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The Heavenly States Album Release Show of Delayer

The Heavenly States are Ted Nesseth, Jeremy Gagon, Genevieve Gagon and Masanori Mark Christianson.

The band has toured the US, Australia, the UK, Egypt and were the first rock band to play Libya. Libyan-American producer, Jawal Nga (Chasing Daylight, Underdog, The Clearing, Forty Shades of Blue) is currently writing a screen play based on the band's tour in Libya.

For Delayer, The Heavenly States have decided to use their collective studio experience to produce the record themselves, unlike their earlier albums, which were produced by such big names as Jeff Saltzman (The Killers, Two Gallants), Paul Oldham (Will Oldham's older brother and main producer), and John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady). Delayer is thick with sonic layers and, as Rolling Stone says of their prior album, "delivers equal parts patchouli-soaked violin and Superchunk-worthy melodies." Look for Delayer to hit stores in February.

Check out The Heavenly States on:
http://www.myspace.com/heavenlystates
http://heavenlystates.imeem.com
http://www.theheavenlystates.com

High School Musical: in SF

It was like I was 7 years old again and my parents dragged me to see Disney on Ice because my younger sister really wanted to see it. Honestly, I wasn't too excited to see this musical, but what the haystacks!!! I have opening night tickets given en gratis and I'd like to see what the kids and 'tweens were up to these days besides wearing jelly bracelets.

Walking into the Orpheum I knew I was one of those "old people" now, going to a show sans bebes. Then, I heard a scream, not in pain but in an "Omg!" form which lasted well after the show ended and at our seats we were surrounded with HSM enthusiasts. Behind us and to the left were a group of 'tweens with a male counterpart screaming like a banshee. To the right of them was a woman who snortled and chortled. To my immediate right was a girl who had a bag full of sugar right before the show. And to the hubby's left were two twentysomethings playing with a pink fluffy thing on a stick, waving it and all that jazz (this was the most odd).

The show finally starts and it was damn entertaining! The cast was exceptional and very cookie cutter Disneyesque or at least most were. There were a some cast members who were pushing 30 who were not convincingly high school aged and the young crowd surrounding me were very aware of that. And my favorite characters were the meek composer of "Juliet & Romeo" and the school DJ/narrator.  See their interview below.  Don't you think her voice is  just so darn cute!

To read what SF Gate's review go here.

Dirty Sweet

 
You may as well download their entire album now. Trust me. This band has got some bad-ass vocals [clearly] and a classic rock appeal which has me scratching my head about why American Idol is more popular. People free yourselves of the boob tube and slap your thigh, give yourself a whiplash and raise your beer bottle high up at one of their shows. Bargh! They'll be in the U.K. until May 17th for San Diego's OMBAC Music Festival. But dude, it's only $10.

Muxtaping

Yeah just muxing around now at Muxtape which you can check out here http://charm.muxtape.com/

Sing-a-long Songs

For my birthday this past Saturday, I booked a private Karaoke room and rocked out for a bit over two hours, but it wasn't nearly long enough. The following day, as I was enjoying brunch at a secret location only to be revealed to a select few, I started humming...mmmmm. Then, a "dammit!" light bulb popped in my head followed by a "I should've searched for this song and that."

Yeah, I know my thought process is kinda random at times.

But anyway, here's a running list of songs for karaoke fun complete with lyrics and/or music video:

• ABBA//Dancing Queen [lyrics] [video]
• Blondie//Heart of Glass [lyrics] [video]
• Erykah Badu//Tyrone [lyrics] [video]
• Fastball//The Way [lyrics] [video]
• Franz Ferdinand//Take Me Out [lyrics] [video]
• Green Day//Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) [lyrics] [video]
• Jet//Are You Gonna Be My Girl [lyrics] [video]
• JJ Fad//Supersonic [lyrics] [video]
• Lenny Kravitz//Lady [lyrics] [video]
• Mika//Lollipop [lyrics] [video]
• Queen//Bohemian Rhapsody [lyrics] [video]
• Tegan and Sarah//Walking With A Ghost [lyrics] [video]

The Heavenly States Album Release Party

Cocky-@$$hole!

If you saw the Grammy's last Sunday, you know who I'm talking about...Kanye West, the most obnoxious retarded (in a really bad way) hip-hop artist. He is so shallow and self-centered. I'd even go as far to say he is an insecure middle-class rap "superstar" who wasn't cut from his mama's umbilical cord until she died. Yes, I typed that out.

Waaaaah. "George Bush hates black people." Waaaaaaah. Yeah even if GWB does at least say it with conviction not like you're scared shitless his security detail will put a sniper on your ass on live TV. But boy did I wish they do that.

Waaaaah. "I'm the bestest superstar artist in the whole wide world, sorry Feist/Alicia Keys/Amy Winehouse I'm so much cooler than you with my dumb lyrics that make me think I've had a hard suburban life which makes me so gangsta'." Waaaaaah.

And oh yeah, this turd of an Oompa Loompa keeps a diary.

Ice Cream Cone Face!

Ok I'm not taunting, calling anyone names, but the lead singer just reminded me and Nikki of ice cream cones for some reason. It must have been that fluffy head of hair and his sharp facial features. See, it's not a bad thing and we loved their sound too. Check out The Morning Benders (who just got signed) performing an acoustic version of Crosseyed. I want to put them in one of my shows!

All Alone at Work...radio time!

With only two of us now in the office it can get lonely, but one is the loneliest number. Tomorrow, it'll be just me in the office and possibly an intern or two if the rain doesn't scare them away (they drive into the City from the East or North Bay).

I'll be even more productive for sure and I can listen to MPR's The Current and no, that's not a typo. I did mean to type an "M" and not an "N". It stands for Minnesota Public Radio and it was re-intro'd to me by my gal pal, Nikki who also happens to be from good ole' Minnesota.

Wow. I really drifted off subject there.