Beatallica -Appearing at San Diego County Fair

Do you love the Beatles?

Do you love Metallica?

Check out Beatallica at the San Diego County Fair (aka Del Mar Fair) on June 22, 23 or 24th.

They play all Beatles songs but in the style of Metallica. I am excited to see them at the Fair. I think they're going to be awesome.

They'll be on the Coors Light Rock On stage, so you know what that means. Alcohol!

Check them out here:
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Kurt Vonnegut dies at age 84

The writer of Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, and other novels and short stories died yesterday. He is cited by many as being a major influence in 20th-century American Literature.

People having weddings?

It's a cool website for women looking to get their hair and make-up done for their big day or any special occasions.

Melissa runs the San Diego office. Check it out!


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Iha not on board...

Straight from the horses mouth.


"It has never been totally clear which members of the original Pumpkins lineup would be involved in this much-gossiped about reunion tour and new album and now Iha assures us that he will absolutely not be part of it.
“No, I’m not part of the current Smashing Pumpkins album or tour, I haven’t spoken to Billy in years. I’m writing for a solo record, which I’m going to record this year, and working on my indie label Scratchie Records,” says Iha, referring to the label he co-founded in 2002 with Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schelsininger. Scratchie has put out albums by Albert Hammond Jr. and The Sounds, among others."

Makes me a bit sad. I would love to see the Smashing Pumpkins again with Iha on board. I mean, it wouldn't be the same without him.


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Street Scene 2007

at the Del Mar Fairgrounds?

I think so.

X-Fest Pre-sale...

91x's email says that they will be adding 2 other bands. Any speculation? Hmmm..

Pre-sale starts tomorrow at 10am.
Tickets are $41 plus tax and all those ridiculous fees that Ticketmaster charges.

Click on the link to buy your tickets.


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May 20, 2007

Coors Amphitheatre (Chula Vista)

Social Distortion
30 Seconds to Mars
The Used
The Bravery
Sum 41
Shiny Toy Guns
Plain White T's
Say Anything

I've seen a few of those bands and I don't think I'd be willing to pay close to $60 (after taxes and fees) to see them again. It's just not appealing enough to spend the money.

Caller number 9?

Kate Moss & Pete Doherty do home videos

Apparently it's a short film shot by himself at Kate's cottage in Cotswolds.

He's playing a new song, Kate is shown, wearing close to nothing.

And she adds her own little tidbits to his song by interrupting him by saying things like "Sonny and Cher we're not" and throwing in the word C*** and other random things.

Here's the video courtesy of You Tube. The sound quality isn't the best, but if you turn it up, you can probably hear it all.

Pre-Sale Morrissey Tickets

Go to www.ticketmaster.com

For all Fan-Club dates the password is "greatest hits".

For KROQ's pre-sale it is MOZ.

Sorry it took forever to post. It's been crazy!!

Remainder of Arcade Fire's European Tour Cancelled

I read this little tid bit and I thought I'd pass it along. It's all in Win Butler's words from his diary entry titled "heavy heart" located on their website.


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Win Butler's Post:

"heavy heart"

Hello Friends,

I am backstage at the venue in Oslo and I just had to make the very sad decision to cancel the rest of the European tour. I have been suffering from a sinus and bronchial infection for the last 3 months, and last night in Stockholm I finally pushed my voice and body farther than they are able to go. Last night I kept yelling at the monitor guy because I didn't recognize the sound that was coming out of the monitor as my own voice, and it took me until the second song to realize that the sound was coming from me. Today I can barely speak, or make any sound, so finishing the shows is no longer possible.

I have had several doctors advise me to cancel shows weeks ago, and I have been trying to push through, but for my own health and safety I need to have sinus surgery so I can get better and start the recovery process. We are all very sad, because we were very much looking forward to playing these shows, and we could not imagine canceling a show unless it was physically impossible to do. We apologize to the fans that have been waiting to see us, and we promise to try and come back as soon as it is humanly possible...

We would like to thank everyone who has been coming to the shows, and the outpouring of love and support for our music that we have felt. Wish me luck with the doctors,

And see you soon

luv,
Win




U.S. Tour Dates:

04-26 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
04-28 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 Atlanta, GA - Civic Center
05-02 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
05-04 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
05-05 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
05-07 New York, NY - United Palace
05-08 New York, NY - United Palace
05-09 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall (High Line festival)
05-10 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
05-12 Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05-13 Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05-15 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-16 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-18 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-19 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-20 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-27 Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert Hall
06-01 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06-02 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06-22-24 Pilton, England - Glastonbury
07-07 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-08 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-13-14 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival

Plain White Ts

Once again, thanks to Karla, I was able to see the Plain White Ts at the 91x Studios.

Going in, I didn't know what to expect. I couldn't recall one song of theirs. But I always enjoy free shows and I like to be surprised. They played 4 songs off their album. The Plain White Ts told us about their morning, which consisted of eggs. And to be honest, I don't think the DJ did a great job of interviewing them. He could've asked some better questions and actually studied a little about the band. The band kept correcting him when the facts weren't exactly right.

