...to purchasing Band of Horses "Funeral" on iTunes rather than going out to my car to eject the CD from my car's player.  Damn you, digital culture...you make spending money too convenient!

There's a lot to love about San Diego (weather, beaches, mountains, Mexican food, general slack work ethic, proximity to LA, Mexico and the desert), but perhaps what I love most is the constant parade of concerts and club shows.  K and I attend at least one national act’s show per month, and it’s not uncommon to see a band a week.  But even by ( Read more... )

Yesterday I went to a large concert sponsored by a local radio station.  Normally I avoid amphitheater-scale shows, but a band mate had free passes, the weather was nice and I was eager to see headliners Social Distortion and supporting acts Peter, Bjorn and John and Silversun Pickups.  So wife, band mate and I went.  Also on the bill were The ( Read more... )

How do I do that thing where only a small portion of a long post appears on the main part of the page with a link to the full version?

Also, if I create my entry in Word with hyperlinks, will the latter carry over into the LJ posting?

Thanks!

I also work for a performing arts center and sympathize completely with Deadmoviestar’s “DS” experience. A few random thoughts came to mind while reading it ( Read more... )

Hello my new expanded group of friends! For those I've not yet met, my name is MichRennie and I'm a friend of Avuncular_Bob, alanpartlow, paleoman, and merlinmann (does he post here anymore?). I'm really looking forward to bitching about my band here. Let's get right to it ( Read more... )

Enjoy:

http://badnewshughes.blogspot.com/

And why?

At present Bob, Al, Steve and Scott Barnes are my only LJ friends. But I see all these other colorful characters responding to your posts. Who are these people and should I befriend them?

All comments welcome.

I had one of those "once in a lifestime" experiences last night. A former bandmate and friend of mine works as the right-hand-man to a local club owner and concert promoter. He gets me into shows and sometimes gets me backstage. Last year I got to meet Dinosaur jr., Built to Spill and the Shins and watch from the wings as they played. This guy' ( Read more... )

Goodnight, Mr. Vonnegut.