vocabulary lesson, feat. cassie & the quietboy

vs.

Cassie is a mediocre R&B/pop singer who used to model for a girls clothing catalog I ordered out of as a tweenager.

The Quietboy is a slightly mysterious DJ/producer from Stockholm.

"Talent" is the ability to take one line from a shitty two-year-old pop slow-jam and make it a freaking amazing, booty-shaking dance track.

Talent: UR DOIN IT RIGHT, QUIETBOY.

Download: Cassie // Me & U (The Quietboy Remix)

mystery jets remixx

I actually don't particularly care for Mystery Jets. They kind of remind me of that chick flick from a few years ago where Hugh Grant played a washed-up pop star, but sadly I think that's the point. Regardless, I'd say authentic corny 80's pop is superior to ironically corny 80's-sounding modern pop any day. Mystery Jets: FAIL.

However... this Duke Dumont re-work?

GOLD.

Download !! >> here

Maybe it's gold.... 'cos it sounds nothing like the original? Actually, how this even qualifies as a "remix" is what's truly mystifying. It's good though. Scratch that -- it's fucking GREAT. The breakdown in the middle? Amazing. I love it.

And fine, I will admit... as irritating as I find Mystery Jets' music, their outfits in that photograph are FAB.

HISTORY

man man @ the echoplex

man man - "doo right"/"mister jung stuffed" @ the echoplex 9.19.08

Last Friday night I caught Man Man at the Echoplex here in Los Angeles. Crystal Antlers* opened. They've been getting a lot of press lately, and since I hadn't yet taken the time to check them out, I was interested to hear them play. I was pretty impressed -- they're five kind of greasy guys, most of them seemed a little bit older. They have one guys on keys, a bassist/lead singer, a drummer, one guy on second percussion/vocals, and a really crazy guitarist who managed to absolutely "tear it up", if you will. There was also lots of screaming and crazy delays/effects, which you find in LA a lot nowadays (everyone and their mom is in a noise rock band, I swear to God...) but they were definitely still enjoyable, and their love of crazy percussion made them a great choice for an opener.

(*Side note: What is it with the influx of "Crystal" bands lately?? Castles/Antlers/Stilts..../Method? haha)

After Crystal Antlers finished up, someone decided it would be a really good idea to play Jock Jams, to which the crowd responded enthusiastically. So they decided to play it again. And again, as Man Man set up. And then they played it again, and then some jokester friend of Man Man came out for a few minutes to "DJ" and spoof Steve Aoki/Girl Talk/Justice/every hipster/DJ/person who's ever worn American Apparel. It was actually pretty funny, and nice to know that even such a well-known "indie" band or whatever doesn't take themselves too seriously.

Then they played Jock Jams again, and then Man Man took the stage. They opened with a cover of...Jock Jams. It was awesome. They then went on to play a solid crazy show, with lots of jumping, screaming, white pants, and plenty of cowbell. They played "Doo Right", my favorite off of their new album, at the encore, which made me really happy. So yeah, basically everyone just jumped around and had a good time because that is what you do at a Man Man show :)

And I guess I'm seeing Hot Chip tomorrow, then Fleet Foxes Tuesday, so despite having three midterms I think this week should be pretty exciting. More to come :]

mix a mix a mix tape!

I've decided to try my best to post a mix tape once a week, not only for *your* enjoyment, readers (all 2 of you!), but also as a sort of record of what songs I particularly enjoyed in a given week. It'll be pretty random -- new stuff, old stuff, poppy stuff, weird stuff -- but hopefully FUN.

Here's week 1:

01 Memory Cassette // Surfin
02 High Places // Head Spins (Extended Version)
03 Sally Shapiro // Anorak Christmas
04 Air France // Maundy Tuesday
05 Billy Joel // It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
06 Izza Kizza // Walk the Dog ft. Missy Elliott
07 The Supremes // You Can't Hurry Love
08 The Ruby Suns // Birthday ft. Esau Mwamlaya (The Beatles cover)
09 Pnau // Embrace ft. Ladyhawke (Fred Fawke & Miama Horror remix)
10 The Blow // Fists Up

sept 21 mixxx

memory cassette

Memory Cassette's music is pretty chill, but more importantly -- how can I recreate that eye make-up?

