hearing this mantra of "Don't Give Up On Love". there was a new arrangement, as well, and it sounded THICK and ridiculous. esp for the first time hearing it. LOVE. nothing too diff or flashy, sorta subtly diff, but def diff. towards the end.
new track: can't really say, other than i did love all the new songs. some stuck with me more than others, i guess...there wasn't a new song that i was like, "Oooh, i don't like this..." but as always, there will be some that i like more than others and so far, i only know that i love GO EASY, evergreen, and cobwebs are fine. the other 2 are prob fine, too, i just can't remember them as well.
elizabeth: there was something interesting about this version...though i can't remember what it was! omg. it was either that there was no intro or no outro or something like that. silly me, it was a long show!!!
pearls on a string: a first-timer, whom i'd given easy tiger as a gift to, has a daughter named pearl, so i was excited they were playing this!
a kiss before i go: honestly, the fillmore was like a bliss bubble for me...i was just so happy to have that music in that room and to be there for it. cute!
games: i had wandered to the front left by now, and though this song is not normally a fave, i enjoyed the heck out of it @ the fillmore. "high & mellow, slow & steady..." ohh yeah...
when the stars go blue: pretty.
please do not let me go: at this point, the set had been super mellow for a bit, and was seeming to wind down, which was fine for me. again, pretty.
evergreen: i really love this new tune. good stuff.
two: loved this new version. a fave of one of my bestie's who was in town from the east coast, i was thrilled they were playing this.
easy plateau: what started as a fun romp, ended with a purging-style, hypnotic pleading ryan adams..."I want an easy plateau..." it was seriously so intense, not unlike the chicago HOB "What Sin" ending that happened in jan 07. it was almost a pain transfer, hearing him sing/scream this, but somehow, it falling on my ears with no judgment made me realize, that i too, want an easy plateau. sometimes exactly the way he was asking for it, even though it might not come out quite like that. thanks, ryan, for taking it to that level...it was almost shamanic. wild. i dunno. INTENSE.
Encore: (20 min)
Sweet Lil Gal
(Improv Song)
Nightbirds
*New Song "Catch Me" ("Cobwebs" is the name I've seen written)
sweet lil gal: amazing.
improv song: silly, something about asking the band to come back out.
nightbirds: i'll never forget this part of the show for as long as i live. i had a moment with a friend that ended in me on the ground, laughing so hard i could barely stand up. it was so weird, during this serious song...but i did enjoy it to pieces, and apparently, i really needed a good laugh.
cobwebs: "if i fall will you catch me?" ending with a new song~ bold move. good for them!!! what a long show...to go along with this long review!!!
oh yeah. i noticed right off the bat ryan has a new guitar. i don't know anything about guitars other than i'd never seen the one he had...and he used it often.
couple things to note: they used the backdrop from the summer/fall 07 tour, the starry night backdrop, which was GORGEOUS in the fillmore. the lights looked awesome, and there really was that float-y, twinkle in the air, bouncing off the chandeliers
as always, huge amts of gratitude to the cardinals & the cardinals crew, esp the fillmore, for hosting such a sweet night of music.
thanks to la cienega/katie for shootin' the vids*
setlist: courtesy of ryan adams archive
pixx courtesy of: To Be Young forum, (VIA Ryan Adams Archive)
Friday, August 15, 2008
July recap
I snapped this pic on a street wandering in venice beach.
I feel I sorta ended up doing a poor job recapping my July on here. Really, it was just so FULL. Briefly, from where I left off...
July 12: Big Light and Surprise Me Mr. Davis @ cafe du nord. got there for the last song of Big Light cuz I had popped in at the independent for a little New Mastersounds, but the Big Light song I heard was really cute. It was Gillian Welch's "Wrecking Ball", which they learned I guess earlier that day, cuz they were in Santa Cruz, which is referenced in the song.
The SMMD portion of the show was ridic, per UJ. Can't say enough great things about their shows, and songs. Seriously. When their new album comes out, you will not be able to get me to shut up about them. Hey...smoke 'em if you got 'em...
July 13: Big Light and Surprise Me Mr. Davis...AGAIN!!! This was your quintessential hippie Sunday afternoon party. So awesome. Seriously.
July 16: The Police @ Concord Pavilion...missed Elvis Costello (I know, shame on me) but had to get my bearings. This show LARGELY exceeded my expectations in a big way. It was AWESOME. I was so pleasantly surprised!!! Had heard the 07 shows weren't that great, so figured this wouldn't be either. But it was!!! Had the pleasure of making Mr. Copeland's acquaintance and he was really, really groovy. Great human, great drummer.
July 18: Big Light and The Mother Hips in Redwood City...FUN. Really cool room, the Little Fox. Big Light sounded great, and I sound like a broken record but I don't care, The Mother Hips are A M A Z I N G.
