weekend warrior

lots to do this past weekend. show, drink, show, drink, superbowl, eat, drink. first up....muslims show at cakeshop. seeing as i just can't say soft pack, i'm going to keep calling them the muslims. sorry guys. show was crazy packed (duhhhh) but as usual totally awesome.

then on saturday i went to the Terrible Records showcase at glasslands. missed a few bands but got there in time to see Morning Benders (which were really really great) and finally Class Actress. Been wantin to see my pal Elizabeth up on stage so that was good. she put on a show like i knew she would. only elizabeth would hold her huge purse on stage while doing soundcheck.

finally ended the weekend with superbowl viewing at my house. was rootin for the saints only cuz i had 3 alabama natives in the house and that's what they told me to do. worked out for us! they won! took shots at touchdowns. then we moved the party to daddy's where max and j penry were djing. i brought cosmo out to his second bar experience (some may remember his first at heathers a few years back for pizza party). what can i say....he likes to be social.

my collage will beat your collage up

here's a new collage i made today. i'm into the idea of taking two images and having them coexist on the same page. image 1 = wall of tiger heads. image 2 = an oil spill. both gross. but together they make something pretty.

hole without the toad

winter time = dinner party time

don't make em like they used to

today was arts and crafts day again. sarah kuhn (from me band) came over to cut up some more Life mags and make some cool art. can i have every saturday be like this? we made some pretty cool things. i feel i need to keep going with these. i might make one big one on this empty canvas i've got sitting here eyeing me slowly. that'll be a big undertaking.

anyways, for now here are some photos to show you what we did. love love love.

also found this beauty on my camera. i ran out of juice one night and all i got was this pic. pretty good tho.

and while we're on the topic of max wowch. i feel the need to share a little genius he threw my way the other day. how he finds these things i don't know but i ain't gonna complain. keep em coming max.

SELLECKWATERFALLSANDWICH

off the beaten path

double monday post today. almost forgot to post my new viva playlist. today i bring you some tunes that go back to my dancefloor roots. felt like bringing the beat back. i've put quite a few Studio songs in my playlists over the years. always seem to come back to it. thought i'd throw in a few photos. FUCKING HELL THESE MEN ARE HOT. wish how i wish they would play here but i could easily see this not being a good show. however if they got it right, it would probably be the best thing i've ever seen.

note to sweden...please come visit.

Joakim - Spiders (acapella)

Kenny Dope - Watching You

Mickey & The Soul Generation - U.F.O.

The Grodeck Whipperjenny - Sitting Here on a Tongue

Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol

Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch - Wildside

Vangelis - Let it Happen

Washed Out - Hold Out

Studio - No Comply

Quixote - Before I Started to Dance (Prins Thomas diskomiks)

Lindstrom and Christabelle - Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane dub remix)

Trus'me - Bail Me Out

The MFA - Throw it Back (We Will Destroy You)

And the Lefthanded - Love Me Now

monkeytown pics

how lucky we are to have peter beste as suzy q's (keyboardist extraordinaire) boyfriend. an amazing photographer. and we get to have pretty pictures sent to us after every show. thank you thank you thank you. here are a few for you to see.

soft spot

my dear pal nick lorden got me a little xmas present which i just received. can't stop playing. feel i must share with everyone. SOFT LOCATION. if you are someone who loves the Sundays or The Sea and Cake but also love early My Bloody Valentine and say...The Feelies or Galaxie 500 (but with female vocals) you'll LOVE this album. it's hard trying to pinpoint what i think it sounds like but i'm attaching a video of theirs for you to see/listen. i recommend getting the vinyl and playing it over and over again.

unfortunately this band doesn't exist anymore. but here's their myspace and site anyways. you can buy vinyl here.

Love, Love, Love by Soft Location

Carousel30 | MySpace Video

a karaoke vacation

took a trip to koreatown and transported myself to a beachside resort. it was great getting out of the cold for a minute. i also managed to lose my voice singing Sister Christian and Don't Stop Believin. totally worth it tho. jess darlin you made a great duet partner.

Open Ocean download + monkeytown show

TWO AWESOME THINGS FOR OPEN OCEAN!!!

Download our song 'Sink or Swim' from Urban Outfitters' Music Monday blog post!! We were featured today along with 4 other bands!! Here is the embedded link:

Also, we're playing Monkeytown this Thursday the 21st. Come out and see us! It's one of the last times Monkeytown will be open as they're closing on the 24th. We'll be playing song for song alongside Bull Thieves and with Sharach Lindo doing the visuals. It'll be sure to be a good show!

I highly recommend making reservations in advance as this show will probably sell out. It only holds 50 people. You can make reservations by going to this link: RESERVATIONS

Thursday, Jan 21st.

MONKEYTOWN

58 N.3rd

10:30pm

$5, $10 minimum

Open Ocean

Bull Thieves

Shadrach Lindo

Monkeytown

baby's first collage

in my sickness (cough) i decided to get going with these Life issues i received the other day. they are amazing!!!! the photos + images + colors are so much better back in the day. everything is too polished now it drives me crazy. looking through each issue is artwork to me. the ads are amazing, so much life and good ideas. MAD MEN for real. now everything is mush.

anyways i digress....here is my first collage. too many ideas floating around tho. more to come. i couldn't decide whether i liked it more right-side up or up-side down. so i'm showing both of them.