Download: Memory Cassette // Sleep On the Roof

Full EP here.

the ruby suns & esau mwamwaya

Download: The Ruby Suns // Birthday ft. Esau Mwamwaya (The Beatles cover)

This track incorporates three things I love: The Beatles, New Zealand, and Africa.


I've been listening to Esau Mwamwaya for a little while now, and I'm really excited for the album he's been working on with Radioclit. Some more Esau:

Download: Esau Mwamwaya, M.I.A., Santogold, + Radioclit // Get It Up
Download: Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit ft. M.I.A. // Rain Dance

More tracks over at Winnie Cooper.

BOO, 'YE.

WTF is up with the new Kanye track? The recorded version "Love Lockdown" leaked this week, giving us a slightly better impression of the song than his raucous rendition of it at the VMA's. And to clarify: I use the term "slightly better" solely in terms of our ability to gauge the merit of this track -- because after listening to it, I think the overall impression is far worse. I was really hoping that the studio version would have incorporated some crazy beats, heavy bass, or even some RAPPING, Kanye? But no, no, and no -- the recording is equally as bland and unimpressive as the VMA performance.

So seriously -- WTF is up with Kanye right now? Why is he shunning his roots as an amazing hip-hop producer and witty MC to make watered-down pop music that sounds like a reject JT track? I'm holding out hope that maybe, just MAYBE, he'll come to his senses before releasing a mediocre album that all but destroys his credibility in the music world. Until then, I'll just try to happy with the fact that I caught the Glow in the Dark Tour before 'Ye fell so far from grace.

Sad.

Download: Kanye West // Love Lockdown

I feel passionately about Passion Pit.

These guys have been popping up here and there recently, so I finally got around to giving them a listen. Turns out that not only are they from Cambridge, Mass. (represent!), but their music is super catchy and fun. I'm really excited to hear more from them -- I'll be enjoying this track in the meantime.

Download Passion Pit // "Sleepyhead" at Neon Gold Beat Company

IT'S NEW YORK FASHION WEEK!

Meaning I get to procrastinate and look at pretty dresses on the Internet instead of doing work... how exciting!

Day 1.5 Favorite: JASON WU

I really like all this vintage-y looking outfits (dresses, sweaters, hats, etc.) mixed with the crazy bright colors. And the prints are beautiful!

winner of month for "amazing concept album"

The FADER - Dollars to Pounds: Tribal Gathering

If for that Hot Chip track alone, I NEED this album. Seriously -- go give it listen. It's FANTASTIC.

santogold + diplo = YES

If you haven't heard about the Santogold / Diplo mixtape by now, you must be hiding in a hole somewhere, far from the Internet. If you've heard about it but haven't yet given it a listen,
you MUST! It's super fun, and full of pleasant surprises: Aretha Franklin, B-52's, awkward little interludes, Panda Bear mixed over Santogold, etc. (There's also an appearance by my boy Cudi - hollaaaa)

You can download a couple tracks here, but I suggest you git your hands on the whole thing ASAP.

I don't get it.

"The Dark Knight" made me cry, and kind of hate... everybody.

Good movie?

(Or is this more entertaining?)

Sorry for sounding self-righteous(?), but the gratuitous violence n this film -- and the seemingly indifferent response to it by the majority of its audience -- really got to me. I can see the superficial intent of making this a film about why "violence is bad", but the obvious glorification of hyperviolence, the overwhelming number of "throw-away" casualties featured, and the fact that this was a film made and distributed by a massive commercial studio for PROFIT, not principle, overrules any moralistic leanings the director might have dared to suggest. It also really irks me that the most vile, reprehensible character in the film will be the Halloween costume of choice for thousands of young boys this fall, because, you know. Cool make-up. Right?

But I'll shut up before I spoil all the fun, I guess. Violence isn't real if we don't want it to be! :)

a mixtape named cudi

man on the moon, KiD CuDi

Cleveland's KiD CuDi, whose obsessively good "Day N Night (Crookers Remix)" dropped earlier this year, just put out a free(!) mixtape that's making its way around the music blogosphere as of late. I finally downloaded it, and my initial impression of it is good. Given that my first exposure to CuDi was the considerably upbeat Crookers remix, the mixtape is a lot more slow-jam/R&B-influenced than I expected, but I think the chill vibe suits CuDi -- just listen to the chorus of "Day N Night" or the track "Maui Wowie" and I think you'll see why. And we can always leave it to the blog-house circuit to upgrade the tracks to bangers, I suppose (lol). There's also a sick Band of Horses sample on one track that I really enjoyed, and CuDi also name-drops Justice, Google, and Barack Obama at points -- I chuckled accordingly.

