upcoming NYC-area shows of interest - December '08

**denotes which shows i'll be attending.
*denotes which shows i sure-diddly would like to attend.
lemme know if you want in. :)

December:
Snow Patrol @ Bowery Ballroom - 12/1
Vienna Teng @ the Bell House - 12/2
Rosie Thomas @ the Bell House - 12/3
the Paper Raincoat @ Rockwood Music Hall - 12/3
Vampire Weekend @ Terminal 5 - 12/3, 12/4
*Snowden @ Mercury Lounge - 12/3; @ Southpaw - 12/4
*Scott Weiland @ the Fillmore/Irving Plaza - 12/5
Nada Surf @ Bowery Ballroom - 12/6
Mindless Self Indulgence @ Starland Ballroom, NJ - 12/6
Love Is All @ Bowery Ballroom - 12/7
Haale @ Highline Ballroom - 12/8
Beach House @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 12/9
*Rachael Yamagata @ Bowery Ballroom - 12/10
Martha Wainwright @ Carnegie Hall - 12/10
Letters to Cleo @ Bowery Ballroom - 12/11
*Ivy @ Union Hall - 12/11; @ Arlene's Grocery - 12/16; @ Rockwood Music Hall - 12/19
Ghostland Observatory @ Terminal 5 - 12/12
**My Brightest Diamond/Clare & the Reasons @ Le Poisson Rouge - 12/13
Duran Duran @ House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ - 12/13; @ Wellmont Theatre, NJ - 12/14
the Dodos @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple - 12/16
Oasis @ MSG - 12/17
Ingrid Michaelson @ Town Hall - 12/18
*Dar Williams @ Southpaw - 12/27
Gogol Bordello @ Webster Hall - 12/27, 12/29, 12/30
*My Morning Jacket @ MSG - 12/31
Blonde Redhead @ Terminal 5 - 12/31

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Janet Jackson @ MSG - 11/1/08

oh.my.uhGod.

Ms. Jackson was AWESOME!! she a naaasty little thing and that's just fuckin' fine with me.

but why only bringin' the guys up onstage, JJ? the girls love ya too.
light skin, dark skin, your asian persuasion? i'm all of those! next time, pick ME!!! i have harness experience!!

pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46484127@N00/sets/72157608603899278/

enjoy the video. trey sure as hell did :)
Janet Jackson "Discipline"

upcoming NYC-area shows of interest - November '08

**denotes which shows i will be attending.
*denotes which shows i sure-diddly would like to attend.
lemme know if you want in. :)

November:
Hotel Cafe Tour - Rachael Yamagata, Meiko, Thao Nguyen,...@ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 11/1
**Janet Jackson!! @ MSG - 11/1
Sinbad @ Patriots Theater , Trenton, NJ - 11/1
the Diggs @ Lit Lounge - 11/4
the Decemberists @ Terminal 5 - 11/5; @ Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - 11/11
Nine Inch Nails @ House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ - 11/6
**the Smashing Pumpkins!! @ United Palace Theatre - 11/6, **11/7
Von Iva @ Supreme Trading - 11/7; @ Knitting Factory - 11/8
*Sarah Silverman and friends @ Hammerstein Ballroom - 11/8
Kaki King / the Mountain Goats @ Webster Hall - 11/8; @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 11/9
Cloud Cult @ Bowery Ballroom - 11/11
Jihae album release @ the Box - 11/11
Mark Kozelek @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 11/12
Ane Brun @ Union Hall - 11/12
Jennifer O'Connor @ Bowery Ballroom - 11/12
the Never @ Galapagos - 11/13
Duncan Sheik @ Town Hall - 11/13
Nicki Jaine @ the Sidewalk Cafe - 11/14
Herman Dune @ the Bell House - 11/14
Nicole Atkins @ Bowery Ballroom - 11/14
Meat Beat Manifesto @ Highline Ballroom - 11/19
Vampire Weekend @ Roseland Ballroom - 11/20
*Ours @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 11/20
the Paper Raincoat @ Bowery Ballroom - 11/21
Senses Fail @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ - 11/22
Alice Smith @ the Blue Note - 11/25, 11/26
*Jim Gaffigan @ Town Hall - 11/28, 11/29
They Might Be Giants @ Le Poisson Rouge - 11/29

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Congratulations!

proudly introducing...

Maureen and Vincent Dineen

10/17/08

upcoming NYC-area shows of interest - October ''08

**denotes which shows i will be attending.
*denotes which shows i sure-diddly would like to attend.
lemme know if you want in.

