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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar 7/4-7/10

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Kristen

This week has been kinda painful. Let’s just say I hate moving. My mom was in town from Pennsylvania to help with the move. She accompanied me Weds night to the El Rey to see Nightlands and Sondre Lerche THEN she came with me to On the Rox to rock out to Semi Precious Weapons’ last Empire gig…completely with late night dining at The Rainbow Room. We didn’t get home ‘til the wee hours. I just have to say that my mom totally rocks and I am quite lucky to have her.

Because of the move, my last week was a bit light on shows. Hopefully this week I’ll be able to turn it all around. This may be slightly problematic as my car currently doesn’t function properly…but The Silent Comedy is starting a West Coast tour with Saint Motel, hitting up The Casbah (San Diego) on Tuesday, Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa) Weds, LACMA (LA) Thursday, and Velvet Jones (Santa Barbara) on Saturday so…we shall just have to make something work, now won’t we!

Also happening this week:

Monday: Truth & Salvage Co. with Brian Wright and Erin McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7:30)

Tuesday: Anya Marina and Meiko at The Hotel Cafe (8,9:30)
ALSO: Alice Wallace at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Beachwood Night at Piano Bar (8pm)…this event is always free!

Weds: Lovers Drugs at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: Anna Nalick at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)

Thursday: The Silent Comedy and Saint Motel at LACMA
ALSO: Golden State and Dead Sara at The Viper Room (9,10)
ALSO: Fat City Reprise at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: The Northstar Session at The Hotel Cafe (11pm)
ALSO: Chasing Kings and Infantree at Bootleg Bar (10:30, 11:30)

Friday: Queen Caveat at On the Rox (8pm)
ALSO: Graham Colton at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Singer-Songwriter Night FREE at Pi on Sunset (9pm)…a songwriters in the round format featuring Alina Smith and friends

Saturday: Moderne Man at The Viper Room (9pm)

Sunday: I’m sure something will present itself before Sunday

To Keep in Mind:
July 14^th: Parade of Lights at The Viper Room
July 15^th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
July 19^th and 21^st: Alkaline Trio at The Troubadour
July 21^st: Missy Higgins at The Santa Monica Pier
July 22^nd: Langhorne Slim at The Echo
July 22^nd: Indians CD release at The Viper Room
July 26^th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28^th: Ben Sollee at Bootleg Theater
July 28^th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 11^th: Toy and Lifehouse at Ventura County Fair
August 12-14^th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18^th and 25^th: The Veronicas at The Viper Room
August 18^th: TDIF at The Hotel Cafe
August 19^th: Buckcherry at The Roxy
August 18-20^th: SSMF
August 27-28^th: Sunset Junction
September 3^rd: FYF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)
September 22^nd: Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights at The Viper Room

~ Kristen

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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 6/27-7/3

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Kristen

It’s a big week! Work-wise, I’m going to be finishing up and turning in something I’ve been working on for months. In my personal life, I’m moving this week…and my mother is flying across the country to assist. Musically, it’s the last Empire (Semi Precious Weapons’ weekly party at On The Rox). All of this is making me a little overwhelmed and emotional…fingers crossed it all goes well.

This week also marks my welcome back to the world of the living (hopefully). I tested my newly regained health out yesterday at the vegan beerfest which took place at The Roxy. It was a tad exhausting, but I didn’t keel over or develop some new form of illness so we’ll chalk it up as a success! Also, The Silent Comedy played a set that got the entire festival dancing (double success!!). If you still haven’t seen this band, I shake my fist at you. Mark your calendars for July 7^th when they’ll be playing LACMA with Saint Motel. Tim Burton’s exhibit is in town, so come for some art and some music…you won’t regret it!

