I used to LOVE Middle Class Rut…in fact, a few months ago I was thinking of the Sacramento duo again. Had to put the 2010 (ugh that makes me feel old) modern rock mega hit “New Low” on my iPhone.
Part of the band, Zack Lopez, put out a new solo record last week called Bloodlines. Side one, track one is called “I Don’t know.”
And I don’t think this song made the record…but it was his most recent post on Soundcloud.
Go with yourself.
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Photo credit: Ben Smallwood
Reading, UK psych-poppers Palm Honey sent over their new share song “You Stole My Blackout.”
I don’t know what it is about summer time, but I love fuzzy guitar rock when the days get long.
I love how they pressed a 7-inch release…I hate that I don’t have a record player right now. My son killed my old Numark and a replacement Crosley crapped out out in less that 72 hours. What a sad tale of woe eh?
You can read some more about the band on this blog.
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Belgian rockers Faces on TV sent their song “Traveling Bling.”
I think their claim to fame is creating Belgium’s first 360 degree music video? hey that’s something!
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Finally…. Otalith Festival on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island looks like a thing. FIDLAR! My friends in Stinging Belle….man, I wish I could go. I wonder if they named the band after the Biffy Clyro song? Huh.
Go with yourself.
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Back from Las Vegas….I checked my email…there were too many. I swear I get more emails from bands wanting to be featured on this music blog than I do hits of people checking out the tunes. One email did catch my eye this morning. New music from The Head and the Heart.
Let’s be Still is one of my favourites. So many wonderful memories listening to this album on road trips with my Coral and Madelyn and even Jack when he was just a little baby.
New album is called Signs of Light and is out on September 9th. The first feature is called “All We Ever Knew.” If you’re a fan of the band, you’ll easily be able to tuck into this familiar sounding THATH cut.
The band is playing a bunch of folk tests this summer…but sadly not the Vancouver one.
August 7th they’ll be in Edmonton? Damn, just before my summer holidays. Might have almost been worth a trip to visit my wife’s family.
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Coral and I are back in Vancouver after a fun and action filled 4-ish plus days in Las Vegas. We stayed at the Flamingo which we love (most the time). This time we made the mistake of letting the front desk guy “upgrade” us to a deluxe “Go Room” for ONLY $20 a night. And that room put us above Drai’s outdoor pool night club thing. So that didn’t really feel like an upgrade when it was bed time. Other than that little hiccup Vegas was it’s Vegassy self.
Lots of expensive slushy booze cocktails, pool action ($240 US tabs in beers and cocktails…oh boy), beers (beer lists are starting to improve), cocktails, and some mighty fine dinners.
They loved smashing their top 40 EDM in Las Vegas. We wake up to Day Beats in the Go Pool, and went to bed with them smashing at 3AM from Drai’s. I enjoyed hearing other people DJ for a change and heard a few nice remixes I’ll want to add to the set at the casino I DJ at in New West.
We didn’t go to any nightclubs ourselves…we kinda stuck to diners, wanderings and cocktail bars. Loved hitting downtown Vegas to get away from those Lucas Graham edm remixes.
The patio at Park on Fremont was everything those listicles on Thrillist said it would be. Funky, good tunes, good cocktails/price, and excellent mac & cheese balls. The jalapeño fried up in there was nice.
Park played music like this.
Commonwealth was cool too…but I preferred the cocktails in Park or The Griffin.
They apparently have a beauty rooftop patio but it was not open when Coral and I stumbled by…I guess we’ll have to go back.
On the Strip we went to Beer Park at Paris. They played a modern rock playlist that sounded like something I’d jam on CFOX. Alright, Budweiser inspired “craft” beer list…if that makes sense? Food was delicious, patio was ace and hey…right on the Strip.
We were crushed when on the last night we wanted to eat at Dos Caminos in Palazzo and discovered it was closed. That was the restaurant where we had our wedding reception. But they’ve changed up their offerings. We were gunna settle for a skirt steak at Border Grill in Caesars…and I don’t care what people tell you…things DO close in Las Vegas. Huh. Ended up at Carmines for a GIANT plate of spaghetti. Like GIANT.
And we totally rode a roller coaster!
Coral spent a lot of time on this trip dreaming up the next one! Maybe I need to track down a DJ gig in Vegas. They sure have a lot of them playing music all over the place. Make it a work/fact finding mission.
Go with yourself.
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I’m in Victoria today. Doing a wedding for a couple from Iowa having a destination wedding on Vancouver Island. How nice.
