dallas weekend rundown

first of all, can it be fall yet? i am so over this hot hottness and my summer clothes.

(photo from moyo’s flickr)

now down to business…

i have not been keeping up very well with my dallas events since i’ve been out of town so much! but there are few things this holiday weekend that i just have to share:

today! is the manolo blahnik trunk show at neiman marcus northpark. now, i do not, for one second, believe that i could afford this…but you can bet your bottom dollar i’m going. (and yes, i read about it in the quick’s “not to do” list…) it ends at 9 pm.

after that you can run over to the granada to check out bob schneider! “goes well with the scabs, ryan adams, beck, and tod snider.” tickets are about $20 and the show starts at 8.

sunday is the 14th annual picnic in the park at the dallas arboretum. from their email:

“This family friendly event will start with a performance by The Dallas Wind Symphony starting at 7:00 p.m. featuring classic patriotic pieces, movie and rock favorites and a few great surprises. Following the concert, AFI DALLAS will present THE PRINCESS BRIDE at approximately 8:30 p.m. Drop by the AFI DALLAS booth to register to win two Premiere Passes to the 2009 Festival.

if film and flowers isn’t your thing, stop by the house of blues to enjoy the musical magic of “who’s bad?” the world’s number one michael jackson tribute band…i mean, who can resist??

other than that, college football starts tomorrow! and i’ll leave you with a hearty “geaux tigers!” and an obligitory “boomer sooner!”

have a safe weekend everyone. maybe i’ll see you around town!

it’s good to want things

yes, please! (this too can go on the birthday and/or christmas list)

by chie mihara on piperlime.

on the list - ryan adams

so i guess it’s never too early to start my birthday and/or christmas list right?? ryan adams is releasing a book, “infinity blues.” i don’t know when it’s being released, where, or whatever but i want it, please. ryan writes about the book on his blog:

“here’s something - it’s selfish, but inter-cardinal related so……

i woke up today to a great email from my bosses at AKASHIC BOOKS……

INFINITY BLUES- (“domestic-release” working cover)….wow….i guess this dream is coming true…..my grandparents, who taught me to write, and type and dream, i am so proud of all your hard work today, even if this is a long long sad bookbut some funny too, just like those black and white movies in the heat of the eastern seaboard- rolling through the windows of our home…..i am so humbled and so PROUD to be an  AKASHIC BOOKS author……

man, this is just crazy, like when i saw the first test pressing of the first 7inch record i was on…..

i feel like i will be able to say i left a little of my heart here, for when i am gone, maybe there will be comfort or safety in there, for people i will never know, for our generations never passing……

i have to maybe go take a nap now. bye. xx”

say what you want, but i can’t wait to read it.  i love reading artists’ books, i think they tend to reveal things they never would otherwise.   if it’s half as well-written as his song lyrics, then it will be nothing short of amazing.

smashin’ fashion

last thursday, danielle, who miraculously gets invited to every event in the dallas area, brought me along to enjoy two wonderful fashion shows! she is getting married next june, so first up was the vera wang bridal show at highland park village.  there were beautiful flower arrangements and delicious champagne cocktails, not to mention stunning vera wang gowns. i think this was my favorite:

we then cruised over to the crescent to watch the stanley korshak fall/winter preview runway show.  it was fantastic! i loved both the men’s and women’s collection, but my favorite was this little black dress that was to die for: it was a mini-dress with spaghetti straps and beads/sparkley goodness all over.  i cannot find it anywhere online or else i’d post it. it was pretty dark and hard to get a good photo, but i will share this fabulous photo of danielle and lauren enjoying the korshak signature blue cocktails.  i don’t know what they were, but they were delicious!

it was a successfull evening of fun and fashion for my first runway shows!

sundae sunday!

yesterday stephen and i got together with a few friends for our first ever sundae sunday.  we each brought a different type of ice cream and two toppings.  it was so fantastic and delicious!! only one question came to mind: why did we not think of this sooner?!

photo from thomas hawk’s flickr.

agy for moussy

i am in love with the new photos of agyness deyn for moussy.  she was their pick for the japanese brand’s fall/winter acid rock campaign…and i’m glad.

this is my fave of the set, you can see the rest at nitrolicious.

lollapalooza recap - top eleven

yes, it’s been two weeks.  but turns out i haven’t had as much free time as i thought i would…who am i kidding? i knew i wouldn’t have free time… anyway, i wanted to do a full recap of our wonderful concert-going experience, but i’ll just do a top eleven bands recap (mainly because i did a top ten about a the things i learned).  is that ok with you? ok great.

