the walkmen show is sold out

Oh.my.god. Thank gosh i bought tix for my friends yesterday!

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

Yesterday my new movie buddy mike and I went to see one of the most amazing films I've seen in a long time... eternal sunshine for the spotless mind. We were both in the perfect mood to see this film. It was rather sad, but what a beautiful story, full of just the right amount of romanticism and whimsy balanced out with the gloomy, cynicism so many of us feel about love. I cried, and wiped my tears with a stupid movie theater napkin. I immediately wanted to see the film again! Hope it comes out on dvd soon so that I can watch it over and over! This could be my next high fidelity or me without you. The movie caused mike to not finish his icee, which apparently is an event that has not occurred ever. So there u have it. Go out and see this movie because it is that fucking badass hot shit (not "nice").

I also convinced mike to "make party" with moi and meet tom at the hook in red hook. We hopped in a cab and made our way over to the club, which is pretty easy to get to with good directions. We didn't know what to expect when we got there but was instantly struck by how beautiful and elegant and cool the club looked. As mike would say, "it is the jam," or simply, "hot shit"! Ha, and he wonders why he gets carded for R rated movies!

Tom gave us the full tour of the place, which has this amazing downstairs "green room" and then a back outside area where I can already tell will be amazing to hang in during the summers with a juicy bbq set up. I was so excited when tom asked mike and I to deejay the club on may 7. So come see me and dj hot shit human-jukebox! I'll let you know deets as soon as I have 'em...

So we went to see the bands the dears and sons & daughters. I had been hearing about the dears for quite some time now. In fact they were the band I got once on an indie rock band quiz. I had pretty high expectations -- looking forward to getting engulfed in a wall of what I call depressionistic music. And they were dark and depressing at times, but would also often times roll into a psychedelic haze of long, long jams...

The band I was really excited to see was sons & daughters. I have been curious about this band, the kind of band u hear about for a while and suddenly u see them and instantly think, Amazing! I believe they are from glasgow... With a guy and girl singing and harmonizing lyric lines that spoke of unrequited love and dreary states of mind: "you made the first move when I'm near you, don't walk away."

The guitar parts were folkloric with incredible, passionate strumming.... I thought for sure they would break a string or two. Some of the songs also swaggered with cool struts, moments that made me take notice of how tight this band's performance was. I think they play knitting factory soon, so go check 'em out if u can!

a night of dirty furries

i've been moving into my new digs, located centrally in the wonderful east village. i am really excited about this change because i feel like the east village has been my hood for quite some time now, and now i'll be able to walk home from a rock show. save money on cab rides, yo!!

mike came over late afternoon with a bottle of wine, and his friend anna who i met at sxsw joined us. it was fun just sitting in the living room and having a glass of vino. then i was on my way to pianos for dop's soundcheck. everything was swell in the air. i was light on my feet, breathing in the city.


the rapture and the furries @ knitting factory
tom had invited me to a private party at the knitting factory for cartoon network. his gf lexi got the hook up, yo! har mar superstar and the rapture were playing. i missed har mar, but after all the sxsw drama with har mar, i wasn't too sad. i haven't written about it yet, but har mar beat up some guy who threw a big penis prop at his head. he got all huffy and refused to finish his set... after only performing three songs and stripping down only twice.

i got to the knitting factory right before the rapture went on stage. there were all of these people in animal and pirate costumes walking around. very bizarre. i thought maybe it was a cartoon network thing? but then i also heard that the rapture recently did a photo shoot with a bunch of people in animal costumes, so maybe it was a rapture thing. i dunno. either way it was lots of fun! the open bar was a complete open bar, meaning you could order anything you wanted. so i went all out and ordered two grey goose and red bulls. i wanted to get some caffeine in me for the long night. i was totally double fisting it, and it was awesome. as i finished one drink, the rapture were stepping on stage.

i quickly ran to the front. the thing i love about seeing the rapture live is that i feel free to dance like a crazy person. there are few indie rock bands that i feel comfortable doing that with. but the rapture is one of them. something about that cowbell and luke's crazy robert-smith voice, it just makes my legs move and my feet jump. i was also really totaled. i started dancing with the polar bear. i was singing along! we were dancing for joy! they danced with furries. luke jumped into the crowd and danced. he jumped on amps and rocked. the cowbell/sax dude was going all dancey. everyone was dancing! it was crazy. at one point, luke sang to an owl bobblehead. it was really hilarious! man, the had to have been totaled to be so goofy. luke gave me a high five after their set ended. i was so happy!! i think all of our dancing really hyped up their performance.

and afterwards the polar bear came up and introduced himself to me, without the costume. apparently, he's in a band too -- his band rahim is playing misshapes on saturday at 10:30. i don't know what they sound like or what he plays in the band, but any guy who dances with me at a rapture concert in a polar bear suit is fucking ROCKIN' in my book. word! plus dennis cahlo (realistics) and audrey of melodynelson.com are also deejaying so there's three awesome reasons to go!

i think the pictures will tell you more than my words: check out the rapture photo gallery

i ran into jason from the boggs at the show, and he told me his band was playing a show at tommy's tavern in greenpoint on saturday night with tall boys and the double. it's a todd p party, and the boggs are one of my favorite new york bands, so you should check 'em out!


dirty on purpose @ pianos
then our crew zoomed on over to pianos to see dirty on purpose play. shark sandwich had canceled last minute and a band called other passengers (formerly medicine hat) played. they were really good, and had a somewhat similar sound to dirty... the difference being the vocal arrangements and harmonies and basic quirky aspects of dirty like the guitar bow and the fact that dop also have four singers and five songwriters. dop really digged them, and was siked that they were added to the show.

when dirty took the stage i was really excited. they started off with "monument," which was a crazy, dynamic way to start the set. they always get really hyped up for that song. i was still high from seeing the rapture too so i kept jumping and bouncing around. it was pretty awesome. they also played some songs on the upcoming ep, which will be released april 22. we're all really siked about the way the CD is shaping up, and goldenrod has been mixing like crazy! thanks to everyone who came out to pianos last night. i had the best time!

check out the dirty on purpose photo gallery here.

i hung out with miss jo jo dancer afterwards, it was really chill at a bar where her friends were dj'ing. we were dancing to punk rock and pulp. how hawt is that? and we took silly photos like this one:


tonight i'm going to see a place to bury strangers at pianos. come and join me in a night of LOUD rock. this trio is rawkin' and i'm sure they're gonna blow up very soon. i saw them at sxsw, and was completely entranced. plus, they're very swell peeps too. and i'm all about supporting nice, talented musicians! and then over to black and white to see jo jo dancer deejay. i told her to save the walkmen's "the rat" for when i get there!!!

