Merry Christmas Everyone! As a present to you, I’ll remind you that in just 4 short weeks Pepper’s Ghost will be playing at The Grape Room in Philadelphia.
To get you in the proper holiday spirit, one of my fave Christmas songs…
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~ Kristen
I don’t know where you folks live, but over here in sunny San Diego, we have had a straight downpour since last week. It’s nice to have a sense of weather with the upcoming Christmas holiday. But despite the gloomy weather, we have some shows you should trek out to…
Monday: Lesands and White Apple Tree @ The Casbah @9 $FREE
Tuesday: Christmas Shopping?
Wednesday: Facebook Holiday Party w/Endoxi and Josh Damigo @ The Belly Up @8 $8
AND: 60OHM @ Bar Pink @10
Thursday: Cash’d Out and River City @ The Belly Up @9 $15 adv/$17 day of
AND: Halcyonaire and Scruffles @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $5
AND: Gregory Page @ The Office @9
Friday: Merry Christmas!!!
Saturday: Recover from Christmas 🙂
Sunday: The Loons @ The Casbah @730 $FREE
AND: Daft Punk’d Laser Show @ The Belly Up @8 $12 adv/$14 day of
Keep in Mind:
December 31st- Transfer @ The Casbah @10 $20 adv/$25 day of
January 11th- 30 Seconds to Mars @ House of Blues San Diego
January 12th- 30 Seconds to Mars @ House of Blues San Diego
January 29th- Underoath, Thursday, A Skylit Drive, Animals as Leaders @ Soma @7 $20
Hope everyone’s gearing up for the holidays…after the Hotel Cafe Christmas party I attended on Friday, I’m finally starting to feel the spirit of the season. Unfortunately I am WAY behind with all the practicals (preparing for holiday travel, gift manufacturing, etc.). Doesn’t help that my new computer is just not up to snuff (I need a tech savvy robot for these things).
Usually I venture to Philadelphia for the Christmas season. There is a fantastic show that takes place on the 26th each year supported by local radio station, WMMR. This year the Mistletoe Jam features IKE, SINAI, The Shakers, Venice Sunlight, and Anthony Renzulli Band. I wish I could be there. But instead of spending the holidays with my musical family in Philly, I am opting to see my actual family in Missouri (to the grandparent’s house I go!). Have yet to look into concerting options in the Show Me State, so if anyone reading this happens to know of any good venues or local bands in the St. Louis region, let me know!
Unlike Philly, where over the holidays everyone is in town and local bands shows are plentiful, LA seems to disappear and shows become scarce. Still, here’s what I found:
Monday: Agent Ribbons at Bootleg Theater (midnight)
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot featuring Midnight Magic (10pm)
Tuesday: Watkins Family Christmas show at Largo (9pm)
ALSO: Dead Country at Silverlake Lounge (11pm)
ASO: Amber Rubarth at Room 5 (9pm)
Weds: Jenni Alpert at Room 5 (7pm)
Thursday: last minute Christmas shopping
Friday: frantically processing my holiday presents
Saturday: Merry Christmas!
Sunday: recuperating from all that holiday cheer…
To Keep in Mind:
January 7th: Scarlet Grey at The Roxy
January 9th: Bonnie Dune at The Roxy
January 20th: Charlotte Martin at Bootleg
January 20th: Nikka Costa at The Roxy
January 22nd: Guster at The Music Box
January 28th: Free Energy at The Roxy
Feb 9th: Sarah McLaughlin at Nokia Live
Feb 9th: Tina Dico at The Troubadour
Feb 16th: Nicole Atkins at The Troubadour
Feb 26th: Josh Ritter and Scott Hutchinson (Frightened Rabbit) at The Music Box
March 1st: Biffy Clyro at The Troubadour
~ Kristen
Every year, Pepper’s Ghost wouldput on a Halloween show. These were some of the best, most memorable shows. They even performed a Halloween song entitled “I Am A Ghost”.
Here’s a video from the Halloween show they did at Milkboy Coffee. Let’s relive this memory and prepare ourselves for some new Pepper’s Ghost memories created January 22nd in Philadelphia at The Grape Room…!!
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SO EXCITED!!
~ Kristen
I love when it rains in Los Angeles! I guess if we can’t have snow, it’s the next best thing, signaling some sort of seasonal change. On my drive into work this morning, this song came on my Ipod. I felt it wholly appropriate for the day.
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~ Kristen
Nico Vega is releasing new music!!! Well, not new music per say, but covers of some of their songs plus a version of Rob Stewart’s “Young Turks”.
Watch this and get excited!
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~ Kristen
p.s. You’re all coming to The Slidebar in Fullerton on Thursday right?
I swear it was just Halloween and now it’s almost Christmas and Hanukkah has already come and gone! How the time flies!
LMN has some very special upcoming things but that’s not why I’m here. I’m here because it is once again Monday and once again, a new and wonderful lineup of local shows. By the way, I hope everyone got out to Wrex the Halls or the Hootenanny this past weekend. I was unable to go so I hope everyone had fun for me! But I digress…
Monday: The Vision of a Dying World @ The Casbah @9 $8
Tuesday: NEEDTOBREATHE @ House of Blues SD @730 $17.50 adv/$20 day of
AND: Horse Feathers @ The Casbah @ 930 $8 adv/$10 day of
AND: Local Brews Local Grooves w/The Filthy Violets and Chad Cavanaugh
Wednesday: Scott Mathiasen @ Lestats @9 $?
AND: Billy Idol @ House of Blues SD @8 $Prices Vary
Thursday: The Flowertheif @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $4
AND: The New Kenetics @ Bar Eleven @9 ($6 after 9)
AND: Gregory Page @ The Office @9
Friday: Fitz and the Tantrums @ The Belly Up @9 $25 adv/$27 day of
Saturday:
Sunday: Miss Erik Davies @ The Office @9
AND: December 19th- Sophie@103.7 Holiday of Miracles – A Benefit for Rady Children’s presented by Cox Communications feat. Lifehouse with Christina Perri @ House of Blues $32 or $50 adv/$32.50 or $52.50 day of
Keep in Mind:
December 20th- Lesands and White Apple Tree @ The Casbah @9 $FREE
December 28th- Winter Jubilee @ The Casbah w/The Smart Bros., Gregory Page, Miss Erika Davies and John Meeks @9 $10 adv/$12 day of
December 31st- Transfer @ The Casbah @10 $20 adv/$25 day of
January 11th- 30 Seconds to Mars @ House of Blues San Diego
January 12th- 30 Seconds to Mars @ House of Blues San Diego
January 29th- Underoath, Thursday, A Skylit Drive, Animals as Leaders @ Soma @7 $20