On Saturday night I headed to Amplyfi in Hollywood, CA to see my friend Kapali Long play a short set. This is a small, all ages venue with platinum records and music-themed posters on the walls, band stickers plastered all over an inner door, and an eclectic choice of chairs to sit on. This would be an ideal space for budding artists to play or perhaps for an intimate secret show. Kapali performed with his usual level of passion and obvious love for music. He started the show with his sweet song, “Double Tall Non-Fat Latte,” a story of love
Category: Concert Journal
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“You Make My World Rock” is on Twitter too! Follow along at @YouMMWRock. Watch out for the following daily hashtags: #SundaySongDay — focusing on songs by singer/songwriters, those guys and gals creating music with their guitars or pianos (or ukuleles) to guide them. #MiseryLovesMonday — get all your sad songs here. The weekend is over and heaven knows we are miserable now. #TuesdayFanDay — I’ll highlight a song suggested by a follower. Are you a fan of a musician you want to share with the world? Let me know and I’ll give them a shout out. #WiseWordsWednesday — there are
Take a Chance and Let’s Go
On September 2, 2015 I attended my first concert since starting this blog, so here is the first concert report! The show took place at what I like to think of as my home venue, Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, CA. The line-up for the evening was DOJO, Gears and Zeal Levin. Opening the night, DJ duo DOJO deftly swapped turns on the controller. They smoothly transitioned between songs, pumping up the crowd and getting them moving on the dance floor. Local artists, Gears, continued to bring the beats with Tanner Allen mixing the music while Carolina Webb’s soaring voice
And I say, “Hello.”
Check one, two. So I am stage diving right into the undoubtedly over-saturated world of music blogs. Why would anyone (or especially me) want to do that? Well, like many others I have spent my whole life surrounded by music as a listener, an observer, and a participant. Music speaks to me and makes me feel an elation that nothing else quite matches. Lyrics swim through my mind, become my life philosophies, and shape my being. Rhythm pulsates, providing energy and momentum. It is time to share those experiences with the rest of the world and hope that my audience