heaven's on fire

venue: the independent
artist: the radio dept. (sold out!)
who: ro
when: 14 february 2011 (monday)
show starts at 8:00p

this is my first show of the year. i first started listening to the radio dept. back in 2007 or so. they were part of the swedish pop mélange i'd come across that i couldn't get enough of. they offered something different from the others. dream pop. and oh, how i do enjoy dream pop.

the openings were terrible. dj axelson and some local band from belmont. the band was horrendous. not only did they sound bad but they had no stage presence. there was no one pretty to look at. the instruments were too loud and you could barely make out the vocals. when the radio dept. finally come on, my ears were in heaven.

apparently, this trio is quite popular here. they played two nights (monday and tuesday) and both shows were sold out. johan duncanson has the sweetest vocals. he's a bit of eye candy as well. so being up front wasn't terrible. their drums were programmed which was surprising but good for my ears. their tunes are danceable and seeing/hearing them live definitely gets you into the mood. as the 20-something drunk girl who kept bumping into me could attest to. i'm just hating because i couldn't be drunk. i had to work the next day and i'm not 20-something anymore (thank goodness!!).

and unfortunately, they only played one song for the encore but by that time, i was ready to get home.

rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

happy belated v-day shoes!

any reason to buy shoes, right? ok, so i bought both pairs in the same week and i actually got the boots on the 14th. i know i don't need a reason but it makes me feel better when there is one, wouldn't you agree?

plus, these are my very first pair of d'orsay pumps. i know, i can't believe it either. they are patent leather with a nearly 4" heel. they feel comfortable (so far) and are super sexy.

happy new... shoes for me!

despite having purchased 5 pairs of black shoes in the last 2 years, i still find myself with a shortage of black shoes. i've been looking for a pair of black wedge boots for a while. finally, i found them... these are ankle boots with 3¾" wedge heel and a fleur de lis zipper.