The Sound Between

2009-06-08T02:17:00.001-07:00

I don't use this anymore. add me on last.fm

2009-04-26T19:58:00.000-07:00

2009-04-24T16:31:00.001-07:00

crystal antlers on carson daly

2009-04-23T01:37:00.001-07:00

crystal antlers on carson daly right now!

2009-04-14T19:27:00.000-07:00

comes to these shows. we will find footage of dock ellis pitching and project them.

2009-04-12T02:10:00.000-07:00

2009-04-12T01:05:00.001-07:00

brother reade house show

2009-04-11T00:32:00.001-07:00

oh facebook....sometimes it's all about the updates.

Upcoming Love of Everything/Joan of Arc tour

2009-04-08T22:56:00.000-07:00

The Love of Everything and Joan of Arc are playing shows in Europe in May/June. The dates are below. Keep note that the Joan of Arc shows are in bold/italicized. Also, there are two shows on May 17th (a noon show and a night show).
03.05.09 Freilburg, GERMANY (w/ Paletazo) @ KTS
04.05.09 Basel, SWITZERLAND @ Hirscheneck
06.05.09 Bilbao, SPAIN (w/ Paletazo) @ l'mono
07.05.09 Girona, SPAIN (w/ Paletazo) @ Casa del Cultura
08.05.09 Barcelona, SPAIN @ Heliogabal
10.05.09 Private Party (big house/restaurant on a hill w/ Paletazo) in Lucca, ITALY
11.05.09 Trieste, ITALY (w/ Paletazo) @ Tetris Club
12.05.09 Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Arena Wien
13.05.09 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC (w/ Paletazo) @ Club Strahov 007
14.05.09 Nürnberg, GERMANY @ K4
15.05.09 Dresden, GERMANY (w/ Kid Ikarus & Paletazo) @ Az Conni
16.05.09 Leipzig, GERMANY @ Intro Intim - Moritzbastei
17.05.09 Leipzig, GERMANY @ The Needle and the Damage Record Store (NOON SHOW!!)
17.05.09 Berlin, GERMANY (w/ Kid Ikarus & Paletazo) @ NBI
19.05.09 Copenhagen, DENMARK (w/ Kid Ikarus & Paletazo) @ Lades
20.05.09 Oslo, NORWAY (w/ Kid Ikarus) @ Cafe Mono
21.05.09 Kristiansand, NORWAY (w/ Kid Ikarus) @ Kråga
23.05.09 Kiel, GERMANY (w/ Kid Ikarus) @ Prinz Willy
24.05.09 Hamburg, GERMANY (w/ Kid Ikarus) @ Astra Stube
25.05.09 Mühlheim, GERMANY (w/ Kid Ikarus) @ AZ
26.05.09 Cologne, GERMANY (w/ Kid Ikarus) @ Limes
27.05.09 Paris, FRANCE (w/ Kid Ikarus) @ TO BE ANNOUNCED
28.05.09 Lille, FRANCE @ La Malterie
29.05.09 Kingston, UK @ The Fighting Cocks [JOAN OF ARC]
30.05.09 Oxford, UK @ The Cellar [JOAN OF ARC]
31.05.09 Dublin, IRELAND @ Whelans [JOAN OF ARC]
01.06.09 Sheffield, UK @ The Shakespeare [JOAN OF ARC]
02.06.09 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club [JOAN OF ARC]
03.06.09 Aberdeen, UK @ The Tunnels [JOAN OF ARC]
04.06.09 Sunderland or Edinburgh, UK @ TO BE ANNOUNCED [JOAN OF ARC]
05.06.09 Liverpool, UK (w/ Hot Club De Paris) @ The Kazimier [JOAN OF ARC]
06.06.09 Birmingham, UK @ The Rainbow Garden [JOAN OF ARC]
07.06.09 London, UK (w/ This Town Needs Guns) @ 100 Club [JOAN OF ARC]
08.06.09 leiden, NETHERLANDS @ QBus
09.06.09 Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS @ Pakhuis Wilhelmina
10.06.09 Gent, BELGIUM @ Cafe Video
11.06.09 Metz, FRANCE @ L Emile Vache
12.06.09 Winterthur, SWITZERLAND @ Gaswerk
13.06.09 Luzern, SWITZERLAND @ B-Sides Festival
14.06.09 Karlsruhe, GERMANY @ TO BE ANNOUNCED

