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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 2/17-2/23

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Kristen

This weekend has been full of excitement. Friday night’s Biffy Clyro show got a bit intense, but it was worth it to see my rocking Scots finally back in LA. I’ve also got a bit of Olympics fever. I’ve watched a little of everything, but that shoot-out from the Russia vs. US hockey game was probably the most thrilling. On top of all that, there are a couple of small dogs running around the apartment, providing an excellent excuse for long walks and rolling around on the floor.

I don’t have so much a show pick this week as I do a venue pick. The Hotel Cafe any night next week will hold at least one act that I absolutely adore. What do I have to do to get a week-long venue pass?

Monday: It’s A School Night FREE at Bardot featuring Meg Myers (10:30)
ALSO: Duncan Sheik and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: The New Electric Sound FREE at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: Charming Liars FREE at The Troubadour (9:20)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm)

Tuesday: Hudson Taylor at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Harper Blynn at Bootleg Bar (11:30)
ALSO: The Basement Sessions FREE at Hemingway’s featuring Bravesoul (9:45)
ALSO: The Belle Brigade FREE at The Echo (11pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)
ALSO: The Cerny Brothers at The Mint (9:15)
ALSO: A Tribute to Heart FREE at The Satellite featuring Miranda Lee Richards, Black Belt Karate, Jacqueline Campa, etc (9pm)

Weds: Night Riots with Kiven at Los Globos (8pm)
ALSO: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Jukebox the Ghost with Mother Falcon at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: New Politics with Sleeper Agent and Magic Man at The Troubadour (8pm)

Thursday: Jon McLaughlin and Jars of Clay at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Matt Jordan at WitZend (9pm)
ALSO: Deluka at Bootleg Bar (10:30)
ALSO: Allen Stone at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: The Dollyrots and Go Betty Go at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Karmin at The House of Blues (9pm)

Friday: Griffin House at The Mint (10pm)
ALSO: Wildcat! Wildcat! at The Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Magic Man at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Act As If at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: The Weeks at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Langhorne Slim and Amos Lee at The Wiltern (7pm)

Saturday: ElectroPR Charity Music and Arts Festival at The Airliner featuring Diamonds Under Fire, Dekades, and more! (8pm)
ALSO: Charlotte Martin, Will Champlin and Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30, 10:30)

Sunday: Ivory Deville at Deus Ex Machina
ALSO: An Evening with David Crosby at The Troubadour (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:
February 25^th: Kaiser Chiefs at The El Rey
February 27^th: Kodaline at The El Rey
February 28^th: Scars on 45 at The Hotel Café
February 28^th: Kodaline at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
March 1^st: The Shakers and The Janks at The Viper Room
March 2^nd: John Flanagan at The Mint
March 4^th: The Colourist at The Troubadour
March 5^th: The Ataris at The House of Blues
March 5^th: The Wild Feathers at The Troubadour
March 8^th: NO at The Troubadour
March 15^th: Lake Street Dive at The Troubadour
March 17^th: Turin Brakes at The Troubadour
March 18^th: Band of Skulls at The Belasco Theater
March 20^th: Apache Relay at The Roxy
March 21^st: St. Vincent at The Wiltern
March 21^st: Bayside at The House of Blues
March 21^st: Wakey! Wakey! At The Bootleg Bar
March 21^st: Kings of Leon at The Forum
March 27^th: Delta Rae at The Troubadour
March 27^th: Tonight Alive at Hollywood Palladium
March 28^th: The Kin at The Troubadour
March 31^st: The Strypes at El Rey Theatre
April 4^th and 5^th: The War on Drugs at The Troubadour
April 8^th: Katie Herzig at The Troubadour
April 11^th: Tyrone Wells at The Troubadour
April 18^th: Rufus Wainwright at Orpheum Theatre
May 3^rd: Manchester Orchestra at House of Blues
May 7^th: Ingrid Michaelson at The Wiltern
May 9^th: twenty one pilots at The Wiltern
May 9^th: We Are Scientists at The Troubadour
May 17^th: Birdy at The Wiltern
May 19^th: James Blunt at The Balasco Theater
May 23^rd: Ben Sollee at Largo
May 24^th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre

~ Kristen

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Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/10-2/16

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Amanda

Last week was a pretty mellow one for me. It involved the usual chores, 3 rental movies, some Will and Grace, a dash of Murder, She Wrote, and a sampling of the Sochi Winter Olympics. That might change this week with some of the shows in store. This week we have the likes of Chappo at the Casbah, Augustines at the Soda Bar, Imagine Dragons and Nico Vega’s sold out show at Valley View Casino Center, and so much more. It’s going to be a good week. Get out and dance!

