I came down with an insomnia cold. Did that deter me from consuming a bunch of music and arts though? The answer is of course no... A play by play list of what was seen...
Tuesday night: Dodgers Game and then CSS and Tilly and the Wall at the Mayan...
For a class in acoustic environments, we were semi-required to go watch a game at Dodger Stadium. This particular game was a complete joke, as the Dodgers had an absurd 7-1 lead by the 3rd inning, so much so that I just left after the top of the fifth inning, so I could sprint to the Mayan Theatre to see...
Tilly and the Wall and CSS. Tilly and the Wall are undeniably cute, with a clog dancer providing a large chunk of the percussion and rhythm for the band. An effective gimmick, and the more dance-y direction they seem to be going in (as opposed to a more roots-y-pop) can possibly pay some pretty large dividends. CSS, on the other hand, hit the stage like a bullet out of a gun, and after 55 minutes of sheer energy, you were lucky if you were left standing. So you are warned.
Rock out Wednesday: Brazilian Girls -
Rather unimpressive. Perhaps this was due to the fact that I wasn't feeling particularly well this evening, perhaps it was because I had won 2 tickets off KCRW and no one came with me, hence a failed +1 crisis. The music was OK, the energy seemed a bit too down tempo and chill from the stage, also the projection and video content was just passive and lame (I know the music is at times down tempo and chill, but for me it felt like a going through the motions type of show). Frankly, a rather unmemorable evening.
Friday night debate:
Needless to say, I made a drinking game out of watching the debate, being anytime John McCain pissed me off, I drank. As you could assume, I got pretty shitfaced pretty quickly. As far as my thoughts on the debate, I thought that Jim Lerher was an effective moderator, trying to get them to speak to each other, and to an extent succeeding. The other fact which has been well documented is the fact that John McCain simply refused to look at Barack Obama, it was just frustrating for all.
Well, that ends part 1. The further viewing which will be discussed in the next installment:
The Civilians new documentary musical - This Shining City
The John Lautner retrospective at the Hammer Museum
An Evening with Robert Wilson
The VP Debate
Stars
David Byrne
Upcoming viewing:
Madame Buterfly @ the LA Opera
Elevator Repair Service
possibly Gogol Bordello
more debate action
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