Simple Dea-lite #7

Turning on Pandora not remembering the last "station" I had on and the first song being the perfect raining weather song to start my day. 

Oh Bon Iver how I love thee. I usually let him sing me to sleep but today makes for the perfect wake up call. 

Enjoy! 

 

December concert #5

Horse Feathers @ The Echo Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The night started at El Prado bar which is across the street from The Echo.  My friends Adela and Leslie showed up a bit after and we all enjoyed some good conversation and alcohol before we headed over to the show. 

Once we go there it wasn't too packed which is exactly how I like it. 

We sat on the patio a bit to wait for them to go on. They were great live and the combination of my buzz and their music made for the perfect evening. 

Nights like those are why I enjoy spending time with friends and experiencing the same things together. 

Here are some photos from the show: 

December concert #4

KROQ's Almost Acoustic X-Mas Night 2 December 12, 2010

I had the amazing luck of getting tickets as soon as they went on sale for night 2 (they sold out in 13 min!)

My friend Ali wanted to go so I helped purchase tickets. She told me I had to come with her and it was a fabulous time. 

We watched all band and artists except for Brandon Flowers, who neither of us were interested in watching. 

Here's a rundown of the lineup and some pictures. 

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Broken Bells

The Temper Trap

  

Neon Trees

Florence and the Machine

The Black Keys

Brandon Flowers (No pics)

Vampire Weekend 

Phoenix

Other randoms taken with Retro Camera on my phone.

 It was a great concert and Ali and I had a blast. 

As you can tell by our faces! 

December concert #3

Delta Spirit @ The Music Box (The Fonda) Wednesday, December 8th. 

One of the best things about going to The Fonda is that Blue Palms bar is right next door and you can go between the two. This makes every concert there an instant winner. Went with Bill and missed the first band, because of said bar, and so we started with the band Darker My Love. They put on a fun show, wasn't sure what to expect from them but was pleasantly surprised. 

Next came Delta Spirit. I know some songs from the one cd I own and did not expect the show we got from listening to that cd. It was intense, rockin, and extremely fun.

December concert #2

On Friday, December 3rd I went to concert #2 for December. 

Fences @ The Bootleg Theatre in L.A. 

I love that venue. It's small, intimate and reminds me of all the shows I used to go to as a teen. 

Fences is a really good band that reminds me of a mix of Conor Oberst, Elliott Smith, and Gary Lightbody. 

I do think a few of the songs just need a little something extra but I'm still a fan. 

December concerts

Yesterday marks the first show I am going to in the month of December. 

There will be a total of six concerts this month and since I haven't posted in a while what better way to rekindle my relationship with my blog. 

Yesterday I accompanied the lovely Malinda to see Brooke Fraser at the El Rey. Though I didn't know any of her music and had only listened briefly it was a great show. We arrived just before she came on and her backing band was great. I especially enjoyed the bass thumping songs she played, about 2 or 3 of them. She is from Australia and quite witty while she was up there. She reminds Malinda of Ann Hathaway and reminds me of Kate Voegele or other artists like that who get played on all those CW shows. 

Very interesting mix of people and definitely more male bodies than I would have expected to see there. 

No pictures of the show but here is a video of Brooke