Entertainment Week Part 2

5-24-08 Foals Night

I wasn't like this before when I was in Japan though I just love to see a band I love in person. Feel the energy, feel the song, and feel the crowd. Especially, the ticket is so affordable to go here in Los Angeles, comparing to a price in Japan, it just makes me easier to go. (it was like $40 and up in Japan 14 years ago)

But this week was just overloaded of concerts... Cut Copy, the Presets, and this Foals. I don't think I will do this again for a while... it was so much fun but used too much energy.
I am so glad this weekend is Memorial Day weekend. I could sleep till I NATURALLY wake up, not by my alarm clock. :)

今週はタイトルの様にエンターテイメント週で、ちょっと疲れたかも．．．。金曜日にFoalsというバンドのショーに行って来て、超楽しかったけど、１週間のうちに３つ以上のバンドを見るという行動は多分もーしばらくの間、取らないかなー。でもやっぱりコンサートっていうのはバンドや観客のエネルギーを感じたり、大好きな歌を生で聴けたり、皆と一緒になってこういう一時を分かち合うっていうのがいい、超いい。だから席もできれば1階席じゃないと嫌っていうのが自分の中にある。２階だとなんかそのエネルギーの中に溶けこんでいない感じがするからね。

Ok, back to Foals... They played at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. I love this venue since this place is sooooo small, and we can get to see the band so close. If you can find a band you like playing here, I definitely get a ticket through FAX (so then you don't have to get sucked in all the "convenience charge" by Ticketmaster). It will be like $10 plus $2 (service fee! Cheap!!). Not bad, eh?

This venue is kind a starter venue for a big name band when they were just starting to sell their names. I saw the Killers, the Youth Group, the Elefant, of Montreal, DATAROCK, Tahiti 80 etc...　When they come back to LA and play again, they always have a show at a bigger venue like Wiltern, and Hollywood Bowl (if they play at Hollywood Bowl, that means they are BIG). Anyway, the Foals music was great, and felt so much energy! But the vocalist wasn't looking at the center/front, so we ended up watching his back almost whole entire show.

今回のFoalsはWest HollywoodにあるTroubadourというコンサート会場で見ました。ここは自分のお気に入り。この会場、超小さいから、好きなバンドがすぐ目の前で見れる！超売れっ子バンドが最初に音楽活動を初めてちょっと名が売れ始めたぐらいの時にライブをする場所です。the Killers, Youth Group, of Montreal, DATAROCK, Tahiti 80などなど、今は結構名の知れているバンドをここで見ました。このFoalsもでっかく有名になっていくのかね。

The Troubador
9081 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069
(ゆかちん、Everybody Elseが明日ここでライブするよ。ロスに来なーー！）

The Foals - http://www.wearefoals.com/ 　(their website is cute!)

My concert buddy, Mike says the vocalist - Jimmy(?) looks like the actor, Jason Schwartzman .

このボーカルのジミーって俳優のJason Shwartzmanに似てない？てコンサート仲間のマイクに言われて確かに．．．と納得。


We go to concerts often lately... My concert buddies, Evan (left) and Mike (finally on a pic lol - right). And Midori who is not on this picture. She wasn't feeling well this night. It's cool we like same type of music. :)　Let's go something again! lol

最近、この二人と良くコンサートに出かけます。エバン（左）とマイク（右）。あと写真に載ってないけどみどりもね。みどりはこの晩、調子悪かったです。
友達の要素で同じ音楽が好きっていうのは私の中で超大切です。また行こうね！