Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Andrew De Torres, Concerts, Danger Radio, Destiny Worldwide, Events, Gelesia Din, Kirkland, Letters & Lights, Mallory Leisten, Marina Hodgkin, Music, Out on the Town, Seattle, The Scene Aesthetic
Come to the Destiny Worldwide office in Kirkland tomorrow for their Christmas party! Andrew de Torres, singer in two of Seattle’s prominent bands to the music scene, Danger Radio and The Scene Aesthetic may give us a special treat with music he has been working on for his solo project. Who knows?!
Also Letter & Lights, who are also from the Seattle area, will be performing as well!
Plus, how can you pass up marked-down merch? You can’t!
Come say hi! Gelesia, Mallory, Marina and I will be there :)
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Blood Cells, Bumbershoot, Concerts, El Corazon, Events, Kane Hodder, Music, Music Festivals, Out on the Town, Schoolyard Heroes, Seattle, Sirens Sister, These Arms Are Snakes
Schoolyard Heroes and Kane Hodder will lay to rest in their graves tonight after they perform for their last show EVER. Both bands have had quite the following over the years and will be missed amongst the hardcore crowd. I once witnessed a Schoolyard Heroes performance at Bumbershoot in 2007 and by the end of the set my face was melted off.
If you’re looking for a riot or a place to get down, this is your calling tonight. They may just make you feel like you have never been to a concert worthy of even being called a concert until you have seen them. You can bet that they will go all out.
Show takes place at El Corazon tonight. 8 PM. $15. All ages. Other acts include: Sirens Sister, These Arms Are Snakes, and Blood Cells.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Adventureland, Design, Fun Forest, Movies, News, Seattle, Seattle Center
Seattle’s Fun Forest in the heart of Seattle Center, is dear and near to the hearts of many locals. When the park opened in 1967, children were in love with it. Those children have grown up and even started bringing their own kids to experience the Fun Forest.
As time went on, Seattle Center expanded and less attention was put on the mini-carnival. I think it’s tough for Seattle to have an amusement park like this year round because three out of the four seasons are somewhat cold and rainy. While I understand that the park has been with Seattle for a very long time, I understand why they are discontinuing it.
The difficult recession and new visions for the Seattle Center are the two main reasons why the Fun Forest is getting cut down. The rides are being sold, broken down, and shipped to become rides at other amusement parks.
The south part of Fun Forest, including the pavilion with the bumper cars and kiddieland, will remain open through Labor Day 2010.
Has anyone seen the movie Adventureland? After watching that movie, I could never look at the Fun Forest the same way.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: "Smack That", Akon, American Apparel, Bilboard, Chris Henry, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bengals, Culture, Danielle Deleasa, Deaths, Detroit, Fashion, Humor, In the News..., Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Jonas, Lifetime, Miley Cyrus, MTV, Music, NBC, News, Nickelback, Noah Cyrus, President Barack Obama, Project Runway, Reese Witherspoon, Scandal, Seattle, Spice Girls, Sports, The Hills, The Jonas Brothers, The Simpsons, Tiger Woods, YouTube
- Despite his entire personal life being splashed across the front pages of newspapers and tabloids and his god-awful new nickname of “cheater Woods,” Tiger Woods was still voted the top athlete of the decade. Really…?
- Bilboard has also declared Nickelback as the band of the decade. What is wrong with the world?
- Today, Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry passed away after he suffered severe injuries upon falling out of a pickup truck during a messy dispute with his wife. He was discovered on a residential road and rushed to the hospital, but it was too late. He was 26.
- Our country is beginning to lose that “hope” that we were instilled with when Barack Obama became President this year. The numbers and percentages regarding optimism and reflection over President Obama’s job in the office have been declining rapidly. The numbers are online somewhere I’m sure, I watched the segment on NBC nightly news last night. If you thought our unemployment rate was bad in Seattle… well it’s 50% in Detroit. Yeah, that’s terrible.
- When I was nine years old, I was singing along to Spice Girls. These days I guess it’s okay for a nine-year-old Noah Cyrus, sister of Miley Cyrus, to be singing Akon’s “Smack That.” Does the girl even know what the lyrics mean? Miley’s camp is cheering for her like it’s cute, it’s not cute. It’s just discomforting.
- Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal have finally called it quits after three years together.
- The Hills will be returning for a sixth season on MTV. Filming will start up after New Years. NOOOOOOOOOO!
On a happier note…
Kevin Jonas [The Jonas Brothers] and Danielle Deleasa will wed this weekend
Happy 20th Anniversary Simpsons! They premiered on television exactly 20 years ago.
- Project Runway season 7 will return to Lifetime on January 14th.
- American Apparel has just announced that they have launched a nail polish line.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: "Superman", Joe Brooks, Music, Seattle, Song of the Day, The Scene Aesthetic, United Kingdom, YouTube
Joe Brooks – Superman (Jazz)
Prepare yourself to fall in love with 21-year-old singer Joe Brooks from the UK. He is absolutely amazing. This song has been on repeat all day because I have found myself completely mesmerized by his voice. He’s also awfully cute :) Joe toured with my friends Eric and Andrew from The Scene Aesthetic this past September in the UK so let’s hope he pays a visit to Seattle soon!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Seattle, Urban Outfitters, Kimchi &Blue, Marc Jacobs, Fashion, Music, Books, Things, Design, Wants, Jack's Mannequin, The Closet:, Moxsie, We Feel Fine, Sep Kamvar, Jonathan Harris, Truly Madly Deeply, PARTYPARTY, Confetti System, House of Dagmars
These Moxsie flats are made out of recycled newspapers woven into the Chinese latice pattern. It is both environmentally friendly and water-resistant. Don’t worry about it deteriorating in the Seattle weather, the finished product was dipped in plastic to protect it from rain.