2009-04-04T16:46:00.000-07:00

2009-04-03T01:42:00.000-07:00

i guess this is a good sign for our new band. if she approves of us, well then i guess there's no need to actually play a show. our work is done.

2009-03-28T20:05:00.000-07:00

2009-03-25T19:05:00.001-07:00

graham forest in ozona

2009-03-25T18:51:00.001-07:00

tonight, I found America. it is in Ozona, Texas. nicest people in the world, no doubt about it

2009-03-25T14:29:00.000-07:00

stranded in ozona, texas

2009-03-25T12:17:00.001-07:00

so the tour bus broke down in ozona, texas. the middle of nowhere. elliott smith is playing on the radio. we're feeling good

2009-03-21T19:06:00.001-07:00

2009-03-21T19:04:00.000-07:00

2009-03-21T15:24:00.001-07:00

milemarker!

2009-03-20T18:15:00.001-07:00

polyvinyl records showcase

2009-03-19T23:12:00.001-07:00

bobby & elisse/LOE

love of everything in austin

2009-03-19T22:38:00.001-07:00

love of everything in austin

2009-03-14T00:38:00.001-07:00

2009-03-12T20:47:00.000-07:00

most definitely one of my favorites

2009-03-10T22:30:00.000-07:00

who's going to be at sxsw next week? if you go, come check this out. I'll be at this show for sure. It's going to be epic! seriously, this thing almost didn't happen. Crunch time! This thing will take place at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas on Saturday, March 21, which is the first day of spring break for some people, so yea!

poster by Milano Chow

2009-03-07T01:19:00.001-08:00

those antlers are going places

2009-03-05T20:54:00.000-08:00

2009 has seen the world economy crumble due to the unethical practices of businessmen and corporate oligarchy. The current administration with the assistance of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, has reached out to the Frodus Conglomerate International for aid. Calls were made, doors were closed and numbers adjusted. After weeks of vicious negotiation both parties agreed on a proper course of action.

The Frodus Conglomerate International will address the public for the first time in 10 years on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 4:35 pm in Austin, Texas. Austin will be the first of several public forums to address current global conditions forewarned by the FCI in years past. The Conglomerate has employed Liam Wilson of the Dillinger Escape Plan to supply bass guitar for this address while Nathan Burke organizes his North-West Contingency. We are the economic police.

2009-03-04T23:10:00.000-08:00

the minutemen @ UCLA

2009-02-28T17:44:00.000-08:00

ride the lightning!

2009-02-28T13:29:00.001-08:00

san diego today dudes

2009-02-25T14:37:00.000-08:00

I added a new song to the purevolume site. download it because I don't plan to leave it up...seriously. I tried to cover a song by the owls and make it simpler, but it ended up sounding jen wood-ish.....
LISTEN

2009-02-20T00:34:00.000-08:00

Do you even know what this means? I'm stoked!

2009-02-16T16:00:00.000-08:00

new band. new music. let's finally get this started. let's get in touch and arrange some shows. "suspicion breeds confidence."
HERE

2009-02-09T18:06:00.001-08:00

2009-02-07T18:39:00.001-08:00

@ a pizza place: day 2

2009-02-07T00:08:00.001-08:00

damian & keith morris

2009-02-02T18:13:00.001-08:00

2009-01-31T23:39:00.000-08:00

come on out to this. it's going to be insane, and for a good cause. The special guests will be revealed the week of the show, so stay tuned. let's hang

2009-01-30T18:45:00.001-08:00

okay, i know i've been on a video posting binge, but this one is totally worth it. i know the year just started, but I already consider this the video of the year. you have no idea. i've been waiting for this guy to re-surface for about six years. he actually played in a band with ryan from the previous video. if you're not sure who it is, then the guitar noodling parts/fills will probably give it away. this vid just made my day/year and I wish him all the best. get stoked!

