IRIE NOVEMBER SHOWS..

El Guincho, Atole ( Holocene , PDX )

DJ Beyonda ( Holocene, PDX )

Of Montreal ( Roseland, PDX )

Hotel Cafe Tour w/ Thao, Emily Wells, Meiko, Rachel Yamagata, and Lenka ( Doug Fir , PDX )

Portland Cello Project ( Private Party for Waterfront, PDX )

New Faces, Raggety Ann's ( Backspace, PDX )

Crystal Stilts, Cause Comotion ( Holocene, PDX )

Gang Gang Dance, Marnie Stern, DJ Dog Daze ( Berbati's , PDX )

Anais Mitchell ( Alberta St. Pub, PDX )

Starfucker, Flaspar, Iretsu, Serendipity Musik ( Someday Lounge , PDX )

tune-yards ( Artistery , PDX )

Vivian Girls, Love is All, Nodz , Romancing ( Backspace, PDX )

Deerhunter ( Hawthorne Theater, PDX )

IRIE OCTOBER SHOWS....

Minus 5, Weinland ( Mission Theater , PDX )

Dandy Warhols , Swoon 23 ( Roseland , PDX )

Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, Coconut ( Wonder Ballroom, PDX )

Blue Giant w/ Sam Coones, Norfolk and Western, ( Backspace, PDX )

Blue Giant w/ Corrina Rep, Portland Cello Project ( Doug Fir , PDX )

Sister Suvi ( Knitting Factory, CMJ )

Marnie Stern, Gang Gang Dance, Pony Tail, Crystal Stilts- ( Webster Hall, NYC )

Marnie Stern, Shugo Tokumaru, Starfucker, Rainbow Arabia, Frontier Ruckus- ( Cake Shop, NYC )

Starfucker, ( Knitting Factory, NYC )

Walter Meego , Sebastien Grangier ( Mercury Lounge , NYC )

Dory Hilton, Laura Gibson ( Chantelle's Wedding , NYC )

Valiant Arms, Blind Pilot, Starfucker, White Rainbow, Helio Sequence ( Knitting Factory , NYC )

Starfucker, Little Boots, Marnie Stern ( Knitting Factory, NYC)

Sister Suvi, Lady Fingers - ( Lucky Chang's, NYC )

Dutchess, and the Duke, sbach ( Pianos, NYC )

IRIE SEPTEMBER SHOWS I SAW ...

Harper Simon, Human Highway ( Joe's Pub , NYC )

Human Highway , Harper Simon ( Cake Shop , NYC )

Ra Ra Riot , Walter Meego, Pep Assembly ( Doug Fir , PDX )

Starfucker, DJ Girlfriends (Le Baron Paris ,Tokyo, Japan )

Starfucker, Guidance Counselor, Southerne Belle ( Doug Fir, PDX )

Starfucker, Dykeritz, DJ Beyonda ( Doug Fir, PDX )

Xiu Xiu ( Backspace, PDX )

Deerhunter, Starfucker ( Holocene, PDX )

Blitzten Trapper, Fleet Foxes, Mimicking birds (Crystal Ballroom, PDX )

No Age,Britt Daniels, Built to Spill " Perfect From Now on " ( Crystal Ballroom, PDX )

Thao,The Shaky Hands ( Holocene, PDX )

Mogwai ( Roseland, PDX )

Norfolk and Western ( Berbati's, PDX )

IRIE August Shows

Irie August Shows
Shy Child, ( Crystal Ballroom, PDX )

Jeremy Jay, Vibrarians, ( Phoenix House, Olympia )

The Punks, Slim Moon Solo ( Ben's House, PDX )

The Punks, Infinity Gauntlet, Bras d'honneur , ( Quince and State house , Oly )

Explode Into Colors, Syrup, The Caldonias, i can't feel my face ( Valentines, PDX )

Starfucker , Desolation Wilderness, Chrome Wings ( The Phoenix House, Oly )

Thao ( Live KEXP, Seattle )

Barcelona, Thao,The Walkmen, Man Man , M WArd ( Bumbershoot, Rockstar Stage, Seattle )

JULY IRIE SHOWS

I love the music !!! fuck yeah.....

