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A moment to kvetch about an old subject
Due purely to a fluke, I just discovered that Elton John and Billy Joel will be playing at Key Arena in November. Apparently tickets went on sale at the beginning of March. I was completely unaware. I just went over to ticket master to look for tickets. The cheapest tickets that are apparently still available are $179.00 per ticket ( Read more... ) -
The inexorable march of time
By the good graces of ironymaiden, I have been made aware that Yes is playing the Moore Theater next week. Tickets are still available, and Yes is something of a religion with my brother and me. The last time I saw the band, it was not the best show of theirs I'd ever seen, but it was Anderson, White, Wakeman, Howe and Squire--the quintessential line-up. This ( Read more... ) -
Geek music
Just got home from the Jonathan Coulton show at the Moore Theater where I had an absolute blast. ironymaiden put together a small group for the excursion which included melkahb, frabjouslinz and others. Saw a number of unusual suspects there. In fact, probably two-thirds of Geek Seattle was there.
Paul and Storm, of whom I had not heard before tonight, opened. If Coulton sings ( Read more... ) -
God, I love my brother
He always knows exactly how to cheer me up and make me smile ear to ear. How'd he do it this time? He posted a link to a Shaw-Blades video (hey, jon_chance, that's Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades) of a performance of "Fooling Yourself", which led me to their performance of "Your Move" and a whole bunch of others. Terrific stuff. Styx fans, Yes fans, click the ( Read more... ) -
Blast from the past
A long time ago, on an island far, far away, I had a circle of high school friends with whom I've almost completely lost touch. One of the people in that best-beloved circle was an enormously gifted musician named Tommy Williams. Tommy and I were both theatrical, loved the Beatles and Yes, and just kinda had that rapport that good friends have who ( Read more... ) -
We interrupt this program...
...to bring you the latest in pop culture meta.
Some of you may remember the momentary lapse of reason that was my discovery of the Dramatic Hamster video on YouTube. In that same LJ entry, I linked to an article we ran on Tech & Gadgets about the most popular viral videos on the WebIt's a good thing I've seen all those videos, because it allows ( Read more... ) -
This week's distraction
I have posted exactly nothing about chorus this season, mainly because it's a rather quiet season and our performances will be casual, free, and short. We're performing this weekend, actually, at the Redmond Town Center Christmas Tree Lighting on Sunday at 4 PM and 6 PM. (You Eastside people--come see us!) Tonight was our last rehearsal before the ( Read more... ) -
Music notes for a Friday afternoon
Recently updated my iPod with music old and new. Listening today while working, it brought up some things I want to share:
- Sting's "Fortress Around Your Heart" is a terrific extended metaphor with some really nice imagery. I still love it every time I hear it.
- Not loving newer Counting Crows material (except for their version of "Big Yellow Taxi ( Read more... )
- Sting's "Fortress Around Your Heart" is a terrific extended metaphor with some really nice imagery. I still love it every time I hear it.
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Music, appropos of nothing
I just want to say, as I sit here at work building web pages, that I could listen to gravelly-voiced baritones for the rest of my life: Dave Matthews, Eddie Vedder (thanks for the recommendations, kefiraahava!), Billy Joel (in his lower registers). Really. Just . . . yum.
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John Barrowman Cabaret
This is what happens when you surf on YouTube.
I was clicking around a bunch of Doctor Who clips and music videos when I discovered a series of videos from John Barrowman's Kennedy Center cabaret (which appears to have been pre-Captain Jack). There's some wonderful stuff here, mostly Broadway tunes with a couple of popular numbers, so I wanted to ( Read more... )