11. mgmt - i really want to put them higher on the list, but i could not get a great spot and kept hearing the booka shade bass bleeding over.  their set was great and they played with a full band which was awesome.

10. john butler trio - they are so incredibly talented.  i have been trying to see them for the past couple of festivals i’ve been at, but never made it.  i’m so glad - their music is meaningful and very entertaining.

9. rage against the machine - i would feel bad if i ranked them higher only because i didn’t even get to stay for half their set.  i made it through the first two songs before i began to fear for my life (we were very, very close) but they rocked it as expected, and the crowd was…let’s just say “responsive”

8. the parlor mob - this was my new “find” for the festival.  they really rocked it out and i am so glad my brother dragged us to their set! they kind of seem like they’d be the next wolfmother…only hopefully they won’t disband after a few years.

7. explosions in the sky - this was such a pleasant surprise.  while i love their music, i wasn’t sure of how they would translate to a festival setting.  they really had a great energy and the music was so beautiful.

6. gnarls barkley - having seen them twice already, i kind of knew what to expect.  cee-lo and dangermouse exceeded those expectations immensly.  their set was amazing, the crowd was so involved and fun, and their cover of radiohead’s “reckoner” was surprisingly wonderful.

5. lupe fiasco - he really had so much energy at his show.  so many people were there just waiting for the rage show, but the crowd was mostly good and i think my favorite was go go gadget flow

4. chromeo - so. much. fun. i can’t really say much more than that. besides the fact that their setup was on “legs” that was hilarious/amazing.

3. the raconteurs - i knew i would like it because i like pretty much anything that jack white does…but this show blew me away. there were so many amazing songs, including a cover of charley parker’s “keep it clean.” (click on the link for the “steady as she goes” video)

2. radiohead - i might get in a lot of trouble for putting them second… don’t get me wrong, it was one of the most amazing sets i’ve ever seen - the lights, the songs, the crowd- but you’ll understand when you see my number one.

1. wilco - to see them in their hometown was  a magnificent experience.  even after going from the madness that is rage to the calmness that is wilco, it didn’t phase me. my favorite song they did was “handshake drugs,” “hate it here” was a close second.  but the best part about it was their outfits!!

photo from brooklynvegan - click to see the rest of their suits and a setlist.

honorable mention goes to g love and special sauce, booka shade, the black keys, kanye west (yes, he had an amazing show), and louis xiv. it was extremely hard to even narrow it down to eleven.  i loved every act i saw, even if it was just a couple of songs.

television

stephen dug up our “rabbit-ears” antenna from storage (mostly because he really really wants to watch the olympics). and so, for the first time in 5 months we watched tv last night. it was so awful. we watched most of “greatest american dog” which was ok. but then ended up going down to the store and renting “be kind rewind” and i thought it was so cute!! anyway. i got to watch letterman, and i’m happy about that. maybe it will be better once the “real” shows come back on?? probably not.

photo taken from dhammza’s flickr.

10 things i learned in chicago

most of you know that i went to the lollapalooza music festival in chicago last weekend.  i had an amazing time, and would love to share my experience with all of you! however, right now i’m sifting through 600+ photos as well as catching up with my real work, so you’ll just have to hang tight for the full recap. for right now, i’d like to give you my 10 things i learned in chicago:

10. there is a reason that a giordano’s pizza takes more than 45 minutes to make…oh and it’s worth it!

9. it is better to sleep on the floor of someone else’s hotel room than in the chicago jail

8. if a homeless man asks you to sign his chicken basket, just do it

7. contrary to popular belief, kyle gass and jack black do not always travel together

6. if you get too close to rage, you will get smushed…and you may lose a toenail

5. there is nothing that jack white can’t do (and he always looks good doing it)

4. if you go to billy goat’s tavern, you’re getting the double cheese…no arguments.

3. traveling with good people will make all the difference in the world

2. radiohead+fireworks=amazing

1. no matter what i do, or the new adventures i take, nothing ever moves me like music…and live music at that.