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Fall / Winter 2010

09/03/10 at 03:53 PM by Lueda Alia

I finally finalized my school schedule for the entire year and I couldn't be happier. I get a four day weekend as I have no classes on Thursday and Friday. So for the next couple of months, this is what my life will look like:

Monday and Wednesday: classes from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Tuesday: classes from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

I have quite a few breaks in between, so that will give me time to work on AP.net during school days, which gives me peace of mind because I do not want to start slacking on my duties and spend less time working with record labels and bands during the school year. And while I'm ecstatic that I have no classes on Thursday and Friday, I will be slaving away at work during both days. But it's not that bad:

Thursdays: work on campus.
Fridays: lawyer's office.

Other than that, I have a bunch of shows lined up this year that should make everyone jealous:

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / Telekinesis!
Ratatat
David Bazan / The Mynabirds
LOLA Fest (Caribou, Land of Talk, My Brightest Diamond, Born Ruffians, etc.. all for free)
Jamie Liddell / Zeus
Caspian
Rogue Wave / Midlake / Peter Wolf Crier
Best Coast / Male Bonding
!!! / Fol Cohen
Holy Fuck / Indian Jewelry / Bad Tits
Matt Pond PA (?)
Starfucker / The Octopus Project
Jimmy Eat World / We Were Promised Jetpacks
Local Natives / The Ruby Suns
Four Tet / Jon Hopkins
Band of Horses / Jenny And Johnny / The Besnard Lakes
Wintersleep / The Besnard Lakes (again!)
Miike Snow
Stars / Young Galaxy
Angus & Julia Stone
Azure Ray
Josh Ritter / Basia Bulat
Cary Brothers / Sarah Berilles
Yukon Blonde / The Wooden Sky
Delorean / Lemonade
Doomtree (Dessa and Paper Tiger!)

I love all the bands listed and I have worked with a lot of them for quite a while now, so I am extremely excited. Sufjan Stevens and Belle & Sebastian - two separate shows - are taking place in Toronto this fall as well. However, I cannot justify paying over $50 for each show. Deadmau5 is also playing in London for my school's homecoming, but unfortunately, tickets are well over $75. I am very aware that I will miss out on incredible shows, but as a broke college student, I simply cannot afford to see them. It saddens me, but I am hopeful that they will all come around again. I have a bunch of other amazing shows to look forward to, so I won't be dwelling over these missed shows for too long.