DOP + GBV = Pianos This Thursday

Jinners (that's me talking in the third person, sorry) would like to cordially invite you to see Dirty on Purpose this Thursday. Come party with me and Dirty, and we'll give ya a smooch. Here's the info below:

March 25 / Thursday / 8:00 / $8
@ Pianos

UP -- Late Night. Kick Ass. Rock n Roll Presents...
12: The Boxes
11: Dirty on Purpose
10: Shark Sandwich (members of Essex and Guided by Voices)
09: Skycam
08: Function (Australia)

10:00/FREE!/upstairs lounge
Guest DJ's Kit Chaps (VHS or Beta)
2am Drink Specials

a coupla other things wholly unrelated to sxsw...

** my review of the von bondies and the fever at bowery
** photos of dirty on purpose at southpaw by jasper at jenyk.com
** photos of dirty on purpose at sin-e by jasper at jenyk.com

right now i am listening to swearing at motorists' "i'm still in love with you" on repeat. good song!!!!!!!! good band!!!!!! they are from my hometown, philly.

SXSW: march 20, saturday daytime

it was one of those off-and-on gray days in austin, where the sky was somewhat shaky. i didn't know if the sun was just peeking out at me shyly or what, but i was ready to start my day early. i have to say i was in a sour mood when i woke up. i think i almost felt like crying, i was so emotionally exhausted. this past month has been a trying time for me. and i went downstairs to smoke outside the hotel, and then do some writing in the hotel lobby.

as i was writing, i saw this familiar looking guy on the couch. i suddenly realized this guy was dan wilson, the lead singer of that band semisonic, except now i think he only does solo stuff. he had played the ascap sundance music cafe in january, so i recognized him from those photos. you might think i'm sorta bizarro, but i used to have a huge crush on this guy back when my favorite song used to be semisonic's "secret smile." that song still makes me happy... it's the kind of sentimental happy that never goes away like when i hear that new radicals song, "you get what you give." it reminds me of my romantic mishaps over the years, and i'm overcome with whimsy.

so i had to do it. i went over and sat next to dan wilson and introduced myself, explained i worked for ascap and he did the sundance music cafe we produced and blah blah blah blah. he was supernice. i didn't tell him i used to have a crush on him. that will be my secret smile for now...


the winter pageant @ the tillery street theater
[winter pageant write up coming soon]

SXSW: march 20, saturday night

rachael yamagata @ la zona rosa
most amazing rachael lyric: "not gonna shed one more tear for you until sunday afternoon"
[full write up coming soon]


matthew caws of nada surf
...so when i had the chance to see matthew caws and ira elliot play a stripped down nada surf set, i was jumpin. it was pure. it was beautiful. lemme tell you, not too many songs can withstand the test of a simple acoustic strip down. most would run away from embarrassment after being so naked because they tend to be empty. but nada surf songs have tons of substance in their storytelling and the strength of their lyrics. plus, they are romantic, which always draws me in. the stage was short so matthew asked everyone to sit on the floor, and it reminded me of the intimate setting that the very first on the moon music show i threw last year in march had with the moldy peaches side projects at luxx, except the floors were cleaner.


ira elliot of nada surf
matthew is a gifted storyteller, and we were moths drawn to the flame of his heartache and openness. beautiful. they are working on recording new material, i hear, so i can't wait to hear that!! i was singing along to pretty much every song, except for the new ones (for obvious reasons), and at one point, i had to consciously lower my voice because i felt like i was singing louder than matthew!!! i didn't want to have a rockstar moment, if you know what i mean... i told ira about it later, and he laughed and said, "that's so awesome!"


michelle from read yellow @ club deville
[read yellow write up coming soon]


bishop allen
after read yellow, ran into the bishop allen kids everywhere at sxsw. love those kids, but every time they had a show, i was working at the trade show. sometimes things like that get me so down, but luckily i've seen this kids perform so often, i could just sit at the trade show and think fondly about them and just smile. i imagined justin singing one of my favorite bishop allen tunes, "quarter to three," and my face would light up. if you don't know these kids, get to know them now. they are the sweetest bunch with the most surprisingly good music.


ezt
[ezt write up coming soon]


???, brian, daniel
ok, i'm not sure who that girl in the photo is because i wasn't formally introduced to her, but that is brian, the booker from the knitting factory l.a. and daniel next to him. we were outside of the cass mccombs show at one of the many monitor records blowouts. they had amazing fajitas outside of the venue. texas is good for mexican food, which i ended up scarfing down a lot. my stomach is still recovering!


cass mccombs
cass mccombs is just one of those songwriting wonders that astounds me. i pay so much attention to lyrics when i judge a band, especially with people like cass. substance over style, any day kids. his recorded music is much more wondrous and simple than his live performance. when he's on a stage, cass has a full band with a full sound. when he's on the recording, it feels like it's just him and you in a room and he's telling you all about the sorrow in his life. it's pouring out of his mouth and flowing directly into your heart until your stomach wrenches with empathetic pain. ouch ouch ouch. he didn't play my favorite song, "so damn pure," though, but i forgive him because he did an amazing "aids in africa."


ira from nada surf
while we were gathering enough passes for all of our group to get into the kemado/vice party on saturday night, the doors suddenly closed. we were like, what are we gonna do now? fortunately, we had been talking to ira outside for a while and he saved our evening. after he showed off his "national waffle association" button, he solved our problems, and invited daniel, tom, brian and i to his friend's house party. fortunately, tom had a car and drove our asses over to this guy's house. i felt like i was in suburbia! a real neighorhood! a real backyard! no supertall buildings with glass windows in sight! it was a nice laidback change. we rolled into the house and a gaggle of comedians (i think including eugene mirman) were jamming and goofing around on instruments.


just chillin' in texas on swings and stumps


swinging texas!

