So I just watched this video a couple times through 'cause I absolutely love it. It's got me itchin' to listen to more brass, more jazz, more music like this.

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And I'm that much more excited that I'm moving since my place is 5 minutes away from Catalina Bar and Grill. On any given night, an anyone who's anyone in jazz'll be playing 5 minutes away ( Read more... )

I was reading Lolita while homeward bound on the Metrolink last night and I had my iPod on, too. I found Portishead's self-titled album to be quite complimentary, particularly at the tail end of Part I. I got to the end of the album and tried putting on another chill, kick-back kind of track (I picked out Miles Davis' Kind of Blue since I'd been ( Read more... )

Chicago's "I'm A Man." It's just so fun to listen to.

I was browsing the Glass House website and the Pretty Girls Make Graves farewell show on June 2nd piqued my interest. I had never really heard them before until a few minutes ago, but it seems like something I'd enjoy. If you're not certain you'd enjoy them, too, you can listen to them here. Tickets are listed as advanced $12, at the door $14, but ( Read more... )

I just downloaded the Main Street Electrical Parade. Ah the memories. I'd love to go to Disneyland again sometime...

::edit:: Yeah, I sure could go for some Happiest Place on Earth right now.

I'm reading Austerlitz for my contemporary novels class. I was in the middle of a section where Austerlitz says how time is "the most artificial of all our inventions," going on to discuss how abitrary and nonconcurrent it is. When I paused to turn on my iTunes, the first song that played was Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle."

If you (or perhaps your parents/family) are interested in 2 free tickets to the CSUF Front and Center program featuring rock and roll legends Chicago this Saturday at the Honda Center, take yourself and your student ID to Langsdorf Hall 805.

Music reminds me that I am alive ( Read more... )

I am currently stuck on Justin Timberlake's "My Love." That something driving the beat compels me to listen to it over and over again.

My sister just showed me a couple music videos from Ok Go--the backyard one and the treadmill one. Highly recommend them both.