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Saturday, May 05, 2007
Good Music Week Minipost
MONDAY:
Saw Andrew Bird at Amoeba Records. The only L.A. show he was doing outside the Coachella sweatshop. Great, great set of mostly new stuff ... and a bit more rockin' than I was expecting. The past few times I've seen him have been solo shows; this time he had Dosh and a guitarist / bassist on stage. Still one of my favorite musicians of all time. Still 120% worth seeing if he's in your area.
WEDNESDAY:
Saw Elvis Costello & the Impostors at the Sunset Strip House of Blues. The Most. Expensive. Concert. Ticket. I've ever bought. And parking was 15 bucks. I fucking hate the Strip.
But the show was awesome. Elvis came onstage in a black suit and black sunglasses, and proceeded to rock everyone through more than two hours of songs from his enormous back catalogue and THREE encores. The Impostors were tight, and they were louder than most of the so-called rock shows I've seen. Solo acoustic version of "Alison" had the audience silent. Then he rocked everyone's face off with "Pump It Up" and "Radio, Radio." Living legend.
ALSO:
Finally bought the new Field Music and Cornelius albums. Both have been in heavy rotation this week.
That is all.
Saw Andrew Bird at Amoeba Records. The only L.A. show he was doing outside the Coachella sweatshop. Great, great set of mostly new stuff ... and a bit more rockin' than I was expecting. The past few times I've seen him have been solo shows; this time he had Dosh and a guitarist / bassist on stage. Still one of my favorite musicians of all time. Still 120% worth seeing if he's in your area.
WEDNESDAY:
Saw Elvis Costello & the Impostors at the Sunset Strip House of Blues. The Most. Expensive. Concert. Ticket. I've ever bought. And parking was 15 bucks. I fucking hate the Strip.
But the show was awesome. Elvis came onstage in a black suit and black sunglasses, and proceeded to rock everyone through more than two hours of songs from his enormous back catalogue and THREE encores. The Impostors were tight, and they were louder than most of the so-called rock shows I've seen. Solo acoustic version of "Alison" had the audience silent. Then he rocked everyone's face off with "Pump It Up" and "Radio, Radio." Living legend.
ALSO:
Finally bought the new Field Music and Cornelius albums. Both have been in heavy rotation this week.
That is all.
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that one guy you know, 8:23 AM
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2 Comments:
new electrelane CD now. theyre playing the 31st at the troubadour.
how much was elvis???
how much was elvis???
Elvis was over $120 with Ticketmaster fun.
The way I justified it was, "when am I ever going to get the chance to see him at a small venue again?"
The way I justified it was, "when am I ever going to get the chance to see him at a small venue again?"