we walked to this beautiful backyard with home-made christmas lights chandeliers hanging from the tree-tops. their was a bench swing sweetly framed in lights. the setting was perfect and instantly comfortable. our host and hostess for the evening were instantly hospitable, offering us beer and friendly conversation. i LOVE texans. they are proud, but they are damn friendly. they also had a fireplace in the backyard that looked like a bong, no doubt. check it out below.


daniel, that is NOT a bong.

i had this really long conversation with ira and his maplewood bassist jude about drumming and what drummers would like to be asked in interviews, as they rarely do the interviews... then we talked about the infamous nada surf tune, "popular." i don't care what anyone says, i love that song. and if you listen to my launchcast station, you will notice that it comes on the station every single time!! yes, it's very highly rated. spoken word. making fun of high school brats. the crescendo and sarcasm. genius!!! but of course i also really loved their other songs, especially off of the latest album...

the house party was pretty much the perfect, laid back way to end our sxsw extravaganza. we all gave each other a group hug and parted our separate ways, promising to party with each other again soon. hopefully i'll make it over to l.a. at some point to visit brian. and i'm seeing tom again this thursday. i feel like i met some really good friends! the bonding that goes down in austin is one of a kind and i can't wait to go back next year.

SXSW: march 19, friday daytime

the killers @ the spin party, stubbs outside stage
i had the best time dancing with ultragrrrl to my favorite killers song, "mr brightside." that song gives me such a high with its dancey beats and its lovely melodies by a mr. brandon flowers. the guy was wearing a full-on suit in sweaty, sun-searing weather. you gotta give a guy props for that alone to suffer for the sake of fashion, but the bigger props come from producing such danceable, poppy tracks that make a silly girl like me dance like a dork in front of hundreds of non-dancing hipsters, probably staring at me and thinking, "what the hell is wrong with that girl?" whatever, i still love that song. it makes me happy-go-lucky.


the constantines @ insound party, club deville
while you walk into club deville, the beer is just sitting in bunches at the bar for you to grab on your way to the backyard area, where the stage is set up for you. the insound.com party is awesome in that way. ok, i didn't know much about the constantines before seeing them at sxsw at the insound party. and that's what this whole experience is about, right? discovering new music? that's why i tried not to see too many of the bands i frequent in new york. i was in austin, with a no-holds-barred amount of new rock around me. and i was hungry to see something novel and new and stunning. vocally, the constantine's music hark back to the days of old school singers like dylan and neil young. the singer's voice is classic, but the music is forward rhythmically forward-thinking. let's just say there were a lot of bobbing trucker caps and rocking knees in the crowd. including mine, of course.

electrelane @ insound party, club deville
[electrelane write up coming soon]


panthers @ insound party, club deville
[panthers write up coming soon]

SXSW: march 19, friday night

the detachment kit
[the detachment kit write up coming soon]


all night radio @ blender bar
i saw all night radio for the second time. the first time i saw them was at the ascap cmj cocktail party at lit. they were just a two-piece, fairly new to the subpop scene, and i totally dug what i heard then. they are members from beachwood sparks, and their sound is pretty out of this world, including lots of points of recorded announcements: "all night radio" -- and in response, i kept saying, "in case you didn't know, we're called...." --- "all night radio". jimmy's drumming style is so loose, yet so solid, and his hair is well... like cousin it. long and flowing and rockin'. farmer dave's voice is just wondrous, drawing you into the psychedelic haze.... their music is better than drugs and alcohol. it's the shiznit. if you don't own their album, buy it now!!!!!


robin phillips prays for the baptist generals


guy from the lilys dancing to all night radio!
when i saw them play the subpop showcase at sxsw, i was all goofified (meaning, all goofy and shit) and apparently so was the singer of the lilys who was dancing all dodgy (and drizzunk?) in front of the stage. they added a third member on bass guitar, this awesome asian dude with the world's biggest funkified sunglasses. it made me instantly adore him. can't wait to see them at the mercury lounge! come to the show and see the wonder for yourself.


swearing at motorists @ buffalo billiards
[swearing at motorists write up coming soon]

broken social scene @ stubbs
[broken social scene write up coming soon]

kinski @ blender bar
[write up coming soon]


the east-west coast rivalry between daniel and steve heats up with a rumble at foosball at the blender bar... it's a tie.
so the story goes, steve and daniel are the same people, except they dwell on different coasts. the rivalry was built by mutual friends who couldn't decide who was hotter. daniel or steve? what do you think? foosball says it's a tie.


a couple in the rain... fighting or making out?
right before i went to see the walkmen at the love collection party, it started to rain lightly. it had been doing this on and off the entire week because the air was so thick and humid. i couldn't believe the saturation of heat that was engulfing me, making my skin perspire and sweat. i couldn't believe it had been snowing in new york the day i left for the festival. and now i was encapsulated in hotness. as we were walking along this fairly empty street, i saw a couple standing in the rain at the end of the street. with the way the light was striking their silhouettes, i was instantly drawn to wonder if they were fighting or just being romantic and lovey dovey. i hoped it was the latter, and decided i wanted to capture the moment. snap snap. and here it is above. doesn't it just make you wanna sigh really big?


me in the rain...
me? i was enjoying the rain too. i took steve's awesome white sunglasses and took a photo of damp self. at this point though i was getting tired and impatient to hop into a cab and head over to the love collection party. the two girls we were hanging with ran off somewhere to do coke or something and we couldn't find them. finally we decided to just head to the party ourselves. it was a drive to somewhere in the dark boonies of austin, where even the cab driver was like, "are you sure you are going to this address?"


the mean reds @ the love collection party


penis prop guy @ the love collection party
finally, we arrive at the love collection party! there are a lot of people already there. the mean reds are on stage in short 70s style running shorts and no shirt on. they are skinny young'uns with a huge penis prop being thrown around stage. i headed for the free beer in the back, hoping their set would be over soon. i was looking forward to seeing har mar superstar... yet scared at the same time. he has a bad reputation of getting huffy on stage...


