Especially excited for:
No Doubt
Blink 182
Amy Winehouse
Britney Spears
Maroon 5
and not listed here, Ace of Base & Sara Bareilles. If only the Spice Girls had something on the horizon, then I’d really be set!
Posts tagged with Sara Bareilles
Today, @SaraBareilles debuted her video for “King of Anything,” the lead single of her upcoming album Kaleidoscope Heart. I love this video almost as I love Ms. Bareilles. It’s so wonderful. She looks absolutely beautiful. I can not wait for the album to be released — 7 September 2010 — the day before my 25th birthday! Happy Birthday to me!
Ticket Stub Tuesday… Round Twenty-Six:
I am warning you right now: If you ever see a show at Joe’s Pub, it will ruin you for all other venues. Situated downtown, Joe’s pub is a nightclub which is run and operated by the Public Theatre. It has a classy, Old-New York feel to it, that makes any night on the town very special. Atypical to most other concert venues, Joe’s Pub offers table seating so that concertgoers can enjoy a cocktail and dinner whilst they are treated to their favorite artist perform.
Such was the case on a bitterly cold evening, last February, when @SimTilver and I saw the one and only Ms. Sara Bareilles at Joe’s Pub. This was the fifth time that I had seen Sara Bareilles with Tim (1,2,3,4) and she was fantastic! We started the evening off with a cocktail, while the opening act was playing. I forget his name, but he was a Mouseketeer along with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. He was pretty good. I actually ran into him on my way to the bathroom after the show — very nice guy.
By the time our entrees were served, Sara had taken the stage and was in the middle of her set. She is very interactive with the audience, so there is much banter in between each song. Unfortunately, because she had been on tour since her first studio album, Little Voice, was released in 2007, she did not perform any new material. Her next studio album is scheduled for release sometime later in 2010. The good thing about watching her perform the same, familiar songs (aside from knowing all the lyrics) is you tend to pick up on different nuances each time.
Sara’s raw talent and powerhouse vocals, coupled with the great company and amazing venue, made for an highly enjoyable and memorable evening.
Ticket Stub Tuesday… Round Eighteen:
When @Pasty informed @SimTilver and me that she was getting tickets to see Maroon 5 at Madison Square Garden through work, there was no hesitation. We were there in a New York Minute! (Which incidentally is much longer than 60 seconds… in case you were wondering). Only to sweeten the deal was the fact that the one and only Ms. Sara Bareilles opened the show. To hear her Little Voice fill up MSG was pretty exiting.
After Sara played her set, she did a meet and greet on the main concourse of the venue. In between her and Maroon 5, The Hives or The Strokes or one of those hipster bands that begin with “The” played. Needless to say, we took that time to refill our drinks and meet Sara B.
The line itself moved very quickly. There was merch galore to purchase and have signed. If my memory serves me correctly, @SimTilver purchased another copy (I know he already owned the original release, the Japanese import and the iTunes version with bonus tracks…) of Little Voice, so that Sara could sign it. I was content with presenting her with my ticket stub.
Just a few weeks prior to this concert, @SimTilver and I went to THIS show at the Bowery Ballroom, where Sara performed with Jon McLaughlin. We had a great spot on the floor, so I was able to take a lot of awesome, crappy iPhone pics. Upon meeting Sara and introducing myself to her, I whip out ye ole virtual photo album, like a stalker, and show her all of these pictures of her from that show. Creeper much? Epic faux pas, Greg. Epic. So, Sara laughs it off, signs my ticket stub and takes a picture with me. She was very charming. Then it was time for us to head back into the Garden to see Maroon 5.
They played material from both of their studio albums, Songs About Jane and It Won’t Be Soon Before Long.; both of which the three of us spent the entire summer listening to, on repeat, in our cars. During one of the songs, I can’t quite recall which one, Kanye West appeared on stage to perform. I don’t know whether he was invited to do so or if he was in the audience and simply felt neglected, but there he was — raping his heartless heart out.I enjoyed every bit of the concert, even that.
[[Sara Bareilles with Me!]]
Ticket Stub Tuesday… Round Seventeen:
As you may have noticed, a key component of “Ticket Stub Tuesday” is missing…. the ticket stub! This is the only concert that I’ve been to (to date) where I lost the stub in the venue. That just goes to show what a great time I had! @SimTilver was supposed to scan a copy of his for me, but he still hasn’t done that.. uhHum…
This was my second Sara Bareilles concert and first time seeing Jon McLaughlin, both of which co-headlined this show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on 19 September 2007. Both artists were supporting their debut albums, McLaughlin with Indiana and Bareilles with Little Voice. Having already seen Sara B. once before, I knew what to expect. I bought her album and listened to it on repeat for the first couple of days. (As a matter of fact, her’s is an album that I still listen to over and over).
Jonny M. was exactly what I had expected. Having been paired up with Sara Bareilles, I knew he had to have a mellow, relaxed sound yet at the same time exhibit some sort of poppy hook. I’m surprised that he has flown under the radar for so long; I’m just waiting for him to blow up. in the same vein as John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson, McLaughlin makes for some kick-ass stoner tunes… not that I smoke the reefer. Just speculating. (I’ll submit to a drug test, people)!
[[Jon McLaughlin killin’ it!]]
[[Sara Bareilles playing her little heart out!]]
Ticket Stub Tuesday… Round Fifteen:
@Simtilver first exposed me to Mika and Sara Bareilles at this concert, some two years ago. Since then, we’ve seen Mika together twice more and Sara an additional three times! And since then, both of these artists have changed the way I hear music.
It is of no surprise that these two acts were paired together for this tour, as both are self-taught, melodically inclined individuals who exhibit the very essence of raw talent. Their music encompasses beautiful melodies with lyrics that are far more poignant than “Boom, boom pow,” or “Rah-Rah Ah-ah-ah, Roma Ro-ma-ma…”
I think that one of the reasons that I like both of them so much is that even though they have had great success early on in their careers, they have managed to stay under the radar, so to speak, and have dodged that sell-out/main-stream bullet. Their fan base is very much genuinely interested in the music.
Thankfully, @Simtilver is a concert Nazi, so for this particular show we got to the Nokia Theatre early enough to be toward the front of the line. I am also thankful for the network of ‘line-holders’ that Sim befriended so that we didn’t actually have to wait in the line — we waited at the bar around the corner instead!
The show itself was non-stop energy right from the get go. It was a really fun way to start off the summer and to refresh my musical preferences.
