A while ago I set out to document my handstamps on this blog. It seemed like a good idea at the time; handstamps are transitory but sometimes very nice to look at, and they remind me of friends and music and good things. They also look good stacked next to each other in photo form, and create this nice “this is your life” effect. Anyway, like so many virtual projects, that one evaporated. But here’s a really nice one from a couple days back. I think I got this at Holocene. It’s a group of skeletons rowing a boat. A death boat.

Berbati’s last night was the first installment of the Housewarming series Chantelle and I are starting up, and it went really really well. Turnout was really good, the bands were all fantastic and excited to be playing. I brought my old boss Mr. Dave Allen, who is also the bassist from Gang of Four (!!!), and I think he really dug it. Being the full-time rockstar he is, and not being Thurston Moore, I’m guessing he doesn’t really get the chance to see this kind of arty music that often. Now he wants LKN openening for the reunited Gang of Four at their as-yet-unannounced post-Crystal show. This totally makes sense: Gang of Four was more feminist-minded than people think and LKN is this amazingly powerful all-girl rock group “deconstructing the whole macho rock thing” as Dave put it. This would make my life if it happens.

Also, Donna Dresch is playing with LKN now, and so is the amazing Caitlin from Desert City Soundtrack, who is seriously like the best drummer in town. Supergroup = hell yes.

The wonderful and talented Jessica Jones put the bill together, and did it well. Her band We Quit played mini-maxi psych rock akin to Lightning Bolt. They’ve gotten so much better over the last year it’s not even funny. They are the sweetest kids too, gave me shout-outs from the stage TWICE, neglecting to mention how THEY were the ones that made the show awesome in the first place. They’re opening for Supersystem (aka EL GUAPO) at Holocene soon, so go.