just when you thought i was done gushing and gushing and gushing on end about #UMF

IDENTITY FEST
came along...
and this, my loveys, is a nationwide tour.
so try to go wherever you are.
then, prepare to
DANCE
it appears there will be varying line-ups
so click your city for the details.
i'm so in: bookashade, kaskade, holy ghost!+
YAY YAY YAY!!!
happy friday.
love,
sunlovey

addendum: my brain is one jacked little place. i hesitate to drop $100 on a dress without carefully mulling it over, but a show goes on sale & $100+ is dropped faster than you can say 'excuse to dance my a$$ off'. conversely, i will dole out $50 at the drop of a hat for a killer top, but hesitate and think in great detail about spending the same on a $50 music compilation.
i don't get myself.

LISTENING TO...

how about a random little collection of sounds i've been tripped up on recent days & why:
Starfield- The New Division

i just love it. beautiful. atmospheric, like literally, you might picture the sky, crickets, waves, listen...

A Little Respect - Erasure (listen via hypem.com)

because andy bell was spotted at the robyn show in tampa, fl this past monday by one friend and DJed someplace in manhattan last night where another friend was in attendance, erasure's just on the brain.

The One - The Radio Dept. (download it via pitchfork.com)

O.M.Beats! and a seriously lovely & nostalgic vibe. and why ever is this track so short i want more more more...#love.

Bikini - 04 (listen via hypem.com)

a fuzzy, youthful anthem full of layers, chanting, heartfelt melodies—you'll dance to it as much as you reflect to it.
Fun to be had - Nitzer Ebb

1st time i saw nitzer ebb i was 13, they were opening for depeche mode on the world violation tour. i got a beer spilled on me. i fell in love with industrial music. am seeing them again this saturday in miami and well, there's mad fun to be had, loveys.

Ghost in my head - Niva

this track is like a dream you don't really want to wake up from. and yet, it still makes you a little melancholy. there are underlying beats that remind me of london jungle music in the mid '90s. and who doesn't have a ghost or two in their heads?

happy listening!

love,

sunlovey

(local? you should go. i am.)

The Golden Filter is playing Grand Central, Miami on Saturday August 21st. This is going to be one hell of a dance party. Golden Filter's original sound + their various remixes = gorgeously infectious beat-driven romps a room should blow up to live. Can't wait. You should come.

the golden filter - solid gold

far away- cut copy - the golden filter remix

THE SKINNY ON

CARGO/MOTO

Looks like everyone's carrying some version of a skinny-fit cargo. In the expected cotton twill, but also in denim with edgy zips, stitching & cargo pockets (note: the jean version is being associated with moto/biker vibes). I freaking love this look. It's high time cargos got their turn at being sexy. Peep J Brand's version here. Check out Bebe's spin here. And Express's skinny cargo here & in moto denim here. Boston Proper's sexy cargo pant here. Armani Exchange's take on the skinny moto jean here. Check out Sanctuary's skinny leg cargo here. Seven For All Man Kind has a skinny cargo too, see. As does Rich & Skinny, here. So do James Jeans, look. I swear by this style/cut. With the right heel, your legs look 3 miles long. And I'm not tall, loveys. You'll wear these killer pants straight through fall.

love,

sunlovey

hey kids, sorry i've been a little negligent this week. am now back at it.
so yeah, last weekend i managed to squeeze in two shows. earlier this week i blogged about passion pit at the fillmore. which through & through, ruled my world. but the night before that, i finally got to see the pains of being pure at heart with surfer blood & hooray for earth at a truly killer new venue in miami called grand central.

i'm going to digress for a sec. pre-show we had dinner at a HOT new restaurant (both literally & figuratively) in midtown miami called Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill. the place is gorgeously appointed, has a modern caribbean vibe. the indoor/outdoor bar is hip, even the bathrooms are stunning. what sucks is, it is HADES hot in that place, partially due to indoor/outdoor bar, i'm thinking, but that adds to the caribbean feel, right? the food was quite delicious. we noshed on squid, japanese eggplant, edamame, octopus, olives, scallops, cheese, shrimp, +++ all creatively prepared, tapas style. i'd totally go back.

ok back to the show, unfortunately we got there a bit too late to catch much of hooray for earth's set. what we did see/hear, i dig. spunky, synthy, upbeat. whatever song they closed with rocked the room. i assumed & hoped surfer blood would play next, and that the pains of being pure at heart would headline. i feel like i read somewhere that they were alternating the headlining spot.

 however, the pains of being pure at heart played next. WOW. WOW. WOW. their sound was beautiful, sparkly, stunning. the vibe was dreamy, light, dancey—well, exactly what i thought they'd be like live. seriously they're just darling. Peggy Wang is surreal cute & spacey. is she for real? she's like that friend of yours that spews out of nowhere thoughts on end, outloud, that you and the rest of your social circle just sort of giggle at and dismiss. i want what she's on. Their set against a killer LED backdrop of vivid color was sensory, blissful, perfect. but sadly, over in the blink of an eye. #love was: everything with you AND OF COURSE higher than the stars. i'd of killed for them to just play the rest of the night.

esp. based upon the attitude of the other band. do know, they put on a solid show, absolutely. that was my second time seeing them and i feel like they have grown a lot and played a tight set. but they need to grow the eff up. second show, second time they've left a crap taste in my mouth. there's punk rock a$$hole behavior that you almost have to admire and then there's childish whining/ranting without thinking that simply annoys & too bad, they again succumbed to the latter. so, while they did sound good, antics pre-show and post-show marred my experience. whatever, it is what it is.

point is, i look QUITE forward to seeing loads more shows at miami's grand central. and on the whole, am glad i hit this one.

love,
sunlovey
p.s. #YAY #YAY #YAY for my new 80s dress from Urban. it's #LOVE.