tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:30:11 +0000Reviews of gigs in Los Angeles. It's almost as good as being there.http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (elana)Blogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-542600397069180914Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:53:00 +00002008-06-10T15:10:01.222-07:00concert reviewsilver lakeeulogieslive musicarmy navyspacelanded harcourtWell, I was able to drag myself out of a dark, dark whole of work to get to a show last week over at Spaceland. If Ed Harcourt can come all the way from England to play here, then I can get myself to the club.Here's a thought. Does Dewars own some kind of right to be the only alcohol that is offered for free or close to free around LA? It seems that ANY time I am out at a place that is their onlyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/HR_e8AYEPs8/why-i-like-movie-slapshot-so-much-ed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-i-like-movie-slapshot-so-much-ed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-6929204867136484884Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:21:00 +00002008-04-25T13:15:18.951-07:00jail weddingseli paperboy reed and the true lovesconcert reviewthe echolive musicI think I can say, without any doubt, that I have been to one of my favorite shows since last August (that would be for the Old Time Relijun show). HOLY CRAP. To think I was going to miss this for lack of company... Tonight the Echo was transported to some alter reality where a young twenty something white boy from Massachusetts sounded as if he was coming off a Stax 45 from the '60s. Magical http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/XLKsDdBCdus/we-got-some-soul-in-house-eli-paperboy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/04/we-got-some-soul-in-house-eli-paperboy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-5099335998998846578Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:04:00 +00002008-04-14T13:08:21.853-07:00bad parentsall star lanesjay reatardconcert reviewlive musicmika mikoThere is another show looming in the not very distant future this week, so I thought I'd crack down and talk about one I went to like, 2 weeks ago. Jay Reatard everyone!Apparently this was a 'secret show', I think done by the Listing Ship guys- I could be off, if I am- sorry bout that. I found out about it because it was listed at upcoming.org. And then because I'm 'friends' with the FYF guys on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/BSjoui0SSps/some-club-soda-will-take-that-stain-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)1http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/04/some-club-soda-will-take-that-stain-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-3553611243874268160Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:03:00 +00002008-03-31T14:50:53.131-07:00downtown los angelestweak birdconcert reviewlive musicCharlie O'sancestors400 blowsOne band I rave about but find hard to get people to listen to is 400 Blows. Either the person doesn't know the band, and when I explain what they sound like they do not want to go see them, OR they've heard of them and are scared to go and see them. I think I need to work on my explanation of the band a little more. I guess Loud doesn't cut it. I could throw in they have a good beat? ... You canhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/Ipvb8_paIj4/theyre-still-head-banging-over-here-400.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)1http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/03/theyre-still-head-banging-over-here-400.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-7285328804473555721Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:05:00 +00002008-03-21T17:01:14.482-07:00concert reviewlive musicecho parkthe ting tingsjensen rec centerThis is going to be a short post, for a couple reasons. Firstly, I'm going to a show tonight, therefore I'd like to have all my 'pending' reviews cleared out of the inbox. Second, this was a short show.So, the Jensen Rec Center looks like a ratty shit hole on the outside, but inside is this uber slick artistic 'space' that they say you can turn into anything you'd like (to pay for). Maybe my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/D4_-m3kwPmM/then-what-is-your-name-ting-tings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)1http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/03/then-what-is-your-name-ting-tings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-3595984612026707435Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:39:00 +00002008-03-17T21:01:00.249-07:00echo hawkkillolaconcert reviewnerf herderlive musicsafari samsCatch up time. I have another review sitting from last night, however, since this is steadily growing into a several day old show, by default- Nerf Herder.Yeah, really, Nerf Herder. Like, from my high school days about a decade ago. That is one thing you can count on in this music blog, variety, and bands you've either never heard of or you thought had broken up years ago.Right now, when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/kQt_zrJmX1M/dork-out-nerf-herder-killola-echo-hawk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/03/dork-out-nerf-herder-killola-echo-hawk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-5199469873165044725Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:11:00 +00002008-03-03T13:14:46.180-08:00the sceneband reviewthe monolatorslive musicrock with a twistpretzelsNothing will bring me out faster to a club than the call of free food. It is a sad but true fact. For example, this show at the Scene. I had kept off the myspace for a couple days and for some reason or another found myself back on there and noticed a bulletin: Pretzel time! Clicking on it I was to find out thatthe Monolators were playing- who are quickly tying http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/GYLTb2ut67k/rock-with-twist-show-i-dont-even-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/02/rock-with-twist-show-i-dont-even-have.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-951908942397335043Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:16:00 +00002008-01-26T13:38:28.018-08:00yellowfeverdylan dorenconcert reviewband reviewlive musicher girl fridaythe smellI will not lie to you all. I only went over to the Smell because I found out YellowFever was going to be playing. Initially I didn't know who else was playing and really wasn't concerned because I had the yellow fever.... Sorry, that was ridiculous, it's early right now. But getting there at 9:30 and sitting through the first two sets two things became apparent: I can listen to noise rock with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/o9DHO0EzS5s/austin-fever-yellowfever-her-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)1http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/01/austin-fever-yellowfever-her-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-6362322372817158073Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:03:00 +00002008-01-28T14:13:18.150-08:00jail weddingsconcert reviewband reviewthe echolive musicman/miracleGoing to a 'Part Time Punks' show at the Echo makes me feel old, and I'm not really old. Maybe it's the drug induced pogo-ing or the Charlie Brownesque stand-in-one-place dancing going on around me as kids talk about how awesome it is to dance to Iggy Pop. What? Really? Anyways, sometimes you have to brave the queerness of young adulthood to go see a decent band. Jail Weddings earned such an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/tz_IJrTopMA/waiting-for-stage-to-break-jail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/01/waiting-for-stage-to-break-jail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-5483105417607524725Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:48:00 +00002008-01-18T10:38:53.359-08:00everestconcert reviewmezzanine owlslive musicspacelandDoes anyone ever get concerned about the lack of air at Spaceland? Whenever I go, the next morning my eyes look like I spent the night before throwing sand into them and then sewing them shut. However, I tend to forget all that once I re-realize that the PBR on tap is $2.50 a glass. Tonight was kinda a stumbling in on a show. I wasn't expecting to go, but there I was, and thankfully I caught two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/Fe0MX72CwzQ/back-in-black-boots-everest-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/01/back-in-black-boots-everest-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-3726485456878738141Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:18:00 +00002008-01-18T10:41:11.362-08:00paying my own waybest of 2007concert reviewband listlive musicPart of the point of this blog was to keep me actively trying to get my butt to go to shows. For the most part of 2007 it worked. I was pretty into it and believe it or not, there were even shows that I went to that I didn't have time to write a review for, *gasp*. Except for the end of this year. That, embarrassingly, came to almost a grinding halt due to too many hats, exhaustion, and burning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/2j780knj_RQ/smells-like-damp-hair-look-back-at-some.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2008/01/smells-like-damp-hair-look-back-at-some.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-3580753440253691684Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:46:00 +00002008-01-12T10:35:16.504-08:00little radioconcert reviewThe Henry Clay Peoplelive musicThe Rosewood ThievesI seem to be cursed when it comes to seeing shows at Little Radio. Or rather, when I want to see a show there, something happens to prevent me from doing so. It almost did this night, but in the end, I ended up just being to tired to finish the night past one and stay to see Dead Meadow.The funny thing about the LR space is that it's not quite a venue yet. So, things like time do not matter, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/bwsRfyrfQ2Q/henry-clay-people-and-rosewood-thieves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/12/henry-clay-people-and-rosewood-thieves.