That Noise, Socadia, Vanaprasta and Mulhollands at Club Moscow

It was off to Club Moscow to catch The Mulhollands. They were the last band of the night so I ended up catching four bands in total. The other bands being That Noise, Socadia, and Vanaprasta.

First off, I made some friends in line. We had a nice conversation.

We were then allowed inside where That Noise was already on stage. They had a camera guy there. The guy went on stage where he was taking photos from all angles. One of those angles was with the lead singer straddling over the camera guy who was lying on his back.

Socadia was next. They had to deal with a dead microphone. They dealt with it with ease.

The third band was Vanaprasta. They had the crowd going with a Cinco de Mayo scream. The crowd even carried the lead singer around for a few moments.

And then The Mulhollands, one of my favorite bands. They had a back-up singer for the night.


That Noise







Socadia







Vanaprasta





The Mulhollands

Sometimes you capture a photo like this . . .

Sarah Jeanette from The Mulhollands

Adam Stern and Aaron Roche at Hotel Cafe

I headed off to Hotel Cafe to catch Aaron Roche. One of my friends, Aaron Beaumont (singer-songwriter), is friends with Aaron Roche. I've meant to catch Aaron Roche for awhile now, but just never got around to it. And during the set I was like, "Wow, once again it has taken me way too long to catch this guy." Really great music, singer songwriter style that is pleasant to the ear.

I also caught a few songs from Adam Stern. A more rocking style that was just as catchy.

Adam Stern



Aaron Roche

Bleeding Livers, Swagger Sticks, King Cheetah and Mad Planet at Mr. T's Bowling

I headed off to Mr. T's Bowling on Saturday night where I caught Bleeding Livers, The Swagger Sticks, King Cheetah and Mad Planet.

This was the first time at Mr. T's Bowling in awhile. There was some redesign going on. Some extra room on the side of the stage was opened up.

I saw King Cheetah for the first time in awhile. I don't know if this in a permanent change, but they were a two piece band for the night.

Mad Planet includes two former members of Bang Sugar Bang.

Some fun night of music over-all.

Bleeding Livers





Swagger Sticks







King Cheetah







Mad Planet

Joe Greene and Get Set Go at El Cid

I am so behind my writing on music. Anyways, nearly a week ago it was off to El Cid to catch a Rob Z night. Hung out for two sets.

The first set was Joe Greene. I have to say it was an awesome set.

Next up was Get Set Go doing an acoustic set. There was some fun conversations going back and forth regarding vibrating cell phones. Someone in the audience kept on calling up Mike TV during the set.

Joe Greene photos.





Get Set Go photo

Twilight Sleep at Spaceland

It was off to see Twilight Sleep at Spaceland. I've wanted to catch one of their sets for awhile. I noticed awhile back that they were playing at Pershing Square. I wanted to go, but just couldn't make it. I believe they played a couple other times that I noticed and I just couldn't make those either. Finally, I made it to one of their sets.

What did I think? Very awesome from start to end.

Comment: I have to do something really nerdy, I'd like to introduce our new drummer.

A Movie Review: Greenberg

Greenberg. I did not like this movie at all. Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) had few redeeming qualities. He was abusive to his friends. He was abusive to his girlfriend, Florence, (Greta Gerwig) – if she really was his girlfriend. I’m not even sure what she found attractive in him. In the movie, she said it was because he wanted to do nothing. Maybe that is intriguing, but he was also a cruel person. I was totally with Florence’s girlfriend who questioned why she was in such a relationship. I suppose one could argue that this is a great movie, because it realistically looks at a person who is really messed up emotionally. I argue it isn’t, because someone so messed up would be totally abandoned by his friends.

Underwater City People and Get Set Go at Old Towne Pub

It was off to Old Towne Pub to catch Underwater City People and Get Set Go.

I went a few weeks back but had to leave before Get Set Go went on stage, because their start time was going to be past midnight. Well, this time around went a bit better as they started their set at around 11:30 p.m. Awesome.

As for Underwater City People, this is a band I've followed for awhile. They're about to release an album.

Underwater City People








Get Set Go

Silent Star and Helen Stellar at Spaceland

After watching Duke beat Butler for the national championship, I headed off to Spaceland to check out some bands. I wanted to catch Mere Mortals, but when I got there I found out that they were replaced with a band called Silent Star.

I wasn't sure what to expect from Silent Star. They had an old time fashion taste associated with them. It was a good time. Amusing moments . . . the lead singer had some issues with microphone. He accidentally disconnected his microphone from the cord. He mentioned that he tended to do that at least once during every set. Another time he fumbled with his microphone stand. Then during an acoustic song, he suffered through some feedback.

Next up was Helen Stellar. They're the residency band for April. Shoegaze. I do have a soft spot for shoegaze. Lights were turned down for most of the set. During one song the lead singer asked for the lights to get turned up. For a brief moment, some bright strobe-like lights beamed before they reset to brighter lights than previously but not strobe-like bright. I hate when Spaceland does something like that. I think a lot of other folks didn't like it either, because I heard some brief protests. Luckily, it was only a brief second. I guess it is how the lighting system works at Spaceland.


Silent Star





Helen Stellar

A movie review: Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland. I simply loved this movie. I enjoyed it from the start to the end. First off, it is just beautiful eye candy. The colors, sets are just a joy. Second off, the acting is wonderful. I think the movie works because of Mia Wasikowska (Alice). Wonderfully acted. Third off, I just loved the storyline. I loved the storyline of Alice having to save Wonderland from the evils of the Red Queen.

The Mo-odds, Madison Bloodbath, The Slow Death at Blue Star

It was off to Blue Star Café to catch some bands. I ended up getting lost. I was day dreaming as I was driving down the 5 freeway. Instead of taking the 10 West, I ended up taking the 10 East. Oops. I learned rather quickly enough that I had no clue how to get to Blue Star from where I was. In fact, I believe I nearly got a traffic ticket from a cop as I was going here and there. Finally, I just got back on the freeway and did this strange loop around Los Angeles.

All this led me to missing the first band of the night, which I heard was good.

The next band up was The Mo-odds. Here’s the interesting story about their set. I was standing in front of the stage. Someone was playing around with my pants. I was like, “Man, who’s doing that?” I looked around, no one was around me. Who was it? It was Jonah, kicking at the bass drum. The air was forced out and shooting right for my pants.

Madison Bloodbath was up next. Comment of the night, “Maybe I should come down among the peasants.”

The final band of the night was The Slow Death. They were on tour and were stopping by in Los Angeles. Second comment of the night, “I hope this isn’t like Riverside and we end up playing during a fist fight.”

It was a fun night though also a chilly night out at the Blue Star.

The Mo-odds







Madison Bloodbath





The Slow Death