Monday: St. Lucia @ The Casbah at 9pm- SOLD OUT

Tuesday: Chappo, Royal Teeth, Blondfire @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Brandon Boyd and Sons of The Sea @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Greg Laswell @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Songwriter Showcase @ Anthology at 9pm

Wednesday: Project Raw Fundraiser w/Terraplane Sun @ Belly Up at 7pm

Thursday: Augustines, My Goodness @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Josh Damigo, Peter Bradley Adams @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Gayle Skidmore at The Merrow at 9pm

Friday: Hospitality, Air Waves, Red Pony Clock @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: The Devil Makes Three @ House of Blues at 9pm

Saturday: Imagine Dragons, Naked and Famous, Nico Vega @ Valley View Casino Center at 7pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Oh, Spirit, The Paragraphs, Desert Noises @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: ††† (Crosses) @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: The Gregory Page Show @ Lestats at 9pm

Sunday: Steve Poltz Birthday Bash @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Paul Simon and Sting @ Honda Center at 7pm

Keep in Mind:
February 17th- New Politics @ House of Blues
February 20th- Sunset Sessions w/Ziggy Marley, Jeremy Messersmith, and more @ Belly Up
February 21st- Sunset Sessions w/Augustana, The Parlotones, Beware of Darkness, and more @ Belly Up
February 22nd- Sunset Sessions w/John Butler Trio, NEEDTOBREATHE, Kodaline, Vance Joy, and more @ Belly Up
February 25th- Kodaline, LP @ Casbah
February 27th- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Casbah
February 27th- Lord Huron @ Belly Up
March 4th- The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 5th- Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah
March 11th-16- SXSW
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 25th- Delta Rae @ Belly Up
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
March 28th- The Used, Taking Back Sunday @ House of Blues
April 11th- Coachella Weekend 1
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 15th- Mogwai @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 18th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
April 27th- Trampled By Turtles @ Belly Up
April 28th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
April 29th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
July 30th- Mötley Crüe
August 30th- Jack Johnson @ RIMAC Field

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 2/10-2/16

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Kristen

Last night’s Queen Caveat EP release event was nothing short of epic. I haven’t been to as many shows this year, but somehow I’ve managed to see a fair number of my favorite bands including Queen Caveat, The Silent Comedy, Moon Taxi, Imagine Dragons, Dear Boy, Truth & Salvage Co. (if you count their Tuesday evening online gatherings) and Irontom. Speaking of favorites, this week’s schedule really packs them in. My show list reads a bit like a list of my top artists of 2013. We’ve got Irish brothers Hudson Taylor (lead off track of my 2013 mix), my dream combo of Irontom and Meg Myers, Augustines (their new album is worth the wait), Sir Sly, and Biffy Clyro (!!!) making their first LA appearance in over a year. Too many options, really.

Here’s what else I’ve got.

Monday: It’s A School Night FREE at Bardot featuring Hudson Taylor and Vanaprasta (8:30, 11:30)
ALSO: The New Electric Sound FREE at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm)

Tuesday: Irontom and Meg Myers at Bootleg Bar (9, 10)
ALSO: Augustines with My Goodness and Beware of Darkness at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Belle Brigade FREE at The Echo (11pm)
ALSO: Songwriter Round featuring Shane Alexander, Kyler England, and Sweet Talk Radio, Josh Damigo at Room 5 (8, 10)
ALSO: Sir Sly at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Band of Horses at Wilshire Ebell Theatre (8pm)

