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Ned, I wrote a song for you! See above!

*checks* Aw, thank you! Well I R back, so yay. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 12:11 (twenty years ago) link

hey Tipper is playing for free on monday and Antibalas thursday!

― Sir Chaki McBeer III (chaki), Sunday, 25 July 2004 06:21 (twenty years ago) link

Antibalas just makes me gnash my teeth that I never made it to Lagos before Fela passed on to the great Harem in the Sky

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:19 (twenty years ago) link

I can't even see any damn shows for three weeks because I'm working 11am to 2am, ain't that great?

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:22 (twenty years ago) link

we'll throw some extra sweat around for you at !!!

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:24 (twenty years ago) link

and I'm really craving dinner at the Red Lion Tavern! but dammit I'm stuck with Trader Joe's frozen crap.

ahh thanks Thea

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:26 (twenty years ago) link

if i combined Red Lion sausage with !!! i might not survive. i plan to stick to a blueberry smoothie with an extra shot of power-boost

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:28 (twenty years ago) link

the Red Lion has very paranoid waitresses, I've noticed. You get up to wander outside for a smoke and they sort of follow you.

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:31 (twenty years ago) link

What're they worried about, sausage-smuggling?

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago) link

I'm always trying to sneak out sausages, true.

And I think the keyboard karaoke guy creates an atmosphere of distrust.

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:38 (twenty years ago) link

Now it is good that this all been revived because there's a tentative FAP plan for Saturday.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 18:43 (twenty years ago) link

Ned are you personally attending or sending your double? The one from the Devendra show, I mean. It'll affect my decision.

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

Haha -- hopefully me. Here is the thread in question:

LA FAP July 31 -- _Can't Stop the Music_ and _The Apple_ screening

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

I'm not sure that's the right date...says Wed 7/28

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 19:10 (twenty years ago) link

*coughs* You're not reading the entries correctly. Please scroll ahead to Saturday the 31st.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 19:11 (twenty years ago) link

How do you spell "Thea"?

A-D-H-D

― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 19:12 (twenty years ago) link

so who went to the !!! show...i so wish i coulda =(

― broke (Vic), Thursday, 29 July 2004 10:22 (twenty years ago) link

ISIS - this afternoon at the MOCA.

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:10 (twenty years ago) link

! And didn't Chuck say something about how Isis is best seen in a museum...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:10 (twenty years ago) link

Hmm I'm not sure, but I did hear what Dick Riordan said about Isis.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:14 (twenty years ago) link

OH MIGHTY ISIS

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:18 (twenty years ago) link

STUPID DIRTY GYGAX

― dean? (deangulberry), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago) link

RE: !!! show last night

As usual, Deerhoof killed it... I missed Future Pidgeon because they amazingly went on at the scheduled time

and I think the singer of !!! is developing a god-complex. But I got to jump around and get body-checked by lots of KXLUitos.

Maybe I'll listen to the record again as I may change my mind about !!! live show being better than record.

― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:19 (twenty years ago) link

isis's mom (if you didn't already know)

― Lukas (lukas), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:31 (twenty years ago) link

reading that reminded me why i never ever read lj's.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:46 (twenty years ago) link

anybody going to the mae shi tonight? if i get out of work in time ...

― Lukas (lukas), Friday, 30 July 2004 17:47 (twenty years ago) link

i want to go but probably won't make it.

― dean? (deangulberry), Friday, 30 July 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago) link

Karsh Kale will be at Grand Performances downtown on Saturday night.

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 30 July 2004 18:03 (twenty years ago) link

Mae Shi go on at midnight I may go after seeing friends play at Redcat

― Thea (Thea), Friday, 30 July 2004 18:33 (twenty years ago) link

"These extraordinary ensembles pay deep respect to their Indian and Turkish musical heritage by composing for traditional acoustic instruments and vocal styles while adding elegant electronic samples and beats that take the listener on a journey from the past to the future."

nickn is that better than it sounds?

― Lukas (lukas), Friday, 30 July 2004 19:05 (twenty years ago) link

I'm sure this was already mentioned but if not:

September 18 (Sat)
M83 (Mute / Gooom), Ulrich Schnauss (City Centre
Offices), Six Parts Seven. Venue: Knitting Factory.
8pm. $13.

