ow my neck.
it's been a week.
last friday night my boyfriend and i went to ben's chili bowl before !!! at the black cat. there were two opening bands, mountain high and ld section II. mountain high was fun but a bit too much of a bar band. they had two drummers, which really added to their sound. ld section II just confused me. if you want to know why, just visit their website and listen to their music or read anything they've written. their set dragged on, and the audience was definitely not feeling it at all, save for a group of 4 girls who were friends with the two lead singers (one of whom is named justice) and knew all the songs. after they finally finished, everyone was ready for !!!, but their set-up took about an hour, the longest ive ever waited at the black cat. supposedly the lead singer was late. when they finally came out though, they were amazingly fun, and i dont even know their music. the lead singer danced with a cast and crutches, swinging himself around and pounding his leg on the amps until his cast cracked.
then sunday i went up to baltimore's fell's point to see the octopus project at fletcher's. fletcher's is a great all ages venue, really small and cozy. the octopus project is really, really fun live. the music is great, and it's really fun to watch everyone scurry around the stage, hopping over powercords to play instruments. the bass drum was lit up, the amps were covered with fabric creature covers sewn by Yvonne (see pictureee), the flip-haired female of the group. you can even take home your own little creature hand-sewn with love by Yvonne. seriously, check this band out. you'll love them.
so the rest of the week progressed slowly and boringly. lots of errands were taken - and made easier by my brand new day-planner (my father thinks it will help me stay organized - and so far it's working). i got a brand new beautiful art book for (essentially) free! and you can play too! go through your bookshelf and take out all those books you bought but never read, or maybe read a chapter and then put down. make sure they are in great condition, and take off any price stickers. next, take them all to your local border's (my brother the scam artist insists that borders is easier than barnes and noble), and tell them that you got them as a gift and you want to return them but dont have the receipt. they'll take them back and give you a gift card. sometimes they wont take certain ones back if they dont carry them in the store or they are in used condition, but they took back 4 out of 7 - and i scored 40$ which i quickly turned back in to buy Phaidon's Vitamin P - a really cool modern painting book. try it and comment to let me know how it went.
also, if you're in the mood for more free stuff, download the mp3 du jour from ampcamp. i fell in love with the lovely feathers. you can also hear lansing dreiden - aka ld section II (whom i mentioned up above) - it might float your boat.
last night i skipped the first ft. reno show of the summer - but im sure it was lovely as always. if you havent gone to a ft reno show, just do it, it's so fun - even if you hate the bands playing. i intend to go either monday or thursday (or both days!) next week, so let me know if you're going to show.
tomorrow im hoping to see B.I.K.E. at silver docs. i've never been before, so im pretty psyched.
last friday night my boyfriend and i went to ben's chili bowl before !!! at the black cat. there were two opening bands, mountain high and ld section II. mountain high was fun but a bit too much of a bar band. they had two drummers, which really added to their sound. ld section II just confused me. if you want to know why, just visit their website and listen to their music or read anything they've written. their set dragged on, and the audience was definitely not feeling it at all, save for a group of 4 girls who were friends with the two lead singers (one of whom is named justice) and knew all the songs. after they finally finished, everyone was ready for !!!, but their set-up took about an hour, the longest ive ever waited at the black cat. supposedly the lead singer was late. when they finally came out though, they were amazingly fun, and i dont even know their music. the lead singer danced with a cast and crutches, swinging himself around and pounding his leg on the amps until his cast cracked.
then sunday i went up to baltimore's fell's point to see the octopus project at fletcher's. fletcher's is a great all ages venue, really small and cozy. the octopus project is really, really fun live. the music is great, and it's really fun to watch everyone scurry around the stage, hopping over powercords to play instruments. the bass drum was lit up, the amps were covered with fabric creature covers sewn by Yvonne (see pictureee), the flip-haired female of the group. you can even take home your own little creature hand-sewn with love by Yvonne. seriously, check this band out. you'll love them.
so the rest of the week progressed slowly and boringly. lots of errands were taken - and made easier by my brand new day-planner (my father thinks it will help me stay organized - and so far it's working). i got a brand new beautiful art book for (essentially) free! and you can play too! go through your bookshelf and take out all those books you bought but never read, or maybe read a chapter and then put down. make sure they are in great condition, and take off any price stickers. next, take them all to your local border's (my brother the scam artist insists that borders is easier than barnes and noble), and tell them that you got them as a gift and you want to return them but dont have the receipt. they'll take them back and give you a gift card. sometimes they wont take certain ones back if they dont carry them in the store or they are in used condition, but they took back 4 out of 7 - and i scored 40$ which i quickly turned back in to buy Phaidon's Vitamin P - a really cool modern painting book. try it and comment to let me know how it went.
also, if you're in the mood for more free stuff, download the mp3 du jour from ampcamp. i fell in love with the lovely feathers. you can also hear lansing dreiden - aka ld section II (whom i mentioned up above) - it might float your boat.
last night i skipped the first ft. reno show of the summer - but im sure it was lovely as always. if you havent gone to a ft reno show, just do it, it's so fun - even if you hate the bands playing. i intend to go either monday or thursday (or both days!) next week, so let me know if you're going to show.
tomorrow im hoping to see B.I.K.E. at silver docs. i've never been before, so im pretty psyched.
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