Weds: Chappo and Royal Teeth at Bootleg Bar (10:30, 11:30)
ALSO: Fauntella Crow, Jenni Alpert at WitZend (7, 8)
ALSO: Greg Laswell at The Troubadour (9pm)
ALSO: Bootstraps, Javier Dunn, Mercies, Western Scene at The Hotel Cafe (7, 8, 9, 10)
ALSO: The Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Band of Horses and Pink Mountaintops at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (7pm)

Thursday: Mariah McManus at Angel City Brewery (7pm)
ALSO: Scott Kinnebrew at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Brandon Boyd and Sons of the Sea at The Belasco Theater (8pm)

Friday: Biffy Clyro with Morning Parade at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: The Bee Eaters and Chris Pierce at Genghis Cohen (7, 8)
ALSO: The Brothers Zmed, The Peach Kings, King Washingon, and Decorator at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Bleu, Angel Taylor/Jesse Thomas/Strange Family at The Hotel Cafe (8, 10)
ALSO: Orianthi at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: Eagles of Death Metal at The Viper Room (8:30)

Saturday: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down at The El Rey (10pm)

Sunday: Chris Thile at The Broad Stage at Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center (7:30)
ALSO: Panic! At the Disco with The Colourist at The Wiltern (6:30)

To Keep in Mind:
February 17^th: Duncan Sheik and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
February 18^th: Hudson Taylor at The Hotel Café
February 18^th: Harper Blynn at Bootleg Bar
February 19^th Jukebox the Ghost at The Echo
February 19^th: New Politics at The Troubadour
February 19^th and 20^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe
February 21^st: We Were Promised Jetpacks at El Rey Theatre
February 21^st: Langhorne Slim and Amos Lee at The Wiltern
February 22^nd: Charlotte Martin and Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
February 27^th: Kodaline at The El Rey
February 28^th: Scars on 45 at The Hotel Café
February 28^th: Kodaline at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
March 1^st: The Shakers and The Janks at The Viper Room
March 2^nd: John Flanagan at The Mint
March 4^th: The Colourist at The Troubadour
March 5^th: The Ataris at The House of Blues
March 5^th: The Wild Feathers at The Troubadour
March 8^th: NO at The Troubadour
March 15^th: Lake Street Dive at The Troubadour
March 17^th: Turin Brakes at The Troubadour
March 18^th: Band of Skulls at The Belasco Theater
March 20^th: Apache Relay at The Roxy
March 21^st: St. Vincent at The Wiltern
March 21^st: Bayside at The House of Blues
March 21^st: Wakey! Wakey! At The Bootleg Bar
March 21^st: Kings of Leon at The Forum
March 27^th: Delta Rae at The Troubadour
March 27^th: Tonight Alive at Hollywood Palladium
March 28^th: The Kin at The Troubadour
March 31^st: The Strypes at El Rey Theatre
April 4^th and 5^th: The War on Drugs at The Troubadour
April 8^th: Katie Herzig at The Troubadour
April 11^th: Tyrone Wells at The Troubadour
April 18^th: Rufus Wainwright at Orpheum Theatre
May 3^rd: Manchester Orchestra at House of Blues
May 7^th: Ingrid Michaelson at The Wiltern
May 9^th: twenty one pilots at The Wiltern
May 9^th: We Are Scientists at The Troubadour
May 17^th: Birdy at The Wiltern
May 19^th: James Blunt at The Balasco Theater
May 23^rd: Ben Sollee at Largo
May 24^th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre

~ Kristen

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Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/3-2/9

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Amanda

It’s a pretty grey morning here in San Diego. We had some rain last night during the wee hours and the looming grey clouds are still here. Their threat is minimal at this point in time and I can feel the sun trying to come out but I’d rather stay home and cuddle up today.

Of course, there some good stuff this week show wise. Thursday is Wendy Bailey’s farewell show. She’s moving out of state so be sure to go and say hello before she leaves us all. Tonight is Switchfoot at the Casbah. We also have Young the Giant on Sunday at Soma and Pat Benatar and Niel Giraldo are in town playing the Belly Up in Saturday and Pechanga on Friday. Let us not forget Citizen Cope at the Balboa Theatre on Saturday too. Lots to see and do!

