gud stuff

Drunkdriver tonite; tragically as220

BlackPus tmrw; fortunately hillarious attic

things r lookin good

come out, face the rain

maybe project updates coming soon

i think im going to fix my camera myself.

mayb tonite

click 4 supersiz surprise

Halloween 029009

(And hey, happy 200th post)

what serendipity. sweet, smelly, serendipity.

Belt Manana

As expected, was wonderful.
They played spectacularly, and had a giant stuffed spider.
I met a lot of people there who I've seen around at shows (i.e. we spoke)
They're pretty nice, and I'll probably be seeing them around often.
Daughters opened, a local grindcore band.
They were okay, the singer was wasted.
But he always is, so I hear.

Melt Banana played spectacularly (of course)
And the crowd was good --but not as good.
I guess nothing will ever be that good.
Anyways, I had a bit more time to actually look at the band this time
And found some interesting things about the guitarists effects
That I had no idea about
Again, wish you guys were there.

Venue was nice too, fucking enormous.
Like the troubadour. But x4.
My friend's friend gave us a ride home. IN A CAR.
That was the first time ive been in a car since ive been here.
Boy, it was nice.
Also:

RIP

August 2006 - November 2007


"If I had to die any way, it would be at a Melt Banana show, rocking out to the very end."
-Dylan's Left Shoe

On a side note, I'm trying to get to New York the day after Thanksgiving, as I recently discovered that Black Dice will be playing, along with Wizarzz (feat. Brian Gibson of Lightningbolt). Black Dice is another one of those RISD bands. A lot of their stuff is droney noise--heck, one of the guys was room mates with Animal Collective, so you can really see it all tie together.

Anyways, interesting note: I was getting some more Black Dice today. I've always had their three newer cds, but never went further back. I've heard that their sound has changed a lot too. Today I finally got off my lazy ass (well, got on my lazy ass, in front of the computer) and found some old Black Dice. Holy shit, they weren't kidding when they said they changed. A lot. They went from some hardcore noise to a dance-drone. Either way, I like where they're going, and if you have the chance to see them (AHEM LOS ANGELES FOLKS), you should (Tuesday @ the ECHOPLEX with Mika Miko and that one other band; $10).
Massive sound change over the years exhibited below.

♬ Black Dice- Kokomo (2007)
♬ Black Dice- Studdered (1998)

Tomorrow

sooo xeifjcsdexcited.
wish you were here
you deserve it more than me.
p.s. -- this was the one we were at!

art updates coming soon, i swear.
just so much to do.

Introducing: Jessica

This is Jessica. She wasn't in my other post because.. actually, i dont think i knew her at that point. she doesn't hang out in our group, but youre going to be hearing a lot about her, because she's my show buddy. and i'm certain she will remain my rhode island show buddy. i actually spoke to her briefly online before coming to RISD because she lives in Pasadena (like 30 min from the valley). but we came here and everyone was busy and i never got around to meeting her. but then that one night i went to see Pre by myself at AS220 a few RISD students started talking to me, and hey what do you know, it was jessica. when we were talking and she asked me if ive heard of Mika Miko i knew we were going to get along. plus, her favorite band is like lightningbolt. so basically, she's the only student here i know so far who likes noisy music. Anyways, she went with me to The Looneybin, as well as May N Kevin 4 'Eva (formerly known as Matthewson Loft) (now known as Narwhal Arms).

Speaking of which, i never talked about that show. it was pretty fucking sweet, theres no signs for the place or anything, its just this door in the wall by a bar that leads up a staircase. once inside, it looks kind of like The Smell (brick walls, etc) and the crowd was pretty cool. all of the opening bands were electronic, which was okay (the first one sounded a lot like The Faint), but then it started bringing in all the hipster college kids looking to go clubbing. which didn't exactly make me happy. but oh well, because eventually HEALTH came on, and they played well. the crowd didnt really get into it, but i had a nice discussion with the drummer/bassist about los angeles and all that jazz. while waiting for the next band to come on, which was having difficulty, the cops came and crashed the show, but i managed to run over to the merch table to grab HEALTH's cd, as well as The Mall's cd. The Mall is this band from san francisco that ive been trying to see for soo long now. i found out they played like 15 min before we got there, which made me really mad. but hey, at least i finally had a cd of their music, and holy shit, is it good. i have to say the HEALTH cd is pretty good, but i prefer them live. i dont like the sound of the drums they got on the cd version of Crimewave. but seriously, The Mall, amazing cd. Some tracks below.

♬ The Mall "Acrid"
this is the first song i heard by them, which caught my attention

♬ The Mall "( '''''''' )"
♬ The Mall "Hospital Month"
then these two (played one after another together) just rock my mind

Schedule for Saturday: What really went down

07:45 am - Awake
09:15 am - Bus to New York
12:30 pm - Arrive in New York
01:00 pm - Eat
02:30 pm - HEALTH 02:30 pm: Wander Manhattan
03:15 pm - Mika Miko 03:15 pm: Purchase a light jacket
05:00 pm - Eat; New York Burger
07:00 pm - Arrive at Terminal 5
10:30 pm - Justice 09:30 pm: Justice
11:00 pm - Dance, dance, and dance 09:45 pm: Dance, dance, dance
12:00 am - Eat; Pizza
02:00 am - Sleep like no other
08:00 am - Awake
09:30 am - Return to Providence

So it turns out HEALTH listed the concert date for 10/20 when it was really 10/19. that makes me so sad inside. and i didnt bother checking the date on mika miko's or the bar's website, so i just went by HEALTH's and it was, well, quite over by the time i got there. but alas, i finally acquired a medium-weight jacket (good because its getting COLD here). i think overall i walked 11.5 miles yesterday. and danced relentlessly to justice. my body is telling me "why, why, why?" but my mind is just going "ahhhhfksahjlhdagdagasffd delicisiuhdss"

Oh, and there were babies in costumes. PICTURE TIME:

White Bat Baby plots against...

...BLACK BAT BABY??!!

Photo: Eunie

Photo: Eunie

Photo: Eunie

The most pimped out Domino's Car ever

Photo: Eunie

Photo: Eunie

Photo: Eunie

Dylan: "Let me see if i can be like Colie and summon squirrels"

Dylan: "Oh shit it worked"

Dylan: "OH FUCK RUN"

it was fun. and worth my feet being in the worse condition they've probably ever been in. oh and our bus driver got lost on the way there. oh and if youre wondering times square is what would happen if City Walk had a baby with Hollywood + Highland. and then that baby grew REALLY TALL. Now if you'll excuse me, i have an art history midterm tomorrow. whee

Schedule for Saturday:

07:45 am - Awake
09:15 am - Bus to New York
12:30 pm - Arrive in New York
01:00 pm - Eat
02:30 pm - HEALTH
03:15 pm - Mika Miko
05:00 pm - Eat
07:00 pm - Arrive at Terminal 5
10:30 pm - Justice
11:00 pm - Dance, dance, and dance
02:00 am - Sleep like no other
09:00 am - Awake
10:00 am - Return to Providence


Holy fucking shit

The Looneybin

All photos courtesy of Jessica

My Night:

At the Looney bin,
by the price rite outta site,
down the alley,
right at the river,
by boyztownXV
ohh, you will hear of this..



Edit: I cannot believe my ears eyes nose EVERYTHINGZOMG