Weekend surprises and looking ahead - week of Feb 8, 2013

I don't know if it's me or if it's just life in general - but the best laid plans of mice and men and all that... If you read back on where I *said* I was going in my last post and then kept up with me and saw where I actually went, I was really only about 20% accurate in my predictions. I've been wondering if I should really only post about the things I say I am going to when I have tickets in hand, but that's not the whole picture. I tend to change my mind about a bajillion times a day and I am spontaneous to the point of compulsion, so who knows with me, really? I am thinking it's almost just as well that I post where I *think* I'll be and you guys can just take it as a 50/50 shot that I'll actually be where I say...

I said I was going to Greensboro with Brian - THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!

he played weird loopy noises in between spoken word poets re: feminism while he, our friend Will, and I sneaked Newcastles behind the curtain behind me on the floor. The poetry was decent, the kids were very young, but I took some awesome pics of my dude.

Friday night - I told you i was going to Casbah for Bull City Metal Fest? ....NOPE! Brian and I actually both got kinda ill from either the Thai food we had in Greensboro or (gulp) hangover ihop the next morning... we struggled through (albeit amazing) dinner at Fiction Kitchen and in walking back to the car we both decided the best thing would be to stay close to home and keep very, very still. therefore... Friday.... FAIL!

Saturday, While I was at my part time job for a lunch shift, Brian setup shop at Tir na Nog for the Double Barrel vendor show...

the view from BJM's booth

I showed up very, very late, but just in time to snag a House of Swank tee that I have coveted for long enough and run next door to catch Organos at Pour House!

omg friends!

Saturday - EVERY INTENTION of going to Durham for the second night of BCMF ... nope! I am totally open to the excitement and suggestions of others and was told by three people in a row that I would be totally nuts to miss Whatever Brains opening for Airstrip at King's... so guess where I went?

Apparently it's been longer than I thought since i saw WB last because there are like, 3 more people in the band? huh? that's cool though... good times.

gone with the wind?

MARIA LOVES ME BAAAAARF

where'd all these other dudes come from?well... the more the merrier!

So, having been up since 630am and sipping brews since about 430, guess who was way too drunk way too early? lil ole me... (Mom will be proud reading this one, I assure you.) This can be proven by two very important pictures:

the first.... I was apparently so enraptured by the fact that i accidentally broke a coat hanger in my attempt to take back my coat that there were (ready for it) ... SIX PICTURES... of it. they all basically look like this...

yup, that's a broken coat hanger, alright

THEN... on the way down the steps, I demanded Brian take this exaggeratedly (not too exaggerated) pathetic picture...

sad karla is sad

so guess what I did on Sunday? ....Laundry and suffer. I'm not proud, I'm not bragging, but I am just trying to let you know... Where I say I'm going to be, what I say I'm going to do... man, just sometimes (most times) they just don't line up...

THAT BEING SAID:
here are the things on my horizon this week:
Thursday: LBLB this week is take 2 for Katharine Whelan (whose show w/ Birds and Arrows was cancelled earlier this year because of bad weather) - no B&A this time (boooo) but my friends' band A Mad Affair is opening. don't know this Izzy and the whatsy whats -  sounds ok though?

Saturday is the in store performance for Gray Young at Schoolkids at 2pm. this just reminded me i have to send some emails right now and switch my part time job schedule around a little so i won't miss this - YIKES!


looking ahead:
If you don't have valentine's plans, you could always spend a special evening with Art Lord (aka Future Islands before they were future islands) at King's.
don't forget: The Love Hangover: 02/15/13: King's
don't forget: Caspian: 02/16/13: Local 506
don't forget: Menomena: 02/20/13: Motorco

don't forget: Major Lazer: 03/07/13: Cat's Cradle (sold out!)

just hitting my radar now:
Invisible Hand is playing LBLB: 02/21/13 - YEAH!
Toon & the Real Laww at Pour House: 02/23/13
Bronzed Chorus: LBLB: 02/28/13
Birds & Arrows cd release party at Local 506: 03/15/13
Motorco just announced Ebsen & the Witch in April... oooooooooh!