Something more than borders on a map...

I've kind of been neglecting this blog. Not on purpose mind you, but my lack of internet has kept me away. I recently went to Los Angeles to see Jonah play as Onelinedrawing. Onelinedrawing was what Jonah used to tour and record under. He has about 60 OLD songs which he played through alphabetically over 3 nights in a row at the Knitting Factory. Since Kim and I worked on Thursday and Friday, we were only able to make it to the final show, but it was so worth it. We had also made a little Jonah figure for his birthday which was earlier that week. I think he liked it.





The two opening acts were incredible in their own ways. Gardening, Not Architecture was a lone woman playing in front of a panel (about the size of a door) filled with lights. The lights go on and make little patterns and designs while she played. She only played 3 songs, but I can't wait to hear the rest of her material.



Iamani hit the stage next and immediately asked for people to come up close. I knew right away that he would be very friendly and interactive with the audience. I was right. He was so kind and positive and just overall the nicest guy. It also turns out he's from Oakland which is pretty awesome since it's the next city over from where I live. Hopefully he will be playing sometime soon.



Shortly after Iamani's set, OLD took the stage R2 and all. Jonah was obviously having a blast and so was the crowd. I heard whispers from various people around me that had attended all 3 nights that this was their favorite night. After playing for a good amount of time, he offered to play a few more songs in the parking garage (after of course, we all helped him load his stuff in his car). After a little security snafu, he ended up playing Mother Mary and Lukewarm by the entrance to the Knitting Factory. It felt good to belt the last lines of Lukewarm with everyone at the top of our lungs while various families and the mini-steam punk convention went back to their cars.

(and you can see Iamani on the right with the "Gardening, Not Architecture" and the gray hoodie totally into it which is awesome)

Kim and I will be going to see NIN on September 3rd in LA for their 3rd to last performance ever (or so says Trent). I will also try to update more frequently even if nothing big like this happened.