Whenever I think that I should just give up on Obama making real change, something like this happens. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize this morning. Maybe America will finally notice the multiple genocides around the world. Maybe Obama will realize that sending troops in to bomb infrastructure in third world countries, as is what has happened with so many presidents before, is not a way to spread democracy. Sending more troops into Afghanistan will only create more problems. Now since he won the peace prize, maybe he’ll consider pulling those troops out and send in aid organizations like the peace corps to help we as a global village realize that America can be a friend. We have a long way to go and this has been acknowledged. Let’s hope he’s more than just a good speaker.
The events which transpired on Saturday were incredibly important to our development as a FMLY. All involved pushed to the limit and certainly over the edge, those who attended were fantastic and respectful guests, and the sounds that were shared thread so deeply into our understanding of community rhythm it is RIDIC! Endless thank yous go out to RipLee, ‘REALLY, very’, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Best Coast, Haim, [Post-foetus], DJDT, Pizza!, Evan Voytas, Busdriver, Voxtrot, and RJD2 – without your contributions towards our shared experiences the energy created Saturday could not have been accomplished.
A collage of unified movement was arranged by DJDT (pictured and video’d above), throwback sing-a-longs were dished out by Voxtrot’s lack of a keyboard leaving them no choice but to hit up the early EPs, and with [Post-foetus] came the attention and silence of a night for no waves can command more entrancement of an audience than Will Weisenfeld’s imagination…and more than a few jokes about how shit sucks dick.
My inability to stop moving left me catching bits and pieces of the day, but my high point was certainly watching Evan Votyas manage his cassettes directly in the sun followed by Best Coast regulating the sweet summer vibes indoors. Big ups to the Ice Cream Man for capturing so many hearty faces, Noah Diamond for recording the most epic DJDT video, and every supporter of Saturday.
We’ll be posting more photos and video as they appear, but for the moment here is a quick visual recap of Beach Dazed. Thanks for the awesome experience. For more photos and probably some of you and your pals, please refer to the Ice Cream Man, No Electro and King Diamond Kid.
In case you haven’t heard by now – don’t ask me how you would find out – Busdriver has been added to our Beach Dazed event (flyer after the jump). No, he isn’t the secret headliner, he just wants in on the good times and we’re happy to see him again! If you were too dazed in December to remember, Busdriver played our Snow In LA event along with our FRNDS Daedelus, Haim, the Mae Shi, Fool’s Gold, and other dope folks. For those of you unfamiliar with Busdriver, he is one of Los Angeles’ most prolific hip-hop heads – you’ll probably recognize his song “Imaginary Places” from Tony Hawk’s Underground or his portion of “Where There’s A Will There’s A Whalebone” from Islands’ debut Return To The Sea (second rap verse, first belongs to Subtitle). All of his albums come highly recommended, we’ve been fans forevs and are super pumped to bring him in his speedo to Out of Asia. Purchase Jhelli Beamhere.
And our secret special headliner will be announced this week. Maybe tomorrow, maybe Sunday…we’ll see how we feel in the morning. Don’t forget to buy your tickets here while they’re still $25.
So I keep getting these emails from Filter Mag with this little flyer in it. What, FMLY is being shown to thousands of people by Filter? Tight. This show is coming up as well – and is additionally being presented by Indie 103.1 – don’t miss it or Daedelus and Busdriver will get innovative on yo’ ass. Hopefully this begins a nice career for FMLY of selling out because I’m already looking into doing a radio show on Power 106, stay tuned!
Thank You Come Again
Lady Bird Lake Trail
March 20, 3PM
w/ dead gaze, easyboy, mistlefinger, big whup + pizza!, white fang, jonesin', tempo no tempo, dream panther
FMLY Group Hug
Dominican Joe, 515 South Congress
March 20, 8pm
w/ MillionYoung, Truman Peyote, Michael Parallax, Wampire, Idiot Glee, I Am The Dot, Magic Man, Philip Seymour Hoffman fbook event
Los Angeles
Kria Brekkan & Drawlings
McWorld
March 24th fbook event
Evan Voytas, WAMPIRE, Battlehooch, Pizza! + Afterparty for Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) and The Hood Internet
McWorld
March 25th Fbook event
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Dinowalrus, Tempo No Tempo
May 1
Santa Cruz
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Pacific and Water
Boston
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
PPALMM's Chinatown Loft
April 16
New York
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
April 18
Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) & Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Knitting Factory
April 24 fbook event
IcyDemons, Truman Peyote, Trouble Books
Glasslands
May 2
San Francisco
Thank you Come Again
The Neighbors, Wes Leslie, Shaw, Maus Haus, Mistlefinger, Goliath the Giver
March 21st
Dolores Park f book event
Questions? Comments? Want to play a FMLY event? Want to learn how you can play an integral role in your FMLY? Shoot us an email anytime, we're usually around. We also accept demos, songs you're into, songs you've made and bribes.
