Erk | 22 | SoCal | Musician | Peruvian |
So this is how this blog works. If i like it or think it looks cute or cool, i'm going to post it. I don't take credit for any of the things i post unless tagged with my url (so mostly text posts).
And here's a little about me. I love video games (if you couldn't tell already) so my posts may often reflect that.
I love music. I'm an aspiring pianist from LA. I have some audio recordings of my piano playing so click on the link down there if you want to check 'em out (which you should).
I'm generally pretty friendly, so don't feel intimidated if you wanna talk to me. Also feel free to leave sweet messages in my ask box. I totally don't mind.
My friends're epic and they call me Erk.
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You’re A Mirror I Cannot Avoid | Bad Books
You’re a mirror I cannot avoid,
Strung out and jittery and paranoid.
This morning’s playlist comes from the songs my friends and I are covering today.
We’re meeting up later and gonna play these songs:
Adam’s Song - Blink-182
Upward Over The Mountain - Iron & Wine
You’re A Mirror I Can’t Avoid - Bad Books
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
I Can Barely Breathe - Manchester Orchestra
And like the major procrastinator that i am, i’m barely learning them now so i’m listening to them over and over until i know ‘em.
Bad Books
Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra | Bottom of the Hill, SF on 1/16/11
Saw him the night before at the Troubadour. Best concert ever.
Crystal Meth
Last night, after the Bad Books concert was over, my friends and i went to the back of the venue where the band was most likely to exit so we could meet them. We never did meet them ‘cause they never left (we waited an hour), but during that time, some sketch dude on a bike kept peddling around and asked us if we were selling any pot. When we said no, he then asked if we wanted to buy crystal meth.
I’ll never do meth, but it’s nice to know i have it as an option from sketch bicyclists who hang around alleyways.
Bad Books Concert
Last night i went to the Bad Books concert. Gobotron opened up which i think is a side project from the guitar player from Manchester Orchestra. Kevin Devine also played with them which was cool. They were alright.
Then came Right Away, Great Captain. It was just Andy Hull with his guitar and voice. Omg. Hearing him live… he’s so good. Omg. I teared up in the very first song!! He also played a song that’s going to be on Manchester’s next album!! Here’s a lyric i remember from it:
God gives us more than our cup can hold.
Chills.
Then Bad Books came one. Let me tell you, Andy Hull is fucking hilarious. I wasn’t sure what his strange presence would be like, but him and Kevin Devine would banter a lot and it was so funny. He even sang a song about meeting 50 Cent! Really funny.
I liked Bad Books before seeing them. Now i love them. It was so amazing. And omg… they played two Manchester Orchestra songs: Now That You’re Home and Shake it Out. You won’t believe how much the crowd roared. There were only hardcore fans there and it was epic.
I realized last night that my hair is perfect for head banging. But i woke up this morning with a sore throat (‘cause of all the screaming) and a sore neck (obvious reasons).
Long story short: Andy Hull is a musical and lyrical god.
i begged you everything - bad books
i adore this song
Gonna see Bad Books tomorrow!!
Albums I’m Looking Forward To
Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns 09/14/10
Anberlin - Dark is the Way, Light is a Place 09/07/10
Weezer - Hurley 09/14/10
Death to False Metal 11/02/10
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz 10/12/10
Rihanna - Loud 11/16/10
Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine) - Bad Books 10/19/10
My Chemical Romance - Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys 09/28/10
Jimmy Eat World - Inveted 09/28/10
Chiodos - Illuminaudio 10/05/10
Punk Goes… - Punk Goes Pop 3 11/02/10
