Boys Noize

I have to make a post about the epicness of Boys Noize and how damn excited I am to see them next month at Mighty. I danced so hard during their set at Coachella I nearly fainted… they’re that good! New album is INCREDIBLE! check it out!

They’re ridiculous!

Treasure Island Music Festival (Sunday!)

Second day at the Treasure Island Music Festival packed in some supplies to keep us warm and headed into the fog to watch some awesome musak. Got there a little after 2 and spent some time in the mini circus, played some games and David bought me a notebook with a naked lady on it :). Their costumes were awesome. I talked to a fortune teller who told me to tie a string to my right wrist and put a knot in it each day till it’s filled then throw it in the ocean and my dreams will come true. Worth a try maybe.

Vetiver

Watched Vetiver play, and I am now in LOVE with this band. They were incredible live and I had no idea they were a local band…. love them even more. Seriously they are hella good.

Grizzly Bear

I was seriously stoked on seeing Grizzly Bear I’ve been obsessed with their album for months.They were incredible, but I couldn’t get near the stage at all! Had no idea there are two singers, need to see them in a smaller venue.

seriously cold day

Beirut

Beirut was ridiculous! Sooooo goooood! sadly I was too far from the stage once again.

Decemberists

Finally squeezed our way in for Decemberists, little did we know we would be standing in place for 4 hours. Sooo worth it though. My first time seeing them. And was a bit disappointed because they didn’t play anything old, just the new album, but It would be lame to complain and it was still an amazing performance. Also their stage setup and the video in the background was beautiful.

Decemberists stage setup

Finally, The Flaming Lips closed the show. Their stage presence, sound and visuals was incredibly entertaining. And who could top their grand entrance through a psychedelic big screen vagina…and the lead singer rolling out in a giant blow up bubble?

The Flaming Lips

An amazing weekend! Spent the rest of the night scoping out views of the bay and finally being somewhat escorted off the island by security.

Treasure Island Music Festival (Saturday!)

Passion Pit

We decided to drive to the Island instead of taking the bus, which turned out to work perfectly. Made it to the Treasure Island Music Festival around 2, just in time for Passion Pit. Danced our asses off in the boiling sun! The best Passion Pit show I’ve seen so far, they actually moved around the stage.

Caught some of Dan Deacon and this crazy group of monster/robots dancing through the crowd. They also started this crowd tunnel…. wrapped around the festival.

dancing with the monsters

crowd tunnel

going through the tunnel

Watched The Streets and egh… wasn’t much impressed.

The Streets

Caught some of Brazilian Girls and watched some idiots standing on a tree branch break it and plummet to the ground.

about to fall

crowds reaction

fail

The festival grounds were pretty awesome. There was a Farris wheel, games and mini circus! Reminded me of a mini Coachella. Festival food/drinks was a disappointment. Food was $8 as were the drinks. Sneaking stuff in would have been smarter. The security was pretty laid back, which was appreciated. The bathroom situation was better than last year I heard… but I still prefered the awesome set up they had at Coachella with the fancy portable bathrooms.

trapeze girl

balloons

Farris wheel

The highlight of the night was MSTRKRFT they were EPIC! I haven’t danced that hard since Boys Noize played at Coachella. Everyone  I talked to agreed they stole the show. They played some Benny Benassi , Justice’s D.A.N.C.E., and the highlight,Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. I totally failed not getting video of that, but i was too busy dancing and being blown away .

firework show

Before MGMT came on there was a small firework show, pretty awesome. MGMT played most of the songs I love, like KIDS and Electric Feel. I must say I wasn’t impressed with them. I saw them at Coachella once and they were boring, and I was slightly bored this time too. And the new songs seem very different, like surfer music. They just stand still during their sets, no movement. Or maybe I was just still in shock from the epicness of MSTRKRFT.

MGMT

Overall a pretty incredible day. Ended by driving around the Island looking for amazing views of the bay.

49er Game… Suite Day

Thanks to my awesome sis, went to game 4 of the 49ers vs. the Rams and got the VIP treatment. That’s right, Luxury Suite status and field access. We got escorted to the field and walked by the Ram’s locker room, they walked right by us with their game faces on.

The field was amazing… so much better than watching it on TV (or in the stands!). Aaaand I got to stand right next to the cute cheerleaders, they’re called “the gold rush” haha! They’re all super cute, I’m thinking about trying out. After half-time we went back to eat in the suite. The food was awesome, hot dogs, sandwiches, chips and dip, chili and drinks!  Best part of the day… they won!

front row

here they come

QB Shaun Hill!

