Mexican Institute of Sound @ The Roxy (11/16/08)

it was a cold autumn night in the city of angeles and the promises of sunset boulevard whispered softly in the gentle breeze...most often than not it's expected you're going to have a good time in los angeles...whether you're livin large on the rooftop overlooking the downtown skyline or kickin it ohgee style w/ a blue ribbon...you're going to (as you should) make the best of the situation...whether you're out of your comfort zone and swimmin with the sharks or amongst familiar faces...find your groove and own it...along w/ this way of life there's a code among angelinos: don't spoil the fun of others...getting hit in the driver's side front = no fun. especially before the holidays..but accidents happen and so there it is. that happened so i was really looking forward to the mexican institute of sound at the Roxy. even though i've never really heard or knew of M.I.S. (which is about eighty-five percent of the concerts that i attend anyway - so no biggie) i was able to forget my worries and anxieties of the evening...when you mix rock, mexican folk and electronica the way that M.I.S. does you just get something better than the carne asada fries-horchata combo at alejandro's...at least in my humble opinion (which is sort ofa big deal)...according to wikipedia M.I.S. along with Kinky and Nortec Collective has brought the mexican electronica movement...all three are movin and shakin the third largest metropolitan area in the world (another wikipedia citation). and fortunately for us they're visiting los angeles to please our souls. to bring more smiles to the masses than the chicles you get at the u.s./mexico border...call me old fashioned if you will but i enjoy M.I.S.


M.I.S. was created by dj/producer and president of EMI Mexico, Camilo Lara...not only does he know music he knows what the masses would like...at least its what i like. i won't say he's my soul mate but i felt the connection.


i was going to embed a live performance of this song rather than the music video but it wasn't a good one...like all music you really need to go to a live show to feel the music...i'm hoping at least one person reading this will be inspired to take the leap into the abysmal cosmos of music. p.s. if you can't go to a show l.a. dog and pony show gots you covered.


there's a self-fulfilling prophecy among narcissists that torments their consciousness...it finds you no matter how fast you run and where you run to. think outside of your norm. find what's beyond the star system and make it your dream. at least finish what you've started til you hit rock bottom. there's a million possibilities but only one self. believe, live, and let go. (believe or not i got all this from a fortune cookie...the font size was the smallest i have ever seen without the use of a microscope or the center of a bobby pin and dishwasher soap (macgyver style).

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TV ON THE RADIO (11-06-08) @ The Wiltern

YELLE (11-01-08) @ Music Box Porcelain (11-01-08) @ The Hotel Cafe

i do have a soft spot for languages i don't understand for whatever reason music that i don't understand the lyrics to become an automatic favorite flavor of the moment...they could be talking about physically and/or sexually abusing puppies but i don't understand it so i'm going to enjoy it! among those musicians that i enjoy is Yelle..and so do most of the angelino kids that would sell her show out at the Music Box in Hollywood...so we made our way aimlessly around hollywood...we weren't in the mood for house (King King) or walking around hollywood so we went to the hotel cafe. if you're in the mood for new country folk hotel cafe is your place...as small as it is this venue has good singer songwriter kind of music. so i was introduced to Porcelain. far more a better acoustic sound than a full band...mostly because of their lead singer Lo Roberts:


great vocals and poignant violin strings...


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Fujiya & Miyagi (10/30/08) @ The Troubadour

a little more than a year ago i moved to sherman oaks: one bed one point five bath. hardwood floors, marble counter tops, and ceiling fan. a lovely and quiet getaway from the hustle and bustle of 5700 wilshire. maybe even a little too quiet...of course the typical boisterous mother and daughter combo: Grey Gardens. OR the upstairs sarcastic borderline abusive to one another neighbors OR the cat lady across the way to the middle aged gentleman who insists its a good idea to wear a speedo around the communal areas (the laundry room, really?)...and despite their own preconceived notions that they may have about me (drunkard lush who crawls back late in the evenings)...i still enjoy living on mammoth avenue. and a little more than a year ago i had a housewarming party in which I played my "I've Gone To See A Man About A Dog" Playlist..which included and not limited to Fujiya & Miyagi...i don't think my guests heard or even paid much attention to the playlist but i had put considerable effort to the playlist...including the use of top shelf alcohol and door prizes...in any event Fujiya & Miyagi has a special place in my heart because they'll always remind me of an innocent time...



a time in which the flowers were still blooming and the sun still shining a time when i didn't have a care in the world and i enjoyed my job...(a time that's reminiscent of the summer of Mansfield '83...and for the record i still very much enjoy my job).
Born from the beaches of Brighton, England Fujiya & Miyagi the alternative/electronic sounds that transcend you to another world...no matter if you're on top of a mountain overlooking a three hundred sixty degree view over los angeles or desperately trying not to touch the bathroom stall walls at the troubadour (some insight about the concert enthusiast...)unfortunately, for you, Fujiya & Miyagi are back in Europe and probably won't be back stateside until after the new year...fortunately, for you, the euro is down...unfortunately, for you airline tickets are up..fortunately, for you, Fujiya & Miyagi's new album is ready for purchase.

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Spinnerette (10/29/08) @ Spaceland

"a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" Spinnerette's Brody Dalle and Tony Bevilacqua were members of a little band called The Distillers. it's been a long wait since the last studio album of the distillers in 2003. since then i've attended and graduated university; traveled to and survived seven countries; listened to, adored, and posted about sixty-two bands since the first installation of The L.A. Dog and Pony Show. i would wait, wait and wait for just something. a glimmer of hope came with the spinnerette mashup that appeared on their site (myspace) in 2004 i became a fan of the distillers off their second album that was released in 2002...by the time i felt their power they were at a fork...no new albums and no new shows...as the Distillers. rumors circulated about a new album but nothing materialized..until spinnerette. a year later a mashup from spinnerette. a year after that Spinnerette @ Spaceland. What matters is what something is, not what it is called. spinnerette's new album coming in february until then i'll have to remember what one would describe as something badass for the kids. if you believe in drunk n punk nights..you'll find a safe haven in the bosom of spinnerette. as tough as the locating and parking at spaceland on silver lake blvd. it was worth the efforts. you won't wonder if the trucker mouth is as dirty as a certain angelino trying to get to spaceland. betweens the sh's and f's there were the motha's and holy's. you get it. you've been on the 405/101 even on the 110 and 15 during rush hour or even on wilshire and la brea between the construction on highland. but you endure...the jack and ginger's are magically delicious and the crowd is well it's just is. a made a semi-new new year's resolution to introduce myself to one person from a concert i go to. so far a success...i won't say i've met my soul mate but it makes the evening a little more interesting...

all the while i post i created a mixtape:

i usually excel at multitasking but this is for something i really care about so it took a little more effort and concentration.

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