Sister Crayon, Picture Atlantic, The Bridge (Tom, I don't care)

Hey people check out this band, called "Sister Crayon" (www.myspace.com/silentandclementine), that I saw at an extremely awesome and fun concert last night (it was my first indie concert) at The Jungle print shop and cafe in Palo Alto. They were playing along with Picture Atlantic (www.myspace.com/pictureatlantic), which is also an really great band (btw, they opened for coldplay once), and The Bridge (www.myspace.com/hitthebridge), a punk band, which is also really great. These are all local bands.

Here is Sister Crayon's EP that I bought from that show (and got it signed by all the members of the band):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LDSAN9XI
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L4NGCI3P
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I02QRO9Q
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K6PDQPVA
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8DKR588S

Here is The Bridge's album, "The Bridge", that I got for free from that show.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4RC962KI

There was an experimental-type rock band playing, called "Adventure Playground", but they don't have a myspace or website or anything, and I wasn't able to snab any merch.
I also saw the first frat boys I've ever seen in my life at that concert. Hope to go to another concert there again soon.
- Alex

MOAR SHIT I LIKE

White Town


Passion Pit

MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend

Concerts

After much debate and discussion, I will not be able to go to Treasure Island Music Festival (MSTRKRFT, MGMT, Passion Pit, The Limousines, Murs, Girl Talk, Dan Deacon, Crown City Rockers, The Streets), because I need an adult to go with me and friend, and that adult wasn't about to pay $70 for her ticket (and her son's, whom is my friend).
I will also not be going to the Live 105 Spookfest (Crystal Method, Basement Jaxx, Diplo, Infected Mushroom, The Faint), because that is 16+.

I will, however, be seeing Picture Atlantic at The Jungle this Saturday (10/17) in Palo Alto ($5, all ages),
and the Fuck Buttons at the Bottom Of The Hill on Friday, November 13th (11/13) in San Francico ($10, all ages).

Both of the shows that I'm actually seeing should be a lot of fun. They will be indie bands at a small, local, club and a print shop. And they're really cheap.

- ALEX

MUSICS I LIEK #3

Beck

Modern Guilt Acoustic "Youthless" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Thom Yorke & His New, Just For Fun, Unnamed Band.


Fuck Buttons


Thom Yorke


Saul Williams

BTW

BTW, my band's name is Sad Robot.

- Alex

COOL BEATZ, BRA

Here's two versions of a song I made a month or so ago. Choose which one you like better.

beatz #2.aif - Sad Robot

beatz #1.aif - Sad Robot

8-Bit Random Electric Drum Demo

Here's a drum demo I did using the samples from Aleksi Eeben's Electric Drum in GarageBand. Just dragged the .wav files to the sampling keyboard. This is a pretty random drum line, and I was pretty much just fooling around. Probably should've used my ION iED04 Digital Drum Station that I have sitting right in front of me here instead of my computer keyboard. Oh well. This shouldn't be taken too seriously, though some parts of it are pretty good:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TSTZL9RD

BTW

BTW, IF PEOPLE WANT DOWNLOADS OF ANY OF THE MUSIC ON HERE, JUST COMMENT, SAYING WHAT YOU WANT. I MIGHT EVEN GIVE OUT FLAC FILES. OOOOOOOOOOOOOO. That Alex guy, he's pretty cool, I'd love to have him inside me!

- Alex

Music I like #2

Radiohead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYWYWPc9HU

Nine Inch Nails
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BTKnD4R_g8

3oh!3


Muse


Coldplay


Beck

Music Newz

New Los Campesinos! single, "There Are Listed Buildings", streaming on their blog. Album due out early next year.
Thom Yorke has set up a new, unnamed band with some other famous dudes that are gonna play his solo stuff as well the new stuff thats coming out. They're just playing several dates down in SoCal in LA right nao, so I don't really care.
Treasure Island Music Festival coming up on October 17th and 18th at Treasure Island in SF. Lineup includes MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Passion Pit, Flaming Lips, Decemberists, Grizzly Bear, and more. Imma go the first day, which is techno and rap.

Music By Friends

An anti-folk/punk cover of "Muhammad Was A Punk Rocker", by my cousin, Imran Hafiz. Original by Michael Muhammad Knight.

Raps I like

All of this stuff is not new to me, I've been listening to some of it for the past month or so. I have started (at least for now) using correct capitalization and (mostly) correct spelling.

Murs


Nujabes


Aesop Rock


Atmosphere


M.I.A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6iEe_1kWqA

musics i liek

cobra starship


cute is what we aim for


MIKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Gh1U14RZA

of montreal


Los Campensinos!