har mar superstar @ the love collection party
[har mar superstar write up coming soon]


new kid and steve


la steve and moi


the walkmen @ the love collection party
and finally the walkies! i was pretty slick and didn't tell peter or any of the other walkmen that i was coming to sxsw. so imagine the look of pleasant surprise on peter's face when i was there, front and center, as they walked on stage at the love collection party? steve, who used to write for filter, daniel and i hopped in a cab and made the long, scary trek over to where this party was -- basically an empty warehouse about 5 minutes from the main drag of sxsw. even new yorkers couldn't walk that far. the look of surprise on peter's face was priceless. it said, "what the fuck are you doing down here? that's awesome!" and my look was like, "no you're fucking awesome!" oh how i love the walkies.


the wildest walkmen fans ever... yes, wilder than me.
i got a bunch of people around me to dance like crazy throughout their whole set, and i think that amped up their performance. my photos basically suck ass because the light was beaming straight at the audience and would drown out the walkmen. so this is the best i have for ya's. i think every time paul saw a bunch of us dancing, he couldn't help but flash that adorable smile of his. their performance was electrified, and i was singing along to every friggin' song. those guys are the soundtrack to my life, no doubt! "what in it for me?" "the rat" "old man" "thinking of a dream i had" "bows and arrows" ALL FUCKING AMAZING SONGS. if you do not own their albums, what are you doing? you're a slacka, babe. i bet if you ask me and i have some extra cash, i'll buy it for you. no worries.

some random guy took my camera from me and took a photo of me and daniel. then he wanted to take a photo of me and myself. it was like the most bizarro thing to do, but i was so high on music that i was all giggly and into it. saw dawn barger at the show. i say it every time and i'll say it again, she's one of like three women in new york that i admire more than anyone. if i ever needed a woman to look up to, she's it! she manages three amazing bands (the walkmen, the national and the decemberists), and she's fucking awesome at it. a strong role model indeed! she says she's in talks in adding one more band to her management roster, but wouldn't tell me who... hmmmmmmm....


me and peter from the walkmen
the lovely peter came up to me after the show and thanked me for coming. uh, thank the walkies for playing such a wonderful show! they have grown so immensely and intensely over the last two years, that i felt like i was seeing brothers grow up and find their place in life... and in this case, find their place on stage. hamilton is one of the most intense lead singers around. he really gives his all to the performance... his veins pop, his voice get hoarse with emotion, and his face perspires in red huff. paul starts roaming the stage and smiling at the audience. walt was as still and calm and collected as ever. matt was bumping up and down in his throne and slamming those sticks on those drums. and peter was convulsing and sweating in his very distinctive bass waver. together they just work. the equation is a full-on bullseye! and you know what? i can't wait to see them again at irving plaza.

SXSW: march 18, thursday daytime

I was working the ascap booth at the trade show during the day but my lovely friends would come visit me and keep me company.... Tom! Jo! Mike and jared and byron from winter pageant! Thanks so much for coming by for the free beer. I also randomly talked to the guys from the national, who were supernice! I gave them all beers. I also chatted with keith girard, the eic of billboard. He asked me what the hot shows of the night were and I of course raved about the walkmen, and I told him he missed the amazing cass mcccombs. And I told him about a band called I love you but I've chosen darkness. Best band name ever. They are from austin and are phenomenal. See my photos and write up below...


the pleased @ the fader/levis party
Before that I was with jo jo at the fader levis party to see the pleased, a band from san francisco. The girl in the band was absent and I forget why -- but they were still really good. I just love the way the music felt like drugs were surging thru my brain. I swear it wasn't the free red stripe. Their music just wooshes and unfurls like a trippy kaleidoscope.

SXSW: march 18, thursday night

robbers on high street
i also decided to see robbers on high street with jo jo. now i have to say they didn't impress me much the first time i saw them, but i decided to give them a second chance because i find that bands tend to get better over time... and robbers have definitely improved their stage charisma tenfold. i really liked the last song of their set... don't know what it's called but if any of you can enlighten me, please do!! is it on a record or what? i couldn't stay for the sounds because it was beginning to remind me of the nightmare experience of seeing them at luxx -- crowded, smoky and sweaty. i jetted out of that joint and wandered over to try and see stellastarr* -- tom was supposed to be over there.


i love you but i've chosen darkness
on the way, i ran into the winter pageant boys who were standing in line to see i love you but i've chosen darkness. so i stood with them for a while because i heard that the line for ss* and ambulance was too insane to even attempt. so tom met up with us at red eye fly to see chosen darkness. everybody's been raving about this band like crazy. and i hear the bbc did a huge write-up of the band as well. they are going to be huge!! their songs were so moody in an upbeat way. it made me feel like i was soaring and diving into something quite extraordinary...

Check these dudes out. Met their manager thru daniel. She was a total sweetheart, and I could tell she felt the same way about her band as I did with dirty on purpose. Its nice to see that. I was also at the show with tom, mike and byron. We were all floored. This band made my jaw drop. I can't wait for them to come to nyc. Nota bene: aurelio from calla was there too. along with chris newmyer from self starter and corey from absolutely kosher records.


modey lemon @ beerland
Then we couldn't get in to see the walkmen (when i ran into peter later, he said not even people from warner bros could get into the show -- uh, that's crazy!!) so we went to see modey lemon, who were surprisingly fun to watch.... Actually the asian dude with the bleached hair who was rocking/making love to the guitarist was fun to watch. They thrash their hair around a lot and the music was much like that. I liked the venue b/c it was called beerland and had empty prescription pill bottles on fish nets on the wall. I drank vodka and red bull to keep me awake. I was still not anywhere near drunk so I think my tolerance was way up... Tom left and told us to call him when we left for the next show.

the stills @ emo's
So then we went to emos to see the stills. Daniel had a special pass that gets u into the venue through the back way. It was funny. I felt like we were incognito celebs sneaking in the back way to avoid the papparazzi. We met up with tom there. We were so tired we sat on the bleachers, but ended up leaving halfway thru the stills set b/c of utter exhaustion.


dinner with ma' peeps @ iron cactus
Earlier in the night I had arranged an amazing dinner at iron cactus for mexican food with jennifer from the ascap l.a. office, jojo, tom, justin and jack from bishop allen, mike and jared from winter pageant, and jennifer's friend brian, who books at the knitting factory l.a.


It was a lot of fun just hanging and getting to know each other a little better. Tom said the table was full of jin's friendsters! So true! It was funny and bizarre how friendster is in our normal lexicon.