July 19: Download Festival @ Shoreline Amphitheater~ saw lots of new music that I enjoyed: The Whigs, Cut Copy (whom I had remembered from Coachella), Mute Math...those were the stand outs for me. Each of whom were REALLY great.
July 21: N*E*R*D @ the Fillmore...my friend Matt Iarrobino was doing lights for them, and WOW! He was really good at it!!! I hadn't really clued into the music before the show, so didn't know what to expect, and was very stoked I was there. The crowd was PUMPED!!! On a Monday night!!! Great show.
July 31: Chuck Gonzalez & Stereo Glitter opened for Big Light @ 12 Galaxies~ per UJ, yeah, Big Light AGAIN. Whatever, they are our local band and I LOVE their songs.
And thank Goddess, that wraps up July. Don't make me pick a fave*
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Beyond Beyond Excited
I'm just completely beside myself that Ryan Adams & The Cardinals are coming to SF again. And at the Fillmore, no less, a second home of sorts for me. It was at that last R.A. Fillmore show that the deal got sealed for me, so it's just gonna be really full circle to see him there again, with this ridiculously talented line up.
So that's it really. I've been on such a rampage lately, that I don't even know where to begin. So I'll begin with what I'm just fully pumped to the maxx about: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals at the Fillmore. Gosh, I hope these next few weeks FLY by, which they no doubt will...
pic by Jay Blakesberg, Herbst Theater, right around a year ago.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Crystal River
hard to keep up with, but just got a link to this Mudcrutch tune, Crystal River
it was a highlight from that show i saw at the fillmore a couple weeks ago. the jam is really authentic and lovely.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
2 GREAT thursdays & a goodlooking wednesday
#1 of aforementioned GREAT thursdays: its already been almost 2 weeks since i saw jackie greene and friends at the fillmore. that was a fun show! per usual, i was reluctant to leave my house (just cuz sometimes its hard to motivate) but was sooo glad i did.
joined by barry sless for most of the show, jackie would also later be joined by nicki bluhm, phil lesh, and steve molitz, thus the "jackie and friends" reference. really solid performance. the show was capped by, what was for me the highlight of the show: a solo acoustic performance of sweet somewhere bound. super nice touch. also a nice touch is this fine jackie pic from our very own "sf notable", jay blakesberg.
second GREAT thursday: MUDCRUTCH at the fillmore. it was the second night of a sold-out double header of mudcrutch at the fillmore. again, reluctant to leave my house, i ended up there, and was completely filled with gratitude for having been coerced to get a ticket. i was impressed with every single person in the band, but particularly MIKE CAMPBELL...woah~ that guy plays the guitar eXACTly the way i like to hear it, with the "less is more" type of playing. i was seriously so pleasantly surprised by this show. anyone who can catch this gig, DO IT!
goodlooking wednesday: april 23, the verve play their first show in the U.S. in nearly 10 years at the warfield and i am coMPLETELY freaked out about seeing it...CANNOT wait for this. and it really better be great because i am skipping death cab for cutie at the fillmore AND the racounteurs at one of my favorite venues in SF, bimbo's. all of this is really just my way of catching up before i bust out of norcal to head down to coachella. WHAT A FREAKY MONTH OF MUSIC!!!!!!! so glad i got that frickin' cleanse out of the way ;)
gosh, if i can squeeze in seeing MGMT on thursday night before blasting off to coachella, i'll be soooo stoked. fingers crossed but i am not holding my breath.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
I Like What You Say
"they say you have to have somebody
they say you have to be someones'
they say if you're not lonely alone
boy there is something wrong" ~Nada Surf, I Like What You Say
in the last few weeks, i saw a SUPER nada surf show at the fillmore here in SF. seriously. second time seeing them, and second time OVERLY impressed by their energetic simple melodies.
i can't remember how to post an MP3, so this is much easier...not the best video, but i do like the lyric in this song that i posted at the top here.
its so weird. sometimes, i think, "Gosh, this is so cheesy," and then in the very next moment i think, "but I really like this!" strange...do you feel that way sometimes?
they say you have to be someones'
they say if you're not lonely alone
boy there is something wrong" ~Nada Surf, I Like What You Say
in the last few weeks, i saw a SUPER nada surf show at the fillmore here in SF. seriously. second time seeing them, and second time OVERLY impressed by their energetic simple melodies.
i can't remember how to post an MP3, so this is much easier...not the best video, but i do like the lyric in this song that i posted at the top here.
its so weird. sometimes, i think, "Gosh, this is so cheesy," and then in the very next moment i think, "but I really like this!" strange...do you feel that way sometimes?
Friday, February 29, 2008
built to spill, fillmore
i saw built to spill earlier in the week, at the fillmore (in SF). it was a really good show! i remember listening to them ten years earlier, then just kinda stopped, and never bothered to listen again. but the show was really really great, and what made it better was a new friend was traveling from honduras, and she and I had a blast.
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