Last weekend I went out to see my friends in the band’s Neon Indian and Ishi play at Hailey’s, in Denton, TX.  The show looked like it was gonna sell out at 8pm and they didn’t even go on until 11:30pm, it was pretty amazing!  This time last year Neon Indian was but a beginning, now in 2010 they’ve seen and toured the world, been mentioned on the national news, and have a fan following that seems to growing by the minute.  They aren’t the only band making waves though, Ishi is just another example of the growing music scene in Dallas, TX, despite the citiy government’s blatantly obvious hatred for it, and anything creative.  Ishi’s sound is a finely tuned dancing machine, that infects anyone that hears it.  I even found myself dancing in the middle of photographing them!  Look for big things coming from these two bands in the future!

Photos By:  Dustin Hollywood

On Monday my good friends NEON INDIAN came back to Dallas, TX to do a show at the Granada Theatre with ISHI. It was quite possibly the best performance by either band I’ve ever seen. There had to of been between three or four hundred kids tightly packed around the famous Granada Theatre stage for both bands. Neon Indian and Ishi’s success can not only be attributed to their great stage presence but to the amazing music that they create. Fizzy Dino Pop also performed at the beginning of the show, I’ve never seen him before but I’d keep my eye out on him, I was definitely impressed, he had the group all fired up for Ishi.

Photos By:  Dustin Hollywood

My trip started off in Las Vegas last Sunday for a real estate convention known as ICSC. Our first night out we ran into Aziz Ansari from NBC’s “Parks & Recreation.”  The convention I have to admit was dead, but not bad if you are a pervert looking for a great excuse to leave your girlfriend/wife for a couple days for a “Business Trip.”

By Wednesday I was in LA, and our first night out ended up being kinda slow, highlighted by dinner at tapas hotspot Cobras & Matadors. Thursday afternoon we stopped by the SLS Hotel’s sick poolside to have a few drinks. Unfortunately that evening was a blur after the disappointing loss at Staples Center where I found myself pissed as hell because entire sections were empty and the fans had zero energy. Friday night I headed to nightlife staple “Guys” which is now being run without my favorite door personality Darren D. DJ Devin Lucine was spinning and did not disappoint.

Great lineup of shows this next week at The Granada in Dallas,TX. Tonight: Ladytron and The Faint will be performing – doors open at 7. I saw Ladytron with Dagnushka a few years back in Denton and they absolutely killed it.  On Saturday 4/25 The Kills will be performing but I have heard mixed reviews on their live performances. Last but not least, next Monday Black Kids will be playing and I can almost guarantee every hipster and his mother will be in attendance and drinking PB&R’s. I will probably not make it to all the shows so feel free to post your reviews and comment.