President Obama’s Itinerary for March 19, 2009 in LA
The following schedule was made available to the press by The White House this morning. Yes, there will be traffic. Yesterday, Obama held a town hall in Costa Mesa (check it out here).
9:00 a.m. The president receives Presidential Daily Briefing.
10:30 a.m. The president tours the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical
Center Garage of the Future. Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center, Pomona.
Out of Town Travel Pool
10:45 a.m. The president delivers remarks. Edison Electric Vehicle
Technical Center.
12:05 p.m. The president departs Edison Electric Vehicle Technical
Center.
1:10 p.m. The president holds town hall at Miguel Contreras Learning
Center, Los Angeles.
3:10 p.m. The president departs Miguel Contreras Learning Center.
4:20 p.m. The president tapes an interview on “The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno,‘ Burbank.
5:50 p.m. The president departs Long Beach en route Andrews Air Force
Base. Long Beach Airport.
Modest Mouse at the Palladium, 2/24/09
The latest iteration of Modest Mouse rocked the mid-sized (4,000 capacity) Hollywood Palladium last week leaving most fans — young, old, industry, walk-ins — satisfied. But for those waiting to hear the opening notes of the band’s radio (and video game) hits “Float On,” “Ocean Breathes Salty,” and “Dashboard,” it was an incomplete night.
But “fuck ’em,” as frontman Isaac Brock, would say. For those of us who’ve watched the PNW indie rockers grow from a bunch of drunk ne’er-do-wells to Indie 103.1 and MTV darlings, the show was an encouraging glimpse into the future of an ever-evolving band rediscovering itself in the post-radio, post-MTV era.
I Finally Saw Jane’s Addiction Live
Back in 1991 I remember asking — begging — my parents to let me go downtown to see Jane’s Addiction at the Metro. I believe Nirvana was opening. Finally, 18 years later, I saw Jane’s at an even smaller venue and the result was well worth the wait. Jane’s Addiction and their small body of work from 1988-1991 more or less was the best music that I had ever heard and to this day the raw power and authenticity of those songs remain vital and fresh to my ears.
So I felt like a 15-year-old last Monday night when I got to see Jane’s Addiction with a few hundred others at the Echoplex, down the street from where I live. And I’m still buzzing about the show nearly a week later.
Feel what I’m feeling by rockin’ to these great multi-camera video clips with soundboard audio that the band posted to Pitchfork.tv this weekend.
Stop!