sunday 12.13.09

bela fleck holiday show! watching some of the best musicians in the world play some holiday and some non-holiday tunes at the orpheum with brendon, ryan, and shaina. this isn’t what the show looked like. but it’d be a bit rude to take a picture, now wouldn’t it? (and they don’t allow flash cameras.) show good, i bought my dad a cd. brendon and i got dinner pre-show at the afghan restaurant on state street. turns out i like afghan food – who woulda known?


-bkh

wednesday 08.05.09

'and i've written pages upon pages trying to rid you from my bones...'

‘heartless bastards’! jamming out the overture, getting the crowd all riled and rowdy for ‘the decemeberists’. well, i suppose the gigantic douche bags sitting behind nick and me (and ryan) did the riling for the crowd in balcony number one. regardless, the live music was an excellent excellent mid-week energizer. the decemberists again rocked with their ‘hazards of love’ album all the way through like a rock opera, and followed up with a second set and an encore. with every listen to a CD, or concert i attend, i'm always impressed by how much colin meloy's lyrics frighten yet delight me.

-bkh

monday 03.02.09

'and this old corduroy coat is not keeping me dry...'

the bro and i headed to milwaukee (his first time there!) for the joshua radin show at the pabst theater. after meeting marissa at alterra for tea and mochas, and marques at bravo for vino and italian, ryan and i made it just in time to see jesse harris and meiko open. the show was the main reason ryan made it to the great cheese state. and it certainly was a good reason. i wasn't a big joshua radin fan pre-show, but he put on a good (though heartfelt, it was slightly wimpy) show. i was really sold on him as an artist when i heard he was the only one to play at ellen and portia's wedding.


-bkh