The Dead Weather At The Wiltern

Billy & I had the best time seeing The Dead Weather play The Wiltern last month. They're soooo good & we followed that up the very next day with a trip out to Pasadena to catch "It Might Get Loud" then a swing through Third Man Records pop up store to nab some Horehound on vinyl. It was a very Jack Whitey kinda week, which really is my favorite kind.

So... are you ready for a shitload of blurry pictures?! If you're as big a fan of The Dead Weather as I am, then I'm guessing that you are. Of course, even the best photography could never make up for seeing this epic band live, so, if you haven't done so already, maybe you'll be lucky enough to catch em at Austin City Limits next month. They'll be there & then all over Europe soon after. Rock & Roll!















And, if you still haven't had enough, I suggest you check out this interview Alison Mosshart did recently with Urban Outfitters.

Health - Die Slow (video)

From The Smell to The Wiltern, Health is moving on up in the world. I'm not really crazy about the noise bands made infamous by downtown L.A.'s The Smell, cuzz, really, it's mostly just a lot of noise. But, obviously, there are always a few standouts in any scene. No Age, Mika Miko, and, sometimes, Health, being the few exceptions in this instance. Case in point: their new video for "Die Slow" is a visual feast for the eyeballs & that I can always appreciate...

Health will be hitting the road to promote their new record, Get Color, starting tomorrow & will actually be playing three back to back shows in L.A., before making a quick tear through the rest of the country via Love Pump...
09/05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
09/06 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
09/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour

The Dead Weather SOLD OUT

Someone has to die. This is me supercalifragilisticlypissed off!!!! I saved my little pennies, and counted down on my calendar to today at noon, so that I would be one of the first to get tix to The Dead Weather at The Wiltern (or Glasshouse) show this summer, and they were already sold out when I got there. How is that? Did some eBay douche bag go & buy them all up before the real fans got their chance or are there really that many crazy ass fanatics out there, beating me to the punch? I set my timer for Christ's sake. Waaahhhhh!!! It's not fair. Not fair, I say!

Horehound SOON!

It's coming!!!! I really can not contain my excitement over the upcoming release of The Dead Weather's debut ep "Horehound". Hope the wait doesn't kill me!

The band, and when I say that I mean THE band(!), have also just announced their North American tour dates, which will put them (and Me!) in L.A. at the Wiltern August 25th. Limited pre-sale tix for that will be available starting TOMORROW, May 13th at 12 noon EST. Those fans (Me! Me! Me!) purchasing pre-sale tix will also have the opportunity to pre-order "Horehound" at a discounted price.

Oh Jackie... I don't need a discount or any convincing, but I'll take it!