Get KiD CuDi's "A Kid Named CuDi" mixtape HERE.

**End-note**
Based on the photo above, is it not glaringly obvious that KiD CuDi's signed to Fool's Gold? (heh)

siren fest 2008, coney island, nyc (aka, surface of the sun)

photo courtesy of... Google image search?

Last weekend, some friends and I headed down to Coney Island to catch the Village Voice's annual Siren Fest Music Festival and roast ourselves in the nearly unbearable 100° heat. Despite a few unfortunate circumstances and mishaps -- overlapping set-times, a long trek between stages, and friends were dropping like flies due to dehydration -- I managed to squeeze a decent concert experience out of the day. Highlights:

- We first caught Parts & Labor at the main stage. They were fun, though I can't say they blew my mind.
- Tracked down my roommate while waiting for the Dodos to get started. They ended started a half hour late because they took an eon to set up. I ended up catching just a slice of their set, though my friend reported back that they could only manage to squeeze in three songs. Bummer?
- Next, Beach House: I was super excited to see them, but rather unfortunately, 30 seconds into "Gila" one of my friends passed out. We managed to get him on his feet and on his way home in time for the last few songs of their set.
- Islands was my favorite of the day. They're genuinely good performers, and I loved the array of instruments on-stage -- including a violin, a xylophone, an accordian, and a garbage can.
- Stuck around after Islands and spied Ted Leo inconspicuously DJing up-stage. I've always loved Ted Leo, and it was kind of funny to see him just chilling and singing along to whatever it was he was spinning.
- Caught the first half of Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. I've heard plenty of Pavement but I can't say I've heard much of Malkmus' solo-(ish?) work, but I did really enjoy seeing him and the Jicks. He's also a pretty funny guy, which made for some entertaining banter between songs.
- Headed back to the other stage to see the end of Broken Social Scene. They sounded great, but their were so many friggin' people! I actually regretted not sticking around for more of the Jicks' set, as I had a much better vantage point and plenty more elbow room over there.

Overall, it was an interesting day. The distance between the two stages was pretty frustrating, though, and I lost a lot of time shuffling between the two. It will be interesting to see what happens with Siren Fest next year, as the amusement park is shutting down at the end of the summer.

Next up on the summer festival line-up -- ALL POINTS WEST, August 8!!!! (read: RADIOHEAD!!!!!!!!11!1OMFG!)

kanye writes his blog! RLY!!

kanye hearts blogging

Question: Do you read Kanye West's blog? Well if you don't... I'll be honest, it's actually a pretty damn good read. Kanye, being Kanye, is way in the loop on a whole lot of the fashion, music, and design industries, so he posts about lots of REALLY cool, futuristic designs - like architecture, sneakers, and paper napkins, to name a few. The blog also features some great commentary from Kanye, including such gems as "Great furniture affects me emotionally."

Now, I'll be honest... Ye's blog gets updated a LOT, so I always assumed there was a ghost blogger involved. As it turns out, some guy came out recently claiming to be Kanye's ghost blogger, and the Ye tweaked! He immediately posted a short rant about it:

I DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL THIS IS... BUT I COVERED HIS NAME AND FACE SO HE WOULDN'T GET THE PUB HE WAS OBVIOUSLY LOOKIN' 4!

Mr. West followed up with a couple pics of himself, in the studio, updating the blog. Um, LOL, Kanye. I'm still not sure I believe him, but it is kind of cool to see him on a MacBook Air, in the midst of recording, pounding out a blog post. Thanks, Kanye, for being a good example for bloggers everywhere. We appreciate it.

***KANYE BONUS***

Ye was featured (for like, the millionth time) on the Sartorialist today. What a classy guy. (I love his accessories!)

tha 'YE

quote of the day

busy p -- photo c. 1973

Busy P, to P(utz)fork:

"I just met [Justice] at a raclette* dinner that [Ed Banger's graphic designer] So-Me invited me to. I was the oldest one at the dinner, and they later told me that they were a bit impressed that I was there. At the end of the evening they asked me if they could play me a track, which was "We Are Your Friends". I took the track, told them to come to my office the next day, and signed a contract with them. That night I had a party at the Le Pulp club in Paris. I played the track, and the club went crazy. I knew I had something special. For me this record is a generational anthem, and I think it will be something that the kids of today will still like to remember when they are 30 years old."

