Best Pancakes In L.A.

Lisa and I had breakfast at Green Leaves Vegan yesterday and its our new favorite restaurant in L.A., just based on the pancakes.

I think I'm gonna go there tonight and order food to go.



Some serious axes adorn the walls.

In The Mix

Today and for the past week and a half or so my dad, his wife Ruth, and Steve Rodby with engineer Richard Breen have been mixing the Haden Family cd at Richard's Dogmatic Studio in Burbank.

I visited them today as they completed mixing the Haden Family version of 'Spiritual' but I, dumbbell that I am, forgot to take pictures. Which is strange because earlier I had been just around the corner at AAA getting passport photos so Spain (my band) can play a show in...urgh...I'm not allowed to say yet, but I can say its at a festival in Europe.

Anyways, the mixes sound amazing. I'm excited to hear all the songs when they're finished!

I'm not sure of a release date, but the Haden Family will be having their debut performance this August 24th at Lincoln Center in NYC as part of the 25th Annual Roots of American Music Festival.

Spaceland 3-30-08

My solo project Dead Sea Scrolls played last night as part of Neil Hamburger's monthly residency at Spaceland. It was a lot of fun.

A great juggling troupe called Juggolos performed.





"Get the hell out of here!"

Dead Sea Scrolls Tonight

Dead Sea Scrolls will be opening for my favorite comedian Neil Hamburger tonight at Spaceland in Silver Lake. Hope to see you there!

March 30, 2008
Dead Sea Scrolls (Josh Haden Solo Project)
Spaceland
1717 Silverlake Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
213-985-4333
9pm/21+/$8

Also appearing: Neil Hamburger, Andy Daly (from Mad TV), and the Juggolos.

New Spain/Josh Haden Online Store

I'm working with cafepress.com to bring you new Spain/Josh Haden/Dead Sea Scrolls merchandise. Right now there's a Spain logo t-shirt and a 'Devoted' front cover t-shirt in lots of different styles and colors, as well as other kinds of merch such as coffee mugs, caps, and a bumper sticker.

Check it out at http://www.cafepress.com/diamondsoul

As the new Spain and Dead Sea Scrolls cds develop I'll be adding new designs, so check back often!

Lemongrass

Lisa and I went to a great Vietnamese restaurant last night.

Lemongrass is in the Los Angeles suburb of Eagle Rock on Colorado Blvd. My good friend Erica took me there a few weeks ago and I've been wanting to go back ever since.

Last night I had Pho Tai and Lisa had a vermicelli dish with shrimp. The food is delicious and the prices are reasonable.

I'm a "Pho snob" (thanks to Erica) so when I find a good bowl of Pho it has to be good.

Matt Mayhall's MFA Recital

Last night Spain played three songs at our drummer Matt Mayhall's MFA Recital at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.

The MFA Recital is kind of like the final exam for all graduating students so congratulations are in order for Matt!

All of the music was incredible, especially the composiitons Matt wrote.

Here is a photo I took of one of Matt's groups, from left Rory Cowal, David Tranchina, Gavin Templeton, Matt, and Larry Koonse.