In the meantime:

Monday: Armada at The Viper Room (11:15)
ALSO: Le Butcherettes at The Troubadour (10:15)
ALSO: The Californian FREE at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)

Tuesday: The Postelles at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: Indians at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: The Canyons at Molly Malone’s (8pm)
ALSO: J Scott Bergman at The Bootleg (8:30)
ALSO: Beachwood Night at Piano Bar (8pm)…great night of FREE music

Weds: Sondre Lerche and Nightlands at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Empire On the Rox with Semi Precious Weapons (10pm)…FREE with RSVP to rsvp@semipreciousweapons.com (this is the LAST Empire…don’t miss it!)
ALSO: Jackie Tohn at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box (8pm)
ALSO: Big Black Delta at The Satellite (10pm)

Thursday: Shawn Hlookoff at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: The Shakers FREE at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Eli James at On the Rise at The Hard Rock Cafe (9:45)
ALSO: Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven (10pm)
ALSO: Maren Parusel at Silverlake Lounge (9pm)
ALSO: Chasing Kings at The Roxy (8pm)

Friday: Warped Tour Pomona (11am)

Saturday: Ragsy, Andy Clockwise, George Stanford at The Hotel Cafe (10,11,12)
ALSO: Sabrosa Purr at Bootleg (10pm)

Sunday: Warped Tour Ventura (11am)

To Keep in Mind:
July 4^th: Truth & Salvage Co. at The Hotel Cafe
July 7^th: The Silent Comedy and Saint Motel at LACMA
July 7^th: Dead Sara at The Viper Room
July 14^th: Parade of Lights at The Viper Room
July 15^th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
July 19^th and 21^st: Alkaline Trio at The Troubadour
July 22^nd: Langhorne Slim at The Echo
July 26^th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28^th: Ben Sollee at Bootleg Theater
July 28^th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 11^th: Toy and Lifehouse at Ventura County Fair
August 12-14^th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18^th: The Veronicas at The Viper Room
August 18^th: TDIF at The Hotel Cafe
August 19^th: Buckcherry at The Roxy
August 18-20^th: SSMF
August 27-28^th: Sunset Junction
September 3^rd: FYF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)

~ Kristen

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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 6/15-6/19

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Kristen

Just because I’m sleep deprived and drowning in my to do list, doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about what is most important…bringing to you my picks for the rest of this week’s musical offerings.

Here’s what I’ll be up to if I can get over my Bonnaroo-lag:

Weds: Keaton Simons at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Augustana at the House of Blues Sunset (6:30)
ALSO: The Civil Wars at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Squealer at The Viper Room (10:30)
ALSO: Semi Precious Weapons at On the Rox (10pm)…free with RSVP at rsvp@semipreciousweapons.com

Thursday: Dom Liberati CD release at Good Hurt (10pm)

Friday: Lovers Drugs at Mr. T’s Bowl (10pm)
ALSO: Nico Vega at House of Blues Anaheim (9pm)
ALSO: The 88 at The Hotel Cafe (10:30)

Saturday: Pasadena Make Music Festival http://www.makemusicpasadena.org/program.html FREE featuring Ra Ra Riot, The Morning Benders, Saint Motel, Jenny O, and many more downtown Pasadena (11am)

ALSO: Bro Am in SD. FREE daytime show at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas featuring The Silent Comedy and The Howls (11am), evening show at The BellyUp featuring Johnny Rzeznick, Fiction Family, Little Hurricane, hosted by Switchfoot (9pm) http://www.switchfoot.com/c/bro-am
ALSO: Brett Dennen at The Orpheum Theater (7pm)

Sunday: Emery and Kemble Walters and The Blank Faces at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Of Verona at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Nico Vega at The Canyon (9pm)

To Keep in Mind:
June 24^th: Rooney at The El Rey
June 25^th: The Silent Comedy at The Roxy
June 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 4^th: Hotel Café Presents Ford on the 4^th of July featuring Truth & Salvage Co., Cary Brothers, The Rescues, Anya Marina, etc.
July 14^th: Parade of Lights at The Viper Room
July 15^th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
July 19^th and 21^st: Alkaline Trio at The Troubadour
July 22^nd: Langhorne Slim at The Echo
July 26^th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28^th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14^th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18^th: The Veronicas at The Viper Room
August 19^th: Buckcherry at The Roxy
August 18-20^th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 5/16-5/22

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Kristen

Annnnd another week is upon us. Where did the last one go? I’m not quite sure. It was a rough one. By Friday, my stress-induced eye twitch was pretty constant. I knew if I was going to make it through the weekend’s to do list, I needed to take measures. I went to the only place I knew could make me forget about my stressors for an evening, found myself a seat and didn’t move for about seven hours. That place, of course, being The Hotel Cafe. And by the end of the magical evening of music, I was singing along with Daniel Bedingfield covering Chantal Kreviazuk’s “Feels Like Home” and all was once again right with the world.

