My dad always says "Whatever is world-class in your area, you should take advantage of it." This probably explains the immense amount of barbecue I ate in my 2 years of living in Austin, TX (well ... and the Cajun food my entire first couple of decades, and the Italian beefs and hot dogs in Chicago - my heart is very happy for the world-class fresh fruits and vegetables of California!)
The nice thing about living in the SF Bay Area is there is a pretty long list of "world-class" stuff to do. I have definitely noticed how much less into traveling I am in lately: less breadth of the world and more depth about my local.
Mary and I recently decided that we were going to take the Spring of 2011 (with our birthdays + anniversary time) to see some of our favorite musicians. We are hitting up 9 shows in 12 weeks (insane). So if you are curious about what of Spring 2011 sounds like (especially fading memory of Cameron of 2035), here is an idea:
Pete Yorn w/ Ben Kweller + The Wellspring
The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Tue, Apr 5, 2011 08:00 PM
Bright Eyes w/ Farmer Dave Scher
Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 08:00 PM
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show
Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Oakland, CA
Thursday 21 April 2011 05:00 PM
Rhett Miller with Robert Francis
Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA
Saturday 07 May 2011
Shawn Mullins
Slim's, San Francisco, CA
Thursday 19 May 2011
Iron and Wine w/ The Head and The Heart
The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
Wed, Jun 1, 2011 08:00 PM
I couldn't find an Edwin McCain video that I dug... but the Austin Sessions is the best album by far.
Edwin McCain Trio w/ David Ryan Harris
Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA
Sunday, Jun 12, 2011 8:00 PM
Dispatch
The Greek, Berkeley, CA
Saturday June 11, 2011
Brett Dennen - "San Francisco" from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.
Brett Dennen w/ Dawes
Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Saturday, June 25, 2011
This looks exhausting... but I love living in a place where the vacation fund can stay local!
3 comments:
"You were the sunshine in my front line. I was alone. You were just around the corner from me."
"I went out in the rain, suddenly everything'd changed. They're spreading blankets on the beach."
"Besides, maybe this time is different, I mean, I really think you like me."
"This is the first day of my life."
I agree with Dad on that one. I hear Mumford and Sons will be testing out some new music for a new album, so that should be cool. Plus some other good ones on the list of bands.
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