La Musique

My friend Ruthie and I went to a concert at Schubas last night.  She had won the tickets, so we didn't know anything about the band beforehand, we were just going where the free stuff was.  But I was so pleasantly surprised by the show.  I hate to be one of those people who hears a band live once and thinks they're the best band ever, but I might be changing my tune, when it comes to these guys.
This is a French band called Revolver.  Look them up.  Love them.  My heart is still melted, in a puddle, somewhere on the dance floor at Schubas.


you should also keep an ear out for The Belle Brigade, the opening band.  They too had amazing harmonies.  I'm a sucker for good harmonies.

2008 quick facts.

I can't necessarily say it's back by popular demand - since I don't know how many (but I have an idea of how few) people read this blog.  But I liked recapping the year in this way:

Piano lessons taught: 922

Piano Recitals: 2, plus one company-wide concert

Album of the Year: Asking for Flowers by Kathleen Edwards

     Runner Up: The Stand Ins by Okkervil River

Favorite band I discovered: Glen Hansard/The Frames

     Runner Up: The Shout Out Louds

Best Song:  All the World (I Tell Myself) by Correatown

     Runner Up: The Cheapest Key by Kathleen Edwards

Favorite Movie in a Theater: Wall-E

     Runner Up: Sex in the City (that's right!)

Favorite Movie from Netflix: The Assassination of Jesse James . . . 

     Runner Up: Anne of Green Gables trilogy

Favorite Play: Our Town, performed by David Cromer and the Hypocrites

Best Concert: Kathleen Edwards at the Metro

Best TV Show: Mad Men

Favorite Book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

     Runner Up: Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

Favorite Game: Apples to Apples

Cubs Games Attended: 13 (including one post-season)

     Number of those games they won: 11

New City I visited: Milwaukee, WI

Best thing I did there (other than go to a Cubs Game): the free tour of the Miller Brewery!

2007 Quick Facts

Birthday: 25th

Piano Lessons Taught: 950

Piano Recitals: 2

Album of the Year: Easy Tiger by Ryan Adams

Runner Up: The Reminder by Feist

Favorite Singer I Discovered: Sean Hayes

Best Song: I Feel it All by Feist

Runner Up: Four Winds by Bright Eyes

Favorite Movie: Superbad

Favorite Movie I will admit to grown-ups: The Lives of Others

Favorite Theatrical Production I saw: Desire Under the Elms

Runner Up: Ragtime

Best Concert I went to: The Decemberists in Millenium Park

Amount I spent to go to that concert: $0.

Best TV Show: 30 Rock

Runner Up/still my favorite: The Office

Favorite TV show I discovered: How I Met Your Mother

Favorite Book: Harry Potter VII

Favorite Book that everyone else hasn't read: Ragtime

Biggest thing I did this year: Bought a Condo

Cubs Games attended: 11

# of those games they won: 9

City I visited: Memphis, TN

Best thing to do there: Graceland, home of the one and only Elvis

Runner Up: Haunted Memphis Walking Tour