Yeah, Busy P. We'll remember it when we're thirty, and we will listen to it and reminisce about our youth and the glory days of Ed Banger. We will do this when we are thirty, because, you know, we'll be SO OLD then.

Isn't Busy P like, 40 or something? Dude's old. WTF?

*On a side note, raclette is the best/most dangerous way to eat food EVR. Totally almost burnt down a raclette restaurant in Paris once.

the nuances of "blog house", as analyzed by HRO

LFO, "Summer Girls"

Hipster Runoff is a snide, irreverent blog on "ALT" pop culture written by the elusive Carles, who I can only guess is either Perez Hilton's hipster younger brother or an LOLCat. In the same "mock-your-idols" style as Perez, Carles daily ridicules musicians, "alt-celebs," and anonymous European hipsters alike. Last week he posted a ridiculous commentary on the "blog house" phenomenom that left me stifling giggles at my desk. My favorite part was his break-down of whether a slew of popular music acts were or were not "blog house." Highlights:

• Feist (no)
• Feist (Boys Noize Remix) (deffs)

• Lil Wayne/Coldplay/Radiohead (They are always popular on hypem, does this mean they are blog house?)

• Does it Offend You, Yeah? (Tough to tell with those British bands for British People)
• LFO song "Summer Girls" (yes)

• The Black Kids/The Cool Kids (I still don't know the difference between these two artists)

• Animal Collective (did u srsly just ask that? ur ghey and don't know shit abt music)

• Chromeo (this is a brain teaser!)
• Daft Punk (n0 way)
• Digitalism (Maybe just the song "POGO")
• Creed (no)
• David Matthews (yes)
• Rob Thomas solo (no)
• Santana (ft Rob Thomas/Michelle Branch) (yes)

"WTF is Blog House?" From Hipster Runoff.

someone's dad is gonna be pissed

Urban Prankster posted this hilarious piece of street art a few days back. I'm giggling profusely at the moment. I wonder if Dane Cook has heard about this? (Remember Dane Cook??) Regardless, well played by mastermind behind it. (Original post and detail photo here.)

new bodies of water LP is refreshingly cool (lol)

When I first heard Bodies of Water, I admit I sort of wrote them off as a poor-man's Arcade Fire. However, being a bit of an AF fanatic, I wasn't entirely opposed. Their newest album, A Certain Feeling, pushes any of my doubts about their authenticity aside. The orchestrations are tight, the vocals are soaring, and epicness abounds amidst hint of Americana. I *love* the two tracks I've snagged thus far, and can't wait to get my hands on the full album - I'm a sucker for modern baroque pop.

Bodies of Water // Under the Pines (via la-underground)
Bodies of Water // Gold, Tan, Peach, and Grey (via gorilla vs. bear)

little boots, of many varieties

(is it just me or does she look a lot like kate hudson?)

Little Boots is a British pop chanteuse (formerly of Dead Disco) who gained considerable buzz on the blog-circuit earlier this year with the release of the aptly-named "Stuck on Repeat." She's back with a noteworthy follow-up, "Meddle." It's catchy, sassy, and kind of makes me want to drive around with my girlfriends and blast it with the windows down? I really like the subtle spoken male vocals hidden behind the verses, and the (JT-esque) choral interlude is tight. Free mp3 via onewordfish:

Little Boots // Meddle

Speaking of little boots, I've been seeing these crazy little ankle boot/sandal hybrids all over the Interweb:

(from the Face Hunter...I covet those tights)

(from the Sartorialist)

I think I like the leather version better. They're both cute, though. Hopefully UO is stocking an adequate pair of knock-offs?

NOVE - são paulo, brasil

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalorganico/2359396232/in/set-72157604231838530/

Wooster Collective recently featured a photograph of a mural by street artist NOVE of Sao Paulo. I loved the painting, so I did some digging and found some more of his work on Flickr. Very cool stuff--a lot of it is very reminiscent of Murakami, whose work also makes me want to board a spaceship full of adorable, colorful woodland creatures.

'07-'08 concert/club experiences

I wish I had blogged more consistently about all the shows I've been to recently... it would have been nice to have a record of all my musical experiences. I'm going to work on that this year. In the meantime, I decided, for posterity's sake, to make a list of all the musicians & DJ's I caught over the '07-'08 school year. Here goes:

All the musicians & DJ's I saw live during the 07-08 school year. For posterity's sake.

