Beruit

Friday night after work, I got to go with Lindsay to see Beirut at the Wiltern. Oh man, I had such a great time. I love Beruit, I've got 2 of their albums on my itunes and I listen all the time on repeat at work and home. Their music makes you feel so incredibly alive and cinematic. It's very lush and celebratory, I've been thinking about using a couple songs in the wedding and it made me want to do so even more seeing them live. Tamborines, accordions, trumpets, french horns, mandolins, violins, tubas all singing together painting some scene that takes you to old world italy for some gypsy wedding parade. My heart swelled up at the big gorgeous sound, in that lovely art deco theater, and was reminded yet again why I love living in this city, because I get to see bands like this, art and culture and variety. I posted a couple videos below, the first one is so beautiful, I love it when he's playing his trumpet to the sea, and the second is cool because they are just playing in a pool hall live. Plus, Zach Condon is simply amazing because he's a musical genius. He started performing at 15 and he's only 22 now. How amazing to be so young and to have so much beauty pouring out of you.