Life is Crazy

Since I last wrote, my British friend Amy was in town, my dad, brother, and his mom were in town, and I am prepping for a visit from my friend Marc and my birthday party next weekend. I apologize for the lack of posts. It is not that random funny things have not occurred, but mostly because I have not had the time to sit down and write about anything. I suppose I could give 2 quick concert reviews, but then I may not write again for a few weeks...

Red Arrow Messenger - August 24th at Spaceland: They were great. Disclosure that I know these guys, but they were honestly great. My friends who came with me had never heard them and did not know the band and were asking me how they could get their album. Of course, the album isn't out yet, so you can't, but be on the lookout for when it does come out - cause they really are great. Lots of energy, which pretty much defines a good concert for me.

LA Philharmonic conducted by Placido Domingo with cello solo by Yo-Yo Ma - August 25th at the Hollywood Bowl: The large pieces were ok - pretty, but nothing that blew me away. The highlight of the show was the solo encore piece that Yo-Yo Ma did, followed by the duet between Yo-Yo Ma and Placido Domingo (Ma played cello, while Domingo sang). It was pretty amazing to hear. The other highlight was simply being at the Hollywood Bowl. It's a pretty amazing venue. It makes me excited to go to the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in a few weeks to see how it compares.