Maroon 5 @ Bayfront Park

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Third time’s a charm!

I fell in love with Maroon 5 INSTANTLY. I heard the album ONE time and I was a head-over-heels fan. It was 2004 when I finally jumped on the bandwagon.  I had just moved to Chicago, and it was my first time living by myself.  Songs About Jane helped me fight a serious case of loneliness as I belted out every word during my ultimate empty living room performance.

Of course, in true fashion, I looked for tickets to any upcoming concert they had in Chicago. They were performing soon, and I bought tickets and got stuck in another city and missed the concert! I was passed pissed. My friends gloated for months about what I missed.

The SECOND time I went to see them was in Miami. But as luck would have it, the concert was scheduled the same date I was scheduled to be out of town. Boo.

So this is my third attempt at seeing the band, and nothing was going to come between me and this concert!

No Doubt @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

LONG LIVE ROCK!

I LOVE NO DOUBT!!!!

Tragic Kingdom came out when I was 13 years old, and although they had two albums prior to this, I hadn't heard any of their songs until "Just a girl." To a 13 year old girl, that song was MAJOR in '95!! MAJOR!! lol.

My mom bought me that album for Christmas that year, and ever since then, I've been a fan. I saw them in '98 when they came to Michigan, so it's been 11 years since I'd seen them live, and they've had 2 more albums since then. Their albums are solid, and Tragic Kingdom reminds me of the best part of the 90s!

Their performance was GREAT! You can tell that they're really comfortable with being a group, because all the songs seemed almost unrehearsed, like it was just second nature. They're energy was on 10. I love Adrian Young and that tutu! lol! Gwen sounded great by herself too. I was trying to determine if she was lip-synching or singing live. I'm 99% positive she was singing live, based on breaths you could hear her take every now and then. But she was too cute! She didn't sing any of her solo songs, which I found interesting.

When I saw them in 98, she was jumpin around the stage like a crazy person...it was so fun. It seems as though she's mellowed out a LITTLE, but she was still jumpin around that stage. She'll be 40 this year, and her body is SICK! And I just love the thought of a group 40+ rockin out like that!!!! DOPE.

Paramore was a good opening act for them. They opened with "Misery Business", which is probably their biggest hit. That song sounds so personal. Hayley Williams, their lead singer has a CRAZY voice. I was impressed by her range, and how strong her voice was. I don't have any of their albums but I have a few select singles.

There were SOOOOOOOOOO many people in the crowd. It was at a ampitheatre, so some of the seats were reserved (like ours!), but most seats were lawn seats, so it was just PACKED up in there! We had a great time. I'm really glad I got to see No Doubt!

Suenalo @ Jazid

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Suénalo is a Miami homegrown 10 piece Afro-Cuban, hip-hop, R&B, Latin, and funk band.

The pictures came out okay, but you can't really see anything on the video because it was SO dark in Jazid. I posted the video anyway because I wanted you to at least HEAR them.

Check the pics and flick. (Click the pictures for larger images).

(boy oh boy...T'Amber"oune)

(Jazmine, Me, Amber & Larri)

THEY ARE DOOOOOOPE! I literally went straight home and looked them up on iTunes. So you KNOW I was diggin' it if I was going to buy their album that quick! lol

I wouldn't even know where to begin with all those instruments. Some of the members were switching off between instruments...during a song! I didn't really know what to expect, but I surely didn't expect anyone to start rapping over their songs but they pulled it off. The day was very eventful, and by the time we got there, I was so tired I could barely stand, but they were SO good that we ended up sitting there for hours listening to them. I really was impressed.

One of the band members allowed Amber to play the tambourine and this made her night...possibly her life, especially after one of the band members told her "you can't say tambourine without saying Amber!" LOL! She did a fantastic job!