Frenchie Friday - December 6th - Beauty Bar !

allo mes amis - fresh at catdirt headquarters in golden hill is an amazing shipment that I just received of french new wave/punk and rock (or le rock as they say en francais) that I am eager to share with you at the December 6th beauty bar show with the so-so glos and fifty on their heels!!

arlequin, les bandits, bijou, metal urbain (did you know they were the first release on rough trade? FACT!), stinky toys, nurse, and the frenchies! I will of course play the requisite telephone, corporations, edith nylon, kas product, taxi girl, marie et les garcons, les civils, elli & jacno, jad wio, les amants, calamites, les ritas mitsoukos, dogs, starshooter and anything else released or distributed by new rose or man'kin records that you've grown to love. After i play the records that make you fall in love, edgartronic will be playing records that make you dance.

it's going to be an exciting night with a big surprise!

Stinky Toys - Birthday Party (1979)



bises

sophie

Saturday Nite: The Muslims, Vision of a Dying World, Booty Basement

goldenyears, originally uploaded by catdirtrecords.

For yr saturday nite consideration. Haters? Hate on.

Che Cafe Flyer

Che Cafe Flyer, originally uploaded by catdirtrecords.

This is the show coming up...

Show Review: Scarlet Symphony, The Prayers, The Muslims & The Fascination

I went out to the Che on Saturday night- needed to hang some posters, needed to, you know, TALK SOME BUSINESS. Unspecified business. But you can prolly guess. It's not that underground. Showed up during the Fascination's set. I feel bad that I'm not into them, but my opinion stands. I've now seen them four times. They are getting better at what they do. I think they have a good draw at the Che Cafe.

Had a chat with the Muslims- you'll all be pleased to know that we've reconsiled.

Russ, you are HIRED for the next Fifty on Their Heels video since the last one, um NEVER GOT FINISHED! It's been a whole year that I've been waiting for that video. Sigh.

Watched the Muslims. Matt now plays a keyboard for some songs. Both the Prayers & the Muslims have their own van. What does that tell you about a bands professionalism? As suppose to bands that don't have their own van. If you're going to be serious, you need a fan, qed.

Between Muslims & Prayers chatted with Mario, Drew from the Sess, Andrew Prayers, ate some vegan mac and cheese (ick!), felt really, really, really old. Props to Branden Atoms for putting together the line up. The Che is really getting its act together- more of you North/Central County people should check it out. I know you won't but you should.

Watched like, three songs of the Prayers, left. Felt marginally guilty walking out on the Prayers & skipping Scarlet Symphony in their entirety, but I've written a TON about the Prayers and Scarlet don't need my help. One question for the Symphony- when are you guys going to put out a record? Rosey? Can you get the 411 on that? A tour perhaps? What are the plans for 2008? What's the deal on all that?

Sunday @ Casbah: Vampire Weekend!!! & Grand Ole Party

Seriously, you won't want to miss indie blogger nation fav/indie blogger nation punchline Vampire Weekend, here for their first(?) San Diego area show with local indie blogger nation fav Grand Ole Party. Honestly, I haven't heard songs of or listened to Vampire Weekend, but I will be checking them out b/c I like to keep the San Diego area posted on the latest flava of the month. On a related note, when the FUCK are the black kids going to make it out this way???? HELLLOOOOOO???? Don't make me wait for Coachella! And if you make me wait for Coachella, don't put them in a shitty time slot. I'm warning you!!!

If you want to check them out- go peep on Seeqpod; just punch in "vampire weekend" and listen. Huh. Not sure about that Vampire Weekend, but I'm going to see them anyway.

DONT MISS: The SESS @ Beauty Bar San Diego on WEDNESDAY

Man- it has been a WHILE since I've been to the Beauty Bar San Diego. What happened? I know the answer, but I don't want to say. At any rate, my self imposed exile from BB is coming to an end on Wednesday when I will be attending a date with a band that has, simply put, been squeezing my mind grapes of late. That band? The Sess! If you haven't peeped the Sess in a second, you are missing out, because they are bringing the thunder- not the thunder from down under- but the other kind, the good kind of thunder. They'll also be headlining a date with Fifty on Their Heels et al at the Che Cafe on December... 7th? But we all know that you downtown cats don't go to the Che, so this is your chance.

That is this wednesday night with special guest DJ Mario Orduno.

Ethics/Practices of Pacific Law Center Called Into Question

As a criminal defense attorney practicing in San Diego County, the blanket advertising of the Pacific Law Center makes me see red. I can't believe people hire this used car dealership masqueuarding as a law firm. Finally, serious questions are being raised about their ethics and practices in this San Diego Union Tribune article by Greg Moran. Among the allegations:

1. Lawyers formerly employed by the firm have alleged in lawsuits and in sworn statements that Pacific Law Center uses unethical practices, such as allowing unlicensed clerks to sign up clients and give out legal advice.

2. The Better Business Bureau, a business ethics and consumer protection agency, downgraded its rating of the firm from satisfactory to neutral after fielding 38 complaints over the past three years.


3. One of those complaining to the Better Business Bureau was Genevieve Ruggles, 71, of Rancho Bernardo, who paid the firm $11,330 to represent her adult son in a drunken-driving case in Ventura County. When her son rejected Pacific Law Center's representation, it took Ruggles nearly six months to get her money refunded. She said that at her first visit to the firm to discuss the case she was immediately pressured to sign up.

If you are going to talk to Pacific Law Center, at least talk to an ethical criminal defense attorney as well. I know dozens. Here's my ATTORNEY PROFILE at Nolo Press dot com... Hit me up.