Alt-J @ the Hollywood Bowl

A magical night under the LA sky at the Hollywood Bowl October 15, 2015.
Setlist for Alt-J as follows:

  1. Intro
  2. Every Other Freckle
  3. Something Good
  4. Left Hand Free
  5. Blood Flood
  6. Blood Flood II
  7. Dissolve Me
  8. Matilda
  9. Interlude (Ripe & Ruin)
  10. Tessellate
  11. Gospel of John
  12. Lovely Day
  13. Nara
  14. Leaving Nara
  15. Fitzpleasure

Encore

16. Hunger of the Pine
17. Warm Foothills
18. Taro
19. Breezeblocks

Postcards from Palm Springs










October is the half birthday between this years and next years Coachella, so of course I had to celebrate with a weekend getaway to the desert.  The water shortage in California is apparent in the photos, as the golf course looks neglected and dry. Next year marks my 8th Coachella, and I’ve never seen the grass look so dead before.  Below is a picture from Coachella 2011 that shows how lush the grass used to be.

BØRNS @ the Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge




Last night I was a fortunate +1 to see BØRNS at the Masonic Lodge in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  It was my first time seeing them, and to be honest I really didn’t know much about their music.

They blew me away.

It was easily one of the best shows I’ve seen at the Masonic Lodge.  They walked out to a Beatles song, peppered their set with friendly banter and anecdotes about certain songs, and even played some new tunes.  Highly recommend seeing them if you get a chance.

Kanye West @ the Hollywood Bowl


Video by PM.

On Friday night I made the trek to the Bowl for the second time in a week to watch Kanye perform 808s & Heartbreak. He brought out everyone that was featured on that album other than Lil Wayne and had to stop the music once when it got out of sync, saying “this is the best dress rehearsal.” Overall he was much better than when I saw him at Outsidelands in 2014.

AlunaGeorge @ the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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Cruised to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery last night to hear AlunaGeorge perform songs from their new album. Just like the last time I saw her at the El Rey, her voice was on point and she was wearing an elevated boxing uniform. They performed Montell Jordan’s This Is How We Do It, Disclosure’s White Noise, and ended the set with DJ Snake’s You Know You Like It. Their new stuff is FIRE and I hope they plan on touring more once their album drops sometime this year.