Upcoming concerts I am going to/want to see.

4-Sep Tell Julia Gabe's Oasis, IC

20-Sep Atmosphere Scope Ballroom,IC

22-Sep Tilly and The Wall Gabe's Oasis, IC

7-Oct Fiery Furnaces Chicago

26-Nov Andrew Bird w/Head of Femur Chicago

-Brandon

I've been catching up on the trailers at apple. Like usual, there are a few upcoming films that you couldn't drag me too. As well as a few others that look awful, but I will probably enjoy despite/because of their quality.

I'm pretty hyped up about Jarhead. Plus this trailer got me hooked on Kanye West's "Jesus Walks."

I think that Lord of War looks awesome. It seems like a fun and intentionally rediculous action. And cliche as it may be, I always love me a good anti-hero.

Surprisingly, Oliver Twist looks pretty good too. I am not a fan of the story, or anything Dicken's for that matter, but I am curious.

And as a huge fan of City of God I'm also pretty excited about The Constant Gardener.

King Kong looks like it might be a winner as well. I'll definatly fork over some cash to see it.

I'm not quite sure how it will be, but I am curious about Everything is Illuminated.

The new Serenity trailer has me even more excited then the first one.

School starts next week. I am not looking forward to it.

-Brandon

Atmosphere coming to IC

+08.09.2005+ ATMOSPHERE: POUR ME ANOTHER TOUR PRESS RELEASE

ATMOSPHERE: POUR ME ANOTHER TOUR 2005

- Tuesday, August 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Atmosphere will go back on the road in support of their new album You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having due in-stores on October 4, 2005. The Pour Me Another Tour will feature Atmosphere, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove and P.O.S & Turbo Nemesis.

Atmosphere started out 2005 by performing eight sold out shows in a row at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis for the CD reissue of Headshots: Se7en beating the original (five) sold out shows record held by the Replacements in 1986. On January 21, Atmosphere joined the lineup on the Big Day Out Tour of Australia and New Zealand along with artists: Beastie Boys, System of a Down, Slipknot, The Streets and more. Starting March 1 in Madison, WI Atmosphere hit the road in the U.S for their two-month tour that sold out 49 of the 52 shows.

The Pour Me Another Tour takes on 56 shows in 66 days. Atmosphere will kick things off with two intimate exclusive shows in Duluth, MN at Luce before starting the official tour in Cleveland, OH on September 13, 2005 at House of Blues. The tour features two music festival dates, September 16 at CMJ Music Marathon and October 29 at the Las Vegoose festival in Las Vegas, NV. Also, it’s been over a year since Atmosphere has played in Canada, this tour we return for seven shows. The tour starts one month from today- imagine the fun…

09/09- Duluth, MN @ Luce (w/ out Blueprint)
09/10- Duluth, MN @ Luce (w/ out Blueprint)
09/13- Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
09/14- Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Icon
09/15- New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
09/16- New York, NY @ CMJ Music Marathon
09/18- Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
09/19- Bloomington, IN @ Rhino’s
09/20- Iowa City, IA @ Scope Memorial Ballroom
09/22- Omaha, NE @ Sokol Ballroom
09/23- Menomonie, WI @ University of WI Stout
09/24- Fargo, ND @ Playmaker’s Pavilion
09/26- Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Lounge
09/27- Missoula, MT @ University of Montana
09/28- Calgary, AB @ Mac Ewan Hall
09/29- Edmonton, AB @ Red’s
09/30- Saskatoon, SK @ Louis’ Pub (U of S)
10/01- Winnipeg, MB @ Ramada Marlborough
10/04- Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/05- Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/06- Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
10/07- Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/08- Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/10- Montreal, QC @ TBA
10/11- Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/12- Providence, RI @ Lupos
10/13- Boston, MA @ The Roxy Theatre
10/14- New York, NY @ TBA
10/15- Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
10/17- Baltimore, MD @ Recher Theatre
10/18- Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/19- Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
10/20- Atlanta, GA @ TBA
10/21- Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
10/22- Orlando, FL @ Pavilion
10/24- New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
10/25- Austin, TX @ Emo’s
10/26- Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom
10/27- Albuquerque, NM @ TBA
10/28- Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/29- Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegoose Festival
10/30- Long Beach, CA @ The Vault
11/01- Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
11/02- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/03- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/04- Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
11/05- Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
11/06- Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
11/07- Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre
11/09- Salt Lake City, UT @ Clubland Theater
11/10- Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
11/11- Lawrence, KS @ Granada
11/12- Columbia, MO @ Bluenote Theater
11/13- Madison, WI @ The Orpheum
11/14- Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
11/15- Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave

Tour updates and ticket information posted in events section at www.rhymesayers.com

-Brandon

I am having fun making ridiculous mixes. I made a fun covers mix that I enjoy, and seemed to go over well at work. Now I've been inspired by this awesome song, to make a Nerd mix. So far I have:

Mostly Harmless – Start Over
Say Hi to Your Mom – The Fritz
Say Hi to Your Mom – Unless the Laker Game was on
Peanut Butter Wolf – My 2600 – Captain Funkaho
Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Crew – Robot Cat
Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Crew – Happy Noodle versus Sad Noodle
Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Crew – Audubon Society
Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Crew – Why Don’t They Call it Art?
Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Crew – Volcano Song
They Might be Giants – Istanbul
They Might be Giants – Doctor Worm
They Might be Giants - Particle Man
They Might be Giants - A series of “Planet of the Apes” inspired songs(Debating these too, mostly here now just to add some time to my mix)
Freezepop – Junior Science Girl
Bullfrog – Reverse Psychology (still debating this one)
Devo – Mongoloid
Moldy Peaches – Nothing Came Out

I’m looking for something by Wesley Willis now, and still trying to think of more to add. Part of me thinks having so many artist repeats might be cheating, but I don't know.

