Today we posted not one, but two videos from our little road trip with Thieves & Villains. You can watch them both in the video player, but we recommend heading to the downloads section to download an alternate version of one of them.
This has never happened before, but we had a very creepy experience trying to upload the road trip video to our player last week-- it blocked the upload because it recognized that the video had Thieves & Villains music in it. It sent us an email with the track names and everything. We've since sorted it out and have permission to post the video with that music, but as of yet no one from Brightcove has returned our phone calls so we still can't get it up on the site. I re-cut a version with generic music so we could get it posted so check that version out on the site, and download the original one for your ipod.
This past weekend we made another reluctant trip out to the worst venue ever, Death Trap (aka Vibe Lounge on Long Island) If good bands would just stop playing there, we wouldn't have to keep going, but as it stands we'll probably be there again in a matter of weeks. We were there to shoot an interview with Farewell, who I've been wanting to shoot with ever since 6 months ago when I was watching Music Videos On Demand at 4am and saw their video for First One On the Blog. They were a lot of fun, and their interview will probably be up in the next week.
Two free shows to check out tonight-- Thieves & Villains, and then I Am the Avalanche acoustic. Good times.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
MXPX & LAGWAGON
Last week we got a chance to check out the Lagwagon and MxPx show that came right through NYC in Times Square at BB Kings Blues Club. It was the first time Carrie and I had been to this venue, and though the venue felt a bit awkward at first, it ended up being a solid show. We got to see and spend some quality time a concert buddy and friend Erick, and Jered who took photos for Inklings last year. We ended the night with ice cream from Cold Stone which was an interesting experience and a first for me.
Make sure you catch this solid punk rock show when it comes through your town. The remaining dates are below:
much love,
Naomi
Make sure you catch this solid punk rock show when it comes through your town. The remaining dates are below:
| In The Venue | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| Jillian’s | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| House Of Blues | West Hollywood, California | ||
| The Clubhouse | Tempe, Arizona | ||
| Loserkids | San Marcos, California | ||
| House Of Blues | San Diego, California | ||
| House Of Blues | Anaheim, California | ||
| Phoenix Theatre | Petaluma, California | ||
| Henry Fonda Theater | Los Angeles, California | ||
| The Dome | Bakersfield, California | ||
| The Warehouse | Carson City, Nevada | ||
| Icon | Pocatello, Idaho |
much love,
Naomi
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Chicago!
This past weekend we took a little Inklings trip to Chicago for the first Platform One emerging artists showcase. We hitched a ride there with our new friends Thieves & Villains-- you can expect a little video roadtrip documentation action coming soon.
The show itself was a lot of fun, all solid bands. I hadn't heard much about NeverShoutNever!, but WOW. He drew in a TON of kids who sang every single word to every song he had. To hold the crowd like he did, up there all by himself, takes a ton of personality & stage presence and I was really impressed. We also did a quick interview with him earlier in the day. In any case, check out NeverShoutNever!, because that kid is going places.
The Graduate headlined the show...they are a band that makes me feel good about the state of music. Pretty much every time we see them, Naomi turns to me and says "Fucking shit!" and that's pretty much all that needs to be said. At this show, they had these sweet lights behind them that made the whole thing look like a music video shoot, it was awesome. They also came back out after their set and played Justified, which is always a lot of fun.
It's always fun to go to shows outside NYC and see what the scene is like in other places. We went to The Starting Line's last hometown show at the Electric Factory in Philly and LOVED it (the show, the venue, the crowd & the atmosphere.) Chicago had a really cool scene as well, the show on Saturday was completely sold out and full of really enthusiastic music fans. I can see now why bands seem to like playing in Chicago so much.
By some awesome coincidence, You, Me and Everyone We Know had a headlining show just outside Chicago on Sunday night, so we stuck around and flew back to NYC first thing Monday morning. The YMAEWK show was UNREAL. Their set was so much fun, and at this point I don't really understand how they continue to get even better every time I see them. They played a new song I hadn't seen them play yet (a demo of which is up on their myspace now). We headed back to Chicago after that to get about 2.5 hours of sleep before our early morning flight.
We've got a lot coming up this fall. Still more Warped tour videos to post, Thieves & Villains/NeverShoutNever! interviews to be posted, upcoming interviews, and we're really happy to be hosting the video blog updates from the XO/Shanti/Paper Mache/Smile Smile tour happening later in the fall. Stay tuned for more info on that really soon!
The show itself was a lot of fun, all solid bands. I hadn't heard much about NeverShoutNever!, but WOW. He drew in a TON of kids who sang every single word to every song he had. To hold the crowd like he did, up there all by himself, takes a ton of personality & stage presence and I was really impressed. We also did a quick interview with him earlier in the day. In any case, check out NeverShoutNever!, because that kid is going places.
The Graduate headlined the show...they are a band that makes me feel good about the state of music. Pretty much every time we see them, Naomi turns to me and says "Fucking shit!" and that's pretty much all that needs to be said. At this show, they had these sweet lights behind them that made the whole thing look like a music video shoot, it was awesome. They also came back out after their set and played Justified, which is always a lot of fun.
It's always fun to go to shows outside NYC and see what the scene is like in other places. We went to The Starting Line's last hometown show at the Electric Factory in Philly and LOVED it (the show, the venue, the crowd & the atmosphere.) Chicago had a really cool scene as well, the show on Saturday was completely sold out and full of really enthusiastic music fans. I can see now why bands seem to like playing in Chicago so much.
By some awesome coincidence, You, Me and Everyone We Know had a headlining show just outside Chicago on Sunday night, so we stuck around and flew back to NYC first thing Monday morning. The YMAEWK show was UNREAL. Their set was so much fun, and at this point I don't really understand how they continue to get even better every time I see them. They played a new song I hadn't seen them play yet (a demo of which is up on their myspace now). We headed back to Chicago after that to get about 2.5 hours of sleep before our early morning flight.
We've got a lot coming up this fall. Still more Warped tour videos to post, Thieves & Villains/NeverShoutNever! interviews to be posted, upcoming interviews, and we're really happy to be hosting the video blog updates from the XO/Shanti/Paper Mache/Smile Smile tour happening later in the fall. Stay tuned for more info on that really soon!
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