Last night David and I took the Metro from his work in Hollywood to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown LA. We scrambled over to Pitfire Pizza for dinner, and relaized there was no time to eat it, so we continued scrambling back to the hall with small pizza boxes, eating as we hurried along the blocks, stringing strands of gooey cheese bewteen us.
The hall is a gorgeous building designed by Frank Gehry, with shiny curving walls. The exterior is sleek and metal and protective like somekind of organic armor. Inside, the main concert room, everything is also curving, but made of wood. It's acoustically perfect. The inside room, once the show starts and fills with music and light and sound, it feels like your inside the heart of this musical beast, beating with life and warm sound. Devotchka was amazing. This was a part of the KCRW Shadow of Stalin events, a night of Russian Chanson. The music is a blend of Russian Gypsy sound and Mexican Mariachi. It's epic and sweeping and highly emotional. The girl plays a big tuba decorated with red christmas lights, and also the upright bass. The drummer also plays the trumpet, and the second guitarist rotates between guitar, accordian, piano and violin. Saul Williams recited an amazing political poem, and a few other musicians each performed songs in Russian. I am exhausted by all the fun I've had this week, and almost fell asleep after riding the metro home and trying to walk back to the car.
The hall is a gorgeous building designed by Frank Gehry, with shiny curving walls. The exterior is sleek and metal and protective like somekind of organic armor. Inside, the main concert room, everything is also curving, but made of wood. It's acoustically perfect. The inside room, once the show starts and fills with music and light and sound, it feels like your inside the heart of this musical beast, beating with life and warm sound. Devotchka was amazing. This was a part of the KCRW Shadow of Stalin events, a night of Russian Chanson. The music is a blend of Russian Gypsy sound and Mexican Mariachi. It's epic and sweeping and highly emotional. The girl plays a big tuba decorated with red christmas lights, and also the upright bass. The drummer also plays the trumpet, and the second guitarist rotates between guitar, accordian, piano and violin. Saul Williams recited an amazing political poem, and a few other musicians each performed songs in Russian. I am exhausted by all the fun I've had this week, and almost fell asleep after riding the metro home and trying to walk back to the car.
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