more kids blowing up...

so there's a kid in my guest bedroom...goes by the name of a rocket to the moon. pretty good solo project stuff. it's more evidence that the kids are taking over (see: the maine, brighten, sing it loud etc.). which isn't a bad thing, it just seems to be happening SO fast. i sort of thought that the cute is what we aim for thing would die off relatively fast, but they seem to have created a demand for indie-pop that is spreading instead of dying off.

which begs the question: just how long until we see radio and tv scoop up this new sub-genre? sure you'll catch the occasional video late at night on fuse, but does indie-pop have enough momentum (or label support really) to create such a demand and then fill it? seems like the labels are working hard to secure their indie-pop artists (sing it loud just signed to epitaph and the maine to fearless). which begs the even juicier question: when will brighten sign with someone?

i'm pretty much rambling here, but it's been a week since any of us have posted and i'm kinda embarrassed.

either way, a rocket to the moon plays the songs you want to hear at the cafe on thursday with brighten, sing it loud, allred, this is anfield and jackie campbell. tickets are still available online at www.24tix.com ($7) or at the door ($10).

the future of rock???

so first off, i like the maine's music. it's undeniably catchy and almost too good at it. they even played the cafe last fall.

but: how are they blowing up SO fast? are they that much better than bands that are at their same level? as i'm writing this, it's 10:30 in the morning and they already have 3,387 plays today on their myspace (true, 15 of them are me...TOO catchy!). will their rise continue or will they fade out by the end of warped tour? are they 2008's version of cute is what we aim for?

leave some comments and you tell me. honestly this one's a mystery to me.

(insert clever comment here about how young and silly this photo is).

i was all set...

i was all set to up and move to chico...until jay and silent bob showed up at the surrogate show tuesday night at the coda cafe in chico. but even these two annoying guys couldn't wreck my enthusiasm to see chris keane and his band. if you read the blog you know that surrogate's love is for the rich was one of my favorite albums of 2007. even after a full year of listening to that cd, seeing it performed live is still completely enjoyable, and well worth a drive to chico (i actually was in san fran so the drive to chico was a no-brainer). the entire set came from love is for the rich even though chris is currently writing material for a new album that he tentatively plans to record this summer.

seriously i think the last 36 hours of my life here in chico have been near-perfect. it's too bad jay and silent bob showed up and helped me decide to stay in salt lake. and for the record, peter (tour manager for the maine) is definitively the funniest man i've ever known.

thanks to lawrence for snapping these photos, now we're off to drive home for 10 hours because weatherbox and jet lag gemini are playing the cafe wednesday night.