Monday: Switchfoot @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Hounds Below @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Into It. Over It. @ Che Cafe at 7pm

Tuesday: Mattson 2 @ El Dorado at 9pm
AND: Mother Falcon, Midnight Pine @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Pepper @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT

Wednesday: Mason James, Life Leone @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Peggy Sue @ Soda Bar at 10pm
AND: Pepper @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT

Thursday: Wendy Bailey @ The Merrow at 9pm
AND: Whiskey Myers @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: Myron & E. and The Heavy Guilt @ Seven Grand

Friday: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo @ Pechanga Resort and Casino at 7pm

Saturday: Citizen Cope @ Balboa Theatre at 8pm
AND: An Evening with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Curt Owen, Jimmy Patton, Julia Davies @ Lestats @ 9pm
AND: The Darlings @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Sunday: Young the Giant @ Soma at 7:30pm
AND: Nancarrow @ Belly Up at 7pm

Keep in Mind:
February 10th- St. Lucia @ The Casbah
February 11th- Chappo @ Casbah
February 13th- Augustines @ Soda Bar
February 15th- Imagine Dragons, Naked and Famous, Nico Vega @ Valley View Casino Center
February 17th- New Politics @ House of Blues
February 20th- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 21st- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 22nd- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 25th- Kodaline, LP @ Casbah
February 27th- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Casbah
March 4th- The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 5th- Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah
March 11th-16- SXSW
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 25th- Delta Rae @ Belly Up
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
March 28th- The Used, Taking Back Sunday @ House of Blues
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 15th- Mogwai @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
April 27th- Trampled By Turtles @ Belly Up
April 28th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
April 29th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
July 30th- Mötley Crüe
August 30th- Jack Johnson @ RIMAC Field

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 2/3-2/9

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Kristen

While everyone else is watching some sporting event, my roommate and I are calling it a work day. Our choice of background noise, once again, is Veronica Mars. We need to refresh ourselves for the big movie…

It’s a new month so we have some new residencies, including The New Electric Sound Mondays at Silverlake Lounge and The Belle Brigade Tuesdays at The Echo. Show pick of the week is Queen Caveat’s EP release party on Saturday. This one is going to be an event. I hear there are vintage arcade games…be sure to RSVP in order to get the secret location.

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Monday: The New Electric Sound FREE at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night FREE at Bardot featuring Moses Sumney (9pm)

Tuesday: The Belle Brigade FREE at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: The Basement Sessions FREE at Hemingway’s featuring The Echo and The Sound (11pm)

Weds: Bootstraps, Miranda Lee Richards, Broken Arrow at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9, 10)
ALSO: Ivory Deville at House of Blues Foundation Room
ALSO: Tic Tic Boom!, Outside Animals at Silverlake Lounge (9pm)
ALSO: Adam Bones at Club Moscow at Boardner’s (9:30)
ALSO: Marc Broussard at Saint Rocke (10pm)

Thursday: David and Devine at Saint Rocke (9pm)
ALSO: Fortress Social Club at Harvard & Stone (11pm)

Friday: Max Collins and Western Scene at Los Globos (10pm)
ALSO: The Pack A.D. at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Maxium Ludwig at El Cid (11pm)
ALSO: Citizen Cope at The Wiltern (8pm)

Saturday: Queen Caveat at location downtown for EP release…RSVP for more details http://manufactured_happiness.splashthat.com/
ALSO: Dawn McCoy, Terra Naomi at The Hotel Cafe (8, 10)
ALSO: Zookeeper’s Palace at The Mint (9:30)
ALSO: Black Hi-Lighter at El Cid (10pm)
ALSO: Jackson Price at Molly Malone’s (11:40)
ALSO: Mary Chapin Carpenter at Walk Disney Concert Hall (8pm)
ALSO: Ben Solee at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex (8pm)

Sunday: Hotel Cinema at The Satellite (10pm)