OCTOBER:
Cake @ Starland Ballroom, nj - 10/1
Hot Chip @ Terminal 5 - 10/3, 10/4
Maragaret Cho @ Radio City Music Hall - 10/4
Dramarama @ Blender Theater - 10/4
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ WaMu Theatre @ MSG - 10/4
*Tegan and Sarah / City and Colour / Girl in a Coma @ Terminal 5 - 10/5, 10/6
Death Cab For Cutie @ Radio City Music Hall - 10/6
Okkervil River @ Webster Hall - 10/6, 10/7
Alison Moyet @ Blender Theater - 10/7
Sevendust @ the Fillmore NY/Irving Plaza - 10/7
the Pretenders @ Highline Ballroom - 10/7
Franz Ferdinand @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 10/8
Beck / MGMT @ United Palace Theater - 10/8 - 10/10
*Of Montreal / Love is All @ Roseland Ballroom - 10/10
Killing Joke @ the Fillmore/Irving Plaza - 10/11, 10/12
the Notwist @ Webster Hall - 10/13
Cold War Kids @ Webster Hall - 10/15
*Janet Jackson @ IZOD Center, nj - 10/17
**Maureen & Vincent gettin' married. wha? MARRIED!!! - 10/17/08
Jaymay @ Highline Ballroom - 10/20
Shiny Toy Guns @ Santo's Party House - 10/21
Mirah @ Highline Ballroom - 10/22
Deerhoof @ the Fillmore/Irving Plaza - 10/22
Ane Brun @ the Living Room - 10/22
Juliana Hatfield @ Housing Works - 10/23
Marissa Nadler @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 10/24
Saves the Day @ Highline Ballroom - 10/24
Roisin Murphy @ Mansion - 10/24
*the Killers @ Hammerstein Ballroom - 10/24
Broken Social Scene / Land of Talk @ Masonic Temple, bklyn - 10/24
*Pendulum / the Crystal Method (DJ set) @ Webster Hall - 10/25
They Might Be Giants @ Le Poisson Rouge - 10/25
Minus the Bear / Annuals @ Webster Hall - 10/25; @ Starland Ballroom, nj - 10/26
Pendulum @ Bowery Ballroom - 10/26
*New Kids on the Block @ MSG - 10/27
Born Ruffians @ the Bell House - 10/28
Uh Huh Her @ the Fillmore NY/Irving Plaza - 10/29
Justice (DJ set) @ Webster Hall - 10/30
*Hotel Cafe Tour: Rachael Yamagata/Meiko/Thao Nguyen @ Bowery Ballroom - 10/31

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upcoming NYC-area shows of interest - September '08

y'all should be goin' to these. of course i won't be at all of 'em, but i probably would if i could.
go in my place and rock til your socks sweat. (i'll be posting my list on a regular basis, so pay attention :D)

**denotes which shows i will be attending.
*denotes which shows i sure diddly would like to attend. lemme know if you want in.

SEPTEMBER:
*Adele @ Webster Hall - 9/3
*Tricky @ the Fillmore NY - 9/4
Finch @ Starland Ballroom, nj - 9/5
the Fratellis @ Roseland Ballroom - 9/5
Emily Haines @ Union Hall (2 shows) - 9/7
Sterophonics @ Webster Hall - 9/9
Dave Matthews Band / Ingrid Michaelson @ MSG - 9/10
Rachel Ries @ the Living Room - 9/10
Land of Talk @ Mercury Lounge - 9/11
Meiko @ Canal Room - 9/12
Chris Rock @ Apollo Theater - 9/12
Reggie and the Full Effect @ Starland Ballroom - 9/12
*Juliana Hatfield / Hayden @ Bowery Ballroom - 9/12
Sigur Ros @ United Palace Theater - 9/17, 9/18
the Mars Volta @ Starland Ballroom - 9/18
*Ours @ Bowery Ballroom - 9/19
Squeeze / James @ Radio City Music Hall - 9/19
**Stars @ Terminal 5 - 9/20
Low @ Bell House - 9/23
*Kings of Leon @ Webster Hall - 9/23
Weezer / Tokyo Police Club @ MSG - 9/24
Sean Hayes @ Union Pool - 9/24
Rachael Yamagata @ Joe's Pub (2 shows) - 9/25
*New Found Glory @ Starland Ballroom, nj - 9/26
Apocalyptica @ Nokia Theatre - 9/26
Dressy Bessy @ Union Hall - 9/26
New Kids on the Block @ MSG - 9/27
They Might Be Giants @ Le Poisson Rouge - 9/27
*Dar Williams @ the Fillmore - 9/27
Juno Reactor @ Blender Theater - 9/28

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The Mighty B!

this dandy little show managed to free me from my Family Guy marathoning. ps - Amy Poehler rocks.

upcoming NYC-area shows of interest - August '08

y'all should be goin' to these. :)
of course i won't be at all of 'em, but i probably would if i could. go in my place and rock til your socks sweat. (i'll be posting my list on a regular basis, so pay attention :D)

**denotes which shows i will be attending.
*denotes which shows i sure diddly would like to attend. lemme know if you want in.

