Listen to This! Sick of Sarah
I like this band. I like this song.
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If you like it too, don’t miss Sick of Sarah playing at The Roxy next week (Sunday Sept. 26th).
~ Kristen
Deas Vail’s “White Lights”
Today, I am super overwhelmed. I’m doing my best to retreat to my happy place…which at the moment features Deas Vail’s song, White Lights. I do so enjoy this band…
~ Kristen
Let’s Go! ATN Presents On The Rox
Next Weds, Sept. 22nd, I’m really excited about this entire line-up at On the Rox (the bar above The Roxy). A couple weeks ago, someone introduced me to Lakes. I put them on my “to watch” list and lo and behold, they book a show! I proceeded to listen to the rest of the bands playing that night and really feel like this will be an all around amazing evening for music. Don’t miss out! Only $5 if you RSVP (matt@lakesband.com). 
To get pumped about the lineup, click on the links below:
Time You Exist
Parade of Lights
The Howls
Lakes
That Noise
Enjoy and I’ll see you next week!
~ Kristen
Amanda’s (very late) Show Calendar
I’m sure I could give you a slew of reasons for my late calendar (yet again) and give you a battery of apologies (which I really do!) but let’s get to the calendar before I waste any more time. (For the record, I really am sorry about this very late calendar!)
P.S.- The SDMAs were super fun! Expect a post about that soon.
Wednesday: Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers @ The Belly Up @7:30 $16
AND: The Sea of Cortez @ The Casbah @10:30 $6
AND: Benjamin Winter @ Lestats @9 $?
Thursday: Jessica Heine @ Lestats @9 $?
Friday: Dirty Sweet @ Bar Pink @9 $5
AND: Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattingale @ Lestats @9 $?
AND: Menoma @ The Casbah @11 $15
Saturday: Hanson @ House of Blues SD @7 $prices vary
AND: Paramore @ Viejas Areana @6 $prices vary
AND: Get Back Loretta @ Soda Bar @9 $?
AND: Booty Basement Djs @ The Casbah @9 $5
Sunday: Local Natives @ The Belly Up @9 (sold out but you can probably score tix at the door)
Keep In Mind:
September 21st- Phoenix @ SDSU Open Air Theater
September 22nd- Muse @ Viejas Arena
September 25th- The Black Keys @ Soma
September 25/26- Epicenter @ Fontana
October 1st- O.A.R. @ SDSU Open Air Theater
October 1st- Spoon @ Soma @7 $28
October 14th- Frightened Rabbit @ House of Blues San Diego
October 14th- Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma @6 $20
October 16th- One Republic @ Viejas
October 21st- Interpol @Soma @7 $25
October 22nd- Flyleaf @ House of Blues San Diego
November 5th- Ghostland Observatory @ 4th and B
October 29th- Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues San Diego
November 14th-Blonde Redhead- House of Blues San Diego
November 16th- Mayday Parade @ House of Blues SD\
December 2nd-The Dead Kennedys- House of Blues San Diego
09/14/10 – Frightened Rabbit – San Diego, CA – House of Blues- San Diego
New Music Tuesday: The Daylights
The Daylights self-titled album comes out today! For those of you who don’t know The Daylights, check out the video for their first single below. They are fab!
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If you’re in LA, come and celebrate the event at Club L (on Sunset). Details can be found here.
~ Kristen
It’s a School Night: Everest and Lemon Sun
Giving Room 5’s Songwriters in the Round some competition for my favorite Monday night activity would surely be the It’s a School Night events at Bardot. Bardot is this lovely club located above The Avalon in Hollywood…worth going to check out the decor alone. Every Monday night the club plays host to a couple amazing bands; up and comers like Carney, The Rescues, Madi Diaz and occassionally some pretty major acts like Ben Folds and next week’s guest Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears). And did I mention all of this is FREE?
The catch? Acts aren’t always announced very far in advance. Also, the events are generally RSVP only and with major acts like Ben Folds, get there early or there will be a line down the street! Fortunately, all you need to do is check the it’s a school night website and get on the mailing list then RSVP and you’ve got an in past the velvet ropes (yes, there actually is a velvet rope)!
Last night, I ventured to Bardot to see Everest and Lemon Sun. Everest has been on my list of bands to see for awhile now and they certainly did not disappoint. Be sure to catch them out on tour with Guster and then Matt Costa. They put on a fantastic live show:
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Lemon Sun, as usual, gave us a rockin’ set…even with a drummer they’d never played with before. However, the dance party was cut short when the cops showed up. I’m guessing there were some noise complaints… The band insisted on busting out one more song before giving in to the authorities:
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All in all a good evening. Next week: Curt Smith and Angela McCluskey. It was also mentioned that sometime in October, Fran Healy (of Travis) will be making an appearance on a school night… To give you a tiny idea of what this means to me, I’ll just say that the Travis tune “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” was my theme song for many many years…
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~ Kristen