As we’re all getting back into the flow of work, I hope you find something you can be excited about – even if it’s only halfway as thrilling as this kiddo thinks this song is. My favorite part: her big sister laughing in the background. Love it.
More later – life has been mega busy but good, now that I’m over my latest cold and dug out of last week’s giant snowstorm!
Every day, I check the marquee of the Orpheum Theatre on my way to work. Whose tour bus will be blocking my door this week, I wonder? But for the last few days, I looked up with an extra smile because I was actually going to see the band whose name was displayed – it was time for me to have some FUN.
It was surreal to actually be inside the theater for the first time – it felt like walking into Mary Poppins’s bag, like “how could this large space possibly fit in the downtown Boston that I know?” The opener was underwhelming, the beer was $13, but the seats were good and FUN. was amazing. They rocked the house, even if they did play a little too much new stuff for my fellow fans’ taste – it’s rare to find a band that sounds as solid in person as in the studio. They also brought the Boston charm for encore #1 (photo courtesy of the lovely Katie Catano).
(c) Katie Catano
My favorite part was just how much they enjoyed playing, and their newfound fame. When they held their mics to the audience to let us sing “SO WE SET THE WORLD ON FIRE, WE CAN BURN BRIGHTER…” the looks on their faces were of mild disbelief and sheer joy. This is my absolute favorite part of live music – seeing the face of an artist who clearly is still wondering “What did I do to deserve this, to get all these people to pay ME to sing to them, and to have people who not only like my words and tunes… they love them so much that they know them by heart?” If that isn’t the point of getting famous in the first place, I don’t know what is.
Here’s their megahit – trust me when I say it’s even better in person.
I might be a little late to the party, but I am obsessed with this 2012 pop mashup. From the paths of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to Logan Airport to the streets of Boston and NYC, this is what 2012 sounded like – and I loved it all.
What was your favorite song of 2012? Let me know and you could see it here some future Monday!
Here’s your daily dose of awesome, with a good song to go with it from my friends at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.
Here’s some pump-it-up music to get you into the Olympic spirit. I have been reading about the Games and getting ready to share some awesome facts and tips with you starting later this week. For now, let the kids of PS22 warm you up for the week ahead!
I willingly lost my voice singing along to this song at the lovely Katie’s birthday party this weekend (YAY!). It is impossible to sing “Firework” without passion, and the kids at PS 22 do it justice in this department. I know it’s old news, but now that I’ve gotten over the question of “do you ever feel like a plastic bag?” I think I’m ready to have this be one of top jams for summer 2012.
Happy Monday!
I hear that I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I still had to share. My coworker showed me this video during our staff retreat this weekend, and it blew me away. Apparently Ellen later had them on her show and give them more guitars so they wouldn’t have to share anymore.
What great videos have you seen lately? And which of these people do you want to be? I love the guy in the middle – so stoic, and then when he starts singing = WHAM.
Kat and Wes have been singing/playing this song for ages, but I love this version that I saw on 4 Men and a Lady earlier this month.
It’s not about the money, money, money… aaaand now I really want to make a family music video.
It is impossible to pinpoint the highlight of the weekend I just spent in NYC (Dim sum? Stephie Coplan’s CD release show? Cheesecake at Kate’s diner?) but dancing on the big piano at FAO Schwarz was definitely top 5. Matt played a lovely version of “Mary had a little lamb” and I rocked away at “Heart and Soul.” I think that if I had more time, I could totally be as awesome as Tom Hanks in Big.
Have you ever danced on the big piano? What did you play?
Fun fact: only two have ever been sold, since it goes for a whopping $250,000. Also, we were about 4x as old as anyone else on the piano, and I have never cared less.
Bonus: music Wednesday! Another classic song to get you in the holiday spirit. The countdown to Christmas is ON!
