Fanfarlo @ Amoeba Hollywood (02/18/10)

enjoy the music.

Old Man Markley @ The Echo (02/17/10)

enjoy the music.

Week 6: 2010 Resolution.

Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Four Tet - There Is Love In You
Sade - Soldier of Love
Massive Attack - Heligoland
The Killermeters - Charge
Lali Puna - Faking The Books
Alphabeat - Alphabeat
Wakey!Wakey! - Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said the Last Time I Saw You...
The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes
We Are Wolves - Invisible Violence

enjoy the music.

Nouvelle Vague w/ Soko @ The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater (02/09/10)

According to wikipedia, Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective. different musicians contributing their talents. That being said maybe someday I'll be a member of Nouvelle Vague. They did have a drummer who is an American citizen. So, they're not limited to french nationals. however, obviously they didn't receive my craigslist post which read: "Wanted: a band that needs a tambourine player." because the only response i've received was soliciting spam and creepy one that was asking for a free concert ticket in exchange for "company." here's hoping an actual band will respond and maybe someday too shall an angel receive their wings.



regarding Nouvelle Vague, twenty three dollars if far less the price of an airline ticket to barcelona, spain. nouvelle vague reminds of barcelona. i must have briefly mentioned this as this is my second nouvelle vague show. recap: barcelona, tattoo, nouvelle vague. that sort of transition in one's young life is mentioned, which shall span over generations and become part of american folklore. in any event, the much anticipated first concert of the year turned to just that...not so much the concert of the year but it was still quite enjoyable. which one should expect from a cover band. i'll be honest i enjoy a good cover song. but nouvelle vague gets it. whether you like it or not or have the energy not to you can't help but dance or at the very least tap a toe or nod your head. the revolving door of this band has lead to different contributions of female vocalists. all entertaining some really good but in total a delight. most of their set list was from their third album, 3. and most likely i'll be there for 4 and 5 (in the event there are subsequent albums). Shana Halligan of Bitter:Sweet sang some songs w/ the band which was a surprise because i was hoping she would be in the studio working on their new ablum. i've been waiting... patiently..fyi: myspace friends don't keep each other waiting.


as for Soko: a couple years ago i took a chance on this french singer/songwriter not because her voice was brought down my the angels of heaven but more so because you could really hear/feel the pain physical/emotional pain through her voice and lyrics. however, i'd hold out until she's playing at your local dive venue in which the intimate settings offsets the makeshift stage and lack of actual bootleg liquor.

enjoy the music.

deja vu

It's how the French say already seen it. Which for me typically is not so French. But maybe that's Nouvelle Vague.

maybe someday

Hamburg, Germany.

2010 Concert Calendar

02/09/10 - Nouvelle Vague w/ Soko @ Music Box
02/20/10 - Fanfarlo @ The El Rey Theater
02/26/10 - Soundtrack of Our Lives & Nico Vega @ The El Rey Theater
03/10/10 - Little Boots w/ Dragonette @ The El Rey Theater

enjoy the music.

Week 5: 2010 Resolution.

Chairlift - Does You Inspire you
Miss Li - Dancing The Whole Way Home
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Through The Devil Softly
Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This
Pantha du Prince - This Bliss
Mondo Drag - New Rituals
Kaki King - Dreaming of Revenge
Rocketship - A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
Television Personalities - And Don't the Kids Just Love It
Bernadette Seacrest and Her Provocateurs - The Filthy South Sessions
Little Boots - Hands

enjoy the music.

2010 Resolution: Learn the Uke: Status.

nine days after the purchase and probably my fifth night of practicing. three songs later: You Are My Sunshine, I'll Follow the Sun, and Amazing Grace. and now to my first song with tabs. after a day of work my brain hurts. trying to learn a song w/ tabs i want to hurt somebody. (Berceuse - Brahms) it's so frustrating. but i must learn it. and i will.

enjoy the music.

jasper

2010 Resolution: 2. Learn the Uke.

Week 4: 2010 Resolution.