To Keep in Mind:
February 11^th: Band of Horses at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
February 11^th: Augustines at The Troubadour
February 11^th: Sir Sly at The El Rey
February 11^th: Meg Myers and Irontom at Bootleg Bar
February 11^th: Band of Horses at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
February 12^th: Greg Laswell at The Troubadour
February 12^th: Band Horses at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
February 12^th: Chappo at Bootleg Bar
February 13^th: Brandon Boyd and Sons of the Sea at The Belasco Theater
February 14^th: Biffy Clyro at The El Rey
February 17^th: Duncan Sheik and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
February 18^th: Hudson Taylor at The Hotel Café
February 18^th: Harper Blynn at Bootleg Bar
February 19^th Jukebox the Ghost at The Echo
February 19^th: New Politics at The Troubadour
February 19^th and 20^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe
February 21^st: We Were Promised Jetpacks at El Rey Theatre
February 21^st: Langhorne Slim and Amos Lee at The Wiltern
February 22^nd: Charlotte Martin and Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
February 27^th: Kodaline at The El Rey
February 28^th: Scars on 45 at The Hotel Café
February 28^th: Kodaline at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
March 1^st: The Shakers and The Janks at The Viper Room
March 2^nd: John Flanagan at The Mint
March 4^th: The Colourist at The Troubadour
March 5^th: The Ataris at The House of Blues
March 5^th: The Wild Feathers at The Troubadour
March 8^th: NO at The Troubadour
March 15^th: Lake Street Dive at The Troubadour
March 17^th: Turin Brakes at The Troubadour
March 18^th: Band of Skulls at The Belasco Theater
March 20^th: Apache Relay at The Roxy
March 21^st: St. Vincent at The Wiltern
March 21^st: Bayside at The House of Blues
March 21^st: Wakey! Wakey! At The Bootleg Bar
March 21^st: Kings of Leon at The Forum
March 27^th: Delta Rae at The Troubadour
March 27^th: Tonight Alive at Hollywood Palladium
March 28^th: The Kin at The Troubadour
March 31^st: The Strypes at El Rey Theatre
April 4^th: The War on Drugs at The Troubadour
April 18^th: Rufus Wainwright at Orpheum Theatre
May 3^rd: Manchester Orchestra at House of Blues
May 9^th: We Are Scientists at The Troubadour
May 17^th: Birdy at The Wiltern
May 19^th: James Blunt at The Balasco Theater
May 23^rd: Ben Sollee at Largo
May 24^th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre

~ Kristen

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The Bard Interviews: Dear Boy- Part II

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Amanda

Bet you folks thought I completely forgot about my sit down with Ben Grey of Dear Boy. Well, I hadn’t. Life just got in my way but it’s the still first month of the new year and time to come out roaring. Also, Dear Boy is playing their first show if 2014 tonight at the Bootleg Bar. In case you were snoozing, you can find the first part of my interview here. Without further chatter…

A: Do you have a specific approach [to your music videos] because they are definitely unique.

B: Well, we got lucky that we got to work with Bailey Wynn. Who I will just say is my sister. We finished the record in 2012 but we didn’t want to release it because, it’s been my experience and just as a listener [that] I feel like once I have the mp3, or if somebody gives me the mp3 too easily it looses value. And at that time we had never played a show, no one knew who we were and it just was like, I don’t want it out there yet because there’s no audience for it. So, I discovered a new facet of a band’s creativity, which is going to be that visual presence and so we released these teasers with my sister. We had all this unused sound design we had all these ideas and we just want to start to make things and since there wasn’t a band there were no expectations and was like, well this is something I feel comfortable putting out and seeing how people respond to it. And so it started with a concept and from there it just sort of, I don’t know how to say … I don’t know. We knew what the aesthetic was and we knew what we were trying to go for and it was really easy. And having a collaborator like her, she’s so great that she would take small little ideas and turn it into these amazing things. I’m really thankful that we just had a chance to collaborate with her. It’s a big deal and I’m really proud of the videos.

A: Are there any special stories behind any of the songs? I know you have one that kind of pays tribute to Scarlet Grey. At least, that’s what it sounds like.