The "Gold Rush"

in the Suite

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 09

Bluegrass Festival

Had to walk eight blocks to get into golden gate park to watch Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. Was completely worth the long walk. We went straight to the food. Can’t remember the name of the vender but we got killer gyros and garlic fries topped with crab meat… it was hella good!

Once revived we watched Steve Martin play. He was amazing! And I’m a sucker for the banjo. We tried to catch Boz Scaggs but the freaking festival map was completely insane. So we watched the Old 47’s…. egh… nothing special really. Made it over in time to watch Nick Lowe, he was awesome, if the sun didn’t go down and the wind hadn’t become like ice needles, we would have stayed for the whole set.

Everyone seemed to have nothing but awesome things to say about the festival, and I’d go again for sure. Still really needing to find a cool jazz club in SF.

Nick Lowe

Murder by Death at the Fillmo

Murder by Death

Fun and debauchery at The Fillmore Sunday night. The crew and I headed over to watch Murder by Death and hang out with rock staaaarz. hung out stage side with the local heavy’s. The Loved Ones, a kind of pop punk band, were really fun to watch, lots of energy. Lead singer Dave Hause gave a shout out to Davey (AFI) during their set.

Murder By Death were soooo goood! After standing for two hours their set seemed to be over way to quickly. Lead singer, Adam Turla, was incredible. His voice is a mixture of Johnny Cash and Danzig. He did an amazing solo cover of Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang.” Their cello player, Sarah Balliett, is hot shit. I couldn’t stop watching her. She was sooo into it. The cello is already a pretty sexual instrument, and she was working it. haha. This band is my new obsession.

The Gaslight Anthem closed the show. egh… was pretty much bored by their performance and the music was nothing special. Everyone pretty much agreed that Murder By Death should have closed the show and played longer.

Amigo Fest

image from myspace

Amigo Fest in the Mission Saturday night at SubMission Art Gallery, a very cool venue. Koalacaust, an awesome punk band with an accordion player… very rad. Lead singer has a great voice, very Tim Armstrong-esque and has no shame… he performed wearing a masking tape man-thong… and rocked it. Their bass player is in my law class at state.

The highlight of the night was Commissure an amazing ambiant rock band. Reminded me of Explosions in the Sky and Sigur Ros… lots of potential. After a fairly agonizing night they really effected me. Seriously… check them out.

Turned out to be a pretty good night… at the end of which some cute hipster passed me his name and number on a small piece of white paper… his shirt said, no joke “I fuck like a beast”…… uh yeeeeah right

Hayes Valley

Went into the city to visit my sister and waited for her in the Mission. Made my usual stop in Therapy stopped in Weston Wear on Valencia. They had a few faux fur vests, the store is pretty amazing, filled with hand sewn skirts, blouses and dresses. They have lingerie and really pretty jewelry. Not super expensive either.

Weston Wear

jewelry counter

A bit later I met my sis in Hayes Valley and we get a bite at La Boulange, a French bakery where they have mini sandwiches and pastries… even macaroons!

La Boulange

Later that night we stopped by Momi Toby’s Cafe for chamomile citrus tea and soup. They had killer $4 vegan minestrone with sourdough. The place was swarming with cute guys too.

Momi Toby's Cafe

Tacos, Seattle

Went “miniature” golfing, *cough cough* excuse me.. putting course,  at this fancy place in Kirkland, called Rainbow Run.  $9 a person, 19 courses, lots of fun but man was there a ton of people…. but you can drink while you play so we got a bit smashed.  Had dinner at this hole in the wall Mexican restaurant in Redmond, Seattle called El Toreador... the food was damn impressive. Had the two vegetarian tacos with extra guacamole, slaw and beans… practically licked my plate clean. haha.

yum

Jaws and Redhook

(photo-Mackie.com)

Redhook Brewery is right down the road from my aunts house in Kirkland, Seattle, so I went to their Moonlight Cinema for some yummy beer and a a showing of the thriller Jaws.  Got the the Brewery at 7, it’s very green and right in between a few wineries. $5 to get in the gate, snagged some of Redhook’s original ESB brew only $4 and found a place on the lawn to watch the film. They also had a BBQ with burgers. They had a huge inflated screen and the sound system was surprisingly awesome. Was freezing my butt off half way through the film. It was great to see Jaws for the first time in this setting.  Wish we had stuff like this in SF… wish i could be here for their next moonlight cinema night, next week is Sex and the City. Great place to bring a date.