Music, Lately

"Lately" is kind of generous, but we've been to some fun concerts in the past few months, and I want a record to prove to Baby Boy Shackmano that we were cool, fun people before he came along. I mean, I assume that we will continue to be cool, fun people after he's here, but just in case...

Billy Joel at the Hollywood Bowl - I'm not sure that attendance at a Billy Joel concert really supports my claim that we are fun, cool people, but whatever.

 

Wynonna at The Annenberg - again, perhaps not the hippest artist, but free, outdoor concerts are always a good time. Also - I can't lie, The Judds' Greatest Hits album is my jam.

Jay-Z and Beyonce's On The Run tour - ok, I should get some points for this one. Thanks to the fact that Jay-Z's musical director is a Korg artist, Tom was able to get us passes to the On the Run show at the Rose Bowl. This was a spectacle like I have never seen before. 

I never get that worked up about going to shows, but this was pretty awesome. We had all-access wristbands, so we hung out backstage (and on stage!) beforehand, and then watched the show from the floor and side stage. If I weren't afraid of The Beygency, I might have tried to find Queen B's wig room... Forgive the amount of pictures I'm about to drop in here - I was really excited about this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 No Doubt - thanks again to Tom's connections, we got to go to the "friends and family" dress rehearsal for No Doubt's performance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York. The dress rehearsal was at The Forum, and because Tom is the coolest, we also had Forum Club passes where we got to enjoy snacks that included a cake with pictures of the band members on it.

{You will have to take my word for it that that is Gwen Stefani. You should also know that she seems to be aging backwards. Don't Speak!}

Jamestown Revival at Way Over Yonder - if you have not already had the pleasure, go buy this album now. So good. Perfect music for a fall Saturday on the pier in Santa Monica...

 

I shall leave you with this barely discernible photo of Gwynth Paltrow, GOOP herself, on stage with Holly Williams who was opening for Jason Isbell at The Roxy.

LA is weird.

Week 23: Sugarland Week 24: Midgey Graduates

My new thing for the 24th week of the year was a Sugarland concert. Proof, sort of:

{You'll have to take my word for it.}

The next week, I watched my baby sister graduate from college!! That was definitely a new thing. I am so proud of her (not a new thing).

Lucy was so proud that she had herself a little sand seizure to celebrate.

Adios, September!

September was not my friend this year, so I'm glad that it's just about over. October holds way better things; I can just tell. Plus, even if my psychic powers and positive mental energy fail and October sucks too, at least there is candy at the end. In any event, here is September as seen by my phone.

My walk home from the gym along La Cienega.

{Kristen Buckingham Interior Design}

{The Spanish Kitchen}

{Scalamandre - obviously. I really want to start owning that yellow zebra umbrella.}

{olive tree}

This shirt is for sale at Bloomingdale's for fifty dollars. Fifty. Can we all agree that the whole ugly clothes in the name of irony thing has gone too far?

Greyhound with rosemary garnish at Mandrake.

It's almost that time...

Back to Coronado.

A.C. Slater!

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings at the Music Box - never thought I would enjoy bluegrass so much.

*I've been using a new camera app called Camera+. I don't like the filters as much as Instagram, but I do like that you can take multiple pictures and edit them after the fact.