The guys were coming to San Diego fresh from Las Vegas, well, not exactly fresh as they all looked to be hung over. And the proof was to be seen at the autograph table. Their rider consisted of Corona, fruit, water, triscuits, and something else. One of the band members even had his sunglasses on at the table! But they put on a good show for the lucky few that saw them at the 91x studios. I wasn't fond of the drummer. He just didn't rub me the right way. It seemed like he had a chip on his shoulder. I don't know.

How would I describe them? They're a little poppy, but with some rock appeal. It was an acoustic set, so I couldn't get the full picture when it came to this band, but I liked them. I'd buy their cd to hear the rest of their songs. Their newest album is titled Every Second Counts and here's a link to their website.

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Pictures...

Plain White Ts



Tom & Dave


De'Mar & Mike


Tim & Dave


Tim

Healing Notes - Night in Ipanema Pictures...

Here are some pictures that I took last night. They're not the best, but I've never claimed to be a photographer!
Drummer. I forgot his name. Yeah, I know. bad bad bad...













Jungle shot...


One of the banners...

50 on Their Heels - Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Saturday!!

Go see Fifty on Their Heels!!! I dare you.

They're playing with The Roman Spring.

The Rhythm Lounge
3048 Midway
San Diego, CA

FREE BEFORE 10PM
$5 AFTER 10PM


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Night in Ipanema - Healing Notes, Inc

I had the pleasure of attending "Night in Ipanema" last night. It was a fundraiser held by Healing Notes, Inc. at the NTC Promenade McMillan Company Event Center. This fundraiser benefits the children in the NICU ward at Scripps La Jolla. This helps them get the much needed music therapy for their terminal illness'.

www.healingnotesinc.org

Allison and Veronica did a great job making the event come together. It was reminiscent of a Night in Ipanema with beautiful green trees and plants scattered throughout the location. Dining Out Magazine donated wonderful Latin cuisine provided by Humphrey's, Delirio's, The Turquoise, and several other restaurants. San Diego Stage & Lighting provided the stage and BMF audio provided the sound for Tita Lima and her band.

Healing Notes, Inc. also had a wonderful silent auctions. All items were donated and varied. They had an acoustic/electric guitar and cover from Portugal, and electric upright piano, a bottle of wine and massage, and gift certificates to restaurants throughout San Diego.

Before Tita Lima and her band played, the DJ, Steve, played many sounds from Brazil, both new and old. It was a great eclectic mix. Tita Lima and her band took the stage and blew the crowd away. Everyone was swaying in there seats with smiles on their faces to the sounds of Tita's most current album, 11:11 and to the other Brazilian favorites she played. There was even a crowd gathered in front of the stage dancing on the non-existent dance floor. They played with soul and with love for the music. It was on a real, genuine level. If Tita Lima and her band ever come to a city near you, see her! She just played at SXSW (South By Southwest) in Austin, Texas.

Pictures and Video to follow.

Wolfmother

Yes folks, Wolfmother is coming to San Diego and I am excited. I had tickets to see them last September 2006, but they cancelled because the bass player's girlfriend went into labor. Congratulations!

They refunded the money and now they are scheduled to play on May 8th, 2007. Tickets go on-sale Friday, March 23rd at 10am. They're $22.50 a apiece - I think.

You know I'll be there. Who's with me? Hater?


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Hot Girls, Hot Boys, Hot Girls

I went to the Casbah on Sunday, March 18th and I got a great surprise. We went to see Playground Slap. I didn't have any expectations coming to the show, but I was excited. It's a friend of a friend's band.

I didn't know who else was playing but when Addiquit took the stage and owned it, I was quite surprised. I wasn't sure if I was going to like her or not, but she did a great job. I really enjoyed her raps. She said some funny shit and most of it were real things that people shy away from.

She had some guy onstage helping her with the music, but she outted him at the end saying she didn't know the guy. Is this true, who knows? But it was funny. I really liked the tank top she was wearing. I didn't take any pictures of her. I should have, but I was distracted. Damn. I'd like to see her in a different venue, perhaps The Kensington Club? I wonder what type of people would go and see her there. I'm a new fan.

Playground Slap was on next and they had some gear on stage. It was impressive. They were more of a funk rock band. They were all older gents. This was their first show in 18 years. What? 18 year hiatus? I know! But they were great. There was one point when the mood came down a little. It wasn't because the music was bad, it was just too trippy and slow. But all in all, I had a good time.

I unfortunately missed Lesley and the Lys. I was tired, the hater was tired and I had to work in the morning. So off we went to bed.

Morrissey, Morrissey, Morrissey

Word on the street, aka internet is that Morrissey will be touring this summer. He has released the dates to the first part of his U.S. Tour.

