Finally! I have been wanting to do this show/ and play music from LA for sooo long now! But obviously I have to stick to my Transport Yourself rules and only play music from that specific city! Makes it more exciting I guess, but the anticipation does kill me!
I had Laura in the studio with me which was a lot of fun! I wasn't nervous at all, in fact I did a lot of rambling!! Haha but all for a good reason- I spent my Gap Year in San Francisco so I had a lot of insider tips and treats!
Playlist:
Local Natives- Camera Talk
Zola Jesus- Manifest Destiny
Avi Buffalo- Jessica
Best Coast- Boyfriend
Warpaint- Billie Holiday
!!!- AM FM (pronounced Chk Chk Chk)
Imaginary Cities- Hummingbird
Local Natives- Who Knows Who Cares
I'm definitely going to be doing another California show as I definitely didn't get to play all I wanted and California is a big state so I can't cram it all into one show!
Laura mentioned the book that's she written! Bloody exciting! Its called Those Roads Cease to Exist and if you type in L P Schwanbeck into Google it'll come up!
Just to sum up some of the things I said about San Francisco. North Beach is where the Beat Generation started, definitely check out China Town and have a wonder around Haight Ashbury- that's where the hippie movement started! Also spend some time in the Mission- I didn't manage to which I regret but I think its got a good art vibe about it and I reckon things can be pretty cheap there. The Marina is also really nice- Palace of Fine Arts is definitely worth your time and a couple minutes walk will take you to a beach under the Golden Gate Bridge!
Gig Venues: Warfield, Filmore, Popscene, Bimbo's 365, Cafe Du Nord and Slim's
As For LA check out the Sunday Vintage Market between Fairfax and Melrose- cut off levi's for $4! Make a trip down to Venice Beach and Santa Monica- technically not LA but everyone seems to think so!
Here's the Local Natives video I was talking about, seems to fit perfectly as they're on a road trip and its just got a beautiful vibe to it. I know, it seems hipstery and blah blah but just get over that and have a smile.
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