This week is not looking to be any easier. Fortunately there are more opportunities for great live shows starting Monday night with one of my favorite Las Vegas-based bands, Imagine Dragons!

As for the rest, here’s what I’ve got:

Monday: Imagine Dragons at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Yael Naim at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Stephen Kellogg at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 featuring Adrianne, Rob Giles, Garrison Starr, and Joel Eckels (9pm)

Tuesday: Alberta Cross and Chasing Kings at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Jenni Alpert and Lelia Broussard at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)

Weds: Patrick Park at Bootleg Theater (9pm)
ALSO: Matthew Mayfield and Kevin Devine at The Hotel Cafe (8,9:30)
ALSO: Golden State at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Of Verona at Silverlake Lounge (9pm)
ALSO: The Watkins Family at Largo at The Coronet (8:30)
ALSO: Johnny Flynn at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: The Shakers at Molly Malone’s (8pm)
ALSO: Shawn Mullins and Susanna Hoffs at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Semi Precious Weapons at On the Rox (10pm)…FREE with RSVP

Thursday: Paris Carney and So & So at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
ALSO: Irontom (formally The Bellows) at Silverlake Lounge (11pm)

Friday: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Kina Grannis at Largo at the Coronet (8:30)

Saturday: Saint Motel’s Judgement Day with Queen Caveat at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: The Janks & The Shivers at The Hotel Cafe (10:30)
ALSO: Sabrosa Purr and 100 Monkeys at The El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: Viza at The Key Club (11pm)
ALSO: Jamestown Revival at Molly Malone’s (10:45)

Sunday: Chasing Avalanche and Run Run Run at The Viper Room (8,10)
ALSO: Dead Sara at Bardot (10:30)
ALSO: Alice Smith at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:

May 27th: The Script at Club Nokia
May 27^th-29^th: Sasquatch Music Festival (Washington)
June 1^st: Parade of Lights at Silverlake Lounge
June 2nd: Manchester Orchestra at The Music Box
June 6^th and 7^th: Band of Skulls at Bootleg Theater
June 7^th: Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Forest at The El Rey
June 9^th: Adele at Hollywood Palladium
June 9-12: Bonnaroo (TN)
June 13th: Florence and The Machine at The Greek Theater
June 15^th: Augustana at The House of Blues Sunset
June 17^th: Nico Vega at The House of Blues Anaheim
June 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 19^th and 21^st: Alkaline Trio at The Troubadour
July 26^th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28^th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14^th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18-20^th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 5/9-5/15

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Kristen

This week, electro dance pop group, Viva City, are in town all the way from the UK. These boys played an important role in my SXSW experience in Austin this year and even made my list of top sets. I’m quite excited to have them back in my life for a week. If you’re in the mood for some dancing, come to The Viper Room on Monday, Saint Rocke on Tuesday, and The Silverlake Lounge on Thursday. Added bonus, Monday and Tuesday my friend Eli James will be joining Viva City performing his unique set behind his one-of-a-kind light-up drum kit. The makings for a great dance party indeed!

