Karaoke is the best way to say goodbye

Q: What do a diverse range of artists such as Van Morrison, Louis Armstrong, N’ Sync, and Michael Jackson have in common? A: We sang their songs drunkenly last night at a karaoke bar. We traveled down to Orange County for a final farewell party for Chip and Melana, two old friends who are getting hitched and moving to Colorado. The entire crew from Orange came out for a night of debauchery and off-key shenanigans; Aushua boys, guys and gals who work the starbucks in the Orange circle, etc. The night was nostalgic, it was touching, it was epic, and it seemed a lot better in my memory than this video makes it out to be. 2.5 minutes of highlights if you can endure the pain. See you on tour in Colorado Chip!


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Taylor
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Local Natives Februrary Residency Diary

Web In Front was nice enough to host a Februrary Residency Diary up on their site. So if you hungry for some updates or just bored off your ass and wondering what we are up to each Monday then check it out. I'll be directing all updates from Outtasight to Web In Front.

See you at Silverlake Lounge.

Andy
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I won $60 bux in Vegas

Let it be known that the cafeteria buffet food at The Mirage is not only necessary, but also part of a balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We played a place called The Beatles Revolution Lounge in Las Vegas and we're joined by many of our CA friends for a night mayhem. I remember winning $60 at Black Jack, eating the free food at The Mirage Hotel six times, jumping on hotel room beds and dancing to the tune of slot machine bells and the flick of a prostitute business card being force fed to me every two feet on the strip.

Andy
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Let it be known that the cafeteria buffet food at The Mirage is not only necessary, but also part of a balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We played a place called The Beatles Revolution Lounge in Las Vegas and we're joined by many of our CA friends for a night mayhem. I remember winning $60 at Black Jack, eating the free food at The Mirage Hotel six times, jumping on hotel room beds and dancing to the tune of slot machine bells and the flick of a prostitute business card being force fed me every two feet on the strip.

Andy
Local Natives

Home Sweet used to be Home

I was born and raised in Golden, CO. The fact that we got to stay at my families house while playing in Denver was everything a boy could hope for. We were fortunate to be a part of "Denver Joes" January Residency at Benders Tavern. We played the big room and he played the bar room. I can see why this 60year old drunken cowboy draws so well with such classics as "Get Your Faggot Boyfriend Out of My Bar". Lets just say Denver Joe was a decent guitar player and I think that was about all he was good at......he did give us a joint at the end of the night so that too I guess.

I finally found myself getting to sleep in. Our second day off of the entire tour was spent here and it was worth the wait. Good food, good friends and a great family. If you are ever in Downtown Denver go to Sputniks and sample the sweet potatoe fries. I think we ordered 5 orders total that night.

Andy
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Traveling Dancers in Lincoln

We played at Box Awesome in Lincoln, NB. Perhaps the worst name of a venue that we visited but it was shaped liked a box and there were some pretty awesome people, so screw it.

I found out two things while playing in Lincoln. Tony from Voxhaul Broadcast wants to set up a "Pube Trim" barber shop(chair pictured above) and that traveling dancers from Canada who perform in the Broadway version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels make more money in 6 months then I did all year.

Andy
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The Punk Bass tone in Omaha

It was cold, the town was empty and it was Omaha. Bright Eyes was crying in the corner and 311 dropped in to say “Chill!”. Yet somehow the bar we played was filled with free shots of whiskey and bunch of nice music people.

Francesca was an angel sent down to us to not only literally punch us in the stomachs but to house us all as well. Her house also contained quite the duo of a hanging witch demon from hell flying toward a two month old Xmas tree.

Andy
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Local Natives at Daytrotter

We have all been fans of Daytrotter and I think it's safe to say that after our visit to Rock Island(Daytrotter) we are now friends. Us, The Union Line and Voxhaul Broadcast were all lucky enough to record a 4 song session and play a show that night at Daytrotter. Mike the sound man trudged through three bands, twelve songs and ten hours straight without so much a raised eyebrow or a sigh of frustration. I admire this mans skill and patience.

Local Natives recorded four songs total. World News and Cards and Quarters were both done with more of an "acoustic" feel to them and from the clips we heard they were sounding like butter on a baby butt biscuit. After talking with Sean, there are tentative plans to release the songs in March....but no guarantees.

Thank you to Sean, Phil, Mike and the rest of the Daytrotter family. We truly had a great time and I’m sure we’ll see you soon.

Andy
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