2010 Memory Walk


Obviously this isn’t music related, but it’s for a good cause. And seeing as how all of us have been affected by this truly awful disease in some form, this year I’m walking in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk® to show my support for the more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease.


Since 1989, Memory Walk has raised $300 million for Alzheimer care, support and research. By teaming up with others, I’m hoping to do my part to fight this deadly disease.

Will you join me?

Funds raised through Memory Walk go toward research to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s, and programs to improve the lives of millions of Americans already affected.

We’re on the MOVE to end Alzheimer’s disease! Every little bit helps. If you can’t donate at this time, please still join my team (Team “Lori and Grams”) and help spread the word.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support Alzheimer’s Association Northern California and Northern Nevada

ON THE ROAD: MATT & KIM


The Brooklyn duo, Matt & Kim, are going to be super busy this Fall. They’r shipping out on a huge Fall tour and their latest record, Sidewalks, is scheduled for November 2nd release (rumor has it we’ll get a taste of the new stuff Aug. 31st!).


I definitely recommend catching one of the shows if you get a chance. Even if you don’t care for their musical stylings, I guarantee you will still enjoy the show. I just recently saw them this Summer and it was super fun.

Be there!

(@ make music pasadena, june 21, 2010)


SEPTEMBER
15 Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
16 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
17 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
18 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
19 Chicago, IL – Metro
21 Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
22 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
23 Lawrence, KS – Granada
24 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
25 Columbia, MD – Virgin Mobile FreeFest
27 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Rickshaw Theater
28 Seattle, WA – Showbox
29 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
30 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

OCTOBER
01 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
02 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
03 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
06 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
08 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
09 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
11 Oxford, MS – The Lyric
12 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
13 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
14 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
15 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theater
16 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
17 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
19 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
20 Carrboro, NC – Cats Cradle
21 Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
22 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
23 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
24 Philadelphia, PA – Starlite Ballroom
26 New York, NY – Webster Hall
27 New York, NY – Webster Hall
28 Rochester, NY – Water St. Music Hall
29 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Theater
30 Montreal, Quebec – Le National
31 Clifton, NY – Northern Lights

NOVEMBER
02 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
03 Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
04 Boston, MA – House of Blues
05 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
06 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street

(@ make music pasadena, june 21, 2010)


got RAPDRAGONS?

While I shuffling through hype machine for the latest blogosphere offerings last week, I stumbled upon this hip hop duo.

Rapdragons is Nick Often and Greg Ward. Hailing from Baltimore, the duo released their debut record, Ten Stories High, in 2009 to local, regional, and bloggable acclaim. The duo just followed up that release with the much-anticipated mixtape album, Featuring Baltimore — a collection of hip hop tracks each sampling a different band from baltimore, including Beach House and Future Islands.
Jump on over to their site, RAPDRAGONS, where you can download all three records (the third is a Ten Stories High remix album). If you’d rather taste test before taking the jump, check out the track below.

NEXT STOP…EASTSIDE MOTEL

This past week, one of my friends brought to my attention a true comedic gem that should not go unnoticed.


I’m sure you’re familiar with Warren G and Nate Dogg’s hip hop masterpiece Regulate. What you may not be aware of is the song’s comedic value. It’s not so much the song that makes me laugh, but if you pay attention to the lyrics and the story being told, you might find yourself chuckling. What nearly made me spit my morning coffee out was the wikipedia synopsis for Regulate. I’m not going to dilly dally anymore…see for yourself (also, be sure to watch the music video after the synopsis).

(from wikipedia)

On a cool, clear night (typical to Southern California) Warren G travels through his neighborhood, searching for women with whom he might initiate sexual intercourse. He has chosen to engage in this pursuit alone.[6]

Nate Dogg, having just arrived in the east side of Long Beach, seeks Warren. On his way to find Warren, Nate passes a car full of women who are excited to see him. Regardless, he insists to the women that there is no cause for excitement.

Warren makes a left turn at 21st Street and Lewis Ave, in the East Hill/Salt Lake neighborhood[7], where he sees a group of young men enjoying a game of dice together. He parks his car and greets them. He is excited to find people to play with, but to his chagrin, he discovers they intend to relieve him of his material possessions. Once the hopeful robbers reveal their firearms, Warren realizes he is in a less than favorable predicament.

Meanwhile, Nate passes the women, as they are low on his list of priorities. His primary concern is locating Warren. After curtly casting away the strumpets (whose interest in Nate was such that theycrashed their automobile), he serendipitously stumbles upon his friend, Warren G, being held up by the young miscreants.

Warren, unaware that Nate is surreptitiously observing the scene unfold, is in disbelief that he is being robbed. The perpetrators have taken jewelry and a Rolex Watch from Warren, who is so incredulous that he asks what else the robbers intend to steal. This is most likely a rhetorical question.

Observing these unfortunate proceedings, Nate realizes that he may have to use his firearm to deliver his friend from harm.