Lots of good shows this week. Here’s my list:

Monday: Eli James, Viva City, That Noise at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Taylor Locke and The Roughs FREE at Silverlake Lounge (11pm)
ALSO: KT Tunstall with Charlie Mars and Meiko at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Dom Liberati at Bar Lubitsch (8pm)
ALSO: Ivan & Alyosha at The Autry (7pm)
ALSO: Cage 9 FREE at The Troubadour (10:45)
ALSO: Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The Echoplex (8:30)
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)

Tuesday: Viva City and Eli James at Saint Rocke (8:30, 9:30)
ALSO: Alberta Cross at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Pinback at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Red Circle Underground at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)

Weds: Semi Precious Weapons at On the Rox (10pm)…FREE with RSVP (rsvp@semipreciousweapons.com)
ALSO: Beatnik Jr. FREE at 3 Clubs (10pm)
ALSO: Leighton Meester and Kevin Devine at The Hotel Cafe (7,9:30)
ALSO: Agent Ribbons and Le Butcherettes at Bootleg Theater (9,11)
ALSO: The Greenhornes at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: Colin Hay at Largo at The Coronet (8pm)

Thursday: Viva City at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: Brian Wright at The Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Hayes Carll at The Troubadour (10pm)

Friday: The Creepshow at The Hotel Cafe featuring Ferras, Daniel Bedingfield, Shawn Hlookoff, etc. (10pm)
ALSO: Love and a .38 at The Roxy (10pm)
ALSO: The Kills at The Music Box (8pm)

Saturday: The Other Side of Morning CD release at The Loft (9pm)
ALSO: Andrew Ripp and The Daylights at The Hotel Cafe (11:30)
ALSO: Peter Bjorn and John TWO sets at The El Rey (8,11)

Sunday: Jake Newton and Schuyler Fisk at Saint Rocke (9pm)
ALSO: The Black Angels at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Eisley at The Troubadour (10:15)

To Keep in Mind:

May 20^th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
May 21^st: Saint Motel at The Roxy
May 27th: The Script at Club Nokia
May 27^th-29^th: Sasquatch Music Festival (Washington)
June 2nd: Manchester Orchestra at The Music Box
June 6^th and 7^th: Band of Skulls at Bootleg Theater
June 7^th: Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Forest at The El Rey
June 9^th: Adele at Hollywood Palladium
June 9-12: Bonnaroo (TN)
June 13th: Florence and The Machine at The Greek Theater
June 15^th: Augustana at The House of Blues Sunset
June 17^th: Nico Vega at The House of Blues Anaheim
June 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 11^th: The Head and The Heart at The Hotel Cafe
July 26^th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28^th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14^th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18-20^th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 5/2-5/8

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Kristen

Yes, there is a lot I could be saying right now, but my brain is fried from working all weekend, so I’m just going to jump to the point of this email. Lots of great shows this week. I hope to see everyone at The Roxy on Saturday for The Silent Comedy. This is a huge show for one of my favorite bands. Come support!

Monday: Xavier Rudd and Honeyhoney at The El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: Joe Firstman and Taylor Locke and The Roughs FREE at Silverlake Lounge (10,11)
ALSO: Battles at The Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: Lady Danville FREE at The Getty (6pm)…part of College Night at The Getty Center http://www.getty.edu/education/college/center_collegenight_2011.html

Tuesday: Alberta Cross and Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Paris Carney at Room 5 (10pm)
ALSO: Red Circle Underground and The Mulhollands at Saint Rocke (8:30)

Weds: Tony Lucca and Justin Hopkins at The Hotel Cafe (9, 10)
ALSO: The Pipettes at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Rhett Miller at Heritage Court at the Autry (8pm)
ALSO: Pint Shot Riot at The Mint (midnight)
ALSO: Chris Cornell at Ford Amphitheatre (7pm)
ALSO: James Blunt at The Wiltern (7pm)

Thursday: Amie Miriello at Molly Malone’s (9pm)
ALSO: Apex Manor and The New Division at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Chris Cornell at Ford Amphitheatre (7pm)

Friday: Fat City Reprise FREE at O’Brien’s (10pm)
ALSO: Tristen and Ezra Furman & The Harpoons at The Satellite (9pm)

Saturday: The Silent Comedy at The Roxy (10pm)
ALSO: Fleet Foxes at The Hollywood Palladium (8pm)
ALSO: William Fitzsimmons and Satellite at The Hotel Cafe (8,10)
ALSO: Taylor Locke & The Roughs and The 88 at The Echo (6pm)
ALSO: Avi Buffalo FREE at The Getty (6pm)…part of Saturday’s Off the 405http://www.getty.edu/museum/programs/performances/saturdays_405.html

