When Emo Kids Grow Up.

So, I have no qualms about admitting... I was a TOTAL emo kid in high school.

For those of you that didn't know, my name KrisDeLaRash actually comes from my high school garage [emo] punk band, Rash Minority, which I started with two of my good friends, Isaac (awesome guitarist and collaborator) and Alberto (drummer of the local legendary Razacore band, Intifada). I was looking on MySpace and found our old page, listened to some of our old music. (if you're curious, be my guest, just remember were 17 ) We definitely were a GARAGE punk band, cuz those recordings were straight up done in a basement, but it still makes me feel some kind of way.




But...what is it about rocking out with a live band, belting weighty lyrics? Poetry and Hip Hop...love 'em. But this girl right here, was born to rock.


(at Carver High School's Battle of the Bands)


So, I got to listening to some of the great emo songs of my time... (if you follow me on Twitter, you've already seen my #whyimstillanemokid trending topic) and I realized just how heavily influenced my songwriting and poetry are by Emo music.

Funny, I was trying to explain it to someone the other day. What is emo? Emo is just a short term for "emotional". Emo punk is rock music that usually touches on topics a little deeper than "I hate my parents and conformity" lol.

It's music about your feelings but it also goes hard! So, if you'd like to delve into the amazing, jolting, lyrical world of Emo Punk, here's 5 songs you can check out right now, that I genuinely believe are some of THE BEST EMO SONGS EVER (err...my favorite ones anyway) -- Lyrically and melodically!

1. Jude Law and A Semester Abroad - Brand New
2. God Called In Sick Today - AFI
3. The Recluse - Cursive
4. Blue Channel - Taking Back Sunday
5. Understanding In A Car Crash - Thursday

I don't wanna jinx it, but I can see Rash Minority coming off of hiatus at some...time...soon...

Many a splendid thing

On a 60-degree day in November,

I got some great news...

I'VE BEEN CASTED IN DePAUL UNIVERSITY'S 2010 PRODUCTION OF THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES!!!


If you ask me nicely, maybe I'll tell you which one I'm reading...

To celebrate, I caught up with my boy Flow, and we hit the Little Dragon concert at the Double Door! Easily one of the best concerts I've been to this year -- and it was FREE.99! Yukimi Nagano was amazing, sounded better than the recordings. Where they do that at?


The band was amazing, had the whole spot throbbing all the way through their 20-minute encore. Little Dragon is not to be slept on.

Minneapolis Mini-blog

Minneapolis was the Bees knees. The kliff notes?

Me and CasMercedes rocked the house:



The Twin Cities have the awesomest/tackiest/sexiest community of drag queens ever ;)



The Lungless Ladies and the Dimpled Custodian of The Default Project are the host/esses with the mostest-es and I'll love them forever, just you see.




Minnehaha Falls gave me my sanity back in the form of beautiful autumn foliage!



:)



-Kris