Thao w/ The Get Down Stay Down, Horse Feathers, Harper Simon w/ Eric Earley and Josh Hodges- Holocene ( PDX )

Starfucker PDC POP NOW ! - Rotture ( PDX )

Harper Simon w/ Eric Earley & Josh Hodges - Laurelthirst ( PDX )

Fleet Foxes, Harper Simon w/ Eric Earley & Josh Hodges- Doug Fir ( PDX )

Starfucker- Lost Gospel Pool Party ( PDX )

Bitch and Ferron- Doug Fir ( PDX )

Parenthetical Girls- Holocene ( PDX )

Megafaun- The Brotherhood ( Oly )

Ratatat- Holocene ( PDX )

Vibrarians, November Witch- The Brotherhood ( Oly )

Wolf Parade, Listening Party - Crystal Ballroom ( PDX )

oops, June shows re-post

ok..I forgot a couple..here goes again


Atole, Flaspar ( sauna box, downtown PDX)

Earth, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hearafter, Christopher Francis ( Doug Fir, PDX )

Dodos, Thee Oh Sees ( Neumos, Seattle )

AU, Parenthetical Girls ( Holocene , PDX )

Flaspar, Starfucker, Guidance Counselor , Rainbow + the Kittens ( House Party, Olympia )

The Shaky Hands, Starfucker, Horse Feathers, DJ Beyonda, DJ Magic Beans ( Holocene , PDX )

Christopher Francis ( ABC house , OLY )

Raggedy Anns, Sirens and Sailors (Bear Creek Recording Studios )

Islands, Despot, Sister Suvi ( The Plaza Club, Vancouver BC )

Islands , Despot, Crayonsmith ( Hawthorne Theater, PDX )

JUNE 2008 IRIE SHOWS

you know...as long as I am hanging out, I will be going to show.....check out my June....

Dodos, Thee Oh Sees ( Neumos, Seattle )

AU, Parenthetical Girls ( Holocene , PDX )

Flaspar, Starfucker, Guidance Counselor , Rainbow + the Kittens ( House Party, Olympia )

The Shaky Hands, Starfucker, Horse Feathers, DJ Beyonda, DJ Magic Beans ( Holocene , PDX )

Christopher Francis ( ABC house , OLY )

Raggedy Anns, Sirens and Sailors (Bear Creek Recording Studios )

Islands, Despot, Sister Suvi ( The Plaza Club, Vancouver BC )

Islands , Despot, Crayonsmith ( Hawthorne Theater, PDX )


xoxoxox...support touring bands, buy merch, feed them, give them a couch to sleep on !

May 2008 Irie shows

These are the shows I saw in May..yes, another bunch of fine bands for sure !!

Irie shows in May 2008
Current mood: chill
Category: Music

These are the show I saw in May 2008......

Sasquatch

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
The Breeders
M.I.A.
Beirut
The Cure
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
The Flaming Lips UFO show
Flight of the Conchords
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Built To Spill
Yeasayer
lots of other bands for 10 minutes or so, or listening to other bands while I hung out eating free hummus and pita , or sitting in fron the the tent listening to bands, like REM jammin' the hits!!!

Starfucker, The Hugs, DJ ??? ( Chopsuey, Seattle )

"the prom"
Karl Blau,CalvinJohnson ( unfortunately I missed him , as I was outside watching people on the lawn ),Desolation Wilderness,Greta Jane Jazz Quartet ( ABC House , Olympia )

Christopher Francis ( ABC House , Olympia )

Kimya Dawson, Angelo Spencer, L'Orchidee D'Hawai ( Eagle's Hall , Olympia )

Parrish Moon, Mecca Normal ( Slim , and Portia's )

Yo Majesty , Does it Offend you Yeah ? ( Hippodrome , P-town )

Builders and Butchers, Starfucker, Loch Lomond ( Berbati's P-town )

R.I.P. Yves St. Laurent

I wish I could have afforded you...but you are iconic non-the-less......R.I.P.

... you will be missed by the rich and famous, and all us fashion whores !
xixoxooxoxoxoxooxox, Lady Irie

R.I.P. Bo Diddley

You miss be missed Mr. D !! I only saw you play twice but it was amazing !

R.I.P........xoxoxooxoxoxo, Lady Irie

APRIL shows I saw....so dam IRIE !!!!

List if irie shows in April I saw...

