February 2012
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“Easy for you to say…Your heart has never been broken…Your pride has...”
– Foo Fighters - These Days
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WatchVery nice @cultscultscults - looking forward to seeing you @BellyUpMusic on 3/21.
January 2012
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Dashboard Confessional at HOB 1/20/12
I try my best not to miss Dashboard when they are touring. Especially when Chris does the solo acoustic gigs. Tonight was a solo one and as expected, Chris brought a set list full of fan faves and had a few surprises up his sleeve as well.
Dashboard Confessional (solo acoustic)
House of Blues San Diego
1/20/12
The Good Fight
The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
Swiss Army Romance (Say...
PIN'd
dearoldlove:
After eight years my PIN is still the date I met you.
Yeah, I got this beat. Try 17 years.
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December 2011
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2011 Travel Stats
My busiest travel year ever! Final stats:
Trips: 35
Days:189
Distance: 94,515 mi
Cities: 45
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Mauna Kea Summit
These photos are from the tour I took to the Mauna Kea Summit. You go up to the top (13000 feet) for sunset and then head back down to the visitor center at 9000 feet to star gaze.
We got the best sunset type photos at 10,000 feet, there was a cloud that would not move out of our way. But it was still beautiful and I loved the pinkish hues.
The star gazing was mind blowing. You see so much...
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2011 in Review: Top Albums
I didn’t have a hard time compiling this list at all this year. In alpha order because that’s how I sort my music. Bonus: listen to my Spotify Playlist of the highlights from each album. (I actually arranged the order of that one for optimal listening pleasure.)
Cults - self titled
Just a fun album. Also one of my fave live performances of the year at Lolla.
Highlights: “Go...
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Lava Cave on the Big Island
The landscape of the Big Island is so different from what I think most people expect of Hawaii. I marvel at the lava rock and love the local custom of using coral to “write” things on the lava rock on the highway. But this lava cave was something I hadn’t seen, just a cave on the side of the highway that you can walk through. I didn’t walk through because I have been...
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My Morning Jacket at FM 94/9 Holiday Hoot
The “full frontal jacket” was in affect at FM 94/9’s Holiday Hoot last night. Set list first:
My Morning Jacket
Jenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, CA
12/3/11
Victory Dance
Outta My System
I’m Amazed
First Light
It Beats For You
Golden
Slow Slow Tune
Dancefloors
Off the Record
Smokin From Shooting
Touch Me I’m Gonna Scream
Dondante
Circuital
Phone Went...
November 2011
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Portugal The Man at Voodoo 2011
Still catching up from Voodoo weekend. Wanted to quickly post Portugal The Man’s set list. (I’ll post photos later.)
So American
Work All Day
The Devil
Helter Skelter
AKA M80 The Wolf
The Woods
Head is a Flame
All the Young Dudes
All Your Light
1989
Got It All
People Say
P.S. I created a Spotify playlist concert echo. Listen here.
October 2011
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Fitz and The Tantrums at Voodoo 2011
So awesome to see Fitz and the Tantrums at another festival. I was a bit worried when we first got to the stage as there were like 50 people there, but it ended up filling up nicely. Set list first:
Don’t Gotta Work It Out
Winds of Change
Breakin’ the Chains of Love
Wake Up
Pickin’ Up The Pieces
Steady As She Goes (Raconteurs cover)
Rich Girls
L.O.V.
Dear Mr....
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Mates of State at Voodoo Music Experience 2011
@matesofstate just finished a super fun set. Will post photos later. Set list now:
Get Better
Maracas
For the Actor
Unless I’m Led
Rearrange Us
Think Long
You Are Free
Sway
Goods (All in your head)
Ha Ha
Whiner’s Bio
At Least I Have You
Now
True Love Will Find You in the End
My Only Offer
Palomino
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WatchFrom @matesofstate recent appearance on Letterman. Can’t wait for the mid afternoon dance party with them @VoodooNOLA on Friday.
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Voodoo Music Experience Schedule →
No that anyone but me and @kdcklein care, but I am posting for posterity.
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Watch@PatrickStump’s Soul Punk is out tomorrow. I’ve been listening to it non-stop for weeks - I love it! Of course to promote the record he is doing all sorts of pub - loved this cover of Bib Boi’s “Shutterbug” - surprisingly good.
