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Hot Little Pony (aka Far)

Growing up in Northern California and being a bit younger then most of my friends, I only caught the tail end of the Sacramento scene.  Seeing the Deftones when I was 14 truly changed my life (nov 3, 1998 Petaluma CA - Phoenix Theatre).

I was a minute late with Far.  I picked up Tin Cans right after the band broke up in ‘99.  I have not been to a show in such a long time where the vibe was so amazing.  No egos. No drama.  Everyone was there to see this band they loved and missed.

I’ve seen Onelinedrawing a handful of times, but there’s no comparison…sorry Jonah.  Aside from Coachella, Far @ Glasshouse was the highlight of my year.  Can’t wait for them to come back after the UK tour.

On another note, getting really excited for Girl Talk this weekend @ Fonda…saw him at All Points West and the set blew me away…5.5 more hours people.

Check this out - Far at the Glasshouse

It’s been hectic around here lately, I am tired from four nights in a row of Tegan & Sara….  but I couldnt be more excited for this coming weekend with two nights of Girl Talk.   I am not sure when I first discovered him, I think my brother introduced me because his fraternity was into the CD for their parties.  Needless to say, I was thinking it wasn’t going to be something I was into (since he is a huge Dave Mathews fan, no offense).  Boy was I wrong.  As good as the CDs are, his performance this year at Lollapalooza made me a true believer.

Not everyone will get into a blow up raft and crowd surf on top of a rowdy drunk crowd.  Check it out below…  Can the Fonda handle inflatables?  You can bet that I will be there to see…

PS - did you catch the flying parachutes too?

So we just heard about this blogging thing so we thought we’d give it a try.

First up:
My Bloody Valentine - Santa Monica Civic aka MBV@SMC. This is the 3rd time I’ve seen them on this tour. The volume was bone crushing even before they got to “you made me realize”, even louder than the Roxy and Palace shows in ‘92.  Seems like new speaker technology has made things so much clearer.  spoke to Kevin for a bit, haven’t seen him since last year,  great to see that they were even better now.

Had a blast at Detour, loved Buraka Som Sistema (looks like they’ll play Coachella which is confirmed for April 17, 18 & 19), Presets and others were great also, more on that later..

Stopped by Rancid for the last of six nights, love anything Tim Armstrong does.
Wished I could have promoted an Op-Ivy show when they were around…..

Buraka Som Sistema “sound of Kuduro” video below: