Mobile Post: Fleet Foxes at the Santa Barbara Bowl
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Couldn't be much better than this. Moon rising over the Bowl. And well-crafted, smart music drifting up through the stands. And beer.
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Couldn't be much better than this. Moon rising over the Bowl. And well-crafted, smart music drifting up through the stands. And beer.
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Next up == Fleet Foxes
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As a friend of mine on Facebook said only a few minutes ago, "This is the first thing I watched this morning! This should put a smile on your face...".
And while it doesn't appear to have happened locally, I am personally writing to testify to that truth. My day has improved.
It's almost as good as THIS from last year's fiesta.
I am also writing to provide links to the Fiesta Schedule pdfs:
2011 Santa Barbara Fiesta Schedule
Now get out there and Cumbia. Or something.
-- Update: Lemonjelly has added a few great Alternative Fiesta Tips on her latest few posts. Check 'em out if you're in the mood for something different, which I'm guessing you are (you're reading my blog, duh!).
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Another lovely performance by the Gardens. Even more chops than usual. Off to tour once again.
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Jonathan Richman has apparently played both Soho and the Ventura Majestic in recent years. I hear that both visits were poorly publicized, and that he played to sparse (criminally sparse) crowds. I also managed to miss both shows, only hearing about them days later, and then feeling..unhappy and stupid.
This time Jeffery of Club Mercy got the booking (who tends to do a great job no matter what) and made a perfect choice. The Mercury was nicely filled (if not sold-out).
Wedged between the wall and some old mid-century couch with a bunch of friends, popcorn and a Hefeweisen was the perfect way to watch (a legend like) Jon Richman do his thing. Very happy day.
Aly Comingore (who I keep seeing everywhere that is good) should have a proper review up on the Indy soon.
In the meantime, here are two videos to make you feel bad that you didn't go.
That Summer Feelin'
And the tail end of 'I was dancing in a lesbian bar'.
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Unexpected awesomeness last night (video at bottom of post).
Around 11:30pm on Sat (last) night, as my wife and I were walking home after an art show and a movie at Paseo Nuevo, we heard music coming from De La Guerra Plaza. We'd missed most of Fiesta this year for various reasons, so we walked over towards the noise hoping we might catch a few minutes of live tunes and a churro.
Though the vendors were starting to pack up, there was a sweet latin band playing in the old Casa (De La Guerra) courtyard behind the beer garden fence. To our surprise, only a few people were dancing in the center of the crowd. After standing there for only a few minutes we noticed that the small crowd doing the dancing was growing, and, before we knew it (zombie attack?) there was a full-blown (impromptu) group dance of at least 50-60 people going off on in the middle of the street outside the beer garden wall. It was like stars - and a dude with a whistle - aligned perfectly.
Easily the best fiesta moment I've had in years.
Here's a video (it gets good towards the 1/3 point) I took with my iPhone of the last song. It only partially captures the collective upwelling of happiness and spontaneity from the crowd.
Anyway. Watch it. And try not to smile.
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