sidecar.tommy

quitting smoking...

2009-04-01T17:05:00.000-07:00

so my mind was made up
quitting smoking
gonna do it on the 1st of april
april fools day - what a funny day -
i could always say - ha ha - april fools day...

but i really don't want to fuck this up...
it's been far too long, and i hate it...
i started looking at how much time i spend smoking
10 mins a cirgarette = 200 mins a day...
hmmm - ok, so it's not just the cigarette
it's talking to people,
it's that it always turns into a
huge conversation
with someone, anyone...
hmmm - thats not bad...

it's the health hazards...

duh!!!

i'm actually looking for the motivator...
bad breath - who wants to kiss a guy with bad breath?!
speaking of smells - forget it...

ok, so i'm quitting so that chicks will dig me....
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

Beats Antique West Coast Tour with BASSNECTAR

2008-11-11T20:37:00.001-08:00

After a month of crazy shows on the east coast opening for BASSNECTAR with many sold out shows from New Orleans to New York, Beats Antique is ready to bring it back home to the west coast and get freaky with its west coast family. Zoe Jakes cant make it out for this part of the tour but her spirit will be on the dance floor with yall. We are very excited for these next dates.
See ya soon.

You Rock,
Beats Antique

Nov 13th - 16th WEST COAST w/ BASSNECTAR (tommy's birthday tour!!!)

Nov 13th thur - WOW Hall - Eugene OR - 9pm

Nov 14th Fri - Wonder Ballroom - Portland OR - 9pm

Nov 15th Sat - Neumos Crystal Ballroom - Seattle WA - 9pm

Nov 16th Sun - Wild Buffalo - Bellingham WA - 9pm

---- Later Gigs with Zoe Jakes ------

Nov 23rd Sun - Supper Club - San Francisco CA - 10pm without Bassnectar

Dec 26th Thur - Belly Up Tavern - San Diego CA - 9pm w/Bassnectar

Dec 27th Fri - EL Ray Theater - Los Angeles CA - 9pm w/Bassnectar

Dec 31st Wed - 1015 Folsom - San Francisco CA - 9pm NEW YEARS !!! without Bassnectar

Jan 9th Fri 2009 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco CA - 9m with Locura and Gamelan X

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YES WE DID!!

2008-11-04T20:26:00.000-08:00

well - i am in tears right now - i truly cannot believe that this country of interesting policies and strange politics has actually elected BARACK OBAMA!

i am in boston, ma right now...on the road trying to activate and inspire some kids to take a chance and get involved...

i'm just totally suprised - even though i knew he had what it takes to inspire a nation. the corruption of the elections past and the bullshit that has plagued us as a nation has had me worried anout whether it was possible to actually elect someone that can inspire people to feel emotion and do something about it...he's about to give his acceptance speech...totally inspired!

BEATS ANTIQUE 2 hour set

2008-10-30T00:14:00.000-07:00

so we show up at the venue, cat's cradle, and find out that for extra $$, we can play a 2 hour set - now that's great cause when you only get to play an hour a night, you never get to pull out all the tracks...
david and i just opened our macbooks and started smashing tracks - doing improvs, cutting to something totally different, making shit happen on the fly...the whole time we have to pay attention to the crowd and what's gettin them...and keep track of how much time we have left and whether lorin is gonna come out on time or push it...the best part is that the whole time we are playing people our original tracks...i'm stoked...and now to bed...

Beats Antique tour 2008

2008-10-28T23:42:00.000-07:00

the beginning of my blog...i guess i'll start by saying that i'm constantly experiencing life from an interesting bubble - i suppose the experiences and thoughts and stories that take place could be interesting to friends and fans...

...so here it is...the beginning...i'm a traveling salesman of beats, rhythms, beautiful songs and head-bobbing exitement...

oct. 28th - 2008...a flight to raleigh, nc to continue on the east coast leg of bassnectar tour - beats antique is the opener...six hours of flying in the air taken up by watching heroes, the wire, talking with a rad flight attendent named nancy about conspieracy theories, life and the such...finalied by listening to iron and wine, jeff buckley, and coldplay...nice landing - fucking freezing!!! 28 degrees out here!!! gonna be a cold tour...here's the dates as they stand:

Oct 29 2008

8:00P

Cat’s Cradle

Carrboro, North Carolina

Oct 30 2008

8:00P

The Pour House - supporting BASSNECTAR

Charleston, South Carolina

Oct 31 2008

8:00P

The Orange Peel - HALLOWEEN - supporting BASSNECTAR

Asheville, North Carolina