ACROBATICS EVERYDAY

june 25th / bird names and friends went so swimmingly. no stress. no hate. just AWESOME performers and fun times. thanks to danny of jehova’s fitness, wummin, bird names, and EP from imagine “the” band for making it a fantastic night in every way.

just heard this tune for the first time and it is 100% killer. unschockingly, dude is an ex-dirty projector. being in that band is like college in the alt-life narrative of making amazing music (also notable as a member of Zs and Ocrilim, both groups epically virtuous in their own right).

[extra life - the refrain]

what a goddamn song! he even plays a dano.
summer jam 2008.

lots of summer shows coming up soon, check it out on the main page!

addendum:

i almost forgot. i attended an interesting ‘concert’ last night at the VESTAL (watch company) HQ in costa mesa.

athens, ga band DARK MEAT had been flown in courtesy of the company to perform to a crowd made up almost entirely of people not quite there for the musical portion of the evening.

the following is a video i shot on my cell phone of the insanity. the audio and video is awful but it is EXACTLY the right experience. watch for where my phone is knocked out of my hand by a high-speed beach ball.

so june 14th/bright tomorrow fest has come and gone, leaving us all to wonder, did i really just see 12 bands in approximately nine hours? and i paid only $8 to see this much radness? and most earnestly, did that huge bag of tortilla chips really only cost $3.79?  yes, my friends.  you’d better believe it.

thanks to all who came out and supported us.  it truly means a great deal to us.   hopefully everyone had a good time.  thanks to all of the helpers, the attendees, the patient bands, the cute babies, EVERYONE.  this was definitely a learning experience and now we know how to make BRIGHT TOMORROW 2009 even better.   

here are a few pictures from the day.  i think i took too many photos of talkdemonic (i was just too excited to finally see them play, man) because my batteries died soon after.

starting the afternoon off right!

the aforementioned chips.  thanks, smart and final.

talkdemonic.  so good.  it’s a shame they had to play first.

palms.  ex-finches. 

lloyd y michael. 

voice on tape.  “we beat that cancer!”

and then my batteries died, leaving me unable to capture the cuteness of the endless bummer’s set in the park, the rest of the great bands, and the crazy shenanigans that went on into the night.  my bad.  C’EST LA VIE.

i leave you with my favorite talkdemonic track.  i’m pretty sure something ruptured inside of me when i heard them begin this.  a beautiful song usually does that to me. 

:::  talkdemonic - dusty fluorescent/wooden shelves  :::  (folk-y, tronic-y, percussion-heav-y)

let me know if you enjoyed the endless bummer as much as i did.  i have some conveniently zipped tracks and positive vibes to share.

REMINDER: BRIGHT TOMORROW FEST IS HAPPENING TODAY.

bring a loved one, your enemy, your neighbor, your roommate, someone you secretly love(d), your sibling, your mom or pop, your bfffffff, or someone who likes music.

you bet yo’ ass it’ll be rad.

also, here’s the link to the l.a. times article: whoooooop.

and here’s a cute video from port o’brien. this song is called “I Woke Up Today.”
summer anthem 2k8?

thanks for posting those rad pix vivian.

to anyone who came out and saw ELEVATORS, apologies. next time will be more enthralling, exciting, adventurous, and titillating.

there is an amazing show coming up on saturday, june 14th. this is the raddest show uci has ever seen.

every band playing is top shelf and there will be more added. come and make it a day to fucking remember! i mean, how often do you get to end a school year with a day-long fest of rock? not often enough. if you are graduating on this day…come after, in your cap and gown. that would be badass.

about a year ago probably i lifted a cd from the kuci reject bin that looked classy. i didn’t really listen to it for a few months, but i’ve listened to it a lot this year. the cd is a self-titled disc by dutch band DE KIFT. instead of just giving you a track, i’m going to go ahead and link you the whole record. i don’t believe the disc is really sold very many places, nor has the band ever really played shows in the US as far as i know.

[de kift - de kift]

if you dig it, you can buy it here.

john darnielle of the mt goats exclaims his love for the record here.

french cinedudes la bogotheque have some vids here.

it RULES. sometimes somber sometimes upbeat brassy numbers with killer production and dutch vox. think beirut, for an easy comparison, but perhaps more dynamic, and without zach condon’s pretty face.

a real worldly sound definitely worth your time.

JUNE 14 OR BUST

ok, so i know this isn’t really acrobatics everyday relevant, but here are some pictures of Elevators first show:

FYI, Elevators is (in alphabetical order):
Brian, Jake (although he was m.i.a. today), Kyle, Paul, and Sam.

Most are members of our humble community.