photo fun friday

From the “Paper Heart” Video Shoot (photos taken by Orly Olivier)…

In Some Strange Video Daze

So, it’s Monday – February 25th – and the Black Kites just finished shooting our first video.  The video, however, isn’t finished. I think we’ll have to wait a month or so to see the final product. There’s a little bit of post-production special effect type stuff going on, as well as the all important [...]

scene & heard

It’s Friday almost February, and I am … tired & hungry. Fortunately, not hungover. I was good last night – playing in the rain – well, not actually in the rain, but last night, here in currently really rainy Los Angeles, i left work a bit early to head down and meet Nicky at Union [...]

crocodiles and christmas

So, heading ever closer to that 2008. time to start wrapping up the year and getting ready to start again. It’s sort of predictable, but sometimes you just can’t help it. So – some endings before the begins.First off, I just want to send holiday hopes and good new year wishes to all those formerly [...]

not quite a blues explosion

so, another weekend in the big city has passed by – and we’re into a very warm november. not that i mind, i just find it a bit strange and disconcerting, especially being used to those colder northwest winters. anyhows, this ain’t no weather report, so here goes the weekend…  First up, Friday the 9th. [...]

black kite echo

so, it was friday night in Los Angeles. the band meets up at the practice space, and heads down to the echo to squeeze in a little soundcheck before the show. Redd Kross is playing pretty much right around the corner at the Echoplex, so that’s probably where most of the crowd will be, but [...]

riyl jamc & brmc. qotsa tba. lol. =-)

ok – another night down, another show crossed off the list. one more to go, then we can refresh and get some new ones… like possibly the soulsavers. we’ll see. but after next monday, the next time i’ll be listening to live music, i’ll be playing it – at The Echo… but that’s a blogpost [...]