The dates below are brought to you by True To You- A Morrissey Zine
www.true-to-you.net


april

Fri 27 STOCKTON, CA : Bob Hope Theater [1,896 cap]
Sat 28 SPARKS, NV : John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom [700 cap]
Sun 29 SPARKS, NV : John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom

may

Tue 1 OAKLAND, CA : Paramount Theater [2,840 cap]
Wed 2 SANTA ROSA, CA : Wells Fargo Center [1,482 cap]
Sat 5 SPOKANE, WA: INB Performing Arts Center [2,700]
Sun 6 SEATTLE, WA : Paramount [2,782]
Tue 8 SALT LAKE CITY, UT : E Center Ford Theater [3,500]
Wed 9 DENVER, CO : Fillmore [3,600]
Fri 11 OMAHA, NE : Orpheum [2,586]
Sat 12 MILWAUKEE, WI : Riverside [2,304]
Mon 14 ANN ARBOR, MI : Michigan Theater [1,591]
Tue 15 CHICAGO, IL : Auditorium [3,635]
Thur 17 CLEVELAND, OH : Playhouse Square Center [2,837]
Fri 18 COLUMBUS, OH : Palace Theater [2,705]
Sun 20 INDIANAPOLIS, IN : Murat Center [2,889]
Tue 22 ST LOUIS, MO : The Pageant [2,000]
Wed 23 KANSAS CITY, MO : Uptown Theater [2,200]
Fri 25 DALLAS, TX : Palladium [2,800]
Sat 26 AUSTIN, TX : Backyard [5,000]
Mon 28 HOUSTON, TX : Verizon [2,815]
Wed 30 EL PASO, TX : County Coliseum [3,500]
Thur 31 TUCSON, AZ : Music Hall [2,289]

june

Sat 2 PHOENIX, AZ : Maricopa County Events Center [6,500]
Sun 3 SAN DIEGO, CA : Bayside Concerts [10,000]
Tue 5 VENTURA, CA : Majestic Ventura Theater [1,200]
Wed 6 RIVERSIDE, CA : Riverside Municipal Auditorium [1,950]
Fri 8 LOS ANGELES, CA : Hollywood Bowl [17,562]
Sat 9 LAS VEGAS, NV : Pearl [2,352]

According to the website, all the tickets go on sale March 31st except for a few, which go on sale April 1st.

I'm a huge fan of Morrissey and The Smiths. I've been to several concerts and I've never been completely disappointed. Some concerts were better than others, but I always left tipsy and happy.

I know there are a lot of people out there that think Morrissey is done and old news. People think he can't contribute to music anymore. But in all reality, he has contributed so much, that it will never end. He has influenced so many bands that one will never escape. Personally, I don't mind. I can listen to Morrissey and to The Smiths over and over again.

I heard the tickets are $50 each, general admission. I don't think that's too bad. I'm even considering trying to go to both the Los Angeles and San Diego shows.

Hope to see someone, anyone at either the Los Angeles or San Diego shows.

Rise Against

If you haven't had a chance to see this band - do it.

I was lucky enough to catch an acoustic set at the 91X Studiosand it was great. Lead singer Tim McIlrath and guitarist Zach Blair were the only ones that played, both on guitars. The other two members were roaming around the studio, only to be seen at the end for the autograph and photograph session. The audience consisted of about maybe 20 or so contest winners and their guests.

Rise Against played 4 songs. They played 3 of their hits, Prayer of the Refugee, Ready to Fall, Swing Life Away! and a cover of Danzig's Mother. I have video of the song, but it'll have to wait until later. I have to upload and change the format and do all of that good stuff so everyone can view it.

They did a quick QnA session. They were pretty fun. They kept it light and easy going. You could tell that they were having fun and happy to be there. They joked around a lot and made everyone laugh.

They're playing tonight at the iPayOne Center (formerly know as The Sports Arena) with My Chemical Romance. They're on first and they promise to be on time.

I was a fan before their acoustic set, but I'm an even bigger fan now. I hope I can catch them at another show sometime in the future.


Tim


Zach


Tim and Zach

More Ponderings...

if we were all agreeable all of the time, we would all live in a cave.

Something to Ponder

A wise man once said it's not the bait that catches the fish, it's the shiny barbed hook.

The Mooney Suzuki

The Beauty Bar in San Diego hosted The Mooney Suzuki on Wednesday, March 7th. And if you weren't there, you missed out!

The cover was $8, but well worth it. A band of this caliber usually charges more than that and you can't see them at the smaller venues. They have been around for a long while and they have a great following.

I've seem them 5 times, basically every time they roll through San Diego and they have never disappointed me. They bring their best game every time. Their set is high-impact, dancey, noisy, and FUN. I have pictures. I just need to upload them. I'll eventually get around to it - I promise!

They brought with them a band from Sweden. I can't recall the name, but I have an email out to The Mooney Suzuki to find out. This band was great. They were dancey and fun. The band consisted of 3 boys, who I think were 15-16 years old. They looked that young and they were beyond adorable. They danced non-stop and they had some great beats. It was very refreshing to see a band like this in San Diego. It's nice to know that somewhere out there, there is great music being created.

Go to www.themooneysuzuki.com for more tour information.

Keep them coming Beauty Bar!