Me and the the lights guy are old friends...

Soulwax and 2 Many DJs last night at the Mezzanine. WOW. started off with a documentary about Radio Soulwax, a big combination of mixed interviews and snippets of music, which basically was just time for people to drink or do what they gotta do, get excited for the set, and then start dancing seconds after it ended. before the show started, morgan and i stepped outside and met Hugo the lights guy... imagine: i talked to someone who is travelling around the world with Soulwax. Tonight they're playing with Justice, Crystal Castles, Boyz Noize, etc. in l.a. He's living my dream! he's a roadie, i want to be a bandaid!

we managed to make it to the front for the show-- the FRONT. whoo hoo glamorous i could touch their feet.... however i had to FIGHT for my spot. i have a bruise on my stomach at the height of the stage rim, my foot is a bit sore from a girl purposely stomping on it to make me give up and move (i didn't honey, but nice try, i hope your friend liked the third row), and i had to prevent a boy from pulling all the equipment off the stage.

Let me focus on that for a second: now, i'm not a hero. i'm not a superstar. but i do take credit for making the show run smoothly. this boy was holding on to the cords hooked up to the keyboards and the light fixtures as if they were handles on the stage. he was swaying, bringing them down with him, all so he could be in the front. I was constantly pulling them back onto the stage and watching with fear at the spotlight at the center front of the stage... so Soulwax, thank me later.

similar to girl talk, when the brothers (David and Stephen Dewaele) were spinning as 2 Many DJ's, half the people were on stage. this was much easier to maneuver, and i ended up looking those sexy men straight in the eye for most of the set, me against them. the music was spectacular, definitely check them out, and if you ever see a blonde guy with long hair smoking a cigarette at their shows, it might be Hugo.

Upcoming Shows:

Yelle at Mezzanine 10.31 tonight!

Paul Van Dyk at Craneway Pavillion

"the next best thing."

i guess this is music related. Lil Wayne has experienced something some of us never will: holding his newborn son's left leg during birth. according to sfgate.com, here's the story:
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Rap superstar Lil Wayne delivered his own baby son last week.
The 26-year-old became a dad for the second time on October 22, when his unnamed girlfriend gave birth to Dwayne Michael Carter III.
And Wayne insisted on getting involved in the delivery room.


The "Lollipop" hitmaker, who also has an 8-year-old daughter Reginae with his ex-wife Antonia Johnson, tells Power 105.1, "I delivered him. I held the left leg the whole time. It was nasty, very nasty, but it was wonderful. He's the best thing to ever happen to me, next to my daughter."



i figured i'd post it so in a few years lil dwayne III would know he isn't the favored child. man, lil wayne was probably in the way of the doc the whole time, poor guy. just one lil hold on a lil leg of lil dwayne.

Can it be so?

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Tsunami Bomb, my favorite band from my high school days, decided to split ways a few years ago... i've since seen M (lead vocals, FEMALE, my inspiration) fronting her new gig The Action Design at BFD this summer and was impressed with the more catchy dance vibe, but there's nothing like a little "Take the Reigns" or "Russian Roulette" to intensify those 17-year-old punkish, angry thoughts....

high school memories aside, GOOD NEWS: it looks like they're playing one last show. Can it be so??? On January 17th, Tsunami Bomb will come together at their local stomping grounds, The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, as a benefit to their friend who recently fell ill.

My heart goes out to their poor friend, though i can't help feeling a bit tingly about seeing them one last time. When I covered "Take the Reigns" with my friends' band Del Mar back in 2004 at Southside Coffee Shop in Lompoc, CA, i wanted to be M so bad. (Johnny, if you're out there, i know you just wanted to marry her)

so to all of you who have rocked out to tsunami bomb, whether it was at warped tour, the troubadour, slims, or just in your car.... come see them with me! (lucia, no excuse. you're from petaluma. brittany, it will be claustrophobia friendly) now, if only we could get del mar to play again.........ohhhh matias. i can't believe i'm posting this.

Upcoming Shows:

Soulwax at Mezzanine 10.30 TONIGHT!

Yelle at Mezzanine 10.31 HALLOWEEN

Paul Van Dyk at Craneway Pavillion 11.1

Willow Willow at 330 Ritch 11.2

Diplo at Great American Music Hall 11.3

Kid Cudi and Smashing Pumpkins

"Classical music is not always work friendly" - thanks, Morgan.. i quote my friend and coworker while i try to tone out the dramatic strings and brass blaring from the office "music computer".... you're right morgan. i'd rather be listening to this.

Kid Cudi "Day n Night" Crookers remix.. now THAT is an office tune. plus, the standard twirling happy face and boombox high top that comes with any YouTube song without a video just seems to fit perfectly with the beat.... (someone should tell the guys at YouTube, or however that works)

Kid Cudi is one of Rolling Stone's Best New Indie Hip Hop in 2008 so far.... whenever i hear that remix on Energy 92.7 on my way home from work (which is every day guys, maybe mix it up a LITTLE bit...?) i get pumped...

On a side note............. Halloween is only a few days away. What are you doing? Yelle is playing at the Mezzanine and i'll be there in costume. I carved pumpkins last night too, mine's on the far right. First one to guess what it is gets to smash it!

Coming up:

Crystal Castles sold out TONIGHT boo hoo

Soulwax at Mezzanine 10.30

Yelle at Mezzanine 10.31

Paul van Dyk at Craneway Pavillion 11.1

Diplo at Great American Music Hall 11.3

Gregg Gillis

i had a dream last night that i swallowed a high heel and then gave birth to it. my friends have decided that, after falling in love with girl talk last night, it means i'm going to have a glamorous baby with gregg gillis. okay okay, i did touch his arm and spent much of the time on stage (he is known for having people dancing up on stage with him).

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Girl Talk (Gregg Gillis) and his laptop were on fire last night. the Fillmore was sold out and filled with dance-crazed, happy, trendy people... I did not see one girl in heels either. (which makes my dream even weirder) he mixed rock with hiphop with pop with rap, from kelly clarkson to daft punk... i need to start drinking less at shows so i can give a good example. basically, i was behind the game with Girl Talk, and just recently got into him.. i heard a few samples online (last.fm, the BEST place to hear music before you buy it on Itunes, and a great link to upcoming shows and tickets) but this is the kind of music where you have to be there for the whole experience. i'm looking forward to hearing about the show tonight (also at the fillmore, also sold out, not many scalpers last night).. much props to the openers too... all around a great weeknight, and i was in bed by 2am (i had to watch my favorite show before falling asleep)


best part of the night: touching his arm and watching him sway his sweaty long hair to the music. oh, and the long island iced teas are super strong.


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worst part: taco bell was closed after the show at 11:30pm (geary and steiner, in case you have the same cravings as me)




Coming up this week:
Crystal Castles at The Independent, Wednesday 10.29
Soulwax at Mezzanine, Thursday 10.30
Yelle at Mezzanine, Friday 10.31 HALLOWEEN

You're moving to Canada? Oh, I'm becoming a band-aid

This is the best time to be a bandaid.

1. thank god for music downloading. i don't fall into the music pirating group, i sure do feel like i'm benefiting from it-- every band is on tour. THANK GOD i am irresponsible and spend all my money on shows and booze rather than food and outstanding parking tickets.

2. the recession makes everyone afraid of losing their jobs and the election next week is even scarier. i'm not scared, if i lose my job or if that troll gets elected then i'll just go follow some band around. why not?

i should have started this weeks ago... in case you didn't catch kings of leon last week, they were incredible. besides the nose-ringed, badass girl next to us who said "will you stop RUBBING me?", the light show was mezmerizing, and when they played Knocked Up during the encore i think i got the chills for the whole 7 minutes. see you tomorrow, just got home from girl talk.