Different crowds, different music. <\/p>\n
Spontaneously, I went to a concert tonight with my roommate. Julieta Venegas<\/a> with the opening act Los Abandoned<\/a>. It was strange to be in a mellow setting when I have been going to mostly indie rock concerts filled with hipsters and that faint smell of pot. The scene was a mix–clean and particularly dry–lots of people (not just couples) singing along to Spanish songs. The always-present razrs opening to take pictures not because there won’t be many pictures online later, but because they take the pictures right there and it belongs to them.<\/p>\n It was a contrast to my experience at Riottt at Bill Graham last week. Where I kept running into people I knew. Where we sat up on the second floor because we were tired of standing. Where Girl Talk<\/a> made a big fuss about having 9 minutes to perform (organizers were trying to make up time) and invited everyone on stage. Where I felt deaf afterwards. Where not every single song was danceable. And some songs were about screaming and not singing. Where Weird Science<\/a> remixed songs (including the Arcade Fire and Bloc Party) and had dancers on stage. Where Emily Haines of Metric rocked out like never before…<\/p>\n But I still enjoyed Julieta Venegas. Who knew that a song about a guy she likes who isn’t perfect….is great con l\u00c3\u00admon y sal<\/i>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Different crowds, different music. Spontaneously, I went to a concert tonight with my roommate. Julieta Venegas with the opening act Los Abandoned. It was strange to be in a mellow setting when I have been going to mostly indie rock … Continue reading