Sunday: I’m sure something will present itself

To Keep in Mind:
May 9th: KT Tunstall at The El Rey
May 14th: The Other Side of Morning CD Release
May 15th: Eisley at The Troubadour
May 20th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
May 21st: Saint Motel at The Roxy
May 27th: The Script at Club Nokia
May 27th-29th: Sasquatch Music Festival (Washington)
June 2nd: Manchester Orchestra at The Music Box
June 7th: Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Forest at The El Rey
June 9-12: Bonnaroo (TN)
June 13th: Florence and The Machine at The Greek Theater
June 15th: Augustana at The House of Blues Sunset
June 29th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 26th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18-20th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)

~ Kristen

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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/25-5/1

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Kristen

SO full right now. So so very full. The annual Easter party was full of friends and food and eggs that now look like angry birds…what more could you want!?! Why music of course! I’m trying to clear some room in my stomach for the french fries that will hopefully accompany more friends and some awesome tunes at Saint Rocke tonight…assuming I will be able to move by then…

I will definitely be able to move by Monday night because I got my ticket for The Airborne Toxic Event at The Satellite the instant they went on sale (AKA wouldn’t miss it for the world). There are tons of great shows this week. I’m really looking forward to it. Hopefully my work schedule will permit me to partake!

Here’s my dream list:

Monday: Airborne Toxic Event at The Satellite (8:30)
ALSO: The Head & The Heart at The Troubadour (10:15)…unfortunately sold out…but if you don’t know this band from Seattle, you should
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The Echoplex (8:30)

Tuesday: Madi Diaz and Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe (8,10)
ALSO: The Filthy Souls at The Piano Bar (midnight)
ALSO: Airborne Toxic Event at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: Jonathan Clark and Satellite at Molly Malone’s (8,9)…last night of the residency!
ALSO: Alien Ant Farm, Finger Eleven, and Papa Roach at The House of Blues Sunset (8:30)

Weds: Joe Firstman at Saint Rocke (9:45)
ALSO: Andy Clockwise CD Release with George Stanford at The Troubadour (8:30)
ALSO: High Voltage Night at The Mint featuring Maren Parusel (8pm)
ALSO: The Ditty Bops at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: The Airborne Toxic Event at The El Rey (8pm)

Thursday: Purple Melon and Rival Sons FREE at Hard Rock Cafe (10,10:50)
ALSO: Little Hurricane at The Hotel Cafe (11pm)
ALSO: of Verona and The Canyons at Molly Malone’s (8,9)
ALSO: The White Buffalo at The Mint (10pm)
ALSO: The Airborne Toxic Event at The Music Box (9pm)

Friday: Queen Caveat at Bardot (11:30)
ALSO: Milk Carton Kids at Saint Rocke (10pm)
ALSO: Jenni Alpert and Rob Giles at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)

Saturday: Joe Purdy and The Milk Carton Kids at The Troubadour (9pm)
ALSO: Prohibition Rose and Inverse at The Viper Room (9, 9:50)
ALSO: The Boxer Rebellion at The Roxy (10pm)

Sunday: Thao & Mirah at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: The White Buffalo at Saint Rocke (9pm)

To Keep in Mind:
May 2^nd: Xavier Rudd at The El Rey
May 4th: The Pipettes at The Satellite
May 7th: The Silent Comedy at The Roxy
May 9^th: KT Tunstall at The El Rey
May 14^th: The Other Side of Morning CD Release
May 15th: Eisley at The Troubadour
May 20^th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
May 21^st: Saint Motel at The Roxy
May 27th: The Script at Club Nokia
May 27^th-29^th: Sasquatch Music Festival (Washington)
June 2nd: Manchester Orchestra at The Music Box
June 7^th: Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Forest at The El Rey
June 9-12: Bonnaroo (TN)
June 13th: Florence and The Machine at The Greek Theater
June 15^th: Augustana at The House of Blues Sunset
June 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 26^th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28^th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14^th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18-20^th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)

~ Kristen

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