Calexico... free show!

I love me some music...
and free shows? Oh yeah.











If you're in the 'Burque this weekend, Calexico
is playing a free show at UNM's Johnson Field,
which is walking distance from our house. So
excited, these guys are great!

The last time I saw them was at the Launchpad about
5 years ago. AND, Joey Burns and John Convertino
are ALSO opening for Neko in May! Yay!

thank you, baby jesus!

my favorite girl is coming to abq. to sing to me!

Looking Forward

to lots of things lately...

1. Wilco in May with my Sweets!

2. America's Next Top Model... it's
Wednesday, yo! And, my fave gal got
the boot last week, so now I'm liking
on Whitney and her "plus-sized" self.
(she's cute and sassy!)

3. Catching up on my fave new blog,
Chef's Widow... check it out if you
have a moment, her hubby is a bad-ass
chef, she has 2 adorable bebes and a pug.
I'm in.

4. Going to Northern Cali in June with my
favorite person for a scooter rally... yay!

5. Making all sorts of crafty things for
a craft fair coming up... coasters, candles,
photos, greeting and postcards, glitter and
so much more!

6. Having tomorrow off... going to get
my (evil) ojos checked- mama needs
some new glasses!


**Hi, Rachael Jean.

Stephenville, Texas

I went to see Jewel last night (2nd row!)and
she was just gorgeous! She played acoustic
and I teared up several times because
her lyrics are so touching and real.
Anyhoo, it was a great show and she
even yodeled for her encore! She had
a super cute outfit on too... similar to
this one, but in black.


Housewives told to recapture their youth
By wearing floral print and suede
Fixing their hairdos with PC, chemical-free hairspray
Martha Stewart taught them to make on TV
I was raised a farmgirl
I'm too far from home, all alone on the road
Trying to figure out who I am now the the stardust has turned to sand
And the sand has turned to stone on the starmaking machine

I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began

And my daddy, he wrote songs and he broke colts
And he went back to school to get a degree
Now he teaches music to kids, he taught music to me
And this Alaskan girl was living in Stephenville, Texas
Yes, you guessed it, I moved here because I fell in love with a man
And I moved his ex-old lady's things out of the closet
The same closet I had to move my things back in
It didn't make me feel that great, as if to demonstrate
Everything's temporary if you give it enough time
But hey, I'm just a kid, I've got nothing to lose
I'm a singer of songs, I'm a player for crowds
Hey Mom, look, I'm an entertainer
I'm a modern day troubadour trying to find justice with six strings
Trying to make the world make sense out of me
Trying to be loved completely, trying to love honestly
Trying to find a decent high noon cup of tea
In another shitty hotel
I'm trying to listen to the leaves speak
Trying to steal secrets from fishes in the creek
Trying to figure out who I am
A pretty mediocre cook, an even worse mathematician, maybe a mother one day
What will it be?

And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began

I'm trying to figure out who I am
But there's no hand to hold, no Doctor Martin Luther King
There's just syncophants
And the mindlessness on TV
We all read magazines for the latest ways to behave
So why not follow me, the blond bombshell deity?
I'll sell you neat ideas without big words
And a little bit of cleavage to help wash it all down
Hey, everybody thought Godard was a clown
And that ain't gonna be me

And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began
And I'm 31 years old
That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began
Guess that just means I'm in Texas

Kissing the Lipless

Of course we had a great time at the Shins show
and while sounding just fabulous, they played all
my favorite songs! Craig and I sat sweetly in awe
while they just rocked the place. It was soooo nice
of **** to hook us up w/ tickets even though he's a
flippin' rock star! Thank you baby for taking me on
one fun ass date!

here's some of the playlist that i remember:

Know Your Onion
Kissing the Lipless
One by One All Day
Sea Legs
Pressed in a Book
Young Pilgrams
Caring is Creepy
New Slang (overplayed but AMAZING live!)
Phantom Limb
Girl Inform Me

i know there were more, these are all i remember.

here's a video for your viewing pleasure:

YAY!

tonight Sweets and I are going to see the Shins
and we're both super excited! I love having an
awesome boyfriend who takes me to awesome shows...
He is going to get SO lucky tonight.

Had a Blast

at the Launchpad last night with the girls.

Here, we have Ashley, Erin and Amanda looking
at the camera. Melissa and Lauren happened to
look away for this pic. Cara was out for a bit, but
called it quits a little earlier.



some cool poster art :


Eddie Spaghetti says "Rock On!".

Fun time, oh yeah.

My girl Amanda is in the 505 for
a few days from NY, so tonight we play!

We have, and probably always will, enjoyed
a number of rock shows together and tonight
will be no different.

We'll be over at the 'Pad,
rocking out to Supersuckers!

A Ton of Great Music Coming to 'Burque!

Supersuckers @ the Launchpad 8/29
Lucinda Williams @ the Lensic 9/12
the Shins @ Popejoy Hall 10/10
Ian Moore @ the Launchpad 10/11
Jewel @ Sandia Casino Resort 11/13

I've seen them all before except Jewel, but
I'm going to try to see them all again!