Anathallo - Canopy Glow
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
Meaghan Smith - The Cricket's Quartet
The Dodos - Time to Die
Magic Men - Real Life Color
Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones
Skybox - Morning After Cuts
Lars and the Hands of Light - The Looking Glass
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
Various Artists - Up In The Air Soundtrack
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
Efterklang & The Danish National Chamber Orchestra - Performing Parades
Beach House - Teen Dream

enjoy the music.

it's a television commercial

during Week 2: 2010 Resolution. I discovered the Submarines. I couldn't tell you where i found the band (probably some music blog one of many i read.daily.) got the album and started to listen. something was familiar. so i listened some more. i couldn't put my finger on it. i got to the end of the album and i was stuck. indifferent. but i felt like i should like it. it was catchy or maybe because i've heard of it already before. its the end of week 4 and i'm at the uke w/ the tv set vol on low (so my neighbors don't hear me..i need autotune for my voicebox). and then it was familiar because it's a freakin' television commercial and you know this commercial has been running for sometime now. it's been ingrained. still, indifferent to the submarines..

2010 Resolution: 2. Learn the Uke.

my left hand finger tips hurt...a ouch s ouch d ouch f ouch...my first song that i want to learn is a goody: I'll Follow the Sun by The Beatles. so far my introduction to ukulele learning is on the internets and it has helped..maybe tomorrow i'll walk to my local library and check out a book (unless there's a chance of rain). along with the online intro youtube have a great selection of ukulele musicians including but not limited to SoElusiveMe she brings the kinda ironic joy to ukulele playing with a bit of sarcasm tone in the end of each song. maybe someday SoElusiveMe will become SoElusiveMeandI...sounds like a good band name? maybe not. when i younger i dread having to practice the piano. which i now regret i didn't. but the uke has given me a second chance. it's a bit frustrating because i can't feel my finger tips. and remembering the chords are a bit of a challenge (note to self: probably not a good idea to practice after an saturday evening out and about but as soon as i got home i picked it up and started practicing...couldn't say anything in a while has had that power over me).

ten minutes later...

alright. i just finished playing Amazing Grace. i didn't realize (unless i did just didn't want to admit it) but there's a lot of singing involved with the ukulele. Wanted: singer to accompany my ukulele.

enjoy the music.

**update: i didn't go to the library. it didn't rain i was just lazy.

enjoy the music.

Week 3: 2010 Resolution.

Noah And The Whale - First Days of Spring
Alex & Sam - Sounds Like This: Part Two
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Noah Georgeson - Find Shelter
Eriend Oye - Unrest
Pepper Pots - Now!
The Rifles - Great Escape
Blind Pilot - Three Rounds and a Sound
The Mumlers - Don't Throw Me Away
Slow Club - Yeah So.
Coconut Records - Nighttiming
Coconut Records - Davy

enjoy the music.

maybe someday

Go to and understand an Opera before I'm sixty five years old.

maybe someday

masada @ sunrise.

Week 2: 2010 Resolution.

Carla Bruni aka Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. - Comme si de rien n'etait
The Submarines - Honeysuckle Weeks
Junkie XL - Booming Back At You
The Startling Line - Direction
Pixie Lott
Alphabeat - The Spell
Delphic - CounterPoint
Same Cooke - Sam Cooke at the Copa
Peter, Paul and Mary
Beyonce - I am Sasha Fierce
Micachu & the Shapes
Dirty Electronite 2008
Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
Karen O And The Kids - Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack
The Boy Least Likely To - The Law of the Playground.

Week 1: 2010 Resolution.

YACHT - See Mystery Lights
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s
Girls - Girls
Florence and the Machine - Lungs
Doug Burr - On Promenade
Afro Celt Sound System - Sound Magic, Vol. 1
Tindersticks - Curtains
Leonard Cohen - The Best Of
Drake - So Far Gone
Rihanna - Rated R
Japandroids - Post-Nothing.

2010 RESOLUTION.

on the sixth day of the new year i've finally solidified a worthy resolution. i'm in total denial of my character flaws to resolve that only now can i think of resolutions first and foremost i'm going to learn to play the ukulele. i grew up playing a musical instrument and it was always fun albeit frustrating to get good at it. from the piano to the clarinet i've always had music in my life. the second resolution is a spinoff of the orginal and a lot less expensive. instead of going to at least one concert a week i'm going to listen to at least ten new (to me) albums. as much as concert going was incredibly fun and life altering it was a bit expensive. still it was worth it. so here's to 2010 may you be as strong in your resolution. who knows maybe i'll see you at the gym. probably not. kampai!

Resolution.

Pet Peeves:
1. when my favorite song is the best song on an album.
2. when i'm in the vicinity of and we don't stop to order tito's tacos...i thought this was understood.
3. when i have a "funny story" about a liquor store.
4. thinking of something to say when it's obviously become awkward
5. farmville.