Last night a friend was in town and we decided to get up a group and go eat dinner. A friend suggested a new place and we all met up. What our friend didnt share is that this new place (the restaurant has 2 other locations that have been around for awhile) was having a VIP grand opening last night. We get there and we are seated in a crowded dining room with local celebs and elected officials. I wont mention any specific names but it was quite a gathering. Our waitier had the distinct pleasure of telling us our meal was comped. WOW!!! A great time was had by all including some phone calls and ribbing to those that were too busy to make it out last night...
We get home and the end of American Idol was on. They were singing Stevie Wonder songs. I love Stevie. He is a musical genius you know. One of the rocker guys was singing "Higher Ground" and the judges went wild. "You took that and made it your own!" was the universal sentiment of the judges. Evidentially the judges have never heard the 1989 release of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers version of this song. In other words, he didnt really "make it his own"... I still enjoyed it, but was shocked that they seemed to not know what he was doing.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Friday, March 03, 2006
Tunes
Whenever I am down, stressed or just need a pick me up I like to buy some new cds. Tonight after dinner wifey and I went to pick up some new music, as well as a copy of Walk the Line. Boy were we in for a surprise.
Normally when you go to a record store (unless it is a small, independent store) the staff is not very knowledgable about music. You could ask where to find the most popular artist and they will stare blankly at you like they have never heard of the singer. God help you if you ask for something obscure. This was not the case tonight. We had a guy that knew his music. He knew when stuff was coming out. He could look at the variety of stuff I had selected and suggest some others that work out. We will definitely be going back to this store...
When I was a kid (and even now) I like to watch Austin City Limits on PBS. They have had a virtual who's who in music appear on their program over the years. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Ray Charles, Robert Randolph, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, and lots of others. After years, they have finally gotten smart and started releasing some of the show's performances on DVD and CD. This is something I always thought they should do and now they are doing it. They have release 5 or 6 artists right now with plans to release another 15 or so in the near future.
I also picked up Matisyahu's live album tonight. I heard about him a few months ago but finally broke down and got his album tonight (he has a studio album coming out this Tuesday). WOW!!! Matisyah is reggae album with a hasidic jew spitting out the rhymes, chanting, rapping, or whatever you want to call it. The lyrics are very positive and spiritual. Man, this has got to be one of my favorite albums of the year. You have really got to check it out.
Editor's Note: The link above for Austin City Limits is the site for the show and music festival. This link will take you to the CDs and DVDs that are currently released. There are more released than the 5 or 6 I was told. They have a neat feature that allows you to watch some of the DVDs that have been released.
Normally when you go to a record store (unless it is a small, independent store) the staff is not very knowledgable about music. You could ask where to find the most popular artist and they will stare blankly at you like they have never heard of the singer. God help you if you ask for something obscure. This was not the case tonight. We had a guy that knew his music. He knew when stuff was coming out. He could look at the variety of stuff I had selected and suggest some others that work out. We will definitely be going back to this store...
When I was a kid (and even now) I like to watch Austin City Limits on PBS. They have had a virtual who's who in music appear on their program over the years. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Ray Charles, Robert Randolph, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, and lots of others. After years, they have finally gotten smart and started releasing some of the show's performances on DVD and CD. This is something I always thought they should do and now they are doing it. They have release 5 or 6 artists right now with plans to release another 15 or so in the near future.
I also picked up Matisyahu's live album tonight. I heard about him a few months ago but finally broke down and got his album tonight (he has a studio album coming out this Tuesday). WOW!!! Matisyah is reggae album with a hasidic jew spitting out the rhymes, chanting, rapping, or whatever you want to call it. The lyrics are very positive and spiritual. Man, this has got to be one of my favorite albums of the year. You have really got to check it out.
Editor's Note: The link above for Austin City Limits is the site for the show and music festival. This link will take you to the CDs and DVDs that are currently released. There are more released than the 5 or 6 I was told. They have a neat feature that allows you to watch some of the DVDs that have been released.
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