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Dustin Kensrue: "This is War" Video

Nerd Alert: Pluto is a Planet Again!

You just can't take it away from Pluto. I, for one, am happy to have the little guy back in our solar system, though it does mean I'll have to stop using the joke "when I was your age, Pluto was a planet".

"Some people may find it difficult to handle a planetary paradigm shift, but shift happens, whether we like it or not."
- From Pluto Debate is About More Than One Little World

Shit Vids: Battle Snakes Recording Gnar Party

I enjoy making shitty videos. For posterity.

Embedding sucks. Go here to watch the non-cut-off version on YouTube.

Undercover Brutha's 3

Featuring:
Neverland (Michael Jackson)
Wheezler (Weezer)
Party Wolf (Andrew W.K.)
Mantera (Pantera)
Reinventing Maxel Rose (Against Me!)

Thrice: "In Exile" Music Video

Best of 2009

BEST OF 2009 // TOP 10 RECORDS
- Thrice – Beggars
- Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing
- The Low Anthem – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (re-release)
- Timber Timbre – S/T
- The Dear Hunter – Act III: Life and Death
- Mariachi El Bronx – S/T
- American Steel – Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts
- Propagandhi – Supporting Caste
- Strung Out – Agents of the Underground
- Polar Bear Club – Chasing Hamburg

BEST OF 2009 // RECORDS – HONOURABLE MENTIONS
- Broadway Calls – Good Views, Bad News
- Alexisonfire – Old Crows, Young Cardinals
- Tegan & Sara – Sainthood
- Two Tongues - S/T

BEST OF 2009 // LIVE SHOWS
- Thrice X 5 (LA Warped Tour, Nanaimo Big Easy Fest, LA Avalon, Anaheim HOB X 2)
- Cold War Kids X 2 (Commodore, Long Beach Buskerfest)
- The Bronx @ Richards
- Brand New/Manchester Orchestra @ The Showbox SODO Seattle
- David Bryne @ QET
- City and Colour @ Orpheum
- Gaslight Anthem X 2 (Commodore, w/Murder by Death, Frank Turner, The Loved Ones)
- Strung Out @ Richards
- Silversun Pickups/Manchester Orchestra, Cage the Elephant X 2 @ Commodore
- Band of Horses @ Commodore
- Propagandhi @ Rickshaw
- Mad Caddies/Party at the Moontower @ Venue
- Punk Rock Bowling (Pulley, The Vandals, American Steel)
- Weakerthans/Constantines @ Commodore
- Sled Island (The Bronx, Tricky Woo, Battle Snakes)
- Pilot Speed @ Biltmore
- Sunny Day Real Estate @ Commodore
- Fleetwood Mac @ GM Place
- Coldplay @ GM Place (yeah, I was a hater, but the production value alone won me over)

BEST OF 2009 // COMEDY
- Flight of the Conchords @ The Centre
- Arj Barker @ Vogue

BEST OF 2009 // LOCAL SHOWS
- Battle Snakes
- Party at the Moontower
- Dead Voices
- In Bear Country
- Living With Lions
- Carpenter
- The Grave Life
- The TVees
- A Textbook Tragedy

All That: by David Foster Wallace

Brilliant.

Art Show: Mark Cohene and Tyler Schwindt

Monday, December 14
@ The Media Club

Culture yo'self! A familiar haunt for most but mixing things up a little! Yes, there will be music from the fabulous Northcote (fingers crossed for the F2F cover again), My Friend John, and Dave Vertesi. But the main attraction is photographs by Mark Cohene and paintings by Tyler Schwindt. What else are you going to do on a Monday night? See you there.

Mark Cohene's website.

Tyler Schwindt's amazing music: Library and In Bear Country (I couldn't find any links for art, so you'll just have to wait and see them at the show!)

Photos: Party at the Moontower

Dec 5, 2009

@ The Media Club

Photos: Battle Snakes

Dec 5, 2009

@ The Media Club

"Bike Party EP" Release

Photos: Dead Voices

Dec 5, 2009

@ The Media Club

Jawbox Reunion... on Jimmy Fallon?

Photos: War Baby

Dec 5, 2009

@ The Media Club

Photos: Northcote/A Textbook Tragedy/Slingshot

Dec 4, 2009
@ The Media Club


The fabulous Northcote, who played tunes off his new CD and an amazing cover of Face to Face's "Blind".






A Textbook Tragedy








Slingshot

Now Playing: Death - "... For the Whole World to See"

Photos: Polar Bear Club

Nov 24 @ HOB Anaheim

Photos: Thrice for Thrice

Nov 23 @ Avalon

Nov 24/25 @ HOB Anaheim

Photos: The Dear Hunter

Nov 24 @ HOB Anaheim

Cold War Kids: Behave Yourself EP Teaser

Out January 19, 2010.

STW: December 2-6

I can't believe it's December already! It's cold, but thankfully the rain has subsided for the time being. Here are a few shows to rock out at this week.

Scatterheart
w/Sweetheart, The Left
Thursday, Dec 3
@ Venue

Priestess
w/Early Man, Trigger Effect
Thursday, Dec 3
@ Commodore Ballroom

Matt Goud CD Release
w/Slingshot, A Textbook Tragedy
Friday, Dec 4
@ Media Club

Battle Snakes Bike Party EP Release
w/The TVees, Dead Voices, Party at the Moontower
Saturday, Dec 5
@ Media Club