Carly Garza
http://www.myspace.com/bluemeansgo
1. Regina Spektor, Purchase College, NY, 2007 - Regina is one of my heroes and the cutest person alive. This show was just her and a piano.
2. The Stills, Bowery Ballroom, NYC, 2006 - These boys put on a hell of a show, and they're great songwriters. They just play hard-driving rock 'n’ roll. Their music makes me want to travel.
3. Muse, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX, 2006 - Matt Bellamy is an amazing guitar player, singer, and piano player, and he can do it all practically at the same time. Their music is epic.
4. Patrick Wolf, Studio B, Brooklyn, NY, 2006 - Patrick Wolf played a short set but the crowd didn't care because we were in a tiny venue and it was so intimate. He played a rousing version of "The Magic Position" and got the audience in on some sing-along action.
5. RATATAT, Webster Hall, NYC, 2007 - This instrumental band will blow your mind and get you dancing!
6. The Virgins, Studio B, Brooklyn, NY, 2006 - I know these guys are super-trendy now, but when I saw The Virgins I was one of two people in the audience. They've changed a lot since then, but I've always remembered that show and how much fun I had that night.
7. Ours, The White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX, Halloween 2007 - I had lost my ticket to this show and by the time I got to the door they had stopped letting people in. Well guess who snuck me in through the back - none other than lead singer Jimmy Gnecco! I was a bit shy seeing as it was Halloween and I was dressed like Charlie Chaplin.
8. Rufus Wainwright, Stubbs, Austin, TX, 2007 - I was so close I could see the RW embroidered on his lederhosen. A sexy Broadway-style choreographed version of "Get Happy" made for a climactic encore. Rufus is an amazing musician and I aspire to have a stage presence as powerful as his.
9. The Flaming Lips, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX, 2007 - Everyone's heard of the crazy happy shows the Lips throw. Confetti, huge-yellow balloons, and an all-around feeling that everything is going to be okay.
10. Bjork, M.I.A. at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2007- This was my Holy Grail of concerts. Two performers who, for some reason, I thought I would never get to see. I got to dance up on stage with M.I.A. and a bunch of other people. And Bjork is just a wild angel who comes to earth for the sole purpose of sharing music from other realms... or something.
2. The Stills, Bowery Ballroom, NYC, 2006 - These boys put on a hell of a show, and they're great songwriters. They just play hard-driving rock 'n’ roll. Their music makes me want to travel.
3. Muse, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX, 2006 - Matt Bellamy is an amazing guitar player, singer, and piano player, and he can do it all practically at the same time. Their music is epic.
4. Patrick Wolf, Studio B, Brooklyn, NY, 2006 - Patrick Wolf played a short set but the crowd didn't care because we were in a tiny venue and it was so intimate. He played a rousing version of "The Magic Position" and got the audience in on some sing-along action.
5. RATATAT, Webster Hall, NYC, 2007 - This instrumental band will blow your mind and get you dancing!
6. The Virgins, Studio B, Brooklyn, NY, 2006 - I know these guys are super-trendy now, but when I saw The Virgins I was one of two people in the audience. They've changed a lot since then, but I've always remembered that show and how much fun I had that night.
7. Ours, The White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX, Halloween 2007 - I had lost my ticket to this show and by the time I got to the door they had stopped letting people in. Well guess who snuck me in through the back - none other than lead singer Jimmy Gnecco! I was a bit shy seeing as it was Halloween and I was dressed like Charlie Chaplin.
8. Rufus Wainwright, Stubbs, Austin, TX, 2007 - I was so close I could see the RW embroidered on his lederhosen. A sexy Broadway-style choreographed version of "Get Happy" made for a climactic encore. Rufus is an amazing musician and I aspire to have a stage presence as powerful as his.
9. The Flaming Lips, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX, 2007 - Everyone's heard of the crazy happy shows the Lips throw. Confetti, huge-yellow balloons, and an all-around feeling that everything is going to be okay.
10. Bjork, M.I.A. at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2007- This was my Holy Grail of concerts. Two performers who, for some reason, I thought I would never get to see. I got to dance up on stage with M.I.A. and a bunch of other people. And Bjork is just a wild angel who comes to earth for the sole purpose of sharing music from other realms... or something.
