Saturday, May 06, 2006

Another Concert

I went and saw Imogen Heap play at the House of Blues last night. For those of you who don't know her, she's the lead singer of Frou Frou and just released a solo album late last year (there does that help?). She's an Indie artist who uses loops in her music so that she's able to put on an entire show by herself. It's pretty cool stuff. She played all my favorites including Goodnight and Go, Hide and Seek and Frou Frou's Let Go from the Garden State soundtrack.

It was an all ages show, so there were a lot of high school aged emo-kids there. Some were in large packs, others with their parents, and believe it or not I actually saw some of them smiling.

You'll also be happy to know that even excluding the people who were there as chaperones, I wasn't the oldest guy in the audience. Yes, it's a fear of mine that some day I'll be 'that guy' and just not know it. At least I'm not yet though. That's a good thing.

Unfortunately, it was more of a typical Vegas concert. Sometimes it was hard to focus on the music because of the constant chatter that was going on with the people in the back. Come on people, show some respect for the band you just paid to see, and perhaps more importantly, the other people who also paid to see them. If all you're going to do is talk to your friends, you may as well spare the rest of us the trouble and stay out in the casino and talk. Then everyone's happy (well, at least I am, and that's what is most important).

All things considered, it beat the typical Friday night in Vegas. You know, the ones that consist of snortin' crank and bangin' hos.

1 comment:

MJ said...

I love Imogen! Goodnight and Go is my favorite song. I've been trying to download it to my phone forever. I'm jealous you got to go see it performed live.