Rain rain and more rain.....

Last year, at this same time I think I commented that I was living in a snow globe.
This year, I am living in a rain...globe?
It's just so heavy.
It reminds me of an Ontario rain... sort of.

Purple Rain - Prince

It's christmas season again and all I want are some Schwetty balls.

Yeah. You know what I'm talking about and if you don't, watch this old snl skit with Molly shannon and Alec Baldwin.


Click here to watch video
or if it doesn't work click here. Pete Schwetty

rain rain rain.............

Well, i guess i do live in Vancouver.
And who doesn't love a little barry manilow, and I'm not talking about Copa Cobana.

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Barry Manilow

Built to Still | Commodore Van. Nov18th 2thousand9

Disco Doom a band from switzerland I believe, they were an opening band for Built to Spill... A shy presence on stage, but man do they know how to rock it!
At first they were having some problems with the sounds. i thought to myself that the levels were totally off, but they seem like they could be a really good band, if maybe they had a good sound tech and fix the distortion that was happening. the bass levels were way too high and there was a strange buzz that was also going on. Well, thankfully they noticed, because they paused after the second song and apologized to the audience, while they figured it out. AAANnnd then! suddenly, they were SO good! So much better. It was amazing! Their songs had lots of built up and good changes! They were pretty tight and had some good charged up energy going. I am definitely going to check them out.

So Now Built to spill is up....YAY!!
And I say, they are the most fantastic band to ever see live! I have seen these guys probably six times and their shows are remarkable. The dynamic of these musicians is phenomenal. They are truly amazing. It fucking blows my mind! I love their music and albums, but hearing them live is such a different experience. They are a band that constantly surprise me! Every every time!
They play familiar songs from their albums, but they play them differently each show. It's sometimes subtle, like skipping a beat (which i think is clever) or accenting on a different note or word. It keeps you on track and is quite brilliant. It's like they trick you and see if your listening and paying attention. Very very genuis!!!
I think it shows how good of a musician and performer you are when you can give your audience the feeling of an original experience. To play something that we all know and hear on the albums, and to switch it up. It's very creative and impressive. If I wanted to listen to their album and sing along verbatim, well, i could just be sitting at home. I guess what I'm trying to say is that they don't do this and this is why I appreciate and thoroughly enjoy what they do.
The first time I saw them live, I thought THREE guitarists and a bassist, and drums....THREEEEE guitarists!? It' going to be too much, too loud and muddled. Aww but no. Not in anyway. These three guitarists, have three different styles, but they meld together so well! It's wonderful!! The layers created in the music fucking rattles my brain! Each guitarists had their turn in having a solo, and watching each one... AAhh fucking amazing!
I can't believe the talent in this one room! The complexity and variety of music they play makes me laugh at how witty and intriguing they are. It makes me want to scream out how brilliant they individually are, smile and scream and dance!! And that I did! Now that is a good show!

Built to Spill, you are one of my top bands of all time to see live. I can't wait until next time!
And Brett NeTson, you blow my fucking mind! Great guitarist!
FUCK YEAH!! ~
http://www.myspace.com/builttospill

So that is it for my stint of concerts for a little while. Until something pops up. Next concert... City and COLOUR!!! Yeah! ... But not until February.

in a dark alley

the change of a new coming

I've said it once before and I have to say it again....

it's funny how quickly things can change..
your whole life can change
plans change
time can change
leaves change
feelings can change
your clothes change
spare some change?

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dinosaur jr | Commodore Vancouver Nov10

This band is my friends all time favourite band.
I don't even know how many times she has seen them, but the first time, she was eighteen and she's now 35... so you can do the math.
I've seen them now, three times, because of her.
IT's LOUD as FUCK!
And a great show every time.
J Mascis is a fucking fantastic white wizard on the guitar.
Watching him roll his fingers up and down the guitar neck like nothing is incredible.
And the drummer, shit, super fast.
My arms would have fallen off two seconds into their songs.
If you ever get a chance, i recommend checking them out, but bring your earplugs!

Favourite song of the night : Feel the Pain

Feel The Pain [2007 Remastered LP Version] - Dinosaur Jr.

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how do you convince yourself that when someone doesn't love you the same or as much as you love them, that maybe, they aren't the one for you?
when you feel something that is so strong and deep, that it hurts a little bit
a good and bad pain
A feeling that's so strong and that you can't shake, you know's its a real feeling, because it feels very real.
but what does it all mean?
when everything else goes against the grain.
what do you do when your mind and your heart conflict?
When your head says one thing, but your heart and all the feelings within you do something different.
What do you do.
the constant battle between yourself, your heart, your mind and your being.?
how do we let go and move on?
how do we fight our demons and look past the ugly feelings that want to bring us down?
no one wants to be alone.
but no one really wants to really settle either.
I hope to be true to myself.
god I hope, if i'm going to be true to at least one person i know.
may it be myself
ahhh, but usually it shall be the first one that I try to fool
but i try to be true
and i hope that you do too.

Against The Grain - City And Colour

oh boy.

Metric | Orpheum Vancouver Nov3rd09

Last night I went to the Metric show at the Orpheum.
First off can we say what a beautiful venue.
When you first walk in there's red carpet on the stairs
and stairs that lead everywhere
You feel as though you are in one of those MC Escher drawings.
Then when you get inside the House Orchestra.
It's amazing.
Beautiful.
Tall high ceilings, columns, a mural on the domed ceiling, the lighting gives a sense of warmth in the room.
And the sound in this theatre.
Incredible.
I think it's the best in town.
This concert was rocking and loud but clean and vibrant!
I felt every bit of it.
These guys are great musicians.
And KicK ass performers.
Each of them are pretty amazing and strong in what they do.
I enjoyed watching all of them express they're talents.
I really enjoyed how they were changing up the songs, as to how they are on the album.
I loved the inspiring, intense, exciting energy.
I thought that all the abstract noises in their music were a subtle but cleaver addition and super cool.
I Loved the Theremin aspect. (i actually got to meet the band after, and the whole time i didn't know what I was going to say, and then when i got up there I complemented on the theremin idea. And we ending up talking about that. Emily and I were talking about the documentary on the Theremin. She had seen it, and I was excited, because I had too....super cool Documentary, check it out if you can. Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey - it's about the history and creator of the theremin)
And well Emily... She rocks my socks.
I don't think i know anyone that is cooler. That is, if i knew her...
Well, I think she is way cool.
The kick off to the show was Twilight Galaxy, which is now my new favourite song.
The drums are like a heartbeat.
It's mellow on the album. But at the show they ended the song with an explosion that got my heart racing.
I'll post a video of the song from the concert. It wasn't from our show, but from the one in Montreal, but it was very close to how our was.
I love these guys!
And i'm proud that they are a Canadian band!!
Metric, you guys rock!

www.ilovemetric.com



A note from Metric's blog click here

Shenanigans

Don't you find this word can define it's self
It's autological... sort of.
Once some one says shenanigans, you've already got an idea of what maybe crazy things that did or didn't happen.
there's just usually a longer version to the story.
Ah any hoo..
Shenanigans.