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-789357026807223096Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:37:00 +00002007-12-24T14:03:32.536-08:00the adoredconcert reviewlive musicamy rigbysafari samswreckless ericThe last couple of times I've been to Safari Sam's it always seems to be raining... this should also tell you the frequency in which I attend concerts here. But it's a nice enough club... it kinda makes me think of what you would get if you turned an Old Spaghetti Factory into a club. Anyways, I get the emails from Safari Sam's and they were highlighting Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby, although I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/ejmN-uiqINM/little-more-cheeky-little-less.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/12/little-more-cheeky-little-less.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-4311366917981487195Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:46:00 +00002007-12-06T15:27:24.985-08:00concert reviewPleaseeasaurlive musicHaunted Georgeking khan and BBQ showspacelandFirstly, hello. And yes, I realize the huge gap there has been in posts. However, due to the juggernaut that invaded my life not so long ago, my mind has been elsewhere picking up the mess. I did though get to go to ONE show this month (god, how depressing...). I got an email that the King Khan and BBQ Show would be playing at Spaceland this month and it had been awhile since I'd been to a good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/qi5tG45_7oE/im-awake-now-king-khan-and-bbq-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/11/im-awake-now-king-khan-and-bbq-show.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-7551843806512524657Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:47:00 +00002007-10-10T17:24:42.832-07:00castledoorconcert reviewthe echolive musicHolly GolightlyWhat a bizarre time setup the Echo had this night. When I looked at the scheduled line up there was a posting that it was free after 10:30pm. Wait, what? I just spent a crap load of money on ticket fees to make sure all my friends would have their tickets prior to arrival- not something I usual do, however I couldn't gage how packed it was going to be for Holly Golightly. Turns out that they http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/2YNxV2d3c6o/chicken-bone-drummin-holly-golightly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)1http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/10/chicken-bone-drummin-holly-golightly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-887706328313158293Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:26:00 +00002007-10-17T14:47:00.978-07:00bodies of waterconcert reviewthe monolatorseagle rock music festivallive musiceagle rockthe mormonsI don't think I'd ever seen so many kids with skateboards in one confined area in all my life as I did Saturday night at the Eagle Rock Music Festival. And I used to hang out in skateparks. A rather large chunk of Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock was closed off as bands took to playing on stages, in parking lots, and in several cases, behind chain-link fences up and down the street while teenagers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/NairPi8KCPg/watch-where-you-step-eagle-rock-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/10/watch-where-you-step-eagle-rock-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-7670981452724102852Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:05:00 +00002007-09-28T14:52:04.334-07:00the moviesdeath to andersconcert reviewthe echolive musicthe happy hollowsAt some point over the last, oh- I dunno, 9 months or so, the Happy Hollows seemed to burst into popularity around here and pretty much all the L.A. bloggers could not stop talking about them. Suffice to say I was curious. However, I kept missing their shows. This past September they had a residency at the Echo and seeing as how they had a steady date set, and time, it made it somewhat easier tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/NUaDkSJvLRM/little-felt-wonders-happy-hollows-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/09/little-felt-wonders-happy-hollows-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-4124744258388459212Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:03:00 +00002007-09-26T16:11:52.331-07:00greek theatersea wolfsondre lercheconcert reviewoutdoor venuelive musicairThis night already had two strikes against it. For one, a horrible thunder and lightning/ flash flood inducing storm was on its way to Los Angeles County. The other was that I found out my friend payed way too much for her tickets to see Air at the Greek Theater- like highway robbery too much. So the night had the symbolic black cloud over it as well as the giant ones hanging in the sky. Or so I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/xaA9ej7Pf6U/and-storm-held-off-air-sondre-lerche.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/09/and-storm-held-off-air-sondre-lerche.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-7644499660904353784Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:04:00 +00002007-09-20T17:25:45.546-07:00fireworkscarol channingconcert reviewlive musichollywood bowlPink Martinihenri salvadorI've slowly started to make the Hollywood Bowl my yearly summer treat- I've only been out here FIVE years now, I should be enjoying it. Anyways, one of the fun parts to going is that you can still see fireworks in September here; they make the summer (along with the 85+º temps) seem to last just a little bit longer. However, who you'll see is kinda hit or miss. I caught the Tchaikovsky http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/FLsgk7Bl2Pw/some-people-only-go-for-fireworks-pink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/09/some-people-only-go-for-fireworks-pink.