We ran into ultragrrrl at the restaurant. She is one of the coolest chicks in the music scene (besides the obvious other queens of nyc, you know who u are) and always friendly. an entire table applauded her when she walked in and she did a little curtsy. Word!

SXSW: march 17, wednesday daytime

Don't have time for much of an update but here's kind of a general overview of what happened last night... Set up booth at trade show... Was in the elevator talking about going to see max from natural history play the fader/levis party... And one guy said, hey I know max! And the other guy in elevator said, I know him too! Apparently one of those guys was britt daniel of spoon (bidi, isn't that funny?) ran into isaac at the hotel.... He's staying with dawn.... Briefly saw the walkmen on the street but didn't have time to say hi! Had lunch with tom the booker at the hook (dirty on purpose is playing there on saturday with dennis cahlo and surefire -- go see them!) saw christi from sxsw who is apparently rhett miller's sister. She was supernice.... Went to soundcheck....

SXSW: march 17, wednesday night

sea ray
Saw sea ray who were phenomenal! they have improved a thousand times since the last time i saw them. with visuals going on in the background and a wash of sound flooding my ears, i found the experience quite overwhelming. the songs are so strong, and the atmospheric surges of music swirled around the air like the flutter of leaves on a windy, autumn new york day. i practically ran to the venue to see the band play sxsw. i hadn't seen them in ages, and was dying to see them, especially in texas! the place was packed.


cass mccombs @ la zona rosa
Saw cass mccombs who was wonderful, but not as dreamy live as on the album. I stilll swayed a lot. and i think i missed some of his set! but i bought a tee shirt to support, and still listen to "so damn pure" all the time on my ipod. what a great fucking song... Daniel got stuck in dallas so we couldn't hook up for his showcase. He got me into cass, who I want to see and sing along to all the time!

the go @ hard rock cafe
[the go write up coming soon]


the dresden dolls @ hard rock cafe
Tom and I ended up hanging all night. He was a good partner in rock. We tried to sneak over to the von bondies but the line was insane. We went back to the ascap showcase and saw the go, the dresden dolls (love love! Amanda is a total sweetie), and tim's band, a place to bury strangers. justin, the drummer totally pulled an arthur stellastarr* by whipping off his shirt and sweating up a storm on the beats. the funny part? arthur was there. i turned to him and told him, and he laughed. so talked with arthur and michael from stellastarr* who showed up for aptbs, and lio of kanine for a little bit. aftewards, i was sooooo tired and headed back to the hotel. i had been wearing heels all night, and just couldn't walk anymore. i vowed never to wear heels to sxsw again. this girl has learned her lesson, peeps, so don't yell at me.


a place to bury strangers @ hard rock cafe
[aptbs write up coming soon]

I feel like I'm forgetting funny things like how tom and I ran into gaggles of birds who would swarm the tree tops and poo on the ground like some weird bird cult. Anyhoo I'm off to work the trade show and drink more. What a night!

SXSW: march 16, tuesday night

So I'm addicted to listening to "all new friends" -- the fucking coolest song that is on repeat on my ipod.... Yes it is a dirty on purpose track but who fucking cares? Its one of those tracks that make u wanna jump up and sing.... And dance especially.... Excuse me if I'm using "interweb" language like "u" and lack of apostrophes. I'm a bit tipsy from too much free red wine tonight...

So far I have met some really cool people at sxsw.... And I'm totally loving it. Had a great dinner with some peeps including the cool kids from a place to bury strangers (tim, ollie, justin) and karen from violator -- a fucking depeche mode cover band! How fucking hawt is that?

Tomorrow I have a lot of shit to do for work but I plan on seeing ambulance ltd at the vice/jane party... The wrens and clearlake at the 33 degrees instore.... And ma' boys in the natural history at the fader levis party... and maybe charlie mars at the bmg new times bbq... And cass mccombs at the inland empire showcase and of course dresden dolls and a place to bury strangers at the ascap showcase....

I just came back from some film and tv party.... And the bar was called "maggie mae" .... Do u know that pietasters (?) song "maggie mae bring us another beer take away our trouble dear.... Uh neither did ANYONE in texas. What the hell didn't anyone listen to ska back in the day???

what goes on in austin, stays in austin

That's my mantra for this week. Let the debauchery and corruption begin! Trouble come find me! Labels, come sign my band!

i feel like reposting this so...

i've been reading my old blog, and it's been so funny. like a trip down memory lane. and i thought i'd repost this funny article i wrote over a year ago:

How To Get Over My Band Obsession:
1) Get one of the members of the band to offend me in some unforgivable way. Like, don't you hate it when a guy asks you about your gorgeous best friend?
2) Every time I hear the band's music, I can zap myself with a taser to the beat of their drum until I have negative associations. It worked for Pavlov, it can work for me, damnit!
3) Just get over my shyness and make out with the keyboardist already…
4) Go all out and make out with all of the band members.
5) Stop being such a drug addict and snap out of my star fucker phase. Besides, guys rarely look as sexy when you're sober. Am I right, ladies?
6) Pretend they're all 12 years old. Jailbait is so passé. Pass it on!
7) Take some scissors to their next show and cut off all their irresistibly dirty indie rock hair. Remember, Samson and Delilah?
8) Give the rock star the worst pick up line ever and run away in horror, never to go near him again. Just like the time I ran into Steve Malkmus in a library… "Er, I, like, really like your music…Der…"
9) Keep telling myself they all look like Keith Richards naked (or at least, they will sooner or later).
10) Meet another band to obsess over. Ooooh, shit!

do you remember...

when this blog used to be funny and good? check out my old school shite

also funny link about moz getting a job. [link from anna]

tonight:
head to motor city to see dear mario's band, low brau
then off to see the new humans [info here]
then off to lit to see the gang of bishop allen
then party party party?

bands against bush

i went to see emma la reina and shellshocked at the bands against bush show at sin-e. it was quite fun. saw joel (sp?) from the blondes, inc. at the door, he's so sweet and nice and always has a smile.

met matt, the drummer from emma la reina, a band whose former incarnation was called telenovella. they played with dirty on purpose at one of belvy's gotham parties at luxx last year. i thought that the band was overall good... but was unsure if it was really my kind of thing. i liked the music for the most part, but the songs weren't as strong vocally... but you know what? people were definitely into the music, cheering on the band, and that's a good sign for them... plus, matt seems like a really nice guy with a passion for drumming.

