beach house @ the music box 2.16.11

ps beach house is an indie band made up of victoria legrand (vocals, organ), alex scally (guitar, keyboards), and with live percussion by daniel j franz and graham hill, and more keyboards! i must say that legrand has uniquely powerful vocals. her voice is fascinating. the songs are filled with passion with an aura of a psychedelic influence. with that being said, the colors and starry backdrop were stunningly atmospheric. this music is dark, dreamy, and alluringly hypnotic.
the group has released three albums: 2006 “beach house”, 2008 “devotion” and “teen dream” in 2010.
ps ps thanks for whomever told legrand that the audience was good looking... hehehe yes legrand i believe that we all had one sweet dream that evening just as you told us to.

follow beach house:
http://www.facebook.com/beachhouse
http://twitter.com/#!/BeaccchHoussse
http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic
http://tickets.beachhousebaltimore.com/

hear me share beach house ~ http://blip.fm/CreepingElm

papercuts @ the music box 2.16.11

ps sadly to say the music box doesn't allow professional cameras in their venue. completely bummed was i. they made me take it back to the car. me without a camera in my hand at a show is like a drummer without a drum. iphone had to play the role of the camera for the evening.
pleasantly enough the indie band, papercuts, was the opener for beach house. the members of this band are jason quever with graham hill (drums), david enos (keys), frankie koeller (bass) and others... i find their sound to be ethereal-like with quever's whispering vocals and guitars. their music put the crowd in a very tranquil state of mind.
papercuts - fading parade is their 4th release ....release date is march 1, 2011.


follow papercuts:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Papercuts/129634500431437
http://www.myspace.com/thepapercuts
http://papercutsmusic.tumblr.com

hear me play papercuts at http://blip.fm/CreepingElm

riches of love untold wakening the day from black to gold...

the decemberists @ the wiltern 2.12.11

ps the decemberists are a folk rock band made up of colin meloy, chris funk, jenny conlee, nate query, and john moen. on board for their tour is nickel creek's sara watkins (described by meloy as a sixth decemberists), providing fiddle lines and support on guitar and drums.
they opened their show with a tribute to la, "los angeles i'm yours", from their album her majesty at the wiltern theater on 2.12.11. thank you colin for greeting all of us that were seated at the top of the mezzanine. i loved that he asked the audience to make noises as if we were being swallowed by a whale preparing us for participation during "the mariner's revenge song", an over-the-top sea tale from 2005's picaresque.
the concert ended with "june hymn" from the king is dead, their most recent album released on 1.17.11
a big thank you for a lovely show that i will remember for a lifetime! and colin your quirkiness is adorable. btw, la will be waiting for your return, even if you have to swim under water to sing to us.
ps ps if you haven't seen them live get out there and find tickets!

follow the decemberists:
http://www.facebook.com/thedecemberists
http://twitter.com/thedecemberists
http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists
http://decemberists.com/

listen to me play the decemberists http://blip.fm/CreepingElm

surprise arcade fire show at the ukranian culture center, los angeles, ca..... waiting for tickets

ps finding out the evening before with clues from the arcade fire tweets there was to be a secret show on
2.11.11. tickets... oh where are you selling from? why they will be sold at noon to the first 100 (unknowingly) in line at origami vinyl in echo park, ca. fans spent the night along the sidewalk curving around the corner from origami vinyl. my friend went at 6 am to join the line of hipsters on the cement. i then arrive a little later that morning to join him. he had to leave for a meeting for about an hour. i continue to wait and save his place in line. during that period that he was away we were numbered on the hand and only those whom were numbered were to purchase tickets. i made it... number 96! aww, but this meant my friend was not going to be able to purchase 2 tickets. what do i do? he was there before me. the right thing to do was to get the tickets and give them to him. that is what i did. this is what a real friend would do!
ps ps boo 92 who cut the line to get a number.. btw this was chanted in line waiting by many.. boo 92... boo 92