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Shelley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:46:53 +0000

I never do this but it’s such a good video!

Noticing some Tarintino love in these videos…

What these eyes have seen, what these ears have heard

Shelley — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:52:40 +0000

I made a mix of the band’s i’ve seen in person. The listing below is the bands in order they are on the mix. Have fun!

(I did this post before kinda, I couldn’t put in each band though)

I tried to use songs from the album they were touring for but it wasn’t always available. I substituted my favorite songs of theirs when necessary.

http://8tracks.com/addictedtotext/the-bands-i-ve-seen

Poison/Alice in Chains 1991
Color Me Badd 1992
Alan Jackson 1992
Pavoratti – 1994/1995 (new years eve)
U2 1997
Rage Against the Machine 1997
Rob Zombie 1998
Garbage 1999
Alanis Morissette 1999
Semisonic 2000
Barenaked Ladies 2000
Green Day 2001
Jimmy Eat World 2001
Weezer/ 2001
No Doubt 2002
Beulah 2003
Cat Power 2003
Sleater-Kinney 2003
The Lucksmiths 2004
Dresden Dolls 2004
Blonde Readhead 2007
Lupe Fiasco 2008
Bon Iver 2008
M83 2009
Monsters Of Folk (M. Ward, Conor Obrest/Bright Eyes, Jim James/My Morning Jacket) 2009

Portland does it right – Ohmega Watts

Shelley — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:51:25 +0000

Ohmega Watts_09_Your Love (feat. Tiffany Simpson)

I”m really loving this song.

Gotta pimp out the local talent

Music = Life

Shelley — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:58:36 +0000

A few people were talking about what bands they had seen and how many times so I thought I’d make my own list…

bold is who i went to see italics is who i fell for (liked more than who I went to see, some I just went with other people because they wanted to see them, they have no designation)

I might miss some so bear with me

Poison/Alice in Chains – 1991 – Memorial Coliseum

Color Me Badd – 1992 (oregon state fair)

Alan Jackson 1992 – (oregon state fair)

Pavoratti – 1994/1995 (new years eve)

U2/Rage Against the Machine – 1997 – Autzen Stadium

Rob Zombie/(can’t find opening act) – 1998 – Salem Armory

Alanis Morissette/Garbage – 1999 – Memorial Coliseum

Barenaked Ladies/Semisonic – 2000 -Rose Garden

Green Day/Living End 2001 – Salem Armory

Weezer/Tenacious D/Jimmy Eat World – 2001 – Rose Garden

No Doubt/Garbage/Distillers – 2002 – Rose Garden

from here it’s a lot of local/indi rock bands you may or may not have heard of.

Beulah/John Vanderslice – 2003 – Dante’s

Sleater-Kinney/Cat Power/The Minders – 2003 – Crystal Ballroom

Blitzen Trapper – 2004 – Berbati’s Pan (back when they were just a guy I knew from HS’s band)

The Lucksmiths/All Girl Summer Fun Band – 2004 – Berbati’s Pan

Dresden Dolls/The Ditty Bops – 2004 – Aladdin Theater

Laurie Birkner (Childrens Singer)- 2005 – Aladdin Theater

Juliette and the Licks – 2005 – Dante’s

American Idol Tour – 2006 – Rose Garden (Took my niece for her 5^th birthday, best line of the night “They are Real!”)

The Bravery/Morningwood – 2005 – Crystal ballroom (I don’t really remember the Bravery, I just came to see Morningwood, I knew the lead singer online back when they were just recording the album)

Morningwood/Finger Bang City – 2006 – Hawthorne Theater

Blonde Readhead – 2007 – Wonder Ballroom

Lupe Fiasco – 2008 – Roseland Theater

Bon Iver (I didn’t pay any attention to opening acts) – 2008 – Aladdin Theater

M83 – 2009 – Hawthorne Theater

PDX Pop Now in 2005 and 2006, I remember Blitzen Trapper that year and I think Point Juncture WA and Norfolk and Western but not 100% who else in 2005, 2006 I remember not much of anyone, lots of cool electronic based bands but can’t find a schedule so I have no idea…

Also countless local bands that I’m friends with that I can’t even begin to list out or even remember.

I’ve got stories so don’t be afraid to ask for them!

Music!

Shelley — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:32:22 +0000

I’m crazy obsessed with MGMT lately, this is a great remix.

(more blogging to come!)

The Beat Goes on, and on and on…

Shelley — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:59:58 +0000

OK since I’ve been really bad at the whole updating my blog thing (and I sincerely apologize for it), I’ve need to do it weekly or set a goal to do it daily? I’m not sure, something should happen. I mean I have Fans that need to know what I’m doing and what I’m thinking!!
I’ve been on the busier side, not as busy as I could be but a lot more than this time last year. I am managing a band (www.myspace.com/criticalbeing) and that’s thrilling, I’ve changed my look a lot too, partially for the projected look of managing a band but a lot because I’ve been conforming to an ideal that just wasn’t me or who I want to be. Well that and laziness, I’m wearing my hair straight now, and it’s pretty impossible to not wear it straight, hello Mullet! It’s funny how much can change with a good haircut.

Hip-Hop Makes Me Happy

shelley — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:37:26 +0000

I’m not a huge Kanye West fan so I’ve never really listened to any of his music until recently. My roommate was playing a lot of songs in preparation for a Halloween party we had and one of the songs was “Golddigger “since it’s catchy as hell we played it over and over. My work friends had a copy of the latest album and I’ve been listening to it quite a bit. He may be cocky but he’s pretty great. It’s nice to listen to Hip Hop that’s not all about guns and ho’s. It’s still not 100% what I like but its pretty close. I’ve also been listening to a TON of Lupe Fiasco which is great since his new album came out on the 18th of December and it’s EXCELLENT. I loved “Food and Liquor” so I was really excited about “The Cool” and it’s even better than the first. The thing I love most about Lupe is that it’s so positive. It’s pure hip hop and just excellent. Of course Mos Def and Common are in that group as well as Pharell and all that comes with him (N.E.R.D and The Neptunes). I like that they are work together also. They show up on one another’s albums and I’m most excited about Child Rebel Soldier, a collaboration between Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West and Pharell. I’m not as excited about Kanye, I’d prefer to see Common or Mos Def but I’ll take it!

So I guess what this says about me is that I like strong, political, men that produce great music that isn’t negative or exploiting women. I’d hang out with any one of them, I might get annoyed with Kanye but I’d deal with it.

I wrote this on Monday and I found out TODAY that my beloved Lupe Fiasco is playing in Portland on January 10, 2008. I can’t think of a better way to start the new year. Seriously I’m more than happy about this.