Grand Hallway

So it's been raining quite a bit in LA and I thought a little folk rock was appropriate for keeping my restlessness at bay. Presenting Grand Hallway from Seattle, WA. With the sounds of violins, banjo, and accordion thrown into the usual mix, they're folk band+film score orchestra drama and it all sounds perfect accompanied by the rain on my window. Not to mention the vocals are awesome. They'll be in town on no other day than MY BIRTHDAY at the Silverlake Lounge. It's a ways off, but go on and clear your calendars. it's gonna be a party.

COACHELLA 2010

The line-up has finally been released and I'm way excited. The festival this year will take place April 16-18 and will include Muse, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Little Dragon, She & Him, Major Lazer, and MGMT among many, many others. The full line-up can be seen here. Time to save up I think. See you there!

Heavy Trash

As promised, here's a new post comin' atcha. for your listening pleasure, here's Heavy Trash based out of New York City. They're currently touring in Europe, but i for one am waiting with baited breath for them to come back stateside. It's definitely worth taking five minutes out of your day to take a listen. go on, i dare you.

RIP Bobby Charles

Another midnight post before I finally go to bed because it is important. American songwriter Bobby Charles passed away on Thursday, January 14 at the age of 71. Responsible for writing Bill Haley and the Comets' 'See You Later, Alligator' as well as appearing with The Band in their iconic Last Waltz, the world has lost a great talent. At least by the '50s rock 'n' roll junkies of the world like me, he will be sorely missed.

oh man...

it has been a crazy three months. without getting into specifics, just believe me when i say i'm glad to FINALLY have some down time. Either way, to those of you who have been demanding more blog posts [Jacob], I'm finally back. or at least as of tomorrow i'll officially be back. until then, here's some awesome ukulele rock to bop to. Behold, Galapaghost [awesome band name, I know]. unfortunately, all their shows are in their home state of Pennsylvania but let's see if we can make enough noise to get them to the west coast. I wouldn't be disappointed.