zooey and jgl AGAIN

more reason for shar to love her some jgl. vid directed by marc webb (500 days of summer). thansk virginia for cluing me in.

spectacle: elvis costello with...

most rewarding contest: jenny lewis spectacle. i was perusing jenny's my space and bam a contest to see her at the apollo for a taping of a new show by elvis costello. i made the cut by emailing quick enough. i was psyched to go to the apollo theater finally. i rubbed the stump as i walked in for luck a la amateur night. the place was not packed and we (mike was the lucky person who got the other ticket) were able to move up to the 7th row. we had a perfect view except when the camera guys were in the isles.
added bonus: she & him. dang skippy! i really lucked out because not only was jenny lewis on the bill, but zooey and m.ward too. SCORE! there were a few cute jenny and zooey backing vocals action to synchronized swaying. it was uber good stuff. here was the set list as i could remember it:
change is hard (she & him)
pretty bird (jenny and elvis on guitar)
one headlight (interview interlude by jakob dylan)
war is kind (jakob with elvis on guitar)
carpetbaggers (see photo above - elvis with jenny and zooey on backing vocals)
straight to hell (joe strummer cover by elvis and jakob)
what's so funny about peace, love and understanding (the gang: elvis, jakob, jenny, zooey, matt; plus johnathan rice on guitar, father-daughter drummers pete and tennessee thomas)
star sighting of the night: diana krall (#11). i looked at her straight on when i was leaving my seat. i was like whoa mrs. elvis costello. no one seemed to notice her, but what caught my attention was her pinstriped blazer with crest on breast pocket.

gripe and solace of the day

gripe of the day: $15 baggage charge for checked bags on united. okay, i had just filled out a survey for united for my last trip to the west coast highlighting that a baggage charge would be uber BAD. in fact, i told them that i'm a one bag kinda gal and you would be punishing the already light packers by taking precious space. all these new kids that can't pack will force their bags into my overhead space. arrrrrrgh!

solace of the day: she & him - lillywhite session. oh man, i stumbled on this gem on my daily AM browsing of NPR music. it brought me out of my funk with united. maybe it will do the same if you are having a not so stupendous friday. have a great weekend everyone. she & him will make it so.

she & him

most adorable stage presence without a voice: zooey deschanel of she & him. there was much nervousness as the monday show was canceled at hiro due to illness. then, a venue change to accomodate the monday and tuesday shows into webster hall. i was looking forward to seeing zooey and matt at the more intimate hiro ballroom, but i had a decent spot except for the farty gal in front of me. despite the smelliness, zooey was adorable even without a speaking voice. she was pulling the celine dion, but for good reason to save her singing voice. she charmed us with her eyelet dress and smile. she also had signs made to communicate between songs. to the left is a blurry pic mel took of the uber cute one.

best covers: tie! sam cooke's "bring it on home" and m. ward's "magic trick". shar is sucker for a good sam cooke cover. she loves her gospel soul goodness. you have to love a cover of m. ward's tune. it was much welcome like a knight in shining armor coming to his lady in vocal need. i still think something somethung is going on with these two. love sparks maybe. they are a cute couple. the next johnny and june?