Up on intraffik.com: October Soundtrack

I am up on intraffik.com with my October Soundtrack. Check it out. Here's a list of the bands I have as my October Soundtrack:

The Belleville Outfit
The Henry Clay People
Aushua
Happy Hollows
Pity Party
The Boxing Lesson
The Health Club
The New Hotness
The New Fidelity
New Maximum Donkey

Check out the link. There is more there to see, hear, and read.

Hollywood Forever: Dia De Los Muertos

I headed off to Dia De Los Muertos for the second straight year. My sense was that the event was less attended this year than last year. I'm making this based on the fact that it was much easier for my group of friends to stick together. Last year, we all got seperated within a few minutes.

Last year, we focused more on the various alters. This year we watched some of the various cultural programs that took place. And we stopped off to grab some food.

This is an event I'd suggest that people check out. See below for some photos from the night.

Adam Marsland and his Chaos Band, Rob Z and Pu$$y Cow at El Cid

Rob Z had his monthly El Cid show. The theme was: Cartoons and Cocktails, an animated evening. Adam Marsland and his Chaos Band were up first. One of their songs was the theme song from Josie and the Pussy Cats.







Next up was Rob Z who opened up the set by saying, "Great to be back at the El Cid Lounge and Casino." It was a fun set.















To close the night out was Pu$$y Cow. In the past, Pu$$y Cow used to always close out the night. I think its been awhile since I've seen them close out the night.





If you take a close look, you'll see that these are cheat notes from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.



A most interesting conversation was overheard on my part. A young lady was getting into a rather animated conversation with a friend about how some of her co-workers who made way more money than her were living it up and were nothing but debt slaves.

A Movie Review: Jennifer's Body

"Jennifer's Body" . I wasn’t as disappointed with this movie as many appear to be. It is a horror movie with a lot of humor and not too scary, which is the way I like horror flicks. I actually enjoyed the friendship between the two girls in the movie. I enjoyed seeing the loyalty. I even enjoyed the farcical bar fire. Hey, not a great movie, but enjoyable enough.

Wild Animal story for Los Angeles

I was recently out walking one evening. I walked pass by a group of folks, a couple adults watching over their kids playing in the yard. I turned to walk up a street when I heard a dog barking. Next thing I know a coyote comes running right in front of me, perhaps no more than 5 yards away. Behind me, a father yells out, "Coyote."

Yes, in Los Angeles, we have the occasional wild animal running around in the middle of civilization.

The Shakers and Diana Gone Wrong @ Skinny's

If you follow my blog, you may have noticed a longer than normal absence from providing a music blog . . . or maybe not. Anyways, I was feeling like I was close to the illness edge for awhile and decided to get some good sleep in. And then my work hours picked up for awhile. But come this Monday, I decided it was time to go out. Out I went to check out my friends, The Shakers. They rocked it.

I also ran into my friends from The Mulhollands. They've had some tough luck recently. Matt had his electric organ stolen. Sarah Jeanette recently had her laptop computer stolen.








I also got to see Diana Gone Wrong. They're led by an enthusiastic female lead singer/guitarist.

A Movie Review: Zombieland

"Zombieland". This movie was hysterical. It is hard to say which is the better zombie comedy movie: "Zombieland" or "Shaun of the Dead". I'll have to go back to see "Shaun of the Dead" to make a determination. Either way "Zombieland" more than holds its own. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin all are just perfectly cast. And then the cameo by Bill Murray is just awesome.

My only complaint: The theme park scene where the two girls turn on the theme park when every survivor knows that music attracts zombies. Oh well, it made for a nice climatic ending.

Random encounter where I was invisible

I was out at a local mall when I noticed a friend of mine walking along with his two daughters. I waved. They walked right past me. Not only did they walk pass me, they walked on either side of me. My friend and one daughter walked to my left and the other daughter walked to my right. My friend was off in Internetland, playing around on his Blackberry. Funny.

A Movie Review: 9

"9". A cartoon about the future chaos of the world. I have to say I enjoyed the movie, but I also felt cheated. The movie starts out with a grand vision -- the end of humanity destroyed by machines we helped create. Then a scientist creates life and we have 9 creatures. It felt like a perfect set-up for a tale of mortality or life or creation or something more than what the movie brought. The movie essentially is about the action these 9 creatures take to destroy the Great Machine. This is a reason for an action movie, which is fine, but in my mind the premise of the movie promised so much more.

Numb

Started work at around 8:15 a.m. It is now 11:15 p.m. and I'm still at work.

Fortune Cookie said: Chances of glamour and excitement are coming to you.

I don't know. I think I stole that fortune from someone else. I'm not exactly wanting glamor.

The Shakers @ Fox and Hounds

I was supposed to pick up my parents at the airport, but the unfortunately got stuck in New York -- having missed their flight to LAX. Since I had some free time come midnight-ish, I headed off to see The Shakers at Fox and Hounds. It was a nice time to catch up with friends.

Aaron Beaumont @ Hotel Cafe

Thursday night it was off to see Aaron Beaumont at Hotel Cafe. This was his final show of his US tour. It was a fun night. He tossed in some stories from his tour. For example, he was pulled over in Montana for speeding. The officer said that since he was out of state he'd have to pay cash. (Sounds suspicious.) Anyways, the ticket was only $40. That's nice.

Regarding $40. Aaron requested that Hotel Cafe record the night. I believe I heard that it costs $40 to record a session at Hotel Cafe.

See below some photos from the night.

The Smell to see The Mo-odds

So after seeing No Age briefly at the Eagle Rock Music Festival, I found myself with the urge to go to The Smell. I'd checked out The Smell a little over a year ago and just never made it back. Since The Mo-odds were playing there Monday night, I decided this was the perfect time to head on over.

The first band of the night was De Hombres. Now this band got off to a rough start. Their bass player wasn't around. I don't know the situation, but it did feel like the guitarist was a bit pissed. The guitarist got the bass ready and was just hoping that the bass player would show. Each time the door opened, he'd look to see if their band mate was going to show. No luck. They decided to go on as a two piece, the guitarist and drummer. Good for them. Just when they decided they'd close out with two last songs, the bass player walked it. He just strolled up and picked up his bass. No apologies or nothing. And then as soon as the set was finished, he walked out. I wonder what the situation was with that.





The second band of the night, on the second stage, was Sad Horse. They're an actual two piece band (unlike De Hombres) from Portland, Oregon. They're on tour with the third band, which was called The Bugs. Sad Horse had a rather tight set and were perhaps the most appreciated band of the night. With a gal on drums and a guy on guitar, they switched vocal leads during the set though the guitarist took most of the vocals -- if I recall correctly. The Bugs was also a two piece band. The interesting note here being that they'd switch off between drums and guitar.










The last band of the night was The Mo-odds. Always cool to catch them. Their lead singer is one of the more energetic guys out there.

And I have to give props to the $1 soy-vegan soft tacos. Mercy. I have to say those are the best tacos I've ever had. I have to say it is worth going to The Smell just for those tacos.