Daughter's Cover of "Perth" (Bon Iver) vs "Ready For The Floor" (Hot Chip)

Daughter doing another rad cover..this time it's a mash up of Perth by Bon Iver & Ready For The Floor by Hot Chip. 2 of my faves :)

Surfer Blood & Terraplane @ Santa Monica Pier - 7/11/13

The best time of year has officially begun! We kicked off Santa Monica Pier concert season beautifully last night. For the next 9 Thursdays from 7-10pm, you can find me on the beach :)

Check out the lineup for the rest of the season HERE -> http://www.concertaddictchick.com/2013/06/the-29th-annual-twilight-concert-series.html

Getting to be with SO many of my favorite people at the same time on the beach drinking our own booze, munching on tons of tasty snacks, listening to rad live music, sitting on blankets immediately next to the ocean on the sand is PURE BLISS. The only person who will be missing next week is Thomas who's moving to NY on Sunday. I'm stoked he was able to attend his 1st pier concert before he left though! We'll miss you, Zuko!

Mind Your Manners by Pearl Jam (BRAND NEW!!!)

A new song from Pearl Jam?!? F*CK YES!!!

I REALLY hope I can snag a pair of tickets to at least 1 of their 2 LA shows in November! I've only seen them 1 time before (at Outside Lands in 2009) so I'm definitely in need of another PJ live show experience. Eddie Vedder is the man.

Ohm by Yo La Tengo (Official Video)

This new song & tripped-out, animated video from Yo La Tengo are both pretty awesome. I'll have to pause the formula shots sometime soon to see if I can figure them out. It's like 1 giant, Goodwill Hunting style math problem for music geeks. Also, why is that baby smoking a cigar?! I don't know but it's funny :)

Marina by Sleepy Sun

This track by San Franciso-based band Sleepy Sun reminds me of Black Mountain & I love Black Mountain so that works for me! Thanks for the recommendation, Logan! ;)

Royals by LORDE

How is this gorgeous New Zealander only 16 years old?!

Filter, Live & Everclear = Summerland Tour 2013 @ The Wiltern - 6/28/13

Last Friday, everyone who attended Summerland Tour 2013 at The Wiltern featuring Filter, Live, Everclear & Sponge took a 3 hour journey back in time...to the '90s. They may not have had Groupon deals back then but I bet concert ticket prices were a lot closer to $15 per ticket (like the deal I got via Groupon for last week's show) than $50 (the original face value price). The most shocking thing is all these bands got back together to go on tour!

Updates: The lead singer of Filter is still angry, the new lead singer of Live sounds just like the original singer therefore I could barely tell the difference & Everclear is still fun with lots of classic old hits. Overall, the show was kinda silly but it was definitely a good time!

Filter Performing We Hate It When You Get What You Want

Filter Performing Hey Man, Nice Shot

Live Performing Lightning Crashes

Everclear Performing Heroin Girl