Coachella ( I missed a bunch, but saw some great ones !!! )
Prince
Animal Collective
Islands
Hot Chip
MGMT
Jack Johnson
The Verve
Aesop Rock
Tegan and Sarah
The Breeders
Jens Lekman
Battles
Redd Kross
Rogue Wave

Celebrities I saw or touched at Coachella, not including the musician types

Kelly Osborne
Steven Tyler ( fell into me, and got his sweat all over me )
Danny Masterson
Tony Hawk
Elijah Wood

regular shows;

Yelle, Panther, Starfucker
Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes ( Holocene, PDX )
Why? , Starfucker ( Holocene , PDX )
Dirty Projectors, No Kids ( Holocene , PDX )
Thao and Willis, Plants, Horse Feathers ( Someday Lounge, PDX )
Enon, Thao and Willis ( Redlamp, Sacramento )
Xiu Xiu, Thao & Get Down Stay Down ( Bottom of the Hill , SF )
Thao and Willis ( Video Ranch , Monterey, CA )
Panther, Starfucker, Whitefang
DJ Magic Beans , DJ Dog Daze, DJ Night School
Panther, New Bloods, Horse Feathers
Starfucker, Dat'r, Dykeritz

Madonna, Burning Up For Your Love...

Starfucker did a cover of this song at their show the other night...so amazing, and yes, it brought back the good memories of growing up......

more islands and Duran Duran

I think those boys in Duran Duran just filmed videos on Islands so they could chill our and get irie! I mean, wouldn't you ???

Duran Duran..Island vibes

It is cold in Portland, so I thought I would re-live some island vibe with a song from my early musical influences...

irie shows in March 2008

Cuban house band in Puegrto Vallarta , Mexico
Mariachi band at a private party in Sayulita, Mexico
Samba band in Sayulita, Mexico, ( did not get the name of )

SXSW bands I saw-

Panther ( saw 4 times )
Islands ( saw 3 times )
Telepathe ( saw twice )
Juiceboxxx ( my first highlight of SXSW, watching him fall through the roof of Ms. Beas during his performance, and not missing a beat ! )
Free Blood
Shunda K w/ dj
Ninjasonik
The Are Powers
White Denim
White Willams
Pig Out
Tristan Perich
Mika Miko
Jeff hanson
New Bloods
Shy Child
Gil Mantera's Party Dream
High Places
Yeasayer
Simian Mobile Disco
Black Keys
Kimya Dawson
Blitzen Trapper
No Age
Health
Dandi Wind
Jens Lekman
Octopus Project
Port O' Brien
Lykke Li
Dutchess Says
Cadence Weapon
Peelander-Z

Southerly, Headlights, The Evangelicals
Starfucker, Atole, DJ Nate C

Irie shows in Feb. 2008

so far February has been pretty good to me....

-The Entrance ( Silverlake Lounge,LA )
-Lem jay and Jenna Malone with a few other folks jammin' in the garage studio , featuring " the Shoe " ( Eagelrock garage,LA )
-Micheal Hurley in a backyard show ( Echo Park backyard, LA )
- John Reis ( new band, have no idea what the name is ) (Eaglerock Lanes, LA )
- Gossip, Mika Miko, Panther, John Wiese ( the Smell, LA )
-Starfucker ( Le Voyuer, Olympia )
- Hey Will Power ( Nectar Lounge, Seattle )
- St. Vincent ( Doug Fir, Portland )
- Menomena, Blitzen Trapper ( University of WA." huskie hub" Seattle )
- Blitzen Trapper , Starfucker ( Artistery, Portland )

I can only imagine what what March will bring with SXSW...oh..if the audiences in Seattle don't start giving some energy back, I am going to have to stop going to shows there...SEATTLE you suck!

irie shows of January 2008

these are some of the shows I caught in January...lot of good irie times!

-Bingo, and his American Dream band
-Panther , Copy
- Shaky Hands
-Joey Casio,Health, Twin
- White Williams, Health
-Night wounds
-Liars, No Age
-Decemberists, Builders and Butchers

this always brings the irie factor up!!!

when I am not feeling irie, I watch this.....

ufortunately, they do not want you to embed it...so go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P23WCKgZGgo&feature=related

THIS IS THE MOST IRIE DANCING EVER!!!!!!!!! NUMERO UNO HOMBRE!

get get get irie!

I only know one man who can dance more irie than this.....

irie dancing......

yes!!!!!!

irie dancing......

yes!!!!!!

do the irie dance!

This guy is getting irie with dancing...forget the music though, I have a feeling he was dancing to something else.

get irie!

This guy is like the grandfather of getting irie....you don't have to smoke to get irie, but it helps sometimes!