Sometimes you’re 5,000 miles away from home and it’s the little things that make you So Cal sick. You know- the fact that avocados take a week to ripen here, that tortilla chips need to be found in the ethnic food aisle, and the fact that ranch dressing doesn’t even exist here. Newsflash, it’s not
It’s Friday. You’ve been at SXSW for at least forty-eight hours now, and you’ve slept for about eight of them- in a non-consecutive manner. You’re finally getting ready to head to your 6th Street haunt, because the musical masochist in you is giving you a gentle reminder that you can sleep when you’re dead. So
Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Air Waves album release w/ Amy (Titus Andronicus), Soft Landing, Inoculist Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Tuesday, February 22nd at 8pm Cost: $8 in advance, $10 at the door Age Restrictions: 21+
Meet Purple Melon! These hot British imports will be performing at SXSW this year! Check out a day in the life as these guys get amped for a little SXSW 6th street action! Can’t wait until March to get your Purple Melon fix? All you Cali kids can head over to the Roxy on February
Tis the season for great music and the holiday showcases are in full swing. Case in point, Pruple Melon’s Christmas party and showcase at Crazy Girls on Thursday, December 16 at 10. The four hot little British imports ( who serenaded me pool side a while back) are ready to rock Los Angeles once again
When Eric Joyce answered the door in nothing but bell bottoms and a couple necklaces- I knew this was going to be like no interview I’d conducted before. I’ve done the backstage thing, the dressing room thing, the street-side thing- and sometimes it’s just cool to kick it at the band’s makeshift L.A. home. In