Ace Today and Patchwork Tomorrow...

Today.(November.14th)...you will find me in Downtown Anaheim for ACE (Art Crawl Experience) on 201 Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805.  It's a FREE event and the fun starts at 6pm. 

Sunday.(November.15th)...I'll be in Long Beach for Patchwork Show.  Another FREE event at Marine Stadium (Appian Way @E. Sorrento Dr.)  the fun starts at 11am.  Come by either event or both and start your holiday shopping early. 

Veterans Day

This goes out to ALL Veterans, whether at home or abroad, active duty, reserves and retired.  Thank You! 

This weekend...you will find me at...

Jackalope Art*Fair in Old Pasadena, CA. It's a two day event from 10a-5p and its...FREE!!!  So come by and start your holiday shopping.  

Jackalope Art*Fair is located at:

275 s Raymond Ave, Pasadena 91105. 

For more information, visit the website at:

www.JackalopeArtFair.com

Have a great one and C U tomorrow!

Cheers,

-j

TODAY.&.Saturday.(Oct.31st)...

  You will find me at my shop TODAY.(Oct.30th) and Saturday (Oct.31st) inside CRAFTED at The Port of Los Angeles (112 E 22nd Street, San Pedro, CA 90731) from 11a-4pm. Get your last minute gift ideas for Dia de Los Muertos (Day of The Dead). 

FYF.2015

FYF.2015

(Saturday.&.Sunday)

Okay...FKA.twigs made FYF for me.  What a performance! So happy I left right after Belle.  I was going to stick around for Morrissey because I was really up close, but wanted to see something fresh and new.  Plus, someone less of a asshole.  

Once I arrived to the stage that twigs was going to be, it was...PACKED!!!  D'Angelo was performing and he was really...GOOD!  He had that place moving.  AWESOME! 

This was my first time at FYF and I Fuckn loved it.  So chill compared to Coachella. Everyone was in good mood and very respectful.  I told myself, "self, am I in LA?".  For sure I'll be back.

  I arrived just in time on Saturday to see La Femme.  They where...okay.  I stayed for a couple of songs and headed to the beer garden.  Drank a couple of beers and headed to catch The.Drums.  

What, Johnny is...GAY?!?!  Who new.  I had no idea.  He came out saying he got married to his partner who was in the pit with the photographers. Awesome!!!  Once again, they where bueño. 

!!! was up next and they are always entertaining to watch.  The new tunes sounded good and it's great to see this band still making music.  Not so many NYC from early 2001 have survived when they first came out.  Only a few are still going strong right now.

  Bloc.Party was up next and of course, they killed it!!!  They got a new lady drummer (awesome) and guitarist.  Don't know if they are permanent, but will find out when they come back.  

Saturday had the better line up then Sunday (of course), but like I said...FKA.twigs was AMAZING!  Had to leave after Bloc Party to go back and attend my booth at Chinatown.  Wanted to see so many others, but there is always next year.  See you in 2016 FYF!!!

Life.in.Film.(LiVE).2015

Life.in.Film.2015

Bootleg Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.August.18th

   I arrived at 9p and the first band went on.  I noticed that the bass guitarist (Dominic Sennett) of Life in Film was walking around the venue with his hoodie up.  Funny.  Was he trying to hide?  Anyhow, you can count the people inside the Bootleg (30).  

  The second band (Midnight Faces) went on and they where really good.  I enjoyed them so much that I decided to look them up and down load some of there songs.  To me, they sounded better live from what I heard on iTunes.  Watch out for them.

  Life in Film went on and they killed it!  Ten more people showed up and one exited fan who drove all the way up from San Diego.  He was singing along to almost every song with his beer up in the air like he was at a pub rooting for his favorite soccer team.  If you haven't heard of them yet, down load or physically get the album, "Here it Comes" (AWESOME!!!).  Highly recommend it and see them live!!!

Coasts.(LiVE).2015

Coasts.2015

the.Roxy.Theatre

Monday.August.10th

  The concert season has started for me and now back to blogging.  It's been a year that I haven't written anything about a show and what a perfect band to start my blog again.  Actually, the only band I wanted to see at Coachella this year.  Glad that Coasts came back and headlined there own tour.  They kicked a$$ tonight!  I almost missed this show because I forgot to key it in my phone.  Thanks for the newsletter Goldenvoice.

I arrived to the venue and the Roxy was packed with so many young kids.  They where getting down with the opening act.  Not a clue who the band.  When they got off stage, the kid's faces started to glow.  Everybody around me where on there phones, showing pictures and watching video clips. Pretty funny, but I kind of like it in a crazy way.  

I was a little nervous at first because I wasn't seeing any regular faces.  I was saying to myself, "is this the English band Coasts or someone else"?  This young crowd was not helping.

Coasts hit the stage and what a performance!  Loved it!  The kids where dancing and singing along with there smartphones to prove it.  I didn't even know they where a 5 piece band. I know I should of goggle them, but I like to be surprised and I was.  I have friends who watch YouTube videos of the bands live before they actually buy a ticket to the show.  I try not to do that. 

But for sure, I'll catch Coasts again in the future. I was entertained from start to finish and they sounded great!  Rock on...Coasts!