concert update

i saw stars for the third time tonight. they continue to be the most amazing entertainers.



photos

i saw sigur rós at the greek in berkeley on friday. fucking epic.



more videos / photos

i will be seeing asobi seksu at the rickshaw stop (for $11.25! score!) in a few weeks and oasis at the oakland arena in december. i think i might get tickets to see ben folds at the warfield and css at bimbo's too.

love is noise, love is pain

so one of the many sad things about not having the time to post in so long is i didn't have a chance to write about the various concerts i've gone to recently. i saw rogue wave at the fillmore. SO GOOD. they brought out john vanderslice. i saw los campesinos! at bimbo's. those kids really know how to put on a show. i feel like it if they hosted a dance party it would be impossible *not* to have fun. most importantly i saw THE VERVE at the warfield. i waited ten years to see them. they were so good i really have no words.





i have an album of photos i took here.

and now i share with you their badass new single + the video that goes with.

---> love is noise <---


The Verve - Love Is Noise


you can buy their albums here at insound.

theverve.tv

it's you! it's me! it's dancing!

last night i saw los campesinos! with the most serene republic at the great american music hall.

they were both pretty much amazing. the show was sadly far less than sold out. however, it made for a nice intimate feel, which is good considering the next time they come out this way i'm sure they're going to sell out a much bigger venue and the fanbase is going to change considerably. i really loved when gareth said that after staying in hollywood for a night they've decided that california really should be split into two states. damn straight

the most serene republic has one of the most eccentric, adorable and awkward frontman i've seen in a looooooong time. &hearts i just wish they'd turned the mic up so we could actually hear what he was saying...

---> it started with a mixx - los campesinos! <---
---> you! me! dancing! - los campesinos! <---
---> sherry and her butterfly net - the most serene republic <---

you can buy los campesinos! ep sticking fingers into sockets here and the most serene republic's lp population here

http://myspace.com/loscampesinos
http://myspace.com/themostserenerepublic

canadians! scotsman! berkeley! oakland! oh my!

so last night i trekked to mama buzz cafe to see my friend mark and his band mark and collette (i'm told they may be changing their name soon).

there were a few more bands that played too. i'll admit i didn't like one of them, so i have nothing to share about them. but the funz (or whatever their name is--there was some debate) were pretty good. the winks were really good and fun and cute and canadian. this photo doesn't really do their colorful-ness justice (or how incredibly attractive the lead guy was)

trackz:

---> a little romance (demo) - mark and collette <---
---> in the arms of the robot - the funz <---
---> slumber party let's go - the winks <---

http://myspace.com/markandcollette
http://www.myspace.com/mulag
http://www.thewinks.net/

san francisco is my favorite place in the world, too.

stars is definitely and consisently one of the best live acts i've ever seen. they are so genuinly happy to be playing this music that they love so much and they love sharing it with their audience who love it as much as they do. they played a lot of songs from in our bedroom after the war, which i don't particularly like all that much and set yourself on fire, which i love to death. but they also played some of my older favorites. tonight's version of elevator love letter was so incredible. and they played on peak hill! it was on my list of songs i love that i was sure they wouldn't play.this is definitely a band you shouldn't miss seeing if you can help it.

two songs they played, one they that they didn't

---> elevator love letter <---
---> on peak hill <---
---> the very thing <---