2009-01-29T23:52:00.001-08:00

this was always my favorite ambulette song. i was kind of bummed out that it didn't end up on there EP. they did record it for their capitol records debut/capiol demos, but it looks like nobody will get to hear it now, or ever. bummed out again.
useless fact: ryan(drums) and matt(guitar) were members of joan of arc at one point.

2009-01-27T21:08:00.001-08:00

blitz!? sweeeeeet
*it should also be noted that this show went on for 12 hours...no joke

2009-01-25T00:46:00.001-08:00

thorns of life: day 2

2009-01-24T21:30:00.001-08:00

secret Thorns show with Off With Their Heads happening right now in long beach

2009-01-24T00:50:00.000-08:00

2009-01-23T23:28:00.001-08:00

thorns of life playing at my mom's old workplace

upcoming shows

2009-01-23T00:22:00.000-08:00

2009-01-20T16:48:00.000-08:00

2009-01-19T22:22:00.000-08:00

be there at noon.

2009-01-14T18:46:00.001-08:00

i'm convinced that Josh Freese has played drums on every record ever made. I'm also sure that he is aware of about 10% of them

soon...

2009-01-14T00:17:00.000-08:00

2009-01-11T23:25:00.000-08:00

so there's music posted on the national league site again. a new recording is among those that are up; it's a cover. I've started to record again, so hopefully there will be an ep to "release" by the start of summer.
you can download the same songs on the PUREVOLUME site, since there is no way to allow downloading on the other site. I wouldn't recommend streaming it though, the quality on purevolume sounds like water.

2009-01-07T00:59:00.000-08:00

2008-12-27T23:32:00.001-08:00

portraits of past. it's 1994 today.

2008-12-26T01:41:00.000-08:00

Jonah knows what I'm talking about. gotta try me one of those sandwiches: via Jonah's tumblr

Thorns of Life show

2008-12-23T15:47:00.000-08:00

Friday, Jan.23rd
The Thorns of Life
Underground Railroad to Candyland
Audacity
@ the Center for Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
All Ages. $8.
8:00pm
More info: fyeahfest@gmail.com
Brought to you by Fuck Yeah Fest

Tickets will go on sale this weekend online. Check back for the link.

Tickets will also be available at Headline Records & Finger Prints in the next week or so. They will also be available at the door the day of the show.

We are beyond excited for this show. Bring your dancing shoes and a smile. If you don't know who is in Thorns of Life, then I think the song above will help.

2008-12-22T21:43:00.000-08:00

who wants to go to sxsw in '09? i'm going for sure, so let me know if you want in; let's road trip it

2008-12-20T19:48:00.000-08:00

so this week has been really random and awesome. on wednesday I went to a christmas gathering/hang out at josiah and erica's new pad. when I arrived, I was met with the news that I was now in the video for the F.O.D. christmas song. I think the concept was awesome. here is the video that was released yesterday. i'm somewhere in there trying to steal beer from santa. but saint nick deserves it...for stealing our hearts....and our cookies.

2008-12-20T03:30:00.000-08:00

filming at 3:30am

2008-12-19T23:56:00.000-08:00

Entrance!

2008-12-19T00:34:00.001-08:00

awesome dinner!

2008-12-15T16:11:00.001-08:00

2008-12-11T22:17:00.001-08:00

final exam: create music for a 10 minute clip of the movie Halloween. I never noticed that the movie was filmed in my neighborhood. hopefully that counts for extra credit.

a favor

2008-12-09T17:02:00.001-08:00

check this out y'all: HERE

listen to the jams, add it, and get yourself ready for the holidays. finals are over. get stoked!

