So, last night I went to see Jónsi (of Sigur Ros) at the Wiltern. It was an absolutely breathtaking show. Jónsi went above and beyond my expectations. The visuals we the best I've ever seen and his music is so passionate yet fragile. Similar to Sigur Ros. The band opening up for him was The Mountain Men, which was ironically, 3 girls. An A cappella group actually. Occasionally they would pick up a guitar, but for the most part it was just their voices. Very interesting, but I don't know how much of that I could take. Especially since my taste in music has been leaning more towards electronic lately. Anyways, after the show, my newfound group of friends and I walked down Oxford and after a fair amount of time waiting, got to meet Jónsi himself along with his boyfriend/bassist, Alex, and his sister, Sigurros! I'm sure you've figured this out by now (and probably already know this if you're a fan), but Sigur Ros was named after her. It was pretty insane to see all of them and talk to them. A band that has influenced me so much and brought so many different feelings and perspectives to my life.
Up next on the concert schedule is Sufjan Stevens next Sunday, which...I can't even express how ecstatic I am for this show. I'll make sure to post before then sometime, but I'm beginning to feel that this blog will be far more interesting and useful to people if its solely focused on music opposed to my everyday life.
I'd love some comments though, and/or suggestions. Let me know what you're thinking and if you want me to put anything else in particular up on here like new music I've been listening to or something of that sort.
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