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September 2011
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5 new releases you should buy right now!
Such a great week for new releases, with something for everyone…
For the emo kids:
Kevin Devine - Between the Concrete and the Clouds (on sale at amazon mp3 for $3.99)
Saves the Day - Daybreak
For the indie pop kids:
Mates of State - Mountaintops
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy (also on sale at amazon mp3 - use discount.code INDIE150 to get it for $2.49)
For the NOLA funk lovers:
Trombone...
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SDMT Preview: Saturday Workshops
The San Diego Music Thing is back for another year of workshops/panels (along with showcases). I have to admit that the nerd in me enjoys the panels way more. The Friday panels are kinda meh (for me, anyways), but here are the ones you shouldn’t miss on Saturday.
The resurgence of Indie Labels: (3.45-4.45)
Panel:
Justin Pearson, Three One G Records
Jello Biafra, Alternative Tentacles...
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August 2011
11 posts
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Grand Ole Party Posthumous Release - dl "All...
Kind of a shocker as Dee Dee is ensconced in her Dum Dum Girls project, but not complaining, because I loved this band.
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From the travel journal: the Nirvana exhibit at...
When I was in Seattle last week, I made the point to go to the Experience Music Project because I’m a nerd for Frank Gehry designed buildings and I wanted to see the Nirvana exhibit. For those not familiar, the EMP is in Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle and the Bumbershoot fest that happens over Labor Day weekend each year.
I took a bunch of photos of the building…one of...
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“They might try to tell you how you can live your life
But don’t forget...”
– Patrick Stump - Spotlight
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Travelling the Northwest via the Empire Builder
As part of my “go to all 50 states” initiative, I spent the last two days on the Empire Builder train from Chicago to Seattle. You travel over 2000 miles through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and then through Washington to get to Seattle.
As you travel out of Chicago, there is nothing really striking until you get to Milwaukee. There were a lot of old brick...
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Lolla 2011 Day 3: I Survived the Monsoon
So I wasn’t feeling like heading to Lolla in the harsh sun, so I waited until around 5 so I could catch Best Coast. When I got there, the clouds started rolling in and by the time Best Coast hit the stage, it was full on monsoon time. So no umbrella or anywhere to take cover, so I just rolled with it and got soaked. In spite of that, it was still a pretty good time. I guess someone said...
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Lolla 2011 Day 2: My Morning Jacket
While the majority of the Lolla crowd was on the other side of the park listening to Eminem, the rest of us were worshiping at the church of MMJ. I wasn’t really intending on live tweeting the whole set, but I pretty much did, which makes for an easy recap. Set list first:
Victory Dance
Circuital
Off The Record
I’m Amazed
Gideon
Lay Low
Outta My System
Golden
The Way That He...
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Lolla 2011 Day 2 Highlights: Phantogram & Mayer...
I had a really amazing day at Lolla. I already posted about Fitz and the Tantrums and My Morning Jacket will get their own post too, but had to jot some down thoughts about the other two great sets I saw today.
First up was Phantogram. They were early (1pm) and I didn’t really think I was gonna make it before they started, but sometimes things just all fall into place. I was pretty...
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“Asking for nothing…running from something that isn’t there…”
– My Morning Jacket - Smokin’ from Shooting
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Lolla 2011 Highlights: Fitz and the Tantrums
So worth getting here early for Fitz and the Tantrums. Set list for posterity.
Breaking the Chains of Love
Winds of Change
Don’t Gotta Work It Out
Wake Up
Picking Up the Pieces
Rich Girls
Steady As Goes (Raconteurs cover)
Dear Mr. President
L.O.V.
News for You
Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics cover)
Moneygrabber
Fun set…crowd loving it. And that cover of “Steady As She Goes” was just...
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Lolla 2011 Highlight Day One: Cults
I was not really feeling being at Lolla today but one performance really made it worth my while, and that was The Cults on the Google+ stage. I loved this stage last year - it’s one of the side stages but it is blessed with lots of shade and great acoustics.
I didn’t keep a set list like I normally would because my cell phone battery was pretty dead. But I definitely have enough...
July 2011
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Watch@dumdumgirls new song from their forthcoming record.
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WatchThe Kooks - Junk of the Heart (Happy)
New album in September.