They have a fun and upbeat playlist. Lots of modern rock, indie rock, bouncy modern house, remixes, tasteful throwbacks, classics. After I put together their playlist I fell down the rabbit hole listening to some other remixes….I could actually drop quite a few but for right now I’ll share two from Cloudchord.
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OK, a few more. There are more top 40 remixes.
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Hey my daughter had her first swim meet today in the pouring rain. It was just a practise interclub meet…but her first ever race. She came in 2nd! Neat.
Go with yourself.
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Off to Las Vegas in a couple days (one more radio show, one more DJ gig in Victoria). I have already posted up a little itinerary of things I wanna get up to with Coral. It’s hard not to over plan…really I want the trip to be about hanging out, resting, drinking, and finding adventure. But having an idea of what to do will be clutch when our adventure needs a little help being found.
My boss Ronnie recently got back from Vegas and sent me his faves!
Fogo De Chao (off strip – Brazilian steakhouse – my fave)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEUOkThmoP9/?taken-at=212985887
Carmines in the Forum Shops (New York style Italian – shared meals – life changing – order the country style pasta)
Red 8 – expensive Chinese at the Wynn – very good
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEVDas1p-wE/?taken-at=142026132
Best breakfast – Hash House A Go Go in The Linq
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFKRhoEIwpQ/?taken-at=155061
Best buffet – Wynn by a mile
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFx2J4VlTW_/?taken-at=116750
WHAT?!?
Jeezus….so many places to eat at. Coral will love the Italian place and probably the Buffet at the Wynn. There’s no way we can do them all….but I’d be doing a disservice if I didn’t find myself in something on this list.
And a song? Working on some playlists to soundtrack out party week in Vegas. Disclosure should make the cut.
Go with yourself.
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Coral and I watched the movie “Sleeping With Other People” the other day. It was alright. Allison Brie…I love her, I watched it.
But we really liked this Miniature Tigers song that popped up in tn the film.
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Coral and I hammered through Netflix’s Love over a week or so. I ended up loving that TV show more than I thought I would (reviews were meh from my friends). I think I enjoyed it because the awkward nerd Gus kept having sex with Hollywood smokeshows…fantasy stuff. Good for Gus.
The show featured a song from Colleen Green called “Wild One.” I loved her 2015 record I Want To Grow Up. When I heard “Wild One” my ears perked up…wait, I think it was during a sex scene…yeah I was invested in the moment. Anyways, the character Mickey reminds me of how I think Colleen Green might be? Oh shit, I hope that’s not offensive…like what if Colleen is reading about herself and stumbles on my blog and is like, “fuck you dude, I’m, nothing like Mickey!” I liked Mickey (some of the time)!
And can we just talk about how Bertie is the star of that show?
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Hey Look at that, I got a haircut.
Vegas in just a handful of days…DJing tonight at Match, Saturday in Victoria (a destination wedding for a couple out of Iowa….neat)…and then Atomic City USA! That I better fix what I can…unless I can do enough crunches for abs between now and Sunday?
Went to Bao Down in Gastown after the cut and they were CRANKING the hiphop.
First off, Bao Down is great…if you find yourself in Vancouver, hit it. Cheap, funky, they serve beers, good. They also won the Chicken Fight V chicken wing contest last Sunday at Lamplighter. Neat.
They had this Future cut going off.
Hey, bro just had a baby. Congratulations Future!
Go with yourself.
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Young Joe Mason‘s remix of The Chainsmokers “Inside Out” sounds nice and pretty.
Alright little duder, I’ll bite…this sounds good.
Go with yourself.
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Downloaded the new Car Seat Headrest today and put it between my ears on the tain into the radio station today. Fufffff….love it.
This record is going to be on heavy rotation on my trip to Las Vegas next week.
I’m sorry, I wish I could write and post more, but there never seems to be the time. I’d rather be listening to music.
Go with yourself.
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2000s Jeremy is so excited today. Brand new music from Brand New.
The song has the vibe and energy of their ’03 Deja Entendu era stuff.
The song is called “I Am A Nightmare.”
They have a couple shows coming up in Vancouver!
06/01 – Vancouver, Canada @ Vogue Theatre
06/02 – Vancouver, Canada @ Vogue Theatre
And then with Modest Mouse in the PNW!
07/30 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena *
07/31 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center *
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Here’s the music video for Norway’s Anna of The North song “Baby.”
“We made the video whilst on tour in Europe on a day off in Lisbon. We wanted a video that was very graphic and represented the different textures throughout the track. We really like Peter Pint’s previous work, he had a real strong connection with the track and we’re real happy with what he’s done.”
Go with yourself.
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