Tuesday, May 20, 2008

why does LA do this to me?

edit: I DIDN'T KNOW TODAY WAS APRIL FOOL'S DAY. read comments please.

i get a BB IM last night from Mark when i was sleeping.

"Justice!!!!!!!!!!b!!!"

WTF does that mean, i thought. couldn't be happening...

earlier in the evening i learned that some friends decided to try and get tickets at The Echo for the sold out Cut Copy show. they were successful. i get this email from Mark this morning:

"DUDE KRIS!! The show was f'n amazing last night! Classixx opened it up
but you'll never guess what happened near the end of Cut Copy's set!!

...they announced they had some special guests and freaking Justice came
out and dropped a sick remix of Lights & Music!!!!!!! Damn son, you
shoulda been there! Do you think you can find that mp3 or is it too new?
I got a video of it but it's kinda crappy because we were dancing so hard..
HAHA"


troubling for a couple reasons. Cut Copy are dope performers. seeing them for free in San Diego with a small crowd was not only fun and memorable, but it also reminded me of how lame the scene down here is. the music scene. sure i love north park, our sweet venues, but can you really compare SD to say LA / SF / NY? hardly.

last week i had a discussion with someone here where i work at (UCSD). she was contemplating going to the cut copy show up there in LA from SD. not sure if she made it. but what struck me most was her comment about moving to LA b/c "of the music scene".

and i get this from Dylan:

"Dylan: this was the best cut copy show i've been to
my legs are freaking sore from constant jumping"


i've tasted it before having lived in the OC for many years... got plenty of weekday live indie shows and made it to work the next day semi-tired. now for me to see cut copy with a super secret surprise guest like JUSTICE i have to sacrifice myself... or get the hell out of dodge?!

The Presets... Australian... are playing at the El Rey tonight. no question that show will go off. hmmm...

i'll hopefully get a video from last night's debauchery up soon.

/end rant


-belTRON

2 comments:

Peter Chung said...

I hate life ...

bboygraphix said...

Kris Beltran, YOU'VE JUST BEEN PUNK'D!!!!!!

..courtesy of Mark, Dylan, and Kris Choi.

Now wouldn't it be dope if Justice REALLY came out and remixed "Lights & Music"!?!? JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED!!! BEST PUNK EVERRRRR!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA.

We thought that you'd catch on after Dylan Rick Roll'd you with "Never Gonna Give You Up". That's the JAM! HAHA. You're way too gullible man. :)