B: Yeah, actually. That’s interesting that you would pick up on that. The song “Green Eyes,” which is on the record, is kind of my… It was the first song written for this thing and it was just kind of a way of saying goodbye to all of that. I think you’re probably referencing another song now that I think about it. But, that song is actually just kind of a “Bon Voyage” but in a really positive way because it was such a positive experience. I’m just kind of not the same person musically or really just at all.

B: So, I think you’re probably referencing a newer song that says my name. Am I right?

A: Probably. I don’t remember the lyrics offhand. I think it goes, “I’m still Grey but I’m not the same.”

B: Yeah. That’s it. That’s a newer one. That song is called “American Gloom” and it will be going on whatever it is this new record becomes. That’s a personal one. I’ll probably keep that a secret.

A: OK. That’s fine. I know your songs definitely take a different… I don’t want to say a different approach but they’re sonically different than what I’m used to from you. But I like them. I’m not saying they are bad or anything. They’re just different.

B: Cool.

A: So I’m just wondering, what inspires it?

B: It’s genuinely the music that I listen to. I mean really my favorite music, my favorite types of music; it’s early 90’s British pop music. You know, post punk and it’s really kind of traditionally how Americans, like I said before, romanticize British music. Obviously I have this propensity for British music. It’s the stuff that I’ve been listening to for 10 years. The problem is that I started Scarlet Grey when I was really young and I didn’t think that it was going to be… that we were going to make a go of it. And it’s just a bunch of friends and I and we just made this fun active rock music and then we started playing and people started coming and then it was. I was in a weird position because I love the songs and I did have this fondness for the whole thing but it was like the more we did it, the further I would get away from what I really wanted to be writing. And not that I don’t, you know have love for those songs or the friends that I’ve made or the fans that we made and all that but this is the first chance I’ve had to really do what I really really wanted to do.

A: Mmmmhmmmmm

B: I know I threw a lot of reallys into that.

A: That’s ok. You’re from The Valley.

B: I’m from The Valley. A lot of reallys and a lot of likes.

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 1/27-2/2

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Amanda

It’s been a crazy busy week full of fun for me and it looks like it’s not letting off till after Wednesday. A few of my adventures were music related including my first time at NAMM on Saturday. It was so fun to experience and a lot to take in but I got to stare at some pretty drums which made me very happy. I had no idea there was so much out there in the music world. It was quite impressive and somewhat overwhelming, all at the same time.

The fun doesn’t stop this week either with a trip up to LA to catch the first Dear Boy performance of 2014 and back up to Anaheim on Wednesday to see one of my bucket list artists, Pink. As for San Diego…

Monday: Hit Dog Hollar @ Casbah at 9pm

Tuesday: The Beautiful View, Midnight Pine @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Lonely Wild @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Wednesday: Robert DeLong @ Griffin at 8pm
AND: North Mississippi Allstars @ Belly Up at 8pm

Thursday: Mayer Hawthorne @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: The Burning of Rome @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Little Dove @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: The Wood Brothers, Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Blasters, Nena Anderson & The Mules @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

Friday: Rocket From the Crypt, Styletones @ Casbah at 9pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Frankie Rose @ Soda Bar at 11pm
AND: MXPX, Allister @ The Irenic at 7:30pm
AND: Josh Damigo, Breanda Xu, Tolan Shaw @ Lestats at 8:30pm

Saturday: Ash @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Lukas Nelson and P.O.T.R., Aloha Radio @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Futurebirds @ Griffin at 9pm

Sunday: Yuck @ Casbah at 9pm

Keep in Mind:
February 3rd- Switchfoot @ Casbah
February 8th- Citizen Cope @ Balboa Theatre
February 8th- An Evening with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
February 9th- Young the Giant @ Soma
February 10th- St. Lucia @ The Casbah
February 11th- Chappo @ Casbah
February 13th- Augustines @ Soda Bar
February 15th- Imagine Dragons, Naked and Famous, Nico Vega @ Valley View Casino Center
February 17th- New Politics @ House of Blues
February 21st- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 22nd- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 25th- Kodaline, LP @ Casbah
February 27th- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Casbah
March 4th- The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 5th- Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah
March 11th-16- SXSW
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up

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