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Aaron's Journal
May. 20th, 2006
04:10 pm - deadjournal
Perhaps you’ve read the writing on the wall: infrequent entries, uninspired text… oh yeah, and that part where I wrote “I'll probably kill this Livejournal and turn it into a zine.” Today, my humble Livejournal turns two years old, and I will write in it no more! Worry not, scenester_bangs fans. I’ll make it up to you with a timeless analog blog to keep you company while you’re on the can.
Twenty or so classic entries will comprise Pagan Pages #3. All your favorites will be there: Moustache Aaron, Sleazix, Sexy Baby… the list goes on. Of course, not all entries translate so well to zinedom. There will be no hyperlinks, creatively titled images, or hosted mp3s. And if you think I’m going to bother including any of your comments, you’re deluding yourself. With one little zine, I will do my best to capture the essence of my LJ’s existence. All of the writing will be unedited, so that the outdated inside jokes, grammatical/spelling errors, and historical inaccuracies can live on till the end of time. (Yes, I’m that lazy.)
For all of my stalkers out there, you can still keep tabs on what I’m doing at http://www.chocolatecoveredrecords.com. Information on all of my future zines, shows, and records should be accessible there. (hopefully my stupid record label will last longer than this Livejournal.) And, as always, you can write me at scenesterbangs at gmail.com.
May. 15th, 2006
11:15 am - My week in retrospect
Wednesday: Participated in the second Oakland Tetris Tournament at the Stork Club. Lost to Blaustein.
Thursday: Saw the Pets at the Stork Club.
Friday: Thought about seeing the Militant Children's Hour at the Stork Club, but just stayed in.
Saturday: Witnessed the BG/Gris Gris live recording at the Stork Club.
Sunday: The Mothballs played a show... guess where??
May. 3rd, 2006
11:31 am - the end is near!
New tour diary is "at the printers," new Pagan Pages is closer to completion than ever before! Whatever that means. Also, I'm playing some shows:
May 4th, the Mothballs at thee Parkside
with the Guilty Hearts and the Neins
May 5th, the Makes Nice at the Ivy Room
with Dreamdate and the Husbands
Soon, I'll probably have a new on-line venue with which to plug all of this stuff, and then I'll probably kill this Livejournal and turn it into a zine, and then a bunch of bands will put out full-lengths, and then everything will be rad. Rad.
Apr. 14th, 2006
02:37 pm - gone tourin'
The Mothballs are leaving for our northwest venture in a few hours, so I'll continue to not update my Livejournal. When I return, it'll be a race to see whether Pagan Pages #2 or the new tour diary comes out first.
Apr. 4th, 2006
02:15 pm - I'm going pro!
Some random dude was looking for info on the mysterious Riffenbacker on-line... and I was the only resource he found! He gave me a few bucks for information and a few pictures. That's awesome in so many ways.
A lonely stack of Pagan Pages #1 will sit on Hellen Jo's table after she sells out of all her stuff at the Alternative Press Expo this weekend.
Oh yeah, I'm also going on a tour of the northwest with the Mothballs, April 14-22.
Hell of pro, dude.
Mar. 21st, 2006
04:22 pm - commemorative virtual 45!
Here’s a couple tunes to commemorate my Stork Club residency this month.
Side A: The Jack London Squares - Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba
It may be stupid to cover this song, but it was fun. Plus, unlike most covers, we only played it a few times so we didn’t end up ruining the song for ourselves. JLS, RIP.
Side B: The Mothballs - Woman
Remember when Aaron used to sing lead on a song for the Mothballs, before Carlos’ six-stringed ineptitude silenced him? Probably not, but here it is anyway.
Mar. 20th, 2006
03:56 pm - plugola
This weekend should be pretty exciting. Not only am I going on a mini-tour with the Makes Nice, I’m also turning 23. This, of course, means I’ll have to spend my birthday away from my family and most of my friends, but it’s alright: all I really want for my birthday is zine submissions from a few people who know who they are. And, also, to maybe see Steve Science. That would be rad.
March, 23 2006 at Alex's Bar
2913 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90801
Cost: $5
with the Husbands, the Valley Arena, and the Lovekill
March, 24 2006 at Ken Club
4079 Adams Ave., San Diego, CA 92116
with the Husbands and the Sultans
March, 25 2006 at The Scene
806 East Colorado Blvd., Glendale, CA 91201
Cost: $7
with the Husbands, the Guilty Hearts, and the Dark Skies
Mar. 2nd, 2006
03:07 pm
As reported earlier, the Jack London Squares are breaking up. Ryan’s going back to school, and feels that music is a distraction. Elbert and I might form another band, but if so, it will be significantly different. Or, at least, have a different name. We moved out of our moldy metal box practice space and had our final rehearsal in the loft of an auto shop in preparation for the show tomorrow. It was fun.
For a variety of reasons, I don’t expect many people to come to the Stork tomorrow. For the go-out-in-a-blaze-of-pretentious-glory effect, we might set up and start playing at 9:30 and do every song we know (and maybe even some songs we don’t know). In any event, there will be a Riffenbacker and a double-kick pedal involved, so it will be good times even if nobody’s there. A fitting end.
I invested a lot of money and songs in JLS. I even started a record label in hopes of releasing our LP. Although we still recorded most everything, the recordings will have to settle for the all-too-familiar CD-R/MPfree format. But let’s face it, even if we had continued to play out, it would’ve been hard to get rid of all those records. On the bright side, with minimal effort and less than a year of existence in the public sphere, the Jack London Squares got a mini-write-up in the Guardian, caught the attention of Jake Thomas as evident here and here, and played our Brent’s TV cover for John Denery and Chris Imlay.
Umm, yeah, so, that’s it. Come to the show tomorrow. Or don’t.
Mar. 1st, 2006
02:20 pm - It's March!
This month, I'm having an "Accidental Residency" at Oakland's jewel, the Stork Club, located at 2440 Telegraph Ave. All shows are 21+, 10pmish, $5 (I should hope).
Friday, March 3rd
The Jack London Squares play their last show (more about that later)
Also playing: the Sweet Nothings, Farce, Jadies Lantern.
I think we go on first. I dunno.
Thursday, March 9th
The Mothballs attempt to draw a crowd for the International Playboys, on tour from Missoula.
Saturday, March 18th
The Makes Nice open for Honey Hush and SLA.
The few remaining copies of Pagan Pages #1 will be available at all shows. Hopefully I'll be able to get rid of them, because I've started lay-out for the second issue.
Feb. 28th, 2006
01:20 pm - i played a show... how novel!
Last Saturday night (it was a busy day), the Makes Nice played at El Rio with a bunch of hip bands (the Pets, Top Ten, the Time Flys). We put on our poppiest set yet, despite the fact we were all pretty angry.
Jack was angry ‘cause he brought a different kit than he usually uses, and one of his floor tom legs crapped out. Josh was angry ‘cause he brought a different amp then he usually uses, and it wasn’t loud enough. I was angry for a variety of reasons: I was fighting off illness, I spilled my drink, and when I went to check my microphone, the lights flickered while an electric shock sent my head flying back a full foot. When asked if the mics had ground lifts, the sound guy said “No… come on, guys, let’s get this thing going!” I felt like punching him in the face. Luckily, Carlos gave us bandanas to tie around the mics so I only experienced mild shocks during the set.
The crowd was big, but also very hip, so it was hard to gauge whether or not people liked us. Of course, in the end it’s about quality, not quantity, and when Russell Quan likes you enough to buy your demo, you’ve essentially gone rocknroll platinum!
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