So this past week down here in LA, we had 2 days of random amazing warmth and sunshine. The bad news for me was that I had things to do after work on both days. But i was a bad student and decided to skip class one of those days and go long boarding at the beach xD. The weather was super perfect. 80 degrees when I got to the beach at 6pm. Here are some pics i took of my adventure on my iphone

The Long Beach shoreline


The breakwater. The only thing lame about Long Beach is that you cant surf there because of these things QQ




The first real present i ever bought for myself. After all these years, I still think shes beautiful


The Long Beach pier






Long Beach faces more south so the sun sets over the hills


I saw some kids pull this little guy up when i was walking the pier. Don't worry, they threw him back


More sunset pics




I REALLY like this one for some reason


Great colors that evening


Here's my best self portrait

Indie Rock Monthly for March 2011

Low vs Diamond- The Song We Sang Away


The Morning Benders- Waiting For a War


Freezepop- Plastic Stars


Bicycle Voice- Freshman


Kate Nash- Foundations


Low- Monkey

Indie Rock Monthly for February 2011!

MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker


Passion Pit- The Reeling


Rogue Wave- Lake Michigan


Tegan & Sara- Red Belt


Empire of the Sun- Walking on a Dream


Hot Chip - We're Looking for a Lot of Love

So this past week, I saw two awesome concerts back to back. I thought I'd share some crappy pics I took and talk about each of the shows for a bit.

The first one I saw was Reel Big Fish on Wednesday. They were freakin awesome! I've seen them a few times before and it always amazes me how crisp they sound, even live. Each one of those guys are amazing musicians and it shows. They played all my favorites like Sell Out, The Set Up(You Need This), She's Got a Girlfriend Now, and I Want Your Girlfriend to be My Girlfriend. They also played S.R. and played the last minute or so of the song several different ways, which was pretty cool. They played it country style, metal style, 50's style, and hardcore punk style. Toward the end of the show, the guitarist from local ska band Suburban Legends came on stage and played a few songs with them. It was a really amazing show overall. My only complaint is that there just wasn't any room to skank! The floor was so packed that when people tried to skank, it just turned into a big mosh pit. Now don't get me wrong, I'm always down for moshing at punk/hardcore shows but I like ska shows because skanking is really fucking fun. Other than not skanking, amazing show.
Here are some iphone pics I took from the pit:


Guitarist from Suburban Legends in the red


The next show I saw was Thursday ON Thursday! This show was just mind blowing! It is the 10yr anniversary of the release of their first victory records album Full Collapse and they played every song off it. This was like a religious experience for me because Full Collapse is my absolute favorite of all their albums. I'm a long time fan, but I missed when they first toured for Full Collapse. It was so amazing because everyone there knew all the words to every song just like I did. To me, this show was a perfect example of why I go to concerts at all. To see one of my favorite bands play ALL of my favorite songs. To sing along to every song with everyone else. I love that feeling of camaraderie that happens when everyone is singing and you make eye contact with someone and you know that you're both thinking the same thought: "Fuck ya, this is fucking awesome". Then after the band is over, everyone that survived the pit gives head nods and slaps on the back to eachother. I don't get that anywhere else but at a show. Thursday played flawlessly, I felt the music in my soul and just totally let go. It was just epic. I've been seriously horse all day from screaming every song, but it was so worth it. Best show I've seen in a year probably.
Here are some pics from the pit:

So, ive been trying to figure out what kind of blog would inspire me to be consistent with it. Music is a huge part of my everyday life right now, so why not share songs with you all? I like all kinds of music, but (as you can tell from previous blogs) indie rock is doin it for me at the moment. SO without further adieu, here are a few of my
Fav Songs for Jan 2011

My new bunch of favorite indie songs. Some old and some new. I just can't get enough of these

So I follow this cartoonist on livejournal named Lucy Knisley. She writes/draws her journal in comic form, which I find reaaally awesome and pretty unique. Anyhow, she's a huge Harry Potter fan ( like me! Yea I said it!) and she's drawing a poster sized summary for each of the 7 books. The first 2 are AMAZING, check them out:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

SO lately ive been really REALLY obsessed with indie rock xD. I dont know what it is, but i love the shit out of it right now. I wanted to share some of my current fav songs with you

Pinback- Good to Sea


Phoenix- Armistice


Tegan & Sara- Walking With a Ghost


Metric- Gold Guns Girls


The Shins- Girl on the Wing


Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Soft Shock

O_O Where have these guys been all my life!!! xD Just found out about them yesterday and im totally hooked. They are called Eyes Set to Kill.
Check them out:

OO HOLY SHIT! How did i not know that Thursday released a new cd last year!! Some fan i am xD