it's monday.

photos from the weekend - the yoko ono exhibit that opened this weekend at the ke center for contemporary arts was a total bust, packed to the gills with nothing particularly new or exciting to look at. apparently she made an appearance, but we didn't stick around long enough to watch. on a happier note though, casino demon at YYT on friday was fucking a-amaaazing! i remember being at one of their first shows at D22 in beijing, and the subsequent hundreds of shows afterwards, and seeing them last weekend was definitely the most thrilling of suprises. it seems like they've finally found their own sound - there have been so many times when i've been at a bar, looked up suddenly and asked "WHO is this?!", only to hear the answer be casino demon, time and time again. totally one of the best bands in china right now, young & fresh with awesome stage presence.

after their set (and a rousing set from the rogue transmission as well!), we headed over to shelter to see james pants, who started off pretty strong but then ended up blending into the background with the rest of the mayhem that is shelter on any given weekend. you'd think i'd be more wary of going to shelter after my wallet was nicked last week, but i guess the young never learn.

also - new pants! NEW PANTS!

say what you will about them, but they give a great live performance. the whole weekend was all around great, and it's been so nice living in shanghai these past few weeks, a ton of awesome live shows, everything is buzzing with energy.

excuse the scattered update. i was up until 8am this morning watching f'ing season two of gossip girl. yeah, that's right. i don't get it either.