Ok this isn’t really fashion-related, but I just thought I’d let you know to watch out, West Coast. I’m all up in your shit.

I’m in Seattle now, hitching a tourbus ride with Role Mach, Karaocake, and OK Vancouver OK. They played their first show of the tour last night (at a house venue called Dancylvania), ’twas the first one I’d ever seen, and I was so impressed with Role Mach that I insisted they let me join the band. They’re pretty unique and tough to describe (classical, lyrical freakfolk?), but if you like Devendra Banhart, The Boredoms, Nick Drake, Beat Happening, Beirut, or the Fiery Furnaces, you’ll love em. Karaocake and OK Vancouver OK are really amazing as well. Catch us here:

16 Aug 2008
the ould triange [with octothorpe, ok vancouver ok, karaocake] Seattle, Washington
17 Aug 2008
222 percival street nw [with lake, swimming, karaocake, ok vancouver ok] Olympia, Washington
18 Aug 2008
4522 n congress [with ok vancouver ok, karaocake, grandfather claus, swimming] Portland, Oregon
19 Aug 2008
shady pines [with ok vancouver ok and karaocake] Eugene, Oregon
20 Aug 2008
the greenhouse [with caleb nichols, karaocake, ok vancouver ok] Arcata, California
21 Aug 2008
house show [with ok vancouver ok, karaocake] Sacramento, California

I will be getting off the tourbus in Sacramento, but if you live in SoCal, Vegas, or Provo partake in the ear candy at these venues, for serious:

Some say that Sacra-lebrity and local DJ Shaun Slaughter is Sacramento’s party scene (he’s opening for !!! at Harlow’s on Aug 26). Well, a few weeks ago, he came up with this idea for a campy photoshoot with scene photographer, Nick Avey and his trusty digital SLR. He had found these amazing vintage tartan (are they wool?) mens knickers at a thrift store for a pant-worthy price so we just had to shoot them in front of some wood panelling. We decided to camp it up further with a chalice of High Life and the most douchey poses possible. Add one bottle of Jack, a case of High Life, a can of peaches (random) and not much convincing, et voila, there I am in my Michael Kors one-piece, thinking I’m the lesbian love child of all three Charlie’s Angels. Damn, you Jack Daniels. How did my life get so ridiculous?

Shaun Slaughter has a reputation round these parts, but he definitely has his charms… Both of which are on full display in gorgeous vintage tartan.

All hail summertime in all its ridiculousness.

i’ll tell you what happened.

with visuals, even, because visuals make the world go round.

i was lurking on the inter-web, trying to hide from responsibility, and doing other mature things like that, and i stumbled upon this picture:

it was on a blog somewhere.  it had no link, credit, or any of that other good stuff that i need when i decide it’s time to internet-stalk someone with fantastic style.

and you know what happened then?  i had a mission.

i used deductive reasoning to make this list, which would enable me to narrow down my search through the oh, maybe 90  to 91 billion people who use the internet on a regular basis, and make my chances of finding out who this girl is a tad more likely.

(the list)

-she is very well dressed.

-she is posing.  quite comfortably.  like, maybe she’s done this type of thing before.

armed with this thorough outline, i deduced that she must be findable somewhere on flickr…  hmm…  wardrobe_remix perhaps?  

lucky for me, this photograph turned out to be about 5 days old, meaning i only had to spend about an hour and a half sorting through other fashionable ladies and gents to find her.

her name is dixie lux, and she holds the key to my heart.

(also, on a completely un-related and entirely random note, i’m thinking it’s about time someone does something about bringing back the “costume change.”  as in, “yes, i’m changing my outfit again, that was my breakfast ensemble.  have some tea and calm yourself.  i’ll be back downstairs in 20 minutes.”)

i’m thinking that someone might have to be me…