$110
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: "Different", Acceptance, Music, Phantoms, Seattle, Song of the Day, YouTube
Acceptance – Different (Acoustic)
I think no matter what happens in my life and no matter how my music tastes change in the future, I will always have a special place in my heart for Seattle music. I am recognizing the music I listen to now… a lot of Girl Talk, BEARBOT, electronic and instrumental… but none of that can bring me back home. Only music from Seattle can. Acceptance had to be one of my favorite bands as a teen and I was upset when they broke up. Their album, Phantoms, is AMAZING. I’m crossing my fingers for a reunion.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Broadway, Capitol Hill, Dicks, Elliott Bay Book Company, Food, I Love New York Deli, News, Pike Street, Pine Street, Pita Pit, Po Dog, Seattle, Seattle University
Capitol Hill is on the verge of a major breakthrough. First Po Dog, Seattle University’s numerous remodelings, renovations of old buildings, Elliott Bay Book Company’s moving, and now we can add I Love New York Deli to the list.
The new I Love New York Deli location will be right off Broadway between Pike and Pine (of course.) Everyone get ready for amazing sandwiches and … get ready for this… they might be open 24 hours! Seattle University students, you now have one more late night eatery option to add to your list of “places to eat after a night out on the hill.” All this time, you’ve had the street meat, Pita Pit, Dicks, etc, but now you can sink your teeth into a nice delicous sandwich. Competition beware.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Books, Capitol Hill, Elliott Bay Book Company, News, Peter Aaron, Pike Street, Pine Street, Pioneer Square, Seattle
Elliott Bay Book Company will be moving from Pioneer Square to a new location on Capitol Hill.
What exactly does this mean?
The bookstore is scheduled to open around mid-march on “1521 10th Avenue, right next to Oddfellow’s Hall between Pike and Pine.”
It will be about 19,000 square feet and an amazing additon to the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The new location will also feature more parking spaces below the street level and near the store and have a cafe built in! No word yet on if they will be selling used books as well as new books.
For more details, read here for a letter from Peter Aaron, the owner of the Elliott Bay Book Company.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Books, Christmas Break, Food, Grandma Ruby, Life, ME, Music, Pizza Bank, School, Seattle, Wants, Yow Yow!
There is such an unexplainable sense of comfort when I am at home. The final paper has been written and turned in and I feel such a lift off my shoulders now that this quarter has come and gone. The last time I was home for Thanksgiving break, approximately a week and a half ago, I was not able to accomplish all of the things that I had wanted to. So let’s try that list again:
- visiting my Grandma Ruby and purchasing her pretty jewelry for Christmas!
- developing a certain roll of film from two summers ago
- applying to large list of internships for Summer 2010
- starting and finishing a book
- an absolutely necessary visit to Pizza Bank
- eating
- snagging music
- writing up interviews for the Yow Yow!
and overall enjoy my break away from school :) Expect lots of posts this week, I’ve got a list that has been building up from finals week.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ABC, Alpha Rev, Concerts, Events, Greek, Marie Digby, Music, Out on the Town, Sara Bareilles, Seattle, Television, The Triple Door
Tomorrow, one of my favorite singers, Marie Digby and band Alpha Rev will be performing an all-ages show at The Triple Door in Seattle.
$10 Advance / $12 Day of Show
Doors open at 5:30 PM / Show starts at 7:30 PM
I won’t be attending this concert, unfortunately. I just want to head home pretty quickly instead of sticking around in the city, but if you haven’t heard her music she is absolutely wonderful and sounds a lot like Sara Bareilles.
Both Marie and Alpha Rev have been featured on the ABC television show Greek.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Holiday Hoopla, Christmas, Drink, Events, Food, Kevin, Life, ME, Out on the Town, Po Dogs, Pravda Studios, Seattle, Things, Wants
Yay!! I’m actually really excited about this. After I get picked up tomorrow, Kevin and I will be grabbing dinner at Capitol Hill’s newest restaurant Po Dogs and then if it’s not too crowded, we will be stopping by this event for some swagggg.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Books, Edward Cullen, Judgement Day, Movies, Music, SEAC, SEAC Coffeehouse, Seattle, Seattle University, Twilight
There has been an Edward Cullen sighting!
I kid you not. THE Edward Cullen has a twin and he is a student at Seattle University. Pale skin. Thin lips. That weird hair. The pout. It’s all there, all signs point to positive.
Last night, at around 8:35 PM, I sat in the hearth for the SEAC Coffeehouse event watching the band Judgement Day perform when BAM! I get this weird feeling inside… like I’m seeing sparkles. I turn to my right and I see the Edward Cullen walking up the stairs.
However, this is not the first sighting. I have seen him around. Same description as before and he is never with anyone else, which makes me wonder…is his pseudo family around?
If I can snag a picture or maybe an interview, I will!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: "Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009", Culture, Design, Hipster, Humor, Life, ME, Paste Magazine, Print, Seattle, Seattle University, This or That, Trendy
You might find yourself asking that question quite often if you attend Seattle University or live in Seattle. In no way is it a bad thing at all to even be called a hipster or to be associated with “hipsters.” The idea of it is something that interests me only because I find that the group has evolved so much over the years. Seriously the hipsters today look a lot different than the hipsters in say… 2004.
My brother often likes to make the joke that I am a hipster myself. Agree to disagree, I have no idea if I would put myself in that category. He sent me this link today from Paste Magazine with the article “Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009.”
To view click here
Enjoy the lulz!
