May is warm. May is nice. Kickball is in full swing, if you’re dumb enough to not know. Folks are creak’in. [In Martha Stewart voice:] It’s a good thing.

Here’s a short update:

JETOMI are going on tour. Again. Here’s the dates, obviously cut and pasted from… uh, that one website:

May 27 2006

8:00P

Argents House Flagstaff, AZ

Jun 7 2006

8:00P

Club 111 Flagstaff, AZ

Jun 29 2006

8:00P

The Joint Flagstaff, AZ

Jul 6 2006

8:00P

SLC Salt Lake CIty, UT

Jul 7 2006

8:00P

TotalFest V- Play missoula , MT

Jul 8 2006

8:00P

TotalFest V- Party missoula, MT

Jul 9 2006

8:00P

Nicks House Spokane, WA

Jul 10 2006

8:00P

Rendezvous Seattle, WA

Jul 11 2006

9:00P

ACME Portland, OR

Jul 12 2006

8:00P

The Comatorium Grants Pass, OR

Jul 13 2006

8:00P

Arcata Arcata, CA

Jul 14 2006

8:00P

OTown Oakland, CA

Jul 15 2006

8:00P

San Pedro San Pedro, CA

Jul 17 2006

8:00P

Kendrick House? Flagstaff, AZ

The apex of the above tour is TotalFest in Missoula. I’d get in big trouble if I posted the line up. Hmmm… maybe I should.

Meanface are sort of maybe going on tour? Here’s some dates if you’re in Flagstaff:

Jun 7 2006

8:00P

Meanface, Conifer, Suluca @ Cottage. $100 FLAGSTAFF, AZ (this show will be sick.)

Jun 30 2006

9:00P

Monte V with Awesome Cool Dudes Flagstaff, AZ (oh wait, so will this one.)

Speaking of sick shows, here’s a whole bunch.

May 30 2006

8:00P

cottage house w/ old haunts, skags flagstaff, AZ

Jun 9 2006

8:00P

applesauce tree house w/ by the end of tonight and rdp flg, AZ

Jun 10 2006

8:00P

36 chambers, tucson w/ red dress press, no bunny tucson, AZ

Jun 11 2006

8:00P

san pedro, ca TBA San Pedro, CA

Jun 12 2006

8:00P

LA @ the Smell Los Angeles, CA

Jun 13 2006

8:00P

sacto, red square w/ cozy sacramento, CA

Jun 14 2006

8:00P

portland, TBA portland, OR

Jun 15 2006

8:00P

TBA Washington olympia, WA

Jun 16 2006

8:00P

fantasia coffee house, bellingham w/ narrows bellingham, WA

Jun 17 2006

8:00P

TBA Washington seattle, WA

Jun 18 2006

8:00P

portland, TBA portland, OR

Jun 19 2006

8:00P

bakersfield GIGANTIC bakersfield, CA

Jun 20 2006

8:00P

las vegas las vegas, NV

Jun 21 2006

7:00P

casa de pedro w/ dan deacon flagstaff, AZ

Baby Gecko and Red Dress Press shows all. (Except the first one.) Yikes.

Body Parts played a few shows and now are on big hiatus.

The Skags are graduating high school. Give em a high five.

Creosote rule.

Sisterpants played a few sweet weed drenched shows and have disappeared into the shadows once again. For the time being, anyway…

I’m still waiting for a Joe Myers show. Craig Brown to open.

I was going to do a big bit on Nicki Esquedero leaving town, but you know what, it’s not worth it.

I was also going to do a big bit about how sucky the new restaurant Karma is. It’s downtown, and it’s like a little piece of Scottsdale right in the heart of Flagstaff. It should be next to WalMart where it belongs.

Here’s something pretty random: I picked up Songs for Cassavetes at Bookman’s rather recently. It’s about 6 years old at this point. I picked up the soundtrack also randomly about a year ago, and it’s okay at best, but I’ve wanted to see the film since I had heard about it, when it was coming out. It’s essentially a film about a couple handfuls of bands and why they do what they do. The overall theme being the importance of all ages shows and how much more vital underground music is, (and I suppose you can define that for yourself) than music as commerce. The title comes from a few quotes by the original Cassavetes, (not his son, Nick) and how Americans have achieved material wealth but living human lives has eluded them and this culture dies (emotionally) at age 21. Well said on all accounts. Well, anyway, I liked the movie, it got me off my ass to write this silly column.

There’s a lot more to make asinine comments about, (like the new management of 111) but… whatever. Maybe you could do it.