Arioso Moments

A mash note to music from a filmmaker. Be sure to check out my film blog and my old music blog. Still curious? You can learn more about me here.

Review: The Dandy Warhols @ The Wiltern

You guys are much better at ripping off The Stones than Floyd.

Review: The Raconteurs/The Kills @ The Greek

First, I was incredibly bummed that I only caught the last few bars of The Kills. I can’t believe I missed them.

As for The Raconteurs, they’re very talented but does every song have to sound like an ADD mash-up of four Zepplin tunes? Relax, I’m not a hater but by the middle of their second set I kept asking myself, “didn’t they already play that song?”

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

The Cure covered by this young lady.

Bat for Lashes

Need I say more?

Review: Beck/Spoon/MGMT @ Hollywood Bowl

Um… well… I want to say something positive… how about this: the first half of Beck’s set rocked and… um… it was a beautiful night to be at The Hollywood Bowl.  Do I have to write more?  No?  Great.  End transmission.

A beautiful Canadian.

A beautiful Canadian.

Feist @ The Hollywood Bowl

I should mention that when I first got into Feist, I saw her perform at the Troubadour (take your first apartment and multiply it by 2, maybe 4).  I was pressed right up against the stage, her “costume” was a pair of gold slippers and the defining adjective was “intimate.”  For me, that’s the perfect way to see her.

At the Bowl, I was about a 1/3 of the way from the front, she was wearing a white rock star suit and she had these overhead hand-crafted projections that unrolled while she played.  Um, yeah, I think I still prefer the first way I saw her.

But Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings opened for her and they rocked the goddamn house!  Make every attempt to see them when they hit your town (and man, do they hit it).

Beer + Sharon Jones @ Hollywood Bowl = Awesome!

Beer + Sharon Jones @ Hollywood Bowl = Awesome!

I’m sure I’m the last person to blog about this but I love the song and the video.  Enjoy.