bright eyes + cocorosie = great show

my good pal bob invited me to join him for a night of music at town hall last night. i was excited because bright eyes was headlining and cocorosie was opening. when bob and i were trading mp3's way back when and i asked what bright eyes was all about, he was pretty sure i wouldn't like it. i don't know why exactly, just didn't think it was my cup of tea (guess this was back when i was consuming pretty much nothing but broken beat/nujazz/electronica kinda stuff). anyway, i got it from him and i liked it.

we got to see conor play solo style at carnegie hall last spring and i was hooked. he sang this amazing song called "land locked blues" which blew me away. just him, his guitar and his soulful voice. i was transfixed. his words and his demeanor made me think this kid might be a neo-bob dylan. pretty big compliment for a 23 year old kid.

i saw bright eyes as a full band at coachella last summer and was blown away yet again. so great with him and all the band members... steel guitars, mandolins, horns, the whole bit. and something about this young boy made me fall in love. sure, there are plenty of those die-hard indie chicks (and probably straight dudes) that would give anything for a night with conor. it wasn't like that for me. i just thought he really had something and i was into it (and yeah, he's pretty cute too). but i didn't want to get in his pants. just his music.

the show last night confirmed my like for the band. conor was in top form, singing from his soul and giving the audience their money's worth. he sang a bunch of new tunes from one of his two new albums that came out yesterday, "i'm wide awake, it's morning". very folky and wonderful. i got the album at the show last night and have already listened to it about 6 times. i love it! a fantastic album (only one song i don't like and that's saying something). if you have any love of folksy music at all, run, don't walk and get it.

oh yeah, and cocorosie was equally as amazing in concert. got that album thanks to my belgian friend and was totally into it. and the live version = wow! kind of a theatrical production with funny little kids toys being played along with beat boxing and totally original singers! it was an all around great night of live music!