No age.

So, Ruiko and I went to see No Age perform a live score for the movie, The Bear.

"Psychedelic mushroom trips and budding companionship are woodland fun at its finest for orphaned bear cub Douce and the ornery Bart, but the invasive fear of being hunted drives our four-legged protagonists forward in this Jean-Jacques Annaud film.

Los Angeles art-punk duo No Age will add their musical interpretation by performing original music during the screening. No Age's Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt, ex-members of the hardcore band Wives, garnered acclaim with their debut album/ singles collection Weirdo Rippers (2007) and, after signing with the Seattle-based label Sub Pop, released Nouns (2008) to similar success. As Douce and Bart sift through the maladies and joys of their precarious existence, so too does No Age's music filter raw sensation through lo-fi noise."


It was pretty good, they mostly played their standard atmospheric ambient layered noise, and when the movie got tense, Randy would get behind the drums and bang around a bit. It was a neat experience.

Oh, and just got back from the Dodgers game, 4-2 loss. But Manny and Kemp homered back to back pitches, that was fun.

Shows:
Mika Miko at The Echo Tuesday.

Guns and Broses (!) feat. Kyle Mabson, and Grace and James from Foot Village at The Smell on Wed.

We are at L' Keg this Thur with 60 Watt Kid and The Girl With Violent Arms and others! Come on!

Ha.

So, my bud Sean, aka Har Mar Superstar, just did this vid. Me thinky funny.



Oh, and hey, new media for TPF!

Woooooo!!

Stuff and Things.

Mer at The Smell:

So, nothing much new to report on the TPF! front, besides us kicking obvious asses and taking names.

Here are some bands I have been listening to.

Gold Panda, has a new EP out.
Jay Reatard, just released his new one. Lovin it!
The Locust, been around forever but I have been listening to them lately again.
Obits, the new project from Rick Froberg (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes)
Phoenix, they are indie pop at it's finest, guilty Sunday afternoon pleasure, I guess it helps that my lady likes it too.
Pissed Jeans, just released a new one, pretty rockin.
Bloody Beatroots, new one on Dim Mak.
Shinishi Ozawa, on Dim Mak too, dance til you drop!
Sun O))), Monoliths and Dimensions, like whoa!

Locals,
Railcars, Former Ghosts, and Man's Assassination, Man have been on my radar a bunch.

Shows I will be going to, hopefully:

8/27
Live at The Smell, movie about the smell at Downtown Independent theater next to The Smell.

Crocodiles @ Spaceland

Indian Jewelery @ Pantheon Bar, my bud Josh is throwing it.

8/28
Blue Jungle, Okie Dokie, UV Lights, othera @ L' Keg

Anamanguchi, Neon Navajo others @ some place on Spring.

Best Coast, Tearist others @ The Smell.

8/29

Not too sure yet.

8/30

No Age perform a live score the The Bear, a movie from the 80's at The Silent Movie Therater

The Smell Breakfast show with Davilla 666 and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.

8/31

Lots of Crap presents at The Tribal Cafe.

Our friends Foot Village and Fool's Gold both got reviews today in Pitchfork! Wow! We are next right?!?!

Ha.

Weekend Haps

So, we have two shows coming up. One in Palm Springs and the other at The Women of Crenshaw house. Both are with our buds Casy and Brian from SF. I will be staying at the Ace Hotel when in Palm Springs, that place is radically rad.



The FYF Fest seems to being getting stronger and stronger. Dan Deacon, Dillinger Escape Plan (I get my cymbals from Gil in D.E.P.), and Torche all got added on. I totally dig them all!

Here are the press snippets I made for our myspace.


Tonight: (Friday)
Not the Government at L' Keg
Silver Factory has a late night noise fest thing with Babyland and others.
Halloween Swim Team at Skyline Books
Captain Ahab at The Smell

Tomorrow: (Saturday)
Casy and Brian at The Smell
Sunset Junction: Not really stoked on any bands playing but good street food.
Mega Wand, Kid Infinity and others at L' Keg

Sunday:
Mika Mika and Built to Spill at Sunset Junction, but I will be in Palm Springs for our show.

Monday:
TPF! Women of Crenshaw House

BYE!!

Sunday yo!

SO, our friends at Modern Sleeze and Catalyst Magazine are throwing a BBQ show this Sunday. TPF! + The Bixel House = FUCKING NUTS. So bring your little vegan meat and your meaty meat early because we pack that place...if you have been there before you know what I mean;)

Here is the unappealing flier:


My friend Michael from Videothing made this for my other buddy Sean's FYF coming in September, it's going to rule!


Local Bands that I have been checking lately:
Rough Kids
The Widow Babies
Le Face
A.M.
Lucky Dragons
Bi-Polar Bear
60 Watt Kid
Okie Dokie
Nasa Space Universe
Ale Mania
REALLY, very

Tuesday! Come on!!

So, we are playing this Tuesday. It's a rad line-up. Come support our buds from AR Church of the Snake and Color Club. Do it for the little Hulkster in you!


Oh, and check this little vid about Jay Reatard, he is the man.
Waiting For Something - a short documentary about Jay Reatard


Albums I have been listening to>>>
Why? - Eskimo Snow
Bloody Beatroots - Rombo EP
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
Doom - Born Like This
Duchess Says - Anthology
Japandroids - Post Nothing
Loma Prieta - Dark Mountain
Major Lazer - Guns don't kill people...
A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
Talbot Tagora - Lessons in the Woods...
What's Up - Content Imagination
Windsurf - Coastlines
XBXRX - Un Usper
Yacht - See Mystery Lights
Foot Village - Anti-Magic
PRE - Hope Freaks

L8!!!!

Tonight!

So, not much to post about but there are two shows tonight that our friends are playing at.

Buds All Leather at The Echo. They are going out on tour and just got signed to Dim Mak.
Lots O' Crap Presents at Tribal
C YA THERE!

KXLU Tonight!!

So, go over to She Rocks and KXLU and listen. 88.9FM in LA.

And our bud Sean Carlson just announced the Fuck Yeah Fest line-up...more tba. We may be playing it too, not sure yet though. It's going to slay!

FYF Fest Presents:
Save Our State Parks
At the Los Angeles Historic State Park
On Saturday, September 5th 2009
www.fyffest.com

The Black Lips
Lightning Bolt
Tim & Eric
Lucero
Converge
F* Up
The Thermals
No Age
Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio
Glass Candy
Japanther
Times New Viking
Darker My Love
Carbonas
Peanut Butter Wolf
Crystal Antlers
AA Bondy
Mika Miko
Har Mar Superstar
Nobunny
Telepathe
Cold Cave
The Strange Boys
Katie Stelmanis
Dios
NinjaSonik
Kurt Vile
Eat Skull
Avi Buffalo
+ More to be artists and comedians to be announced

Tickets are $20 and go on sale Tuesday, August 4th at noon through ticketweb.com

www.fyffest.com for all details.

Lightening Bolt!