words of wisdom from a whistler..

from the blog LA BLOGOTHEQUE by Garrincha

“We may be harmless sociopaths but we sing arm in arm as a chorus marching toward a brighter future. The end may be coming but it's going to be a party and there will be snacks”. Andrew Bird

Hey Mama Wolf...

I woke up with "Hey Mama Wolf" in my head and it won't go away... i'm not too worried about it...

If anyone can pull off very short flowered shorts, a red tunic, and red pointy maryjane-ish shoes, it's Devendra Banhart. Although his antics and outfit made him resemble a giddy grandpa at times, he was once again beautiful.

Notable, however, was the same hopeful homeless hippie band playing outside of the venue... it made my hopes of having dreadlocks one day soar... and i also want to learn the musical saw. i'm sure devendra would much rather cater to the young people (probably averaging my age) dressed in scraps and playing folk music (very well) outside of Yoshi's last night and The Independent on Tuesday than the 100 girls who rushed onto the stage during Carmensita...

okay, okay, so i did run from the third level down to the stage to be one of those girls...but i didn't grab devendra's tunic and i was fine being 5 feet away from him.

anyway, after the show, my favorite hobos drew quite a crowd, and we all danced for a few minutes before moving on to various places, like a purple light lit-up plaza and the boom boom room... does anyone have a musical saw?

Ode to the Bell...

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oh hey, he just walked by..

it goes without saying, devendra banhart was beautiful at the independent last night...

I know, he doesn't really look like the above picture anymore (sans beard), but i like the sunglasses.. and he's just so cool.

we got there early and as we toasted the night over jameson a group of roadies and equipment came through the front door, one man strangely resembling devendra... still not sure if it actually was him in the multicolored poncho or the opening band's lookalike lead singer (the poncho kind-of gives it away though..)

i'd give you the list of songs he played but there were just too many.. and too many jamesons.. carson mentioned during the first few songs that devendra looked a bit unamused, but he picked up energy as the night went on.. he finished off the night with Carmensita, the song famous for its bollywood-esque music video starring Natalie Portman.. by that time carson and i were dancing ridiculously as usual in the back... hopefully on thursday (yes, i'm seeing him twice) he'll invite us and our "creative" dance moves on stage..

Spring has sprung... showtime!

My life just got a little bit better... it seems that all the concert tickets that have been waiting so patiently on my dresser can now be put to use!! For the next few weeks, my ears will be ringing and i'll once again have a permanent stamp on my wrist... for a list of upcoming shows, check it out below:

Devendra Banhart @theIndependent, 4/14
Fleet Foxes @theFillmore, 4/14
The Ting Tings @theFillmore, 4/15
Fleet Foxes @PalaceofFineArts, 4/15
Crookers @Mezzanine, 4/15
The Presets @Mezzanine, 4/16
Glass Candy @Mezzanine, 4/20
Fleet Foxes @FoxTheater, 4/21
The Faint, Ladytron @theFillmore, 4/29
Yann Tiersen @GreatAmericanMusicHall, 5/1
M. Ward @FoxTheater, 5/16
Fleetwood Mac @OracleArena, 5/20
The Decemberists @FoxTheater, 5/20
Kings of Leon, The Walkmen @BillGraham, 5/21
Sasquatch! @theGorge, Washington, 5/23-5/25
Animal Collective @FoxTheater, 5/26
Jenny Lewis @theFillmore, 5/28

see you there! (most of them.. i'm neither rich nor superhuman)

preparty ideas:
getting fried chicken at "that one place" in oakland before fox theater
hanging out with steve and jameson on california street
taco belling it
altering my mind and playing with glowrings

Outside Lands: The Retro Weekend

I'm not quite sure what's going on here. Since when was the last time that Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and Beastie Boys were key headliners? 6 years ago? Band of Horses and TVOTR are barely noticeable? Unless the "More Artists to be Announced" on the Outside Lands Lineup website means "we haven't announced the headliners", this is a bust. in the words of my favorite hipster friends, EPIC FAIL.

Treasure Island BETTER be good or i'm moving to The Gorge.

April Fools Recap

So, the Dalai Lama is not speaking at FIFA 2010 World Cup opener.. Econoland is fake.. NIN and Timberland are not making sick beats on their new "album"... But this one tops it all, from one of my favorite websites:

"Today, my boyfriend brought me breakfast in bed, told me all the things he loved about me, got down on one knee and pulled out the little blue box I had been hoping for, for so long. He opened the box and there was a note inside that said, "April Fools!" FML"