EDIT
Here's the mix I have now. Only thing I'm unhappy with is the beginning of Particle Man really doesn't sound right in transition from any previous song. I don't want to place it first, as I prefer to start with the song that made me want to start this mix in the first place. I could also use some more songs. Other then that, I'm happy with the mix. I still have almost 20 minutes to spare so if anyone has any suggestions, throw them out here.

-Brandon

Although no one actually reads this anymore, I am going to make an effort to begin regularly posting again.

-Brandon

more photos

The Go! Team also put on an awesome live show. Their live-only MC Ninja adds fun vocals to their instrumental music and really succeeds at pumping up the crowd. I want a Go! Team album with their new MC. I really wish I could have been closer.


Martin: scanning the crowd


Martin: contemplating life


Waiting for the El


The necessary cliche picture of train tracks.


Some backs of heads I photographed for fun while messing with focus and aperture.




The bearded man you can barely see on stage would open for each band with an awful and nonsensical poem that was intended to be amusing. It was the first couple of times, then it was just wierd.


An interesting phenomenon. As can be expected, the lines for food and drink were really long. There were also booths set up so sponsors could advertise and some political groups could attempt to recruit. One of these was a giant XBox mobile. I never saw any more then 4 people at the Xbox mobile.
A quick shot of the crowds at foodand the lack of crowds at the Xbox van right next to them.

-Brandon

Intonation: Diplo

We camped out Diplo's show 40 minutes before he started. I was sitting on the stage holding a front spot. So I got some pretty decent pictures. His set was awesome, even with the interuption in the middle when they had to replace the mixer and some bizzaare sound problems afterwards.

-Brandon

Intonation was awesome!

Some Intonation Photos. More to come.

Out Hud
Out Hud
Out Hud
Out Hud
Out Hud
OutHud puts on an awesome live show. I was really lucky to be so close to the stage. I was right in front of the stage left speakers. My hearing was temporarily gone but my photographs turned out awesome.

The masses are assembled
The Crowd at the Out Hud show

Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene was a pretty mediocre live show, but their announcement about a band member getting beaten up by four New York cops for buying weed was certainly surprising. As was the next announcement that they are now sueing the New York police department. The crowd cheered, but the crowd is retarded and would probably cheer at anything.

-Brandon

I just grabbed this from Martins's blog. I don't know why I enjoy these stupid quiz things, but this one seemed to be fairly accurate. Of course that isn't difficult when there are 126 questions, but it's still fun to do.

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion || 10% Stability |||||||||||| 43% Orderliness |||||||||| 40% Altruism |||||| 30% Interdependence |||||||||| 36% Intellectual |||||||||||||| 56% Mystical |||||| 23% Artistic |||||||||||| 50% Religious || 10% Hedonism |||| 16% Materialism |||||| 30% Narcissism || 10% Adventurousness || 10% Work ethic |||||| 30% Self absorbed |||||||||||| 50% Conflict seeking |||||| 30% Need to dominate |||||| 30% Romantic |||||| 23% Avoidant |||||||||||||| 56% Anti-authority |||||| 30% Wealth |||| 16% Dependency |||||||||| 36% Change averse |||||||||||||||| 70% Cautiousness |||||||||| 36% Individuality |||||| 30% Sexuality |||||||||| 36% Peter pan complex |||||||||||||||| 70% Physical security |||||||||||||||| 63% Physical Fitness |||||||||||| 44% Histrionic || 10% Paranoia |||||||||||||||| 63% Vanity |||||||||||| 43% Hypersensitivity |||||| 30% Female cliche |||||| 23%

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Stability results were moderately low which suggests you are worrying, insecure, emotional, and anxious.

Orderliness results were moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.

Extraversion results were very low which suggests you are extremely reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and secretive.

trait snapshot:
introverted, secretive, messy, depressed, does not like leadership, somewhat nihilistic, observer, does not make friends easily, unassertive, feels invisible, feels undesirable, hates large parties, does not like to stand out, leisurely, suspicious, submissive, abstract, unpredictable, intellectual, likes rain, likes the unknown, negative, weird, not a risk taker, unadventurous, avoidant, strange

I went to Chicago with Martin for the Intonation Music Fest with and stayed with an acquintance from high school. It was a lot of fun, and hopefully I'll have pictures to share in the next couple days.

-Brandon

Doctor Who inspired thoughts

I've been downloading, watching, and thoroughly enjoying the new Doctor Who. After watching episode 3 (The unquiet dead) I have decided that this world really needs more Victorian era zombie horror.

Thank you

-Brandon