Letters From Fresno, CA

This past weekend I went up to San Francisco with my friend Sim to see Archers of Loaf play as part of the Noise Pop 20th Anniversary Festival. Funny how things work, last year when they were doing the whole reunion tour I really wanted to see them but couldn't find anyone to go with. This year, knowing they were playing I didn't get tickets until Sim called me asking if I wanted to go. If he hadn't called, I probably wouldn't have gone.

The show was a killer, I hope I get to see then again but if this was their last time in SF I'm glad I got to sight of em.

After the show, Sim and I went to a bar to meet up with his friends since it was one of their birthday. It was my first time legally drinking in the city and first time going to a bar in the city so I was pretty excited to see what was up. He forgot to mention that the friends we would be meeting up would be four girls from the UK. A wonderful pleasant surprise for me. Overall, it was a really fun night.

My housemate and I burn wood in our backyards when it's cold and we are bored. It's a very unsafe habit.

Also I made a mix for a friend of mine titled 'Letter From Fresno, CA'
You can stream it on 8tracks here: http://8tracks.com/prufrock23/letter-from-fresno-ca

Faces.

I recently made a mix for a friend that consisted 18 tracks, all of em with female vocalist.
Here is the track listing:

1. Romance by Wild Flag
2. Faces by the Happy Hollows
3. Oscar Wilde by Company of Thieves
4. Last Person by Jenny Owen Youngs
5. The Healthy One by Laura Stevenson and the Cans
6. Tears Dry on Their Own by Amy Winehouse
7. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Patti Smith
8. Back In Your Head by Tegan and Sara
9. Cliche by Audra Mae
10. Zebra by Beach House
11. India Ink by Correatown
12. Civilian by Wye Oak
13. Lounge Act by Jessica Lea Mayfield
14. The Words that Maketh Murder by PJ Harvey
15. Avalanche by Zola Jesus
16. The Greatest by Cat Power
17. These Days by Nico
18. On the Radio by Regina Spektor

It just dawned me that I added to cover songs and both of them are Nirvana covers....I'm not sure why I did that.

We love the sound,
The Sound is what found us
Sound is the blood between me and you.

Controlled Chaos

Few days ago, I mentioned I was working on the Romantic Catastrophe/Bellyflop split...well, I decided to scratch the idea. Not really, I kept half of the concept and just sort of expanded on that concept and also decided that the title of the split, together don't sound too good. Individually, the meaning behind the name is interesting to me but together, not sure if it's too good of an idea.

So the split evolved into 'Controlled Chaos"...so here it is:

1. On My Way Back Home by Jim Ward
2. Lived In Bars by Cat Power
3. Goodbye England by Laura Marling
4. La Cienga Just Smiled by Ryan Adams
5. Tacoma by Tim Barry
6. Love Ire and Songs by Frank Turner
7. Man of the Hour by Eddie Vedder
8. A Broken Promise by Sleepercar
9. If U Got Some Magic by Rademacher
10. Apartment Story by the National
11. Forever by the Parson Red Heads
12. Call It Off by Tegan and Sara