AUGUST:
Aimee Mann @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 8/1
the Never @ Mercury Lounge - 8/2
Eddie Vedder @ United Palace Theatre - 8/4 - 8/5
Bloc Party @ Webster Hall - 8/6 - 8/7
Mates of State @ Highline Ballroom - 8/7
Tapes 'n Tapes @ Sound Fix - 8/7
Metric @ Highline Ballroom - 8/8
Iggy and the Stooges @ Terminal 5 - 8/8
All Points West @ Liberty State Park, nj - 8/8 -8/10
Bitter:Sweet @ Blender Theatre - 8/9
*Stone Temple Pilots @ the Borgata, nj - 8/9
Taken By Trees @ Union Hall - 8/12
Radiohead @ Susquehanna Bank Center, nj - 8/12
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down @ Bowery Ballroom - 8/13
*the Faint @ Terminal 5 - 8/18
Hotel Lights @ Mercury Lounge - 8/19
*Hotel Lights instore @ Vintage Vinyl, nj - 8/20
Everclear @ Webster Hall - 8/20
Jennifer O’Connor @ Mercury Lounge - 8/21
Suzanne Vega @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple - 8/21
Nine Inch Nails @ Izod Center, nj - 8/27
the Paper Raincoat @ Joe's Pub - 8/27
Caithlin De Marrais @ Mercury Lounge - 8/27
*Ben Lee @ Joe’s Pub - 8/27
Lykke Li @ Le Poisson Rouge - 8/28

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Meet Milo...

i adopted the cute lil bastard yesterday. :) his original name was 'Orange Kat.' so, yeah, that had to change quickly. didn't take long for me to settle on MILO. it was either that or Sunkist. i know i made the right choice and expect him to thank me for it later.
he's 14 wks old and 'needs a lot of work' as the rescue force put it. but that's okay. so do i. i suppose we'll try to work our issues out together.

last night, he rested in his pet bed, watching 'family guy' and 'brokeback mountain' with me. i reckon he was in it for the sheep. or jake gyllenhaal. either way, i'm sure we'll be great pals.

here's a vid of his first romp on my bed. :)

THE CURE.madison square garden.6/20/08.

*swoon*

enough said.

pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46484127@N00/sets/72157605761264941/

Don't Brame Me-ee

in honor of my sucky tax return this year:

SCREW YOU, TAXPAYER!



ps - I LOVE KEVIN McD!!!

upcoming NYC-area shows of interest - January 2009

**denotes which shows i'll be attending.
*denotes which shows i sure-diddly-would like to attend, but most likely won't.
lemme know if you want in. :)

January:
the Diggs @ Union Hall - 1/3
*Okkervil River @ the Bell House - 1/6
Ryan Star @ Mercury Lounge - 1/7
Haale @ Le Poisson Rouge - 1/9
Exene Cervenka @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 1/10; @ Joe's Pub - 1/11
City and Colour @ Bowery Ballroom - 1/12
Suzanne Vega @ City Winery - 1/15
Jenny Owen Youngs @ the Bell House - 1/16
SI*SE @ Highline Ballroom - 1/16
the Diggs @ Cameo - 1/23
Dar Williams @ Webster Hall - 1/23
**Scott Weiland @ Starland Ballroom, NJ - 1/24
*the Killers @ MSG - 1/25
Duncan Sheik @ the Bell House - 1/26
Cold War Kids @ Mercury Lounge - 1/28
*Kings of Leon @ MSG - 1/29
the Pretenders @ Roseland Ballroom - 1/30
Powerman 5000 @ Starland Ballroom - 1/31
Charlotte Martin @ Joe's Pub - 1/31
Metallica @ Prudential Center, NJ - 1/31, 2/1
*Semi Precious Weapons / Nico Vega / Von Iva @ Highline Ballroom - 1/31
the Thermals @ the Bell House - 1/31

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