Showing posts with label Beirut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beirut. Show all posts

6/3/09

On Repeat: Dark Was The Night

Wow.
Arcade Fire, MMJ, Feist, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Conor Oberst, Cat Power, Beirut, Sufjan Stevens, Yo La Tengo, Bon Iver and more...phew...ALL on the SAME album? Incredible, and it's really indie heaven. Ready your ears and enjoy, all for HIV/Aids relief. A big thanks to the Red Hot Organization for compiling this particular list of artists. I'm bummed I missed this concert, but it was the same night as Pete Seeger's birthday. Enjoy Yeasayer's, "Tight Rope" below.

Another fantastic compilation I've come across is A Broke Down Melody, released in 2006, including the likes of M. Ward, Jack Johnson, Eddie Vedder, and Johnny Osbourne. You'd wish you were sitting by a bonfire on the beach in Hawaii. Or you could just rent the film.
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4/18/09

Coachella-Friday


Coachella has been a blast so far. We arrived at our beautiful resort with pools straight out of Melrose Place with music lovers in their 20s and 30s everywhere. We rushed over to the festival as soon as we could so as not to miss The Black Keys. Unfortunately we did miss The Airborne Toxic Event, a favorite newcomer of mine that I discovered at SXSW last month, but you just can’t fit them all! As soon as we walked into the festival fields we ran into some college friends and sadly had to watch The Black Keys from a “beer pen” next to the stage. The show was a good as ever and a great start. From there, Kate, my partner in crime, and I, stopped by Conor Oberst where we ran into Lake Bell and soon after saw Anne Hathaway canoodling with her new beau at Leonard Cohen. He had a fantastic voice but was a bit slow so we took a beer break, while hearing Franz Ferdinand, N.A.S.A and Crystal Castles from afar (all sounded great). Our plan was to skip Ghostland Observatory since we’ve seen them so many times, but how could we resist? It was plain awesomeness, as usual, and was lucky enough to dance next to none other than Justin Bobby. A quick stop over at the highly recommended Beirut was next on the schedule, and back to the beer pen complete with Girl Talk in the background.


Last, but by far the least, was the infamous Paul McCartney. It was so much better than expected and on top of playing songs dedicated to Linda and John, and a ukulele from George, he played a plethora of Beatles songs amongst fireworks. “Black Bird,” “All My Loving,” "Yesterday," "Something," "Can't Buy Me Love," "Eleanor Rigby," "Band on the Run," “Live and Let Die,” “Hey Jude,” “Let it Be,” “Drive My Car,” “Back in the USSR,” “Paperback Writer;” to name most. Let's not forget "A Day in the Life" transitioning into "Give Peace a Chance!" I feel so lucky to have seen Paul, one Beatle, in this lifetime.

Now I’m hanging poolside living the Cali lifestyle, reminiscing about yesterday’s shows whilst sipping on a mimosa…what could be better?
Live. Breathe. Drink. Love. Laugh. Eat. Play. Listen.