Yo La Bright Eyes

Last night I saw perhaps the most unassuming band ever on one of the biggest stages in the world. But Yo La Tengo pulled it off. The way the trio switches vocals, instruments, and even genres can be disarming, but everything came together in the final song, which seemed to last like 20 minutes. No, they didn't play the oldies like their NPR albums, but they did that Jesus and Mary Chain song.


The headliner was Bright Eyes. The dude/group from Omaha filled the stage with friends from the L.A. Philharmonic. It was pretty impressive. The Phil had specific music written for the occasion, jumping in to add texture, depth, and new dimensions to songs instead of just playing along. We were pretty far away, but it seemed like the band was energized by the situation. It's one thing to turn up the amps in a rock club; it's totally something else to have a living, breathing organism like an orchestra at your back.

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It was nice to break out of the office to be under the stars for one night. During certain songs, I even forgot out the deadline. Now we're back in the office on the home stretch. Anyone want to come by and help copy-edit one more time? Anyone want have cookies they want to get rid of?