also saw anna's friend's band shellshocked. they were quite good. the lead singer is reminiscent of tim harrington's wild style, and i instantly fell in tune with him. he jumped on the bar. he jumped on the counter. he jumped on chairs. he jumped into the crowd. i was fully enthralled and entertained. i really liked the girl singer in the band too. watch out for this band! they really know how to get the party up in arms.

then anna and i jettisoned off to north six. like old-fashioned nerds, we chose the subway over cabbin' it. we arrived just as cheeseburger was going on stage. i had never seen them before, and just heard dj raving about them. i think they were good, but not exactly my steez. they were good at what they do though, rambling about the stage like drunken indie party boys who infuse a little bit of blues into their music. it was like being in detroit. said hi to christy (sp?) from the band, who was dancing like crazy during mommy and daddy's set. that was awesome, dude!

then of course we saw mommy and daddy perform spectacularly too (listening to their fantastic demo this morning!! good way to wake up.). i love watching them rawk together on stage. the interplay and sparks between them is dreamy and fun. every girl's fantastic voyage! vivian is a girl who's not afraid to just let loose and dance and sing her heart out. edmond, from the first time i saw him, has always been crazy scary behind the mic and then the sweetest being off stage. their energies mixed together is the perfect concoction for the punk dance music they produce -- and i don't even usually like that genre of music. viv and ed just know how to rock it the right way.

caught a little bit of bad wizard afterwards, but my knee is all fucked up and i was passing out on the bleachers of north six, so i grabbed my bag and made the long trek home. it had been a long night, and i still can't believe i made it through in one piece. i've been going out every night for the past two weeks, and now next week i'll be heading off to sxsw. life is so crazy, i feel like i'm dreaming. the bliss that surrounds me is tingling my nerves. in a good way.

peanut butter jelly time

dj sent me a couple really funny links:
** peanut butter jelly time
** other equally as funny doodads

if you're having a bad day like we are, please play these on your computer and crank that shit up!

gallery opening

for all of you who love art
metalstone gallery presents....
recent works by Colin Burns
opening reception
Thursday, March 11th  from 7 - 10 p.m.
sponsored by Red Stripe!

metalstone gallery
175 Stanton Street @ Clinton
212.253.8308        

hope to see you there!
Wendy & Nina
for more information on the artist visit www.vivagritona.com
flip through the "dirty books" section of colin's website -- genius!!

afterwards i'm gonna head over to sin-e for the bands against bush show. then jet on over to north six to mommy and daddy. come along for the art-slash-rock adventure!

superstar!

this mp3 of me singing the carpenters' "superstar" is so friggin' hilarious!!!!! i sound so terrible, it's not even funny!

wine is silly

yep, folks, wine is silly. but i can drink the stuff like nobody's bidniz! and what a wonderful haze it is. jackey and i went to her roommate's gallery to preview works they are premiering tonight. i'll post details on the opening here a little later, so that you can show up for the free wine and the wonderful pencil drawings that are worthy of hip screened tees or framed on your purdy lil' wall. i want to buy one or two or three of them, but can't afford to shell out the $75 at this point in time... otherwise, i'd be all up in there because they are that good! fans of yoshitomo nara will love colin burns' simple, quirky pencil drawings because they are infused with the same wit, sarcasm, cynicism and humor... but he also has these amazing paintings too... well, you'll see.

the crotches

link from the modern age

i couldn't resist re-posting this. so funny. read the interview here.

morning playlist

don't mean to sound cocky, but i made the most amazing ipod playlist this morning, and i just wanted to share. make it yours:

calla - "televise"
dirty on purpose - "mind blindness"
au revoir simone - "through the backyards of our neighbors"
ben kweller - "make it up"
damien rice - "delicate"
dennis cahlo - "crushed"
the cooper temple clause - "blind pilots"
the decemberists - "here i dreamt i was an architect"
sonic youth - "superstar"
the stone roses - "i wanna be adored"
the walkmen - "french vacation"

doug and i were talking about how we're both people who can zone out of the world with their mp3 player... and how we also sometimes just enjoy the sound of the city. sometimes (most times) i just don't want to hear a crying baby on the subway on my morning commute. word? besides, music is cheaper than therapy.

doug also told me that he recorded me singing, "superstar" at winnie's. omigod. i might feel compelled to post it online... but i started singing the words that were the on the screen and realizing they were wrong, so i closed my eyes and just sang my heart out, remembering the words suddenly like jagged edges of my nervous finger nails. sigh.

the revolution will be televised

just when i was beginning to think that aurelio's hair and eyes were prettier than calla's music, something completely changed my mind. wow, my mouth dropped wide open when calla played the last song of their set last night, "televised"... then i couldn't stop talking about how amazing that song was to doug. how amazing it was when they softly played the song like it was going to end and then how they crescendo'd right back into the song. i was completely blown away, and that one moment made up for all of the duller ones. it put me into an instant daze. i loved the way aurelio moved on stage. it looked like he was walking through the crowded streets of tokyo, manuevering his guitar around people -- like his guitar was swimming around the stage. and i loved how he was making out with the microphone. what a fucking sensual being.


the cooper temple clause... someone yelled out, "the cooper temple clause, the cooper temple pilots: same thing!" and it was kinda true, but not really. i love this band's ability to delve into so many different elements and mix mish mashes of things together to create a wall of sound that could be taken as a lotta rock, a little bit of hip hop and a little bit of jazz, they were great. i love tom bellamy, the guy with the stache who reminded me and doug of a shorter angus andrew from liars. i love guys like that. he was wild on stage, just letting it all loose and i enjoyed watching him. you could probably say i have a new crush, folks! turns out he's the one i interviewed last week, and he was indeed nice, but definitely has a girlfriend. my favorite song of the night was of course "blind pilots" -- the song i have playing on my ipod endlessly in all my playlists. fucking love that song. you only need one really good one to win me over, at least for now, in this temporary moment of blogginess.

