when the lights go down in the city

SFist: SFist Reviews... Eskimo Joe

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:20:59 -0800

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My former writing outlet of three years, SFist, snarked about my current roommate, Jeff Klein, calling him self-absorbed. :[

Oh the times, they have a-changed.

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The End of an Era

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:45:10 -0700

In case you missed it, I wrote my farewell to SFist a few weeks ago, in which I retired my "When The Lights Go Down In The City" music column I've been writing for the past three years.

SFist: When The Lights Go Down In The City - R.I.P.

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It was SFist's first editor Jackson West who asked me to write a music column back in '04 and he also came up with the name of it. I thought, it's SF-related and a quote from a Journey song - perfect! For the past three years my aim has been to tell you about the music in San Francisco that I like and hopefully expose you to stuff you've never heard. And so you could actually hear and enjoy the music instead of just reading about it, I tried to give away a CD or tickets each week. You've noticed by now that I've broken out using the royal "we". I figured I could break the rules since this is the last post I'll write for SFist. I'm moving away from San Francisco, back home to Austin, Texas, which is probably the only reason I'd stop writing for this incredible site.

Please read it, and if you enjoyed anything I wrote, leave a comment or click that little "recommend this" link. It's the only way I'll know you read it!

For your viewing pleasure, here's the video for the song that inspired the name of my column:

Journey - Lights

Steve Perry is all sorts of awesome.

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On SFist...

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:16:14 -0700

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My weekly column about San Francisco music and concerts. This week's giveaway is two tickets to one day of the Treasure Island Music Festival.

In my column this week I'm giving away a pair of tickets to one day of the Treasure Island Music Festival here in San Francisco. That's a value of over $100 folks. I'm bringing the music to the people.

SFist: Concert Review: The Swell Season

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Walking up Sanchez Street on our way to the Noe Valley Ministry, we passed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglová (a.k.a. The Swell Season) strolling smilingly toward 24th Street, not a care in the world. They didn't look like two musicians preparing for a concert and they certainly didn't give off ...

I also wrote a review of The Swell Season's show at Noe Valley Ministry. The show was incredible, so if you've seen the film Once (or want to see it), you might find the review interesting!

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On SFist

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:20:17 -0700

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I'm giving away two copies of John Vanderslice's new album Emerald City, plus show reviews for St. Vincent and Rufus Wainwright and recommended shows this week in San Francisco.

I just posted this week's installment of When The Lights Go Down In The City on SFist.

I'm giving away two copies of John Vanderslice's excellent new record Emerald City, so be sure to enter to win. I also have show reviews for St. Vincent at Cafe Du Nord and Rufus Wainwright at Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, and of course this week's recommended shows in San Francisco.

So go read it! Please and thanks. And if you like it, why not click on that little "Recommend this" link at the bottom of the post?

Here's JV's video for "Time To Go":

John Vanderslice - "Time To Go"

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Marry Me

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:01:00 -0700

I'm supposed to be writing interview questions for St. Vincent, but I just got mesmerized by this video instead.

St. Vincent - Your Lips Are Red (DUMBO session)

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Vox This

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:02:45 -0700

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Our top 5 moments at Feist's Fillmore show on Tuesday, June 26th: 5. Hearing a cash register clang at the back of the venue in the middle of the set, and realizing that the sold-out crowd was perfectly silent. San Francisco concertgoers can r...

Steve just stood over my shoulder and watched as I read his post about using the upcoming Vox This feature.

His post passed the test (or maybe I passed the test) when I was able to use it succesfully - hooray!

The Vox This button is supposed to come out in our next release, but in the meantime you can read Steve's post to learn how to use it, like I just did.

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Missing Out

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:27:40 -0700

I'd like to go to three different shows tonight, but having prior plans means I'm not going to any of them:

As Tall As Lions at Popscene
The Veils at Cafe Du Nord
Fair To Midland at Slim's

In my latest installment of "When The Lights Go Down In The City" on SFist, I wrote about all three bands, I'm giving away a copy of Audrye Sessions' new record and I recorded my Top 5 moments at Feist's show at the Fillmore this past Tuesday.

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Odds & Sods

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Tue, 29 May 2007 21:34:39 -0700

Spin check, finally!

My friend Kyle is in town for business and we met up after I left work. Since Kyle writes for DCist and his own blog Information Leafblower, we talked a lot about blogging and music writing. We discussed being paid (a rare occurence) vs. not being paid (the -ists) as well as being published in print vs. writing online. I was telling him that I wrote for Spin for a very short stint, just contributing blurbs for their back-of-the-book events section, and that the lead time was insane and four months later they still hadn't paid me. Then, lo and behold, look what was in the mailbox when I got home!

As I was driving home I heard Sade's "No Ordinary Love" on the radio for the thousandth time and it really hit me how romantic that line is: this is no ordinary love. So here's the video:

Sade - No Ordinary Love

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More Fun In A Mile

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:16:54 -0700

Last night I saw some great friends and went to three different events, all within a one-mile walk from my office.

I started by walking a few blocks to the Tempest Bar to celebrate Eve's birthday and hang out with a bunch of my fellow SFist writers. Last year Eve graduated from being the unpaid and uber-talented Editor of SFist to landing a rare blogging job that pays, courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle. For those reasons, and also for her secret and sordid indie rock past, Eve will always have infinite amounts of cred in my eyes. Plus she's just really fun to hang out with. Happy Birthday Eve!

Audree

Afterward, I met up with Audree to watch her fire dancing class. They happened to be practicing in an alleyway that was half a block from the Tempest Bar, right by the San Francisco Chronicle building. They've been practicing for about 6-8 weeks now without fire, and last night was the first time they actually lit up. I've known Audree for several years now, and I was so proud to see her take up a new skill so quickly! She was a natural at it and didn't show any fear or nervousness, even while swinging balls of fire around her head and body. I love it when you learn or see something totally new from someone you've known for a long time.

Eve happened upon us as she was walking to her car and Tim snapped some photos. Audree's in the black shirt. Read Eve's writeup about the scene on the Chronicle's Culture Blog.

Then Audree and I went to see Spoon at 330 Ritch. The show was pretty good - they played a nice mixture of old and new songs, and I got a thrill when they played "Fitted Shirt". Such a great song about such a strange subject. I saw JV and a few other friends I hadn't seen in awhile, and then we called it a night.

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in yr headphones

nobody@vox.com(Krissy) — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:46:49 -0800

80's Boombox

Just a reminder to listen in at 4pm PST (or later at 10pm) for my third show ever (it's all pre-recorded, fyi) on BAGeL Radio today. Hopefully there won't be any technical glitches this time! I'll be listening in from my desk at work, fingers crossed. Hear a new track from Feist, plus songs from El Perro Del Mar, Menomena, The Constantines, Midlake, Volcano I'm Still Excited, and a song from an artist that just might get me kicked off of BAGeL Radio altogether.

To listen: In iTunes -- click on the radio tab and look under "Alt/Modern Rock" for "BAGeL Radio" -- or at the BAGeL Radio website.

Also check out this week's edition of "When The Lights Go Down In The City" on SFist, chock full of Noise Pop info and music videos.

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