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Check out these dudes..dig? They are playing this sunday funday at Great Scott- 9/4



Blogging comes second when one goes on vacation..and then loses power, and then can't stay awake at work without 4 ice coffees in the belly. my bad. Back in top form with my head on semi-straight... As  mentioned from previous posts (lets just remind each other cause I can't scroll down either) some damn fine shows are coming to town and I can't sit still in anticipation.  As I move back into Somerville tomorrow at midnight everyones thinking this is going to be a fantastic fall to be in Boston. And if your not, well, come bop and bang with me at these shows and let's change your mind

September\\
4 Jeff the Brotherhood @ Great Scott
13 Bass Drum of Death @ Middle east and Grouplove at the Brighton Music Hall
16 Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ the Dise
23 Tapes N' Tapes @ Brighton Music hall

{tickets available on the venues websites..probably}
cheers

I guess its seen the sparks a-flowin, no-one else would know-my radiohead tribute

If a stranger on the street asked my my favorite band, my answer is always Radiohead.  From playing The Bends on repeat for  years straight and spending  too many nights of my sophomore year in college cooped up with friends listening to In Rainbows, everything in between just melts in along side those albums.  In 2008 i went to lollapalooza in chi-town to see Radiohead for the first time. I went expecting my life to be forever changed and while the experience was other-worldly, the concert I more can't get out of my head was Rage Against the Machine from the night before.

 
The sheer madness of every song, every person and every mosh pit I went through is unreal. The crowd formed into literal whirlpools, where every pit was its own separate entity. We were in the front, of course, bone crushing dancing drunk and laughing our heads off 

You feel invincible, you feel like you could live forever.

adam and friend post rage

The next night was Radiohead, and my friend Adam and I camped out for hours beforehand. It's a complete different experience being in the front then the back, for all I could see was the hundred people infront of me and then the stage.  From the back all you can see is 100,000 people and the mere  glimpse of the dancing man.

jigsaws

 Whats funny about this show is that I honestly can't remember too much about it.  I  was there, I was sober, I was less then 10 rows of human bodies away from Thom Yorke. I was  in another world inside my head... it was one of those perfect shows and that i live to tell about  every second.

hey

I know that bands evolve and as time changes they lose those aspects of their music that you fell in love or obsession with. At this time of my life I am busy discovering new bands that get to me the same way that Radiohead used to.  Its an uphill battle and most times it seems like I can't keep up and nothing fits. it just doesn't fit in me. I have to tell myself that it's not worth losing my head over, tell myself...

idiot, slow down, slow down.

Sometimes I get overcharged,that’s when you see sparks.
They ask me where the hell I’m going?
At a 1000 feet per second

cheers
p.s his face gets me..check out his freak out at the end

bad rabbits

his voice kills me i love it. All i want to do is light up and dance all night with these guys

hometown dudes Bad Rabbits from Boston
gots ter check em out when they come back around east coast

cheers

pitchforked & fat guys

I've always been wary and  kept me distance of Pitchfork Media, but ever since they had the balls to give the Felice Brothers (among other awesome and innovative bands)  low 'ratings' on their new album a while back my distance turned to disgust. I may be superficial, yes, but that's just how I roll.  The site just seems so..square. So white (not in the color scheme..but yes if you want to be literal then that too).  If your looking for 50 of the same bands all playing the same exact music, throw in some 'rap' and all getting incredibly high 'ratings' then pitchfork is the site for you.  I also greatly love the way 'quoting' things makes me feel.
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I went to a Felice Brothers show a few months ago at the Brighton Music Hall.   most definitely under heavy influences (as all should be at a Felice brothers concert) to completely grasp, things.  More then halfway through, as I was knee deep in bopping about like i always do, This large 20-something man in front of me turns around to me, during the best part of the show, and exclaims,

"These guys are fucking awesome..how did you hear about them?" Hmm..seriously? What is this, NYC? are you asking me what broker I work for and who my father is? No? fuck you- I'm bopping.
So I told him, "..well, fat guy, I saw them three years ago in Portsmouth, New Hampshire opening for bright eyes."
Fat guy: " Pshh..hmm..seriously? pshh. right."
Fat guy didn't believe me.


I still haven't forgotten that moment. Yes fat guy, bands existed before being panned on Pitchfork.


UPDATE: Literal tweets I discovered today in regards to the fork:

RT @THEFLYMAGAZINE @E_E_: TONIGHTS GIG IS CANCELLED BECAUSE WE GOT 3.8 ON PITCHFORK. THIS ISN'T A JOKE.

bassdrumofdeath BASS DRUM OF DEATH

Pitchfork is E! News. But with ugly ppl. I mean forreal, that lead dude from tune-yards? Yammers. I wonder where john maus is vacationing...

The Felice Brothers - White Limo (live) from Ravenhouse LTD. on Vimeo.

If I ever leave this world alive

The summer after I graduated college I moved to Atlanta to work for a festival promotions company- one who promoted shows through grassroots marketing as well as ran the volunteer programs at numerous music festivals around the country.  These guys work festivals  from ones such as Bonnaroo, to Rothbury (now Electric Forest), all the way down to City Stages (Birmingham, AL, now gone). As of today they are working over dozens of festivals all over the country each summer.

Up in the crows nest over  STS9

I spent this summer driving and flying to Wakarusa Festival in Arkansas, All Good Festival in West Virginia, down to Birmingham, and up to New Jersey for the sloppy All Points West. In between travels I stayed at the office in Atlanta, exploring the city and working local shows. At the festivals we organized and transported volunteers all over to their designated sites. We would arrive days before the fest, set up camp, drink all night, and scramble every day as hundreds upon hundreds of people flooded our tents trying to sign in, sign out, or just sign up to get free shit

The Gorgeous All Good Festival

The first festival I worked was Wakarusa-back then it was around 12,000 of the backhill hippies you only read about. At Wakarusa I worked with the production company who basically organized the festival and ran bands to and from catering, the stages, etc.  My least hazy memory from that week was driving Les Claypool back from dinner; wasted, he says to me.."What does a mexican weather man say? Cold today..Hot Tamale!" Legit..I can't even make that up.

The Black Crowes at Wakarusa

It's that kind of summer where you can never fully explain to people the experiences you had. At All Points West we magically had VIP access for the week and spent every night in the artist's lounge drinking and watching bands get hit on by numerous hotties. The Arctic Monkeys played football while the Black Keys stayed in the corners.  This kind of shit is what I miss.

Building Art Installations pre All Points West

Tool @ APW

VIP ing things

Cheers

How can you luv me

two thoughts

I have fully arrived at the realization that some people stay strangers no matter how long you know them. I've always enjoyed watching people change and evolve through the years we spend together; rubbing off on each other and growing stupid and awesome. At some point though when you notice people stop growing and refuse to change, well then I think we have a problem.
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 Spent a glorious weekend in the rain and sunshine of the white mountains in New Hampshire.  Busted up a mountain, sat in a river, ate our faces off, drank with some bugs.  One word of advice-I recommend not attempting to get cozy on top of a bed of rocks.

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upcoming shows
Unknown Mortal Orchestra

and come party with me here:
September 16th @ the Paradise

Cheers


Yourstru.ly Presents: UMO "How Can You Luv Me" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.