earlier in the night, i stopped by vicious to see the gostation again. i had seen them play before with aerial lovefeed at don hill's and was curious as to how they would sound at sin-e. i had recently befriended doug the lead singer of the band, and found he has a great presence on the stage. i like watching people who look confident when they are behind the mic. it might be sort of an obvious point, but rock stars have to look like they want to own the stage, and doug definitely has that going on, without being annoying like some people can be... anyways, they covered new order, and that's always fucking cool in my book. it was fun, and i was definitely glad doug went with me. incidentally, we ran into the other doug (the gostation) again at the cooper temple clause, who loves tctc. rock on! audrey and dennis were dj'ing, and she informed me that i missed "the rat." rats!!!!!! next time i will have to arrive earlier so i can dance my ass off to that, eh? i was in good spirits, dancing all around with jo jo and jocelyn and whoever. it was fun being a lil' tipsy. so we added a fourth member to "excuse, moi" -- miss jojo dancer on drums! how hawt is that? ok, you think i'm silly. but really, i'm just happy.

even earlier in the night, i was having after-work drinks with ma' girls at pianos while surefire was soundchecking. we ran into justin from bishop allen there, who was cracking us up with his chipped tooth. we nicknamed his adorableness "snaggletooth" and drank and talked about boston. (everyone had gone to school in boston 'cept for moi.) we were all giggling because surefire were so cute, and they kinda sounded like the monkeys or something -- i love the monkeys! it was cool... now i want to see surefire again. fo' sho! wouldn't it be funny if everyone started callin' them sho'fire! that would be awesome and completely snoopified. unfortunately i will miss the band when they play with dirty on purpose at the hook, but if you're all around, you should go support!! march 20 @ the hook. mark your calendars, babe. also, dennis cahlo is performing, and we all know how good that boy is. and he gives the best hugs of any singer 'round town! so ask him for one.

i told justin i would come see bishop allen at lit on friday. you should come too. it will be loads of fun! and probably the last chance you'll get to see them for a month because of their crazy tour schedule. justin told me the band would be at sxsw the whole week next week, so i'll definitely run into him again down there. every day i meet someone who's going to the festival. it's going to be fucking insane!!!!!!!!! insane!!!!!!!!

trashy or trashed

anna and i met up with vivian from mommy and daddy today for lunch at whole foods. viv gave us loads of make-up, and now i feel like i'm high from my new pink lipgloss. thanks viv!!! this lipgloss is called "juliet" and it makes me want to wear trashy lingerie. this is what tyra and gisele must feel like every day.

questionaires

decided to go ahead and fill out jocelyn's questionaire...
Favorite band in New York City: the walkmen, dirty on purpose
Top bands I'm excited about right now (in no particular order): dirty on purpose, au revoir simone, knife skills, cass mccombs, damien rice, pas/cal, pela, dresden dolls, bishop allen, qatsi, the winter pageant


Rockstar crush: matt from french kicks -- the cutest, nicest boy ever to grace this planet. always with a smile and a hug! also, slight crush on sweeney from trouble with sweeney... talked to him for a little bit at southpaw and was very taken with him onstage. he's like what jack white would be if jack white were a sexy, geeky indie rock boy

Rockstar whose head I would like to bash in with a brick: i can get along with almost anyone. and i'm not that violent. but if you give me 'tude, i'll give it right back to ya.

Rockstar I wish I could be best friends with: ed harcourt. i was once alone in a room with ed harcourt for an hour. we got along so wonderfully, just chatting away like best friends. when i went to see him later that night at fez, he was the sweetest to me... and then i never saw him again. so sad. i think we'd get along splendidly!!
Rockstar I am best friends with: anna barie from knife skills
Soon to be rockstar: jinners and audrey and dennis in "excuse, moi!"
Band that all the hipsters love to love, but I think is actually total crap: ha, wouldn't you like to know?! i don't like to diss bands because everyone has a right to their rockstar dreams in my book.
Band that I love to love, but all the hipsters think is actually total crap: hmm tough one... most hipsters like what i listen to.
Band that I wish I could be in: blonde redhead or enon
Band that I used to wish I could be in: belle and sebastian -- don't you love "take me away from here i'm dying"?
Best band to photograph: the walkmen -- hamilton is intense. INTENSE
Band I wish I could have seen back in the day: the recoys
Band that I will be SAYING I saw back in the day: dirty on purpose

Rockstar I want to be right now: sweeney from trouble with sweeney

come on let's go

so i get home from rod's place last night and get ready for bed when... i hear sweet caz's voice on the fucking telly. i was like, what the fuck!?! and today's email from caz confirms my suspicions:

Jin,
Here is some oddball news...PAS/CAL have followed the path of the likes of Cameo, Brendan Benson, and the Walkmen and are now featured in the latest Saturn ad campaign. The nice thing about the dealio is that it will enable us to record our debut full length instead of doing a 3rd EP.
Braggadocio notwithstanding,
Caz

congratulations, caz! i still love you.

oooh wah ooooh wah oooh wah ooooh wah

new au revoir simone mp3 called "through the backyards of our neighbors. like joe said, so good. they play pianos april 10 with somnambulants and boyskout. check it out yo! i'm so proud of those gals.

also, i have a wonderful video of goldenrod singing "moon river" at winnie's. check it here. goldenrod produced both the au revoir simone track and the new dop stuff. as well as the new pela and the new jen chapin. so if you need a fucking awesome producer, you can email him here.

on the table tonight:
the gostation @ vicious
the cooper temple clause, calla @ bowery ballroom
party party party???

maybe another run to 31 flavors. rock and pralines. so good!

head gear studios

if you're a band looking for a great place to record your songs... well look no further than head gear. they were awesome for dirty on purpose! they've also recorded the yeah yeah yeahs, tv on the radio, liars and the boggs... DoP's new recording will be done hopefully this month. i'll have copies of rough mixes for sxsw next week! word! you have no idea how excited i am!

moby

apparently, moby was at the sin-e show on saturday night to see dirty on purpose. he bought a cd, watched their set, and then left!! saryn will appreciate that.

a big thanks to all who showed up for the band. i love you all. shout out to all the amazing bands that dirty played with this weekend: the eaves, the caufield sisters, trouble with sweeney, dennis cahlo, asobi seksu, the hong kong. what a fucking awesome weekend of music! we were grateful to be playing with such great bands. thanks also to doug at southpaw, jasper and audrey and asobi seksu for asking dirty to play. also thanks to aeri and her friends for filming both dirty shows. you are amazing, and i'm so happy we finally met in person! mwah! also thanks to the misshapes peeps for putting the afterparty together.