- Cavil at Rest
- Straylight Run
- LCD Soundsystem
- ARCADE FIRE
- Noisettes
- So Me
- Kavinsky
- DJ Mehdi
- SebastiAn
- Busy P
- Autolux
- Moving Units
- Shout Out Louds
- Bloc Party
- JUSTICE
- Talib Kweli
- The Handsome Family
- ANDREW BIRD
- GIRL TALK
- A-Trak
- Kid Sister
- Steve Aoki
- L.A. Riots
- Z-Trip
- The L.A. Philharmonic
- GRIZZLY BEAR
- Ultraviolet Sound
- Dan Oh
- Them Jeans
- Tronik Youth
- THE BLOODY BEETROOTS
- The Aquabats
- De La Soul
- Lupe Fiasco
- MGMT
- Lupe Fiasco (again)
- N.E.R.D.
- Rihanna
- KANYE WEST
- The Teenagers
- Uffie ft. DJ Mehdi
- Man Man
- MGMT (again)
- HOT CHIP
- Rilo Kiley
- M.I.A.
- Animal Collective (not the whole set though... I wished I'd seen more)
- YELLE
- Calvin Harris
- Prince
- Stars
- Gogol Bordello
- Metric
- MY MORNING JACKET
- Modeselektor
- SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
- CHROMEO
- JUSTICE (again)


Yeah... I like music. :]

caterpillar, vackra och groteska

This is so beautiful, and so disgusting: Dagen då larverna kom till Flogsta

The Swedish translates as "These are the End Times When All Man's Works Fail."

Source: wtf_nature

thoughts on the middle east

paint.

Paintbrush (Mac) - Download

New best friend.

eat my face

I really despise Facebook.

The blatant irony here is that I, like most college students, spend more time on Facebook than any other website. I spend more time on Facebook each day than I do watching TV. I spend more time on Facebook than I do reading non-school related things! It's gross.

So why do I do it? I have to wonder myself, as most of my time on Facebook each day consists of me rotating between checking my home page... checking my profile... checking my friends page. Click, click, click. It's amazing how much time I can waste looking at uninteresting photographs from nights out, or reading the wall-to-walls of people I barely know, or sketchily checking the profiles of a few equally sketchy characters.

And so - I sacrifice valuable time I could be a) learning, b) exercising, or c) actually interacting with people, to sit on my ass and look at pictures of people and records of things they once said because it was so, haha, funny and relevant at the time.

I've decided instead of wasting time observing other people, I will be selfish and observe myself. Thus!: more blogging.

My sincere apologies.

itchier, less feasible feet

Fuck Paris, I'm building a time machine and moving to the 1960s.

itchy feet

I want to move to Paris, like, right now.

"wtf" - update

From Wikipedia:

"David Macklovitch is currently earning his Ph.D in French Literature from Columbia University, where he also teaches undergraduate French classes."

Um. What the EFF?? I'm pestering my friends at Columbia until someone takes French from Chromeo.

soccah zombies

Watching the Today Show kind of makes me hate my life.

I will never force my kids to make shit out of milk cartons and cotton balls.

back in massachusetts

I'm home for spring break. I got back late Friday night and since then, haven't been up to much. My mum and I drove to Marblehead yesterday to see my little sister's high school compete in the semi-final round of MHSDG (sis did costumes). Comp played a pretty heavy role in my high school career - every year, a couple hundred high schools in Massachusetts compete with 40-min plays for the state title. Senior year we went to the state finals, and this year, the kids moved on to finals as well. And my sister got an award for costumes! So exciting.

Other news:

- Found pics from Beetroots. I'm a little awkward.
- Justice is playing the Mayan on March 31, and apparently there's an after-party at Les Deux? Um. WHAT. I really need more info on this...
- Saint Paddy's Day is tomorrow! My friends and I will hopefully be tearin' up the streets of Boston. Éire go deo, bitches.

RANDOFAKT OF THE DAY

Did you know that A-Trak is the younger brother of the hot lead singer of Chromeo?

What the eff?

My mind is a little bit blown. (...And they're CANADIEN!)