Dec. 19th

2008-12-08T21:52:00.000-08:00

2008-12-06T01:25:00.001-08:00

tomorrow (saturday). go to the regent theatre in downtown. Los Crudos is happening:

2008-12-04T01:25:00.001-08:00

so i put a new song up on the purevolume site (downloadable). it's a live recording, so it's not the best, but what do you expect.
but trust me, I would rather you listen to this. you'll like it way more.

2008-12-03T00:48:00.000-08:00

i have come to realize that the show, Family Guy, is just a cover up to enable Seth MacFarlane to showcase his singing voice. anyone else get that same vibe?

house party

2008-12-01T21:40:00.000-08:00

this thursday (Dec.4)
in long beach
house party
japanther
ninjasonik
bad parents
@ 1620 e. 7th in Long Beach
donations are cool, ya know they go to the touring bands
so come and hang out
starts at 8:00pm (it's a weekday, I know).

tell your friends

2008-11-30T15:32:00.001-08:00

this is how I dance: I try not to

2008-11-29T22:05:00.002-08:00

is it me, or does every Christmas comedy feature someone falling off a roof (or something along those lines)?

2008-11-26T17:15:00.001-08:00

what is this phenomenon they call rain?

....and you already love her

2008-11-24T21:12:00.000-08:00

2008-11-18T16:45:00.000-08:00

who else is excited about The Thorns of Life? They've already begun playing shows in brooklyn.

2008-11-15T15:48:00.000-08:00

2008-11-15T15:30:00.001-08:00

fire in november. still feels like summer

2008-11-13T22:16:00.001-08:00

listen to this

it's probably all I have and will be listening to for awhile. blast it

2008-11-12T15:55:00.001-08:00

pit er pat tonight at Pitzer college. go

2008-11-08T17:06:00.000-08:00

somewhere in the sky, there are fighter jets. random

2008-11-07T15:17:00.000-08:00

2008-11-04T19:36:00.001-08:00

election day 2008. it's finally here. things are beginning to look optimistic. I used to be a skeptic/conspiracy theorist. I haven't completely lost that trait, but I'm beginning to rethink that maybe there are actually genuine people out there that really are trying to better this nation. I know things will not change just because a candidate gets elected; it takes a whole country to bring about this change. I know it may seem cliché, but hey...maybe they're right. We all seem to be together on this day. Let's see what this country can do. did you vote?
Anyways, aside from everything.....did anyone check out that crazy hologram technology they were using on CNN? I was at the studio, when I was called into the next room to view what was dubbed: The Future. It was Wolf Blitzer talking with a woman from chicago who was in the same room as he was VIA HOLOGRAM TECHNOLOGY. Just like Star Wars. I tried taking a photo of it, but the camera on my phone was not in the mood to work (I think it was in shock at what it was seeing).
I never said anything about Halloween. It was no bueno. Here's a summary: Captain Kirk. Natural History Museum. Darker My Love/Nirvana. Entrance denied. RSVP loses meaning. Friends not wanting to wait. Jesus grants entry. Everyone leaving. Fail. So, in other words, it was a typical halloween. It seems to always end up like that every year. Plans typically don't end up the way you think they will. I think the 101 freeway that night was dressed up like the 101 during the day. traffic. oh well....