i ended the big weekend with a karaoke party at winnie's for goldenrod's birthday. i was so tired, but made my way over to chinatown... after a couple drinks, i was ready to sing my standards: "killing me softly" and "superstar." doug pointed out, "both those songs are depressing and both talk about crushing on rock stars." well, doesn't that perfectly describe jinners? haha. ;-)

NOTA BENE: DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY!!

hey peeps,

despite whatever i said before, go with the listings. DIRTY ON PURPOSE goes on second at southpaw (friday, march 5, 10 p.m.) and sin-e (saturday, march 6, 8:30 p.m.). i'm sorry for any confusion, but we want to make sure everyone gets to the show at the right times -- so we're going to go with the advertised times that have already been released. the band's going to debut a couple, hot new songs. i'm still dizzy from their spell.

also, Special After Party @ Misshapes! GO TO: www.misshapes.com for more info.

xoxo,
jinners and dirty

midtown is the new downtown

... today has been the day of running into people in bands. it's all up in the air. i ran into jason from the boggs this morning on the subway -- he was on his way to band practice... and now that i think about it, that was really early for band practice, eh? he's the sweetest. and then anna and i ran into vivian from mommy and daddy at whole foods. we ended up lunching with her and jason from product shop nyc and their friend. who will i see next?

white lace and promises...

saw miker and john from team usa yesterday. they came into the offices, and brought me a copy of their new cd. let me just say, i simply adore the cover -- don't you? and the music is great too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNABIOTICA!

as part of her birthday present, i took anna out on the town to see dresden dolls. this band sleepytime gorilla museum opened for dresden dolls -- we had no idea what we were in for! they were kind of cliche experimental pagan rock of sorts, interesting at first, but in the end, they were simply tiring and entirely predictable. snore! yawn! headache! i did like the girl in the band though. she could go solo and be quite successful. creepy, but in a good way.


dresden dolls were great, but not the best i've seen them. maybe amanda was tired from playing the night before. maybe she was bummed half the place emptied out after sleepytime (bizarro). but me, i just can't get over "half jack." what an amazing song. some goth girl yelled at me for taking photos. damn, that was the first time someone ever yelled at me for snapping a few photos. what the hell?

currently spinning:
cooper temple clause
seafood
damien rice
mono
folksongs for the afterlife
french kicks
brendan benson
dresden dolls
dirty on purpose

finally decided i hate the franz ferdinand ep (enough to want my money back!!), although "darts of pleasure" is completely danceable. don't hate me, ultragrrrl. on the other hand, i can't get enough of the cooper temple clause. "blind pilots" is amazing. i've also been consuming damien rice in large quantities. "delicate" is the bestest.

blog new world

village voice article on bloggers

some of that is really true!

cooper temple clause

in researching for my interview today with the cooper temple clause, i am caught up with their obsession with poet philip larkin:

It must be admitted that there is a strong current of skepticism running through Larkin's poetry. In "Kick up the fire, and let the flames break loose" from The North Ship Larkin writes about the human need for companionship; he suggests that when we are with a friend, we "prolong the talk on this or that excuse" in an effort to avoid being alone. Unfortunately, "when the guest / Has stepped into the windy street, and gone, / Who can confront / The instantaneous grief of being alone?" Although we find some comfort and meaning in the company of a friend, as soon as we are left alone, the reality of our personal isolation crashes down upon us with frightening implications. [source]

black sabbath = art

dj from dirty on purpose took part in this art project... and it is screening tomorrow at the passerby art gallery. come with friends, it's going to be a treat:
DON'T MISS THIS-IT'S A REAL GEM!!!!!! Tues March 2nd @ Passerby... If you were at our Halloween party 2 years ago you may remember this. If not, you may have heard about it. And many who were there never saw it due to the viewing room being too crowded! We took 40+ artists and divided the first Black Sabbath album into 40+ 1 minute clips. Each artist was assigned a clip and did a film, video or animation based on their clip. We then reconnected the clips to create one continuous soundtrack with a whole bunch of shorts over it. Some of the artists include.....
Tunde Adebimpe, William Henry Beck IV, Warren Bennett, Joe Bradley, Crystal Bahmaie, Richard "DJ" Boudreau, Ben Coccio, Chris Coccio, Bjorn Copeland, Benji Cossa, Luke Crotty, Jim Drain, Madaline Davy, Caleb Emerson, Andy Estep, Dan Gorman, Andrew Freiband, Kaori Hamura, Sharon Hardy, Christy Karacas, Larisa Laivins, Richard 'Dicko' Mather, Ben Murray, Keith McCullock, Amanda McCorkle, Matt Keegan Rapheal Lyons, Takeshi Murata, Rich Porter, Jason Rothenberg, Ryan Sovereign, Francine Speigel, Kevin Umbrict Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Warren, Sara Welsh, + a couple more I'm sure I left out!!! (sorry if I left anyone out or misspelled name!!!!) This video is really awesome!!! hope to see you there!!! screening @ 9PM...followed by heavy partying and rock videos... Passerby is located at 436 W15th street (10th ave) 212.206.7321

word association with the walkmen

from the prefix mag interview with the walkmen lead singer hamilton leithauser.

prefix mag: friendster
hamilton: what?

classic.

all in time

you already know this, but i really dig that new pela song, "all in time." so damn catchy! caught the band again at sin-e this weekend and had such a blast. billy was extra active on stage, bashing and crashing around. and nate, eric and josh were so awwwn it as well. i especially love nate's catchy-as-hell guitar parts. their new drummer was also rockin' out and is quite fun to watch... but you've heard me spill time and time again for pela.

after their set, i SPRINTED to the living room to see dennis cahlo from the realistics do his solo thang. let me tell you how sweet his voice is... it's so soft, and his falsetto just melts into the air, swirling around and unraveling like an intimate secret whispered into your ear. it's a dizzying spell, like almost kisses and hands accidently brushing up against your arms. his acoustic songs made me giddy. and his tender cover of my favorite realistics song, "why didn't you stay?", just blew me away -- to the point i was sitting in my chair, singing along, my heart tingling with each wonderful lyric. the girls are gonna swoon big time when his solo album comes out. and i thought it was totally sweet how he dedicated pretty much every song to my favorite frenchie!