The tension crescendos as the robbers point their guns to Warren’s head. Warren senses the gravity of his situation. He cannot believe the events unfolding could happen in his own neighborhood. As he imagines himself making a fantastical escape, he catches a glimpse of his friend, Nate.

Nate has seventeen cartridges (sixteen residing in the pistol‘s magazine, with a solitary round placed in the chamber and ready to be fired) to expend on the group of robbers. Afterward, he generously shares the credit for neutralizing the situation with Warren, though it is clear that Nate did all of the difficult work. Putting congratulations aside, Nate quickly reminds himself that he has committed multiple homicides to save Warren before letting his friend know that there are females nearby if he wishes to fornicate with them.

Warren recalls that it was the promise of copulation that coaxed him away from his previous activities, and is thankful that Nate knows a way to satisfy these urges. Nate quickly finds the women who earlier crashed their car on Nate’s account. He remarks to one that he is fond of her physical appeal. The woman, impressed by Nate’s singing ability, asks that he and Warren allow her and her friends to share transportation. Soon, both friends are driving with automobiles full of women to the East Side Motel, presumably to consummate their flirtation in an orgy!

The third verse is more expository, with Warren and Nate explaining their G Funk musical style. Warren displays his bravado by daring anyone to approach the style. There follows a brief discussion of the genre’s musicological features, with special care taken to point out that in said milieu the rhythm is not in fact the rhythm, as one might assume, but actually the bass. Similarly the bass serves a purpose closer to that which the treble would in more traditional musical forms. Nate displays his bravado by claiming that individuals with equivalent knowledge could not even attempt to approach his level of lyrical mastery. Nate goes on to note that if any third party smokes as he does, they would find themselves in a state of intoxication almost daily (from Nate’s other works, it can be inferred that the substance referenced is marijuana[8]). Nate concludes his delineation of the night by issuing a threat to “busters,” suggesting that he and Warren will further “regulate” any potential incidents in the future (presumably by engaging their antagonists with small arms fire).


http://www.youtube.com/v/1plPyJdXKIY?fs=1&hl=en_US

[on the road] MAGIC KIDS

(images courtesy of Victim of Time)


Magic Kids are hitting the road for a huge world tour. The trek kicks off at the end of this month in Knoxville, TN, and wrap it up mid-November in Memphis, TN.


AUGUST
25 Knoxville, TN – Disc Exchange
26 Atlanta, GA – Criminal Records
27 Charlotte, NC – Lunchbox Records
28 Cincinnati, OH – Shake It Records
29 St. Louis, MO – Vintage Vinyl
30 Nashville, TN –
Grimey’s

SEPTEMBER
01 Lubbock, TX – Foundation (w/ Candy Claws)
03 Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space
(w/ Candy Claws & Titus Andronicus)
04 Los Angeles, CA –
FYF Fest
05 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill (w/ Candy Claws)
08 Vancouver, British Columbia – Media Club (w/ Candy Claws)
09 Seattle, WA – Vera Project
10 Portland, OR –
MFNW (w/ Candy Claws & Titus Andronicus)
11 Garden City, ID – Visual Arts Collective (w/ Candy Claws)
13 Salt Lake City, UT –
Kilby Court (w/ Candy Claws)
14 Denver, CO – Hi Dive (w/ Candy Claws)
16 Lawrence, KS – Reply Lounge
(w/ Candy Claws)

OCTOBER
01 London, England – Barfly
02 London, England – Camden Proud Gallery
03
Bruges, Belgium – Botanique/Witloofbar
05 Amsterdam, Netherlands –
Paradiso
06
Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
07 Hamburg, Germany –
Molotow
08
Helsingar, Denmark – Musikhuset Elvaerket
09
Oslom, Norway – Cafe Mono
10
Gothenburg, Sweden – Pusterviksbaren
11 Stockholm, Sweden –
Landet
12 Copenhagen, Denmark – Lades
13 Berlin, Germany – Magnet
14 Cologne, Germany –
Werkstatt
15 Munich, Germany – Atomic Cafe
16 Zurich, Switzerland – Club
Zukunft
17 Milan, Italy – Rocket
18 Paris, France – Point
Ephemere
19 Oxford, England – Jericho Tavern
21 Bristol, England – Louisiana
22 Bristol, England – The Social
23 Cardiff, Wales –
SWN Festival
24 Newcastle, England –
Cluny
25 Leeds, England – Nation of Shopkeepers
26 Birmingham, England – Hare and Hounds
27 London, England – TBA
28 London, England – Lexington

NOVEMBER
05 Dallas, TX – The Cavern
06 Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
07 Houston, TX – Numbers
08 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
10 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
12 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
13
Ridgewood, NY – Silent Barn
15 Cleveland, OH –
Beachland Tavern
16 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
17 St. Louis, MO –
Firebird
18 Nashville, TN – The End
19 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone

Magic Kids debut LP, Memphis, is out August 24th, thanks to True Panther Sounds


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