Most tempting.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 July 2004 19:45 (twenty years ago) link

Ned:
I will be at this show for sure...comes right after I'm out in CA, and right before UCI starts up and doesn't make me feel so bad about missing them at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. Though I've heard not so great things about the Knitting Factory.

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:17 (twenty years ago) link

I'll very likely be there. Knitting Factory is fine.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:18 (twenty years ago) link

I'm totally clueless when it comes to LA clubs, so at this point I'm willing to go wherever.

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:20 (twenty years ago) link

knitting factory does in fact suck, but not in a way that would make me never ever want to to go see anything there..

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:28 (twenty years ago) link

What sucks about it?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:29 (twenty years ago) link

Friends of mine who see shows there regularly say the venue's gone a bit downhill over time, but the few times I've been there have been okay -- I do recall Stan Ridgway telling Elvis T and I that he was singularly unimpressed with the place recently, though.

Robots: ah yes, you'll be out here soon! We'll have to plot and plan regarding getting you used to hauling yourself up to LA for shows.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link

I only have problems with the crowd at the Knitting Factory. From my experience, the venue tends to be filled with people who want to be out doing something as opposed to people who want to see the bands playing. But if you don't mind people talking through someone's set, then there's not really a problem there. This is also due to how "hip" a band currently is.

― dean? (deangulberry), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:36 (twenty years ago) link

I can't fault them though for the A/C being broken during the sweltering AMT show a few months back, as much as I'd like to...

― dean? (deangulberry), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:37 (twenty years ago) link

the venue tends to be filled with people who want to be out doing something as opposed to people who want to see the bands playing

haha - So you mean it's like every other venue ever?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:45 (twenty years ago) link

No, actually. It's worse in that regard because it's in Hollywood. ;p

― dean? (deangulberry), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:46 (twenty years ago) link

So....it's like every other venue?

― kickitcricket (kickitcricket), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:52 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yeah, I forgot about all those fake Hollywood "star f-ers" ruining the authentic live experience, man!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 30 July 2004 20:57 (twenty years ago) link

Is anyone else planning on going to the Animal Collective/Black Dice on Sat. August 28th at the Knitting Factory? I know the Echo show would probably be preferable, vibe-wise, but I live right next door to the Knitting Factory on Sycamore and I was hoping that day to barbecue and go swimming (at my apt. building), and then walk down to the show. Maybe this could be one of these FAPs...? Swimming, hamburgers, eerie and pretty noise?

― Softly Weeping at the Oki Dog (Ben Boyer), Friday, 30 July 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link

If only to see what the shouting about those two is about, that could be an interesting show. Might be out of town that weekend, we'll see.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 July 2004 21:02 (twenty years ago) link

(xposts, etc)

Don't take it personally, Spencer! You're different.

Ben, I'll be at both of those shows.

― dean? (deangulberry), Friday, 30 July 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago) link

Haha, the thing is, I'm *not*!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 30 July 2004 22:02 (twenty years ago) link

In other Knitting Factory angst, I kinda want to see the Michael Rother show there on Thursday but I'm annoyed that the "special guest" is John Frusciante.

On the east coast, Rother's special guest was Richard Pinhas. *grumble grumble*

Anyway, when the Knitting Factory first opened it was rather nice - sort of a pre-fab version of what a comfortable hipster club would be. Since then, the dry rot has set in - the furniture steadily removed and the lounge area converted into an ill-advised second stage. Now it's just another shitty run down club. It's a tremendous hassle to park there too.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 30 July 2004 22:11 (twenty years ago) link

SPENCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DON'T BELIEVE A WORD THEA SAYS SHE IS REALLY A MUSIC HATER AND IS INFILTRATING THIS MESSAGE BOARD.

TAKE IT FROM ME, I WORK WITH HER, AS YOU ALREADY KNOW...

BYEEEEEEEEEEEE!

― Holly H, Friday, 30 July 2004 22:46 (twenty years ago) link

Ha! - can we start the posts from registered posters only thing immediately please???

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 30 July 2004 22:48 (twenty years ago) link

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