Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

I am very sad to report that I did not get the freelance gig. They do not have the funding right now, an excuse I'm beginning to get really sick of. I have yet to hear on the retail job, but my hope is just about gone. With my sublet coming to a close and no job prospects I am down right depressed...

So, I decided over the weekend to do what any mature, college graduate without a job would do...drown my sorrows.

Friday night I went to see The Honey Brothers, a band that has Adrien Grenier as their drummer. He also took a turn on the guitar and recorder! The show was in a bowling alley/ bar in Brooklyn. It is a really big and neat venue, not unlike the new Rock n' Bowl in New Orleans. I was also mesmerized by a guy who was doing doodles, projected onto a screen during the opening act (a band not even worth mentioning). Now, that's what I call a cool job! Other things of note:

1) I can now get drunk off 3 beers, a total that would have been doubled in college.

2) 'Moonlight' is their best song

3) I left my business card in their van's windshield...so come spring when the ice melts it will have been preserved?!

Saturday there was a blizzard that put my holiday party plans on hold. I decided not to weather the storm, and stayed in instead.

Sunday I had my usual brunch and shopping plans, with an added excursion to pick up my lost yoga mat. I happened upon the Brooklyn Flea pop-up store, and whether you live in NY or elsewhere, you should really check their stuff out! That night I went to Mercury Lounge for the first time.

Mercury Lounge is a famous music venue in the Lower East Side. It is well known for having up and coming musicians who play there before they make it big! Last night was absolutely, without a doubt in my mind, one of those experiences. I saw The Willowz, a California band, who's latest album is their best to date ('Everyone'). The band only played for a little over an hour, but they were fantastic. The crowd was small, and possibly more of their friends than anyone else, but the show was great! I can not wait to see where this band is going and to hear them play again! It was also the last night for one guitarist, and the first for another. They both played with the band, making it a really unique experience...and definitely worth the money(although it was super cheap!).

Songs I recommend include:

'Destruction'

'Everyone'

'Jimmy James'