[UPDATE 3/19]:




Aw. They're cute.

viva l'italia

Jen and I caught the Bloody Beetroots at Cinespace in Hollywood last night. Despite getting hassled by the incredible bitchy bouncers on our way in, the show was totally worth it. We rolled in around 11:15 and caught the end of Dan Oh's set in the front room, then we headed to the other room to check out Tronik Youth. Despite the mad press he's getting in the electro/dance blogosphere, we weren't entirely feeling it, mostly because we wanted to dance and he was spinning more slow jam sort of stuff. So we went back to the front room and raged to Them Jeans' set for a while. He played a couple of my favorites of the moment (namely, Kid Cudi & Treasure Fingers), so I really enjoyed his set. (And just for the record, he is mad tall.)

Around 12:30 we headed to the back room to see the Beetroots. They were ridiculously fun, starting from when they came out in matching outfits (Dim Mak, of course) and SpiderMan masks. They played some of their own stuff, some sick electro, and lots of hardcore rock, so everyone pretty much just raged the whole time. The area in front of the stage came dangerously close to becoming a mosh pit at one point (and we came dangerously close to being sucked in) but luckily people didn't go too crazy and things settle down before it got out of control. The Beetroots spun until about 1:55, when Cinespace's security shut them down (despite protests from both the DJ's and the crowd). Overall, it was gooood time and a fantastic way to spend what would have otherwise been a boring Tuesday night. And serious props to the Bloody Beetroots for being able to keep those masks on throughout their entire set. It got pretty damn hot in there and I know I would have lasted about 5 minutes in a poly/nylon/rayon/whatever mask.

*SPECIAL TREAT*

Here's link to the Kid Cudi track (remixed by Crookers) that I'm freaking obsessed with. Warning - you might find yourself listening to it repeatedly. For hours. Maybe days. And dancing.

Have fun!

Download "Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix)" - Kid Cudi

my fall wardrobe (...will emulate this)

I'm freaking obsessed with Gucci's fall '08 ready-to-wear. OBSESSED. This is basically just an extension of last fall's obsession with Nicolas Ghesquière's world-fashion inspired line at Balenciaga, but still. I LOVE Eastern European style and these outfits are absolutely gorgeous.
They're fierce and incredibly chic, yet completely wearable. According to Pitchfork (...of all places!), Frida Giannini's fall men's line was inspired by Gogol Bordello's freaking incredible lead singer, Eugene Hütz, and clearly the gypsy-punk style filtered over to her women's line. So much love for Gogol, so much love for Gucci... I'm starting to sound ridiculous so I'll quit while I'm ahead.

A few more looks from Gucci:

mondays are for procrastinating

I always show up to work on Monday morning looking completely beat from the weekend, and my boss gets all concerned and asks if I'm feeling ok. It kind of hurts my feelings actually because I don't think I ever look that bad - just tired. Is that so wrong?? I think she thinks I'm a crack addict.

(Which I'm not.)



In other news, I'm really digging Ugly Duckling. These guys have been around since '93. Who knew? They have an old-school feel to their music that reminds me a lot of Blackalicious, one of my absolute favorite hip-hop acts.

Ok so that's sufficient procrastination for now. Pax.

so this weekend....

FRI



- Caught L.A. Riots and Z-Trip @ the Music Box. Had to peace before MSTRKRFT got on, long story, but it wasn't so bad because I really wasn't feeling the crowd so much and hey, the tickets were free.

- Underground dance party @ a warehouse downtown, thrown by a couple friends/USC students. They did an amazing job pulling it all together, hopefully there'll be more to follow. Danced until 5AM, thought I was going to die the next day. Pics:



SAT

- Lunch at Toast for my roomie's birthday. Really cute place - cute waiters & delicious panini.
- Poked around Rodeo for a bit. Extremely coveted some black strappy Dior heels and a pair of purple peekaboo toe D&G booties. Bought... nothing.


- Grizzly Bear w/ the LA Phil @ Walt Disney Concert Hall that night - AMAZING. It was so nice to catch the LA Phil, and then Grizzly Bear, unsurprisingly, played an incredible set. They played lots of my favorites (I loved "Little Brother" and duh, "Knife") and they finished the encore with "He Hit Me," which is my absolute favorite of of the Friends EP and overall is just a chilling, beautiful song. They are such incredible musicians, and then to see them add in that crazy electronic element on top of that is mind-blowing. It was a GREAT show.

SUN

- Slept 'til 1, took a shower. Baking cookies?

first post

First posts are always awkward.

Glad that's over with.