Archives for May 2008
Toy Selectah comes to Atlas June 14th!
27 May 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
It has been a while since we had a guest at Atlas, and we are thrilled to have Toy Selectah from Monterrey, Mexico at our night. Here is a bit from the myspace-cribbed press release I sent out:
Atlas presents…
Toy Selectah (Control Machete/Sonidero Nacional) from Monterrey,
Mexico. The founder of Mexico’s most important hip-hop band, and a
member [...]
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Filmi! Filmi! Filmi!
27 May 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
It has been quite a while since Anjali and I threw an all-Bollywood dance party. The last one was years ago at Saucebox, and it just so happened that the bathrooms flooded at Saucebox that night and the floor of the club was swimming in overflowing toilet water. Let’s hope the bathrooms at the Someday [...]
Reggaeton in Beaverton?
13 May 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
As far as I know, a major league reggaeton artist has never performed in the Portland area. This Friday the 16th of May, Nicky Jam will be performing at Studio 503 in Beaverton. Thanks to Alissa for the heads up. I will be busy DMing a D&D session that night, or I would be [...]
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Iron Man vs. Batman Begins [Spoilers, probably]
6 May 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Last Wednesday was superhero twofer day. First, the Nick, Dark Bambi and I went to see a preview screening of Iron Man. I was hopeful from seeing the previews, and I was excited by the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, as I’ve always liked Robert Downey Jr., ever since his [...]
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Stan Lee & The Rise & Fall of the American Comic Book
6 May 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
I picked up Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book by Jordan Raphael and Tom Spurgeon just recently, and tore threw it in a very short amount of time. I had put off reading it for a while fearing that it would repeat a lot of the material from [...]
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Andaz 4/26/08
2 May 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Anjali and I spent a week on the beach in Mexico at the end of April and got back the day before our April Andaz party. Other than a boutique called India Bazaar right outside the Zocalo in Mexicio City which was playing current Bollywood hits, we didn’t hear any Indian music in all [...]
Atlas 4/12/08
2 May 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
I was sick again for this month’s Atlas. Does that make three or four times that I’ve been sick on stage at Atlas in the last year? I was laying down in the green room between sets, wishing I could be at home resting instead of performing for hundreds of people. My [...]