No way! It's cold outside!

Hey there, audiophiles and company! Welcome to the glorious month of December: a magical land where there isn't really that much school, you get to wear the 3 jackets and seven scarves you own that are presently collecting dust in your closet, and getting shit-housed with your grandmother is considered socially acceptable. It truly is a time for celebrating! And, if you so desire, you can put some of your Christmas cash towards getting tickets for Tapes 'n Tapes in January or Andrew Bird in February.

So, moving on, here are some upcoming concerts that I'm putting on my wishlist. If you feel like you want to buy me a ticket to one of them, please feel free to hit up my email.

Times New Viking and Deerhunter are opening for Nite Jewel.

Scratch, that. Reverse it. Nite Jewel is opening for TNV and Deerhunter. This one's going to be really weird. I want to go, not because I love their music (which is not to say that it's not good), but because I just want to see what the hell these guys do with a live show. Just listen to some of their music and you'll know what I mean. But beware: the distorted, crazy, cracked out audio quality of TNV's recordings can be a little caustic if you aren't prepared for it.

Umm...Crystal Method will be playing at some club. Don't know Crystal Method? Did you listen to music in the nineties? Ok, better question... Did you like music in the nineties? Cool... enough said.

White Ghost Shivers at Stubb's. One of the two bands from Austin I've always liked, but never ever seen live. They're pretty much like turning on a radio back when people listened to the radio... only they sing about ghosts and are kind of locally famous for a crazy Halloween party (another thing I've always wanted to go to).

Haunting Oboe Music is the second band from Austin I like but haven't seen. Their name pretty much gives you an idea of their weird factor. So in lieu of any half assed description of their style I'll just tell you a story. I used to go to this Starbuck's (lame I know) and some guy that worked there was in a band called Prom Nite (I actually really liked them... but haven't heard from them in a while) and HE played with HOM at some point and so then I checked out their myspace and blahblahblah....

Sorry about that... I've had too much caffeine. Lame? Ehhh.... I mean, I'm already blogging.

12/2 - Nite Jewel, Deerhunter and Times New Viking @ Emo's, doors at nine
12/5 - Crystal Method @ Spin Nightclub (formerly Sky Lounge), doors at nine
12/13 - White Ghost Shivers, Mice and Rifles, and The Georgian Company @ Stubb's, doors at nine
12/17 - Haunting Oboe Music, Peel, Wine and Revolution, and The Fever Dreams @ Emo's, doors at eight

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

Other news:

The Daze have just about completed their album. I'll have some photos to put up of them in the studio soon (maybe).
My album is just about completed, too. Should come out sometime before the end of this month.
GNR's new album, Chinese Democracy, is a total fucking emberassment even after seventeen years of planning. Big surprise.
Some albums that are awesome and everyone should own: James Brown Live at the Appolo, Let It Be, Rubber Soul, The Black Angels' Directions To See A Ghost, and Skeletal Lamping.

And that's all I've got for you right now.

Peace.