The Audience Is Listening
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Posted in LA Underground, Life As A Nico | 5 Comments »The Hive Gallery, October 3, 2009Click on the thumbnails for a larger image I should really start taking more pictures. Because I am an iPhone owner, I have no excuse for not taking ...
Photoshop Phriday: The Flyer
Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in LA Underground, Photochops | 14 Comments »Flyers for shows are usually ignored. It's like good old Mitch Hedberg once stated, passing out flyers is like saying, "here, you throw this away." As someone who used to be a promoter, I never throw flyers away. I keep them ...
Before I Forget…
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in LA Underground, Life As A Nico | 10 Comments »...LA is massive. [RAW] Photo by Evan Stiles [/RAW]Not that it's easy to forget this kind of thing, but I spent my entire weekend driving around almost the entirety of LA county. Friday, I spent my day like I usually do at work in ...
The Internet Is Not A Big Dump Truck
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Life As A Nico | 6 Comments »I wrote a whiny post about how I needed to leave my job working at the bar in order for me to get out of this rut I've been [verb]ing* in. But why talk about it when I can do ...
Double Booking
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Life As A Nico, Musicianship | 4 Comments »I've ranted this before, and I'll rant it again: One of the worst things you can do as a booking agent for a music venue is to cancel a show. [sarcasm] And you know what's fuhrkin awesome? [/sarcasm] I have to ...
The Unrelenting Crush of Musicianship
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Musicianship | 7 Comments »It's entirely possible that the music I write is complete garbage. I have no delusions that that happens to a lot of people and I may very well be one of them. But the more I think about it, crappiness has ...
I Hate Music Business.
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Musicianship | 4 Comments »As I fancy myself an optimist, I try to keep myself from bitching and moaning. But the music business frustrates me to no end. Now, I'm not talking about how the music industry refuses to adapt to modern times. ...
Save the Taco Trucks!
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Life As A Nico, Random | 3 Comments »It has recently come to my attention (thanks, Fred) that Los Angeles is going to impose a fine and possible jail time to our city's beloved Taco Trucks. Keep in mind that Taco Trucks are a staple of our cultural identity ...
Another Weekend Behind Me
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Life As A Nico, Music Biz | No Comments »In chronological order: Friday can mostly be attributed to musical at the Pasadena Playhouse that Stuart treated us (us = Fred, Evan, me) to see called Mask, which was originally a 1985 movie. Would I recommend it? Meh. ...
The Muse Has Returned
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Life As A Nico | 3 Comments »I had a good weekend! Inspired by a recent El Ten Eleven show at the venue in which I was born and raised as a musician, I have picked up writing music on a regular basis again. While talking with them at ...
