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Aug. 6th, 2003 10:34 amA few items from my trip so far:
There are, as previously mentioned, thousands of donut shops on the north side of LA. My favorite so far: "Doughn-t Hut" ("What's missing? U!").
Before the Kulak's open mike, I ate at Original Thai, "the best Thai food in town!" It was pretty good, but did not inspire me to sample Burbank's lesser Thai offerings.
Russell and I went record shopping yesterday at Aron's and Amoeba. (Thanks,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
europopkid!) I now have more CDs.
Hem and Leona Naess were great again. Leona had a bigger band, which suits her. (I usually prefer small groups for singer-songwriters.) I've been enjoying the sampler from her forthcoming CD, and the other new songs in concert, too.
It was the first time I've seen Hem with a drummer. That was good sometimes--it added energy, or added some desired precision to the rhythm. But other times the drummer seemed to overwhelm the delicacy of the compositions. You know who's great, though? Their upright bassist.
I talked to Dan Messé after Sunday's show but didn't manage to ask him if he'd received the cover of "Sailor" I'd sent him. ("Sailor" on the record is lush, with Sally Ellyson's gorgeous voice, a small orchestra and I think a French horn solo; my version is spare, with my rather less lullaby-suited voice accompanied only by acoustic guitar.) Last night I finally confirmed that he'd got it, and he said nice things about it. Note toxythian and his fans: Dan specifically mentioned liking the cover of the cover.
Tonight San Diego, tomorrow Santa Barbara, the next night a gig in San Jose. (So... many... saints!) It's already clear to me that I need to come back soon and spend a whole visit in LA, instead of jumping around southern California. I probably can't until October, though.
There are, as previously mentioned, thousands of donut shops on the north side of LA. My favorite so far: "Doughn-t Hut" ("What's missing? U!").
Before the Kulak's open mike, I ate at Original Thai, "the best Thai food in town!" It was pretty good, but did not inspire me to sample Burbank's lesser Thai offerings.
Russell and I went record shopping yesterday at Aron's and Amoeba. (Thanks,
europopkid!) I now have more CDs.Hem and Leona Naess were great again. Leona had a bigger band, which suits her. (I usually prefer small groups for singer-songwriters.) I've been enjoying the sampler from her forthcoming CD, and the other new songs in concert, too.
It was the first time I've seen Hem with a drummer. That was good sometimes--it added energy, or added some desired precision to the rhythm. But other times the drummer seemed to overwhelm the delicacy of the compositions. You know who's great, though? Their upright bassist.
I talked to Dan Messé after Sunday's show but didn't manage to ask him if he'd received the cover of "Sailor" I'd sent him. ("Sailor" on the record is lush, with Sally Ellyson's gorgeous voice, a small orchestra and I think a French horn solo; my version is spare, with my rather less lullaby-suited voice accompanied only by acoustic guitar.) Last night I finally confirmed that he'd got it, and he said nice things about it. Note to
xythian and his fans: Dan specifically mentioned liking the cover of the cover.Tonight San Diego, tomorrow Santa Barbara, the next night a gig in San Jose. (So... many... saints!) It's already clear to me that I need to come back soon and spend a whole visit in LA, instead of jumping around southern California. I probably can't until October, though.
