McDonald’s Monopoly game started this week, and my friend and I couldn’t be more excited. Within the first twenty-four hours of the promotion, we’d made half a dozen trips to our local…
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Mount Carmel / White Hills / Farflung @ Spaceland; Los Angeles, CA
I refuse to miss White Hills when they come to town. Even if they’re playing on the same night as Trivia Night, even if I have to turn down a dinner invitation…
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A Very Chrome Sunday Mixtape
I got to see Chrome last night at The Redwood downtown. Well, I saw Helios Creed playing Chrome songs. Damon died like fifteen years ago and I’m pretty sure the other guys…
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Concert Review: Amanda Palmer Living Room Show
Until last week I didn’t know who Amanda Palmer was. I remember vaguely learning of the Dresden Dolls years ago, and might have watched them perform once on Conan O’Brien or another…
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LOST: Live @ Royce Hall; UCLA Campus
Image courtesy of the LA Times As it turned out, I watched the next (and penultimate!) episode of LOST in its entirety last night. I’m not going to to write a single…
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Serena Maneesh @ The Troubadour; West Hollywood, CA
The last time I saw Serena Maneesh was in July of 2006. Are you fucking kidding me? What the hell was going on that took these guys (and gal!) so long to…
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David “Honeyboy” Edwards @ Cozy’s; Sherman Oaks, CA
Last night I had the extreme pleasure of seeing “Honeyboy” Edwards perform at Cozy’s in Sherman Oaks. The last time I saw him was two years ago, when he was but a…
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Earthless / Tortoise @ The Troubadour; Los Angeles, CA
My concert attendance has been so haphazzard lately, when I look at listings I feel like I’m high and could possibly make some really bad decisions. The only shows I want to…
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Arcwelder / Shellac @ Echoplex; Los Angeles, CA
The first time I saw Shellac in 2002, I decided that I would never miss their live show again. Since then I have kept that promise to myself. On Saturday the band…
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William Fowler Collins @ Center For The Arts; Eagle Rock, CA
Last night I finally got to behold the live performance of experimental guitarist and good friend of Swan Fungus, William Fowler Collins. His 40-minute opening slot for Brightblack Morning Light — some…