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July
07.13.2009
Incubus
Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA

This was my first time at "The Bowl", I'd driven past numerous times and heard first hand accounts of how cool it is. It's definitely a cool venue! The seats I had weren't that great but I had a wonderful time. I think the sound quality could have been better but that may have been due to where I was seated. Incubus did not disappoint! Stellar in the night air and under the stars (what I could see of them for being in LA ie. Smog heaven and millions of lights) was all I needed and their cover of Prince's Let's Go Crazy was just the cherry on top.


August
08.07-09.2009
Lollapalooza
Grant Park Chicago, IL

Toooo many bands to name, so many I didn't get to see. Highlights Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Fleet Foxes, Cage The Elephant, Santigold and Passion Pit. Chicago lived up to all of it's hype that I had placed on it and I can't wait to go back!

08.22.09
Kings of Leon
The Forum Los Angeles, CA
I have an IN-DEPTH review here

September
09.17.2009
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
The Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA

I had been pining away over seeing the Yeah Yeah Yeah's before the year was out and my hopes kept being dashed! I couldn't make it to Sasquatch or any their other festival dates they played and I had missed shows in my area, then out of nowhere it seems this date came up. I was all over that presale like white on rice. And Just as I was securing the tickets for myself and five friends I heard the news they would be filling in for The Beastie Boys at Lolla. Which was just around the corner at that time. I got the tickets anyway and was quite alright with seeing them twice. My view at Lolla wasn't great, I kinda just hung back and watched the video screens because I knew I'd get my real show the following month.

Concert night. I finally figured out who was opening that day at work I checked out YATCH and The Breeders on MySpace neither left an indelible mark so I was okay with missing them. We got there at the end of The Breeders set who were having some sound issues as well as trouble wining over the crowd. They had a pair of songs which seemed to be mre popular and gained the a bit more love from the audience so they left the stage on a pretty good note.

The YYY's take the stage Karen O. is donning some dinosaur type onezie/suit complete with a headpiece and commences to do the things that makes me call her the best front woman in rock going right now. They blister through the set hitting all the right marks Runaway, Zero, Hysterics (my current FAV which Karen had a spot of trouble with and required a do over but in the most endearing way possible) as well as tracks off the previous record like Pin and Date With The Night and of course Maps which they do an acoustic version of now. I heard this version at Lolla and was a bit disappointed but when I heard it at The Greek it was great and didn't leave me wanting. Not sure if it was because I knew what I was gonna get or if it was the much better vantage point but that night the rendition was awesome. They released huge eyeball beach balls into the crowd I was obsessed with hitting one. I was standing next to a rather tall fellow who kept them just out of reach but I finally got a little touch in and that made me happy. In the end Karen O's voice along with pink and white confetti being blasted into the air was a magical feeling.

Setlist here

P.S. I love The Greek it's quite similar to The Bowl with the whole outdoor amphitheater but smaller (which I always prefer in a concert setting) not to mention cup holders in the bathroom stalls can you say GENIUS! And I'd be remiss if I didn't include the celeb sightings of Chris Kattan, Topher Grace, Kate Walsh and Sweet Pea (of Project Runway fame).