Friday September 5th at the Rickshaw Stop, Hayes Valley.
Went to see my friend Will’s band LI XI but got there after they played(!) They just released an album called Meet me somewhere and they are hitting some venues through the city.
All ages shows start rather punctual. Mi friend muffin came along and we had a beer and listened to some cool music alongside and happily outnumbered by teenagers on a Friday night.
The singer of Everyone is Dirty had silver sequin shorts 🙂
Closing band was Sister Crayon, first time seeing them live. This duo was fun to watch. Terra Lopez singing, hawt.
Have a nice day.
M.
/Both shots are in manual mode SOOTC with the LX5.
Redwood City time machine.
Cool building loved its doors.
It called my name from around the block.
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Listed as a “Memorable Fire” in Redwood City Fire department’s website: October 10, 1954 | Holmquist Hardware [source: redwoodcityFD]
Rudolph Holmquist …had Operated Hardware Store on Main St. 45 Years Before His Retirement in 1940 Mr. Holmquist, a native of Sweden, owned and operated the Holmquist Hardware Co. for 45 years before retiring in 1940 and turning the business over to a son, H. E. (Rowdy) Holmquist. Mr Holmquist established the firm in 1895 when he bought out T. J. McNamara. For two years the store was located on the west side of Main St., but in 1897 was moved to its present address at 875 Main St. [source]
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100°F.
Somewhere between the Yucca Valley and Palm Springs.
Taken with the LX5 from a moving rental car’s passenger seat.
The kind of people you have things to talk by default if you meet on the road, a coffee pit stop or a 7-11.
Cool dudes.
is it the weekend yet?! here is a foto I forgot to share from last Saturday, had cafecito en Potrero Hill w/butterbill, he even brought macaroons! 😀 We met a nice gal visiting from Vancouver
xxo
It has been a bit since last time I shared some música, so here we go:
× Janelle Monáe: Electric Lady
This is a very pop/happy song for my Darian taste, but so fun and light. Cheery is contagious, if you let it. lalalaaa 😉 and I do love Janelle ♥
× Li Xi, Everyone is Dirty & Sister Crayon
Last Friday I checked out both these bands at the Rickshaw Stop alongside hormones aka all-ages show.
It was great.
Big thank to my pal Mr. Cline for being rad and texting me that day as he would be in the band opening for them. Couldn’t make it in time to see him work his magic a major psychedelic-musical ongoing crush via musical updates continues to develop.
This is his band Li Xi, hope to catch them again soon:
And these, also gal-driven bands, we got to see and they were just great.
I’ll upload some fotos at some point:
Sidenote: Anytime there is a Colombian event in the Bay, I really enjoy seeing those straw/with-the-black-lines hats, so cool!
(Foto I took from Stern Grove 2009)
× Röyksopp & Robyn “Monument” (Music Video)
This will be a great pre-meeting warm up. Or making coffee in the AM in your underwear, more realistically the monument being that fresh cup of coffe, am I right?
× Charles Lloyd – Manhattan Stories Mini-Documentary
On a jazz note, another great clip, I really love listening to history/facts in music:
× Boiler Room Collections: EGON
I was introduced to BoilerRoom just this year, I am a fan. Also on soundcloud “Boiler Room set up shop in Egon’s office in Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA as he digs through his own collection, playing a few records.”
I have had this bookmarked (clip is almost 2hrs) and have gone back to it since about June. Great listening, and viewing the LPs with liner notes peeking out. OH! 🙂
Enjoyed quite a bit the DJ notes here and there where each band was from when available.
*H/T two clips above — via long time blog reader+twitter pal always sharing great links @dirtycyclist
× William Onyeabor: Atomic Bomb
This is from end of year 2013 and just getting a hold of this, they played here back in May.
What a nice melody. This will be a great soundtrack to mid-afternoon workdaze navigations this week. What do you think?
× Melissa Aldana
A 21 year old saxon great young woman from Chile, now based in NY.
The interview is in Spanish but the CC translates, if you are interested. I think she is awesome.
× Phillip Glass: In the upper room Dance No.9
Endless emails? Long meetings? Jam to this. All the cosmic to your desk will gather and join team caffeine 🙂
*H/T three clips above — via my fabulous friend Nina.
× Bike To The Future (Quest science | PBS)
This isn’t a music video, but it is like the Jetsons! The future is here.
Would you ride one? I’d love to one day visit North Carolina.
*H/T — sent by reader Dave H. of unctv.
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Thanks for reading and have a great week ahead.
MELI
felicidades y congratulations to mi amiga Ade for her solo b+w photography show at CCSF Visual Arts gallery last night “One Word.”
I got there a bit towards the end, and got some quick snaps, her photographs were a great narrative of what you wanted them to be. Just beautiful b+w pieces with great one word as titles.
Her BYOB (metrofiets aka ballena) made an appeance and was her gallery on the go for the yummy wine/snacks served at the CCSF Camera Obscura gallery. Love u, SO proud of ya!
there is no app to find your friends, either follow the noise or the signs. or this one 🙂
this sign is from an adjacent gallery (with small robotic-like objects)
CCSF
CCSF | Visual Arts building.
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Just wanted to share some quick mobile-uploaded images from the gallery 😀
big congrats again Ade! ♥
MELI
/All fotos above taken w/Nexus LG mobile apparatus.
I’ve never given for granted my proximity to smelling and seeing the Pacific Ocean. Often times this becomes a palpable essence, in particular when speaking with east coasters or new pals I meet from various regions in the country. I consider myself lucky to just get to the ocean when the world hurts. News, and what we as humans are capable of doing to each other, is infuriating. Heading to the ocean, may feel at least to me, like the least one can do to seek a moment of perspective, quiet, and solitude – even for just a couple of minutes.
I love this abundant body of water so much and deeply appreciate the ocean’s strong foundation it has within me, it has witnessed highs and lows. Constantly influencing a patient and respectful approach to the everyday.
It listens to questions that may not have an answer, conversations only heard by the ocean breeze.
Throughout my twenties the bicycle was the peace of mind I sought after on a daily basis, but the peacefulness that nature provides, in particular its lifelong dose of sea layer, has intensified and thus placed itself on a different mental category in the last couple of years.
As in life, one may get to know the ocean’s tide patterns, get comfortable.
But it is rather wise to not be easily fooled and underestimate its power.
Do you have any special place from your home state (or your adopted one) that receive your constant admiration? Would love to hear it, if you’d like to share.
My native coastal Baja+Californian pride continues to extend – If at all possible 🙂
Have a great week ahead.
MELI.
/ The Pacific Ocean: fotos above from the weekend in Cambria (and first visit!) alongside a group of great gals.
