OUT TO SEE: THE DOLLYROTS, THE COWBOYS, AND QUEEN CAVEAT
A recent night was spent at the Viper Room, catching The Dollyrots, Queen Caveat, and The Cowboys.
A potential indication that a band’s new set of songs will win over audiences? Two photographers/bloggers (your own blogger and Picksysticks) huddled over a camera shot of The Dollyrots’ set list after the show, pointing to all the new songs that they loved.
With a new drummer, The Dollyrots took to the Viper Room stage with an introduction from Rodney on the Roq. In the audience were a number of folks that were personal friends of mine or folks that I recognized so this night was definitely a Dollyrots love fest. None of us went home disappointed as The Dollyrots gave us an addictive set.
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THE DOLLYROTS
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Comment of the night: “If you’re not having fun, go home. I’m kidding . . .”
Moment of the night: My strange belief that a broken string means that you’re getting the best from a musician, Luis broke a string with two songs left in their set.
After their set, I walked outside, which was just a mass of folks. The first person I ran into was Rich, the drummer for The Mulhollands. He was picking up some of his gear. Randomness of life. Rich is playing in a new band called The Cowboys (pictured right). This was their first show ever. As was mentioned on stage within about four minutes, “We just finished our first song ever.” The Cowboys don’t sound at all like a band just learning the ropes. It helps that all three band members are veterans of the local Los Angeles music scene.
Closing out the night was Queen Caveat (pictured below). This band is being highlighted by ABC’s “20/20″ for an upcoming documentary. There was a camera gal recording their set. Perhaps partially influenced by a conversation I had with picksysticks, their set reminded me of Nico Vega. A female lead who uses the whole stage while also interacting with the audience.
FITNESS 101: ASK AUDRA
Audra Yocom is a certified personal trainer based out of Los Angeles, who will be answering your fitness questions on a weekly basis (every Monday) and will also bring you monthly fitness tips via her regular column (resuming in April) to help us to disspell those myths we’ve all been subjected to regarding fitness at one point or another in our battle with the bulge. You can also hear Audra with her fitness tips during the early morning (5am – 7am) A.M. Blast block of upbeat tunes geared towards your morning workout on intraffikradio.com (http://tinyurl.com/intraffikradio) or under Intraffikradio under the eclectic section under iTunes Radio. To learn more about Audra or to inquire about training sessions visit her site http://audrayocom.com.
QUESTION: I’ve been battling a health issue that leaves me a little low-energy, what are some things I can do that won’t completely wipe me out?
ANSWER: It’s really hard to answer this question without knowing what that health issue might be. If we’re talking about something like a cold then really you should take a break from exercise until you feel better or you could make yourself worse. If you’re battling something as serious as cancer, then your doctor is really the person you should talk to about that to ensure that you don’t overdo it. However, if you are suffering from something like depression getting yourself to the gym is one of the best ways to help get you out of it. Exercise will usually help invigorate you and wake you up when you are fatigued in general, but if you’re battling something more serious your physician is the first place you should start to find out what is advisable for your specific condition.
QUESTION: I like swimming, but it’s all I do. Is swimming enough of a workout to not do cardio/weights?
ANSWER: Swimming is great and would actually be considered a cardio workout. I would suggest adding weights to your routine for a more complete workout regimen.
QUESTION: What is the best exercise to do to get the best results for toning up arms quickly if I have a limited amount of time before I have to show my bare arms? What are best things to do to keep them in shape for the long run (also any tips for women who want definition without ending up broad-shouldered)?
ANSWER: Tricep kickbacks, *skull crushers, tricep dips, bicep curls, hammer curls to strengthen and tone, but in order to show off those muscles you still need to burn the layer of fat on top of them by losing overall body fat percentage with cardio and eating right.
*Barbell Skull Crusher
The skull crusher is an exercise for isolating the triceps. The triceps brachii is composed of three heads. The three heads of the triceps have separate attachments near the shoulder but a singular attachment for each muscle just below the elbow.
Starting position: Lie on your back. Elbows bent and bar behind head.
Movement: Keep your upper arms static as you press the bar towards the ceiling.
Audra will be answering your fitness questions every Monday. If you have questions you’d like answered you may email her at Audra@intraffik.com. To see if your questions have been addressed check out past “Ask Audra” Column Entries here
L.A. FASHION WEEKEND BONUS BEHIND THE SCENES
CHECK OUT SOME OF THE PRE AND POST FASHION SHOW ARRIVALS AND PHOTO OPS
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“SECRETLY” CANADIAN…
So, I’ve slowly come to the conclusion that I’m secretly Canadian.
No, I’m not responsible for bringing you fantastic tunes from Antony and the Johnsons, Gardens and Villa, Here We Go Magic, jj, The War on Drugs, Yeasayer, etc. Nope, I’m not that Secretly Canadian.
Despite my new-found Canadian identity, I don’t yet have a habit of turning on a hockey game everywhere I go, nor do I know hockey stats. Although, I do actually enjoy going to hockey games and must admit that the sound of the puck and hockey sticks hitting the ice is one of my favorites, right up there with the sound of a baseball bat cracking a baseball. I just can’t sit and watch hockey on tv (surprisingly though, I can sit for hours sometimes completely engrossed in a baseball game – wonder how I’d fare watching paint dry?) . I also don’t go around measuring things in grams, kilometers, nor Celsius (9 degrees Celsius just sounds so horrible compared to the 48 degrees Fahrenheit L.A. is currently experiencing).
So why do I think I’m now a Canadian? (more…)
IN PHOTOS: L.A. FASHION WEEKEND AT SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS PART IV – SATURDAY NIGHT (PART II of II)
THE EXCLUSIVE LOS ANGELES FASHION WEEK “L.A.’S FASHION WEEKEND” PRODUCED BY THE GALLERYLA/MIKEY KOFFMAN CONTINUED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH FASHION FROM ASHLEE BROOKS, SARAHI “HOUSE OF FASHION”, SKINEEZ SKINCAREWEAR .
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SARAHI HOUSE OF FASHION
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SKINEEZ SKINCAREWEAR
IN PHOTOS: L.A. FASHION WEEKEND AT SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS PART III – SATURDAY NIGHT (PART I of II)
THE EXCLUSIVE LOS ANGELES FASHION WEEK “L.A.’S FASHION WEEKEND” PRODUCED BY THE GALLERYLA/MIKEY KOFFMAN CONTINUED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH FASHION FROM . TO VIEW ALL OF OUR COVERAGE CLICK HERE
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MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FROM: HI-FASHION
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ASHLEE BROOKS
