heard that sound

upcoming shows

1/22 Anti-Flag @ Fonda
1/28 Four Year Strong @ Troubadour
2/17 Alkaline Trio @ HOB Sunset
3/9 The Big Pink @ El Rey
3/12 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Echoplex
3/18 New Found Glory @ HOB Sunset
3/25 Bad Religion @ HOB Sunset

favorite TV

Shows I'm watching now
Community, The Soup, Glee, Ugly Betty, Intervention, Lost, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Skins, Law & Order

Shows that are worth buying the DVD set
Oz, Sex and the City, My So-Called Life, Popular, Northern Exposure, The Simpsons, Friends, News Radio, M*A*S*H, Law & Order

Shows I'll be watching reruns of 50 years from now
Cheers, Three's Company, Adam 12, Dragnet, I Love Lucy, MacGyver, Frasier, Seinfeld, Golden Girls, Saturday Night Live, Animaniacs, Hysteria, Looney Toons, Spongebob Squarepants, Law & Order

Does anyone remember...
Undeclared, Sports Night, Committed, Love & War, Get Real

Across the pond
Absolutely Fabulous, The Office, Fawlty Towers, Are You Being Served?

And the rest
Arrested Development, Desperate Housewives, The OC, The West Wing, ER, Reno 911, Las Vegas, Malcom in the Middle, Scrubs, Will & Grace

The Big Pink @ El Rey

I was watching a marathon of Skins on BBC America earlier this summer. During the commercials, they were promoting the upcoming season 3. I'm hooked on the show -- you don't have to convince me to watch the next season. But that haunting song they kept playing -- turns out it was "Dominos". (Here is the video.)

Hard to believe this is the first album from these Brits. They didn't disappoint during the live performance. A lot of new bands are a little timid on stage. But these guys got up there and owned it.

Raveonettes @ Fonda

The Bravery @ Wiltern

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Bouncing Souls @ El Rey

R.I.P.

 


Aw. Last show at Knitting Factory before they close their doors on their current Hollywood location is tonight. Not going though...it's some lame emo band. C'mon guys, it's your big final hurrah and the best you can come up with is Hit the Lights?

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Tiger Army @ Wiltern

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Shiny Toy Guns and The Sounds @ Wiltern

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The Voids and The Varukers @ Glass House, Pomona

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Locos Por Juana  @ Westfield Century City

A real-live grown-up concert at a mall...who knew. Thanks NPR!

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Orange @ Key Club

Ok, it was actually the basement of the Key Club. These poor guys can't seem to catch a break. Saw them a few weeks prior at a coffee shop at USC. Played to a crowd of eight people.

I suspect they're not getting any support from their label...and they probably inked some sort of shady deal with Siruis/XM. Their best single "Working Like the Rent is Due" was an "exclusive" on Sirius Punk for a while...until Sirius decided to kill the channel. And the song isn't on any of their albums or singles, and they don't (can't?) play it live. Sigh. Low-quality version here.

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Weezer and blink-182 @ Verizon Amphitheater, Irivine

Nice to see the blink guys talking again. And Rivers is the hardest-working guy in rock music.

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Arctic Monkeys @ Palladium

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The Faint @ Club Nokia

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Orange @ Ground Zero Cafe, USC

Sunset Junction Street Fair, Silver Lake

concert...sort of

Ok so it sounded like a good idea. Hipster martini bar Liquid Kitty puts on Punk Rock BBQ twice a year. But I think this place is best experienced at nighttime. Dave says the free hot dog was tasty, at least.

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Trapt @ Troubadour

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Philip Glass @ Hollywood Bowl

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The Donnas @ Troubadour