Bolt of Blue

Aw. Even his mugshot is cute.

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So I don’t live in London… which means I can’t spend my Valentine’s Day with OK Go. I had no idea that their last album isn’t coming out in the UK until Feb. 13. Crazy.

At least they are playing Jimmy Kimmel on March 1. And I’ll be there for sure.

I could do a review of the Coldplay show that my hubby and I went to last month. But really, there was not much I could add to the chorus of other fawning reviews out there. Except, I hate seeing bands I love in such huge ass places and if Coldplay is going to do arenas next, count me out. Heck, we were less than 2 feet from Chris when he came running into the audience during the encore and that still didn’t do it for me. It could also have plenty to do with the lame audience where I heard mumbled questions over the use of the imagery behind the band, or so many sitting down during huge portions of the show, or when the noisey openers Black Mountain where on stage and questionable “fans” raced by us in a panic because they thought Coldplay was on stage. Argh.

Instead of whining, I’ll put the shine on OK Go, a kick ass band from Chicago with amazing hooks, clever lyrics, and a good dose of humor and style. I love this band. I can’t get enough. Every time I see them live I fall in love all over. This time, their gig at the Roxy, the place I first witnessed their act opening for the Vines, was their best yet. They sounded fabulous, the new and old songs mixing brilliantly, and most importantly, not only were they having fun, but the entire audience was in on the boundless energy of these 4 guys.

When they finally ended the show with an encore of their dance routine to new single A Million Ways, the entire place was full of laughing, smiles, and happy hearts.

Feeling tired… a little weird too cause this is my last week with my boyfriend before he heads back to Edmonton for his surgery next week. Not enough time… this summer went far too fast.

This past weekend felt really lazy to me… or rather, I was feeling really lazy despite doing all kinds of things like seeing the Vines twice. OK Go were the openers and they rocked. I really enjoyed their sound. I thought to myself on Friday how they seemed to have a kinda ska influenced Phantom Planet sound and then I found out they are going to open up for Phantom Planet on their small East coast tour this September. Rad. They are signed with Capitol and their new CD comes out September 17. Mental note: Need to purchase.

The Vines were good as well… though I think they were much better on Saturday’s night show then Friday’s. The crowd might have had something to do with that since it actually had a pulse on Saturday. God, Friday’s crowd was awful. Just pathetic. It didn’t help that there were so many VIPs. It was obnoxious. Craig went mad towards the end and trashed the drum kit and himself. He did more damage on Saturday… since it was their last two shows on this tour, it seemed appropriate and well, fitting since Craig is so rock star. It was, overall, fun. Even when Craig took off his shirt to reveal his pot belly late into the set on Saturday. I so didn’t need to see his paunch. But whatever, it was great and very much like the first time I saw them… raw, real and weird. I loved it.

My boy is painting today… we did a little preparing yesterday of my spare bedroom. I’ve always had white or neutral walls in my bedroom or in my parent’s house for the most part. But my spare bedroom is going to be this khaki color with a pure white ceiling, door and trim. I think it’s going to work really well. I’m just a little nervous since it’s more striking than say, off-white. And then my bedroom… taking more risk there. Remi is going to start getting it all ready tomorrow and it’s going to be this like dark, bright, rich blue. I have no idea how to describe this color. But it’s really dramatic and strong. The ceiling, door, trim and bathroom will be pure white. I hope I like how it turns out and that I can live with such a strong color in my bedroom but I think I’m going to love it… it’s a needed change from the current white and pink that the previous owners had painted the room.

I got a plant yesterday too. It’s this big beautiful plant. Um. Yeah. I love house plants. I still haven’t moved over my plants from my parent’s house yet because there are boxes everywhere and it’s just not ready for all of them… I have some plants that I’ve had for like 6 years. My mom is like this wizard with plants. She has some that she’s kept going for over 20 years. I’m glad I’ve inherited some of her skills.

Oh, totally forgot one thing. After both Vines shows, Sunset was packed with all kinds of people handing out flyers, CDs and pins… there were Capitol PR packets to self-made CDs. I must plug the Otter Pop boys. They had this cooler set-up right in front of the Roxy, handing out Otter Pops and even opening them for you with a pair of scissors. It was so awesome since the Roxy is like a freaking steam room or something, it gets so unbearably hot. I got one of their CDs that just had info written on it with a Sharpie. And it’s really GOOD. So check them out at ariadecline.com. They are playing August 14th at the Roxy and September 21 at the Whiskey. So support ‘em cause Otter Pops rule!