Life: Zero 7 o'clock

Life: Zero 7 o'clock
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Life: Standing O!

Life: Standing O!
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I'm seriously blown away right now. It's as if Farilla and I were teleported to another time/planet/frontier. WOW...is the best way I can describe what we just witnessed.

Seriously...Wow!

Life: Datarock Stage Dive

Life: Datarock Stage Dive
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Holy F'g Shit....this show was insane!

Life: Datarock Live @ The Key Club

Life: Datarock Live @ The Key Club
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Duuuuuude!

Life: Datarock Backdrop

Life: Datarock Backdrop
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Totally appropriate!

Life: Ben Harper Live!

Life: Ben Harper Live!
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Life: Ben Harper & The Relentless 7

Life: Ben Harper & The Relentless 7
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2009 is quickly turning into the year of live music for Team
Shutterilla.

Life: NIN|JA Homies!

Life: NINJA Homies!
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We started our own mosh pit. These peeps are aggro like that!

Life: NIN|JA - Jane's Addiction

Life: Janes Addiction - NINJA
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I haven't seen Jane's live since Coachella many moons ago. Perry Ferrell is the ULTIMATE entertainer. Jazz decided that he'd make a fantastic sideshow freak in the DwD CirqueUs and I completely concur! Happy Birthweek, Jazz!

Setlist:

• 1. Three Days
  2. Whores
  3. Ain't No Right
  4. Pigs In Zen
  5. Mountain Song
  6. Had A Dad
  7. Been Caught Stealing
  8. Ted, Just Admit It...
  9. Ocean Size
     

Encore:

10. Summertime Rolls
11. Stop!
12. Jane Says

Life: NIN|JA - Trent Reznor Lights Up The Stage!

Life: Trent Reznor Light Up The Stage!
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NIN were on fiyah!

Setlist:

• 1. Now I'm Nothing
  2. Terrible Lie
  3. 1,000,000
  4. Heresy
  5. March Of The Pigs
  6. Metal (Gary Numan cover)
  7. Reptile
  8. Survivalism
  9. The Becoming
  10. Mr. Self Destruct
  11. The Fragile
  12. Gone, Still
  13. The Way Out Is Through
  14. Wish
  15. Echoplex
  16. The Day The World Went Away
  17. The Hand That Feeds
  18. Head Like A Hole

Music: The Dead Drum Sequence 4.9.09

Since so many of you have asked I just wanted to post my absolute favorite part of the entire Dead show last Saturday evening. Check out this crazy tribal/jungle/thunderstorm drum sequence...



Honestly, as many of you know, my heart was in the desert that night. While I liked parts of the show I definitely didn't dig it as much as Farilla. That said, I believe Farilla and his brother, Matt, enjoyed the show immensely! And quite frankly, that's what mattered to me the most.  Although, I did love all of the people-watching.  Lots of old Dead Heads getting high for the first time in ages...hmmm, a strange trip indeed! 

Life: Way Too High!

Life: Way To High!
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Music: Ani DiFranco Concert @ The Orpheum

Burners are THE BEST gifters...Poop and Jazz totally hooked a Sista up for her b-day this year! w00t!  They gifted me a ticket to the Ani DiFranco concert at the Orpheum last Friday night.   Ani is one of Jazz's all-time favorite musicians and this is our third year in a row that we've gone together to see her perform live.  Ani never disappoints...

Animal Prufrock opened the show...talk about NOT disappointing.  A true entertainer.  Too much fun!  We were dying when Animal came out from behind her drums to perform this song...

I wish I could find some footage of her walking forward and moon-walking back (in her uber-righteous orange jumpsuit)...over and over again.  Seriously too much fun!  We bumped into Animal between sets and I had the opportunity to pay her mad props for her super entertaining performance...to which she paid me a very sweet compliment right back!

Ani's set was nothing less than stellar.  I don't think the smile left my face the entire evening.  I especially appreciate the way she connects with the audience on such a personal level.  I've seen countless live shows over the years and the shows that always stand out the most are those in which the performers communicate with their audience.  Ani's stories and quick wit always fill the venue with smiles and laughter.  Such a good night.  

I love the Orpheum because it's such an intimate venue.  I just don't understand how anyone could come see Ani DiFranco perform live and SIT IN THEIR CHAIR through the entire performance?!  Jazz and I had the best seats in the last row of the lower orchestra section so we took advantage of being able to stand and rock out through the whole set. About 3/4's of the way through the show others started popping up out of their seats as well.  What took so long, people?!

One of my favorite songs from Ani's set-

Okay, all for now. I have an aerial silk AND trapeze class to get to, no joke! I've always told you that I'm gonna run off and join the circus someday...