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-8424168913632758249Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:00:00 +00002007-09-15T11:38:58.562-07:00Hotel CafeAnders Parkerconcert reviewlive musicWere you at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood last night? Chances are you were not, which is too bad. I hate going into Hollywood on a Friday night as much as any westsider, but Anders Parker was playing a show so I had to brave the bad traffic, outrageous parking fees, and Mötley Crüe wannabes to get over there.I know Anders Parker through Varanline, who haven't been around for awhile, so honestly I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/ugulom4i3vc/one-man-and-bunch-of-guitars-anders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/09/one-man-and-bunch-of-guitars-anders.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-9134246477994422715Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:49:00 +00002007-09-12T12:23:12.706-07:00concert reviewbob log iiilive musicspacelanddoo ragI had no intention of going out last night for a show. However, while browsing for something to do, Bob Log III was stumbled upon and I was informed I should go see this guy. He's a bit odd but sure to be entertaining.... he wears a motorcycle helmet with a telephone mic through the front. How could I not go? So I ended up at Spaceland looking for a good time.I have a small special place for the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/fcLRlZn1zPk/boob-slapping-bob-log-iii-spaceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)1http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/09/boob-slapping-bob-log-iii-spaceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-8406734752017015226Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:46:00 +00002007-09-07T15:28:30.068-07:00jail weddingsconcert reviewthe echolive musicold time relijunI will admit to occasionally listening to some far away, hillbilly Appalachian music. Bluegrass or whatever. But it's weird to consider it joining forces with another form of music so polar opposite from it, like indie rock. Oh, and sounding good. Real good. Or maybe it's just that the front-man of Old Time Relijun, Arrington de Dionyso, looks as if maybe he crawled his way out of some backwater http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/FzOVQkiUiew/cold-water-music-old-time-relijun-echo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/09/cold-water-music-old-time-relijun-echo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-3801949274002622856Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:58:00 +00002007-09-05T12:43:22.868-07:00fuck yeah fest 2007great northernconcert reviewthe echolive musicdeerhunterthe Echoplexno ageMy ears are still ringing from trying to walk through the crowd during Deerhunter's set at the Echoplex last night, the last night of the Fuck Yeah Fest in Echo Park. A year has passed already and I can still smell the beer lingering around from last time. This year though felt a lot less chaotic, more spread out and relaxed. And not a single freakin' beer spilled on me. WOOHOO!This year I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/4_XiaVeKE3E/fucking-in-ballroom-fuck-yeah-fest-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/08/fucking-in-ballroom-fuck-yeah-fest-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-3994193275448902958Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:14:00 +00002007-08-15T14:45:14.133-07:00oreskabandconcert reviewthe echolive musicmanicLazy summer days make me lazy about going to hot, hot concert venues. However, the Monday night residency at the Echo this month is Manic, a band I just reviewed over on Little Radio and who I needed a comparison of their live music to what they sounded like on cd. And it was free, but that's beside the point.The funny thing about residency nights is that the bands' "style" of music does not http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/lcVSaTdezvI/just-another-manic-monday-manic-echo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)1http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/08/just-another-manic-monday-manic-echo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26066159.post-234811298589103604Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:12:00 +00002007-08-01T12:44:02.516-07:00castledoorconcert reviewbishop allenthe echolive musicecho parkBishop Allen put out an album last week that included mostly reworkings of songs from the TWELVE EPs they put out last year. It's a really good album. It turns out they're also really great live too.Last night Bishop Allen played to an almost packed Echo, thankfully no one ever stands to the right of the stage so it's usually about 30º cooler there (that's a tip for you readers, all three of you)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PayingMyOwnWay/~3/ZhyAUeWOt4o/nothing-but-happy-folks-bishop-allen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elana)0http://payingmyownway.blogspot.com/2007/08/nothing-but-happy-folks-bishop-allen.html