Meltdown Comedy

One of the best Meltdown shows I've seen as of yet. Doug Benson replaced Kumail for the evening and he was a most excellent counter-part to Jonah. Laughs and sic burns all around. Here were some of my favorites from the show:
(all images shot on iPhone)

Tyler Ross (Atrossity photo) was the answer for VIP question on Twitter.

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Riot LA Festival

Three days of comedy: it CAN be done. When my boyfriend first told me about the LA Alternative Comedy Riot Fest, I have to admit, three days of comedy sounded a bit daunting. I figured doing one day of the festival would be enough. Then, the schedule came out. Then, my calendar quickly got filled up with shows and comics I wanted to see. So, I went ahead and purchased a pass for all three days. Starting Friday night, all the way up to Sunday. Purchasing a weekend pass got you in to all shows (minus one big event hosted by NPR, which was an additional $45) as well as free Jarritos drinks, free beer, access to the lounge area which had food trucks and a variety of vendors. They were also promoting a new alcoholic beverage, Air, which was light, refreshing and most importantly, free of charge.

Friday night was Maria Bamford and Friends. Her friends included:
Erin Foley, Matt Braunger, Ron Lynch, Chelsea Peretti... hosted by Jimmy Pardo. We had plans to attend the show following that, The Best of Riot LA (more stand-up), but, since I had gone straight to the festival after a long work day, we decided to make it a short night.

First in line!

Metal Tuesday / Oct. 16th @ Silverlake Lounge

My Tuesday night was filled with some ultra sludgy and delightfully heavy sounds, thanks to my hometown's (Ventura) The F*cking Wrath, Hull (from Brooklyn, NY), Behold! The Monolith, and Destroy Judas.
I tend to nest at home during the weekdays. BUT! Being that the show was so close to home, AND it was the first metal show I've heard of at the Silverlake Lounge, I had to grab my camera (and earplugs) and roll out to the show. It was a great decision and it was really nice to catch up with friends and meet some new faces.

Here's a batch of images of Hull

(Brooklyn, NY Sludge, The End Records)
http://hull.bandcamp.com/
www.hullandhighwater.com
www.facebook.com/hullsounds

"Give Up the Ghost" Music Video Shoot

Behind-the-scenes from Delaney Gibson's video shoot for "Give Up the Ghost", shot in late September. 

Shoot location was in downtown LA, and (thankfully) indoors in a nice air-conditioned studio loft.

The shoot began Saturday morning. Here are some stills from what we covered that day: dusty piano scene, bedroom, silhouette, and some green screen.

 

Sideshow Collectibles lobby

It's getting festive here!

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