2008-11-04T19:03:00.000-08:00

2008-11-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

fight on

2008-10-28T21:36:00.000-07:00

FAIL

2008-10-27T13:32:00.000-07:00

How in the world did I miss out on this?! That's about six opportunities that I had. I couldn't have made the Ventura one, but still....how in the world did I miss out on this?! thanks for calling me dudes.
direct from Dischord:
A question and answer speaking engagment with Ian Mackaye
Mon Oct. 20 @ UC San Diego Price Center, San Diego, CA.
$5, 7:30pm, All Ages
Tues Oct. 21 @ UC Irvine Humanities Hall 178, Irvine, CA.
$5, 7:30pm, All Ages
Wed. Oct. 22 @ Mary Pickford Auditorium/Pitzer College, Claremont, CA.
early show: $5, 12:00pm, All Ages
Wed. Oct. 22 @ Ventura Library, Ventura, CA.
$5, 7:30pm, All Ages
Thurs. Oct. 23 @ Sunken City Skates, San Pedro, CA.
$5, 7:30pm, All Ages
Sun. Oct. 26 @ Hollywood High School, Hollywood, CA.
$5, 7:30pm, All Ages (hollywood high school students free with ID)

next show

2008-10-24T16:55:00.000-07:00

the (international) noise conspiracy

Friday, November 14th

with Hit Me Back + 2 more

@ Eagle Rock Cultural Center

cheap. all ages. details coming soon.

2008-10-20T23:38:00.000-07:00

...

2008-10-18T00:57:00.000-07:00

I remember going to a HA,GT show awhile back and a majority of their set consisted of screaming and breaking stuff. I think all bands go through that phase....

really?

2008-10-18T00:19:00.000-07:00

well Stanford, you picked it. your school pride is in the hands of this fellow. I'm not saying the Berkeley bear is any better, but...really? how much is tuition? I think you guys could have afforded a real tree...maybe even pay some scientists to make some kind of super tree that could walk on its own and cheer at every football game. really?

2008-10-17T21:33:00.001-07:00

bonita h.s.

ehh.... what do you expect

2008-10-15T20:39:00.001-07:00

ehh.... what do you expect from the dodgers

2008-10-12T23:10:00.001-07:00

2008-10-11T23:02:00.000-07:00

2008-10-11T22:42:00.001-07:00

denali

tomorrow

2008-10-10T21:10:00.000-07:00

denali's final reunion show is at the echoplex tomorrow. be there y'all
Lose Me (live acoustic on Y101)

2008-10-10T01:55:00.001-07:00

apparently no age almost walked out on performing on the late late show with craig ferguson. randy wore an obama shirt for the performance, but was asked to remove it because it "went against the fcc rule of equal time". he changed it, but the new shirt reads: "free health care". the show should air in about two weeks. no age on television. exciting.

2008-10-09T02:07:00.001-07:00

...and i would only wanna make a film if it was in french; and i don't speak french

awesome

2008-10-07T23:03:00.000-07:00

legendary actor portraying Ian:

Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo.

2008-10-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

so the dodgers beat the cubs. I'm kind of still on the fence on this one. I don't know whether to be excited or bummed. I was definitely looking forward to the cubs going all the way, but then again, there's a part of me that wanted to see LA go through to the series. It's kind of funny because I don't really get into sports until around playoffs. It's like skipping the dialogue and story line of Home Alone, just to watch the part where Macaulay Culkin actually sets up those traps around the house. You know that was the best part and the main premise. Post season is definitely where it's at.
My parents went to see Iron & Wine and the SwellSeason a couple of days ago, which was kind of random when I found out. I knew it was definitely something my dad wanted to see, but my mom? I remember back in high school I used to try to get her into music that I liked. She liked rilo kiley, but she never could remember their name. She referred to them as "that band with the girl you like." I don't know how my dad got her to go, but she did....and enjoyed it. She recently gave me her vinyl collection, which she had since she was a kid. It was like a time capsule filled with 60's pop music: from obscure, one hit wonders, hits, and spanish pop songs (which is kind of funny considering that she was only like ten when the 60's came to an end). With her being the type who isn't a real hardcore music listener, I was really thrilled when she handed over her records and introduced me to her favorite music as a youngster.

silver tiles

2008-10-06T14:32:00.001-07:00

At the Show: Matt & Kim [FYeah Fest at the Echoplex] from Spaceland Recordings on Vimeo.

2008-10-03T00:19:00.001-07:00

bad veins