Hi, I’m Meathead. If you’re like me, you’re taking full advantage of the 2010 summer concert season in hip, happenin’ Hollywood California! Sure, we can go to concerts any time of the year here in the culture capital of the world, but there’s just something about seeing great bands play out under the stars that can’t be beat. Sometimes, if I’m feeling especially adventurous, I even like to pack a goddamned picnic basket with some cheese and wheat crackers and some sparkling cider (non-alcoholic, of course). What can I say? I live life to the max.
Another thing I happen to really enjoy is adorable boy/girl indie folk duos who make cloying sentimental, non-threatening songs about love! They’re just so hard to come by these days, so you can imagine how overwhelmed I was with gastritis joy when I heard the news that three of my most favoritest cute and hip boy/girl indie folk duos in the whole wide world were joining forces to rock the Hollywood Bowl on July 18! Of course, when I say “rock,” I mean in a very gentle, safe kind of way. Okay, I don’t entirely know what “rocking” is, but I’m sure there’s a decent chance that this is probably it!
The Swell Season, She & Him (featuring Zooey Deschanel from my favorite movie ever, 500 Days of Summer) and The Bird and the Bee, all together in one place on one night! Holy cow! What ever did I do in a previous life to deserve such amazing luck in this one? I haven’t been this excited since the last time Belle & Sebastian came to town! Man, that was one crazy night — I didn’t get to bed until 11:30! Check out the mind-bendingly talented Zooey pouring her soul into this beautiful song about a subject near and dear to all of our hearts:
If you’re not familiar with those other two amazing bands, what the fuck is wrong with you? The Swell Season is a wonderful indie folk duo from Ireland whose style has drawn comparisons to Van Morrison (who I also listen to all the time). The Bird and the Bee are a wonderful indie synthpop/folk duo from Los Angeles (represent!) who most recently released an album of nothing but Hall and Oates covers! Man, that’s so ironically awesome. Would you have thought to do something like that? I hope they play their Hall and Oates covers at the show, and maybe even mix it up with some Air Supply and Richard Marx!
The show is only a little over a week away, but fret not, for last I checked, tickets are (amazingly) still available! You’d better hurry, though, because those fuckers are going to sell out faster than… someone doing a Cotton commercial. The prices range from $12 to a totally reasonable $102! Don’t worry about bringing the kids along, because this is as G-rated as it gets! Hell, bring Grandma too! They’ll have a great time. Nobody’s going to get hurt, stoned or laid here! But you will get to hold hands, sway gently back and forth and cry for three or four hours, and you might even have an excuse to finally use that Zippo iPhone app you downloaded months ago!
