HOW COOL IS THAT?!<\/p>\n
Today I spent most of my day at the St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival<\/a>, commonly referred to as just “Laneway.” It was great, really so good. I enjoyed all the bands except one (sorry – they are Canadian, too… I feel so bad about that). But by far the highlight for me was Kimbra<\/a>. She was kick-assery awesomesauce in a shredded dress belting out songs<\/a> with energy I’ve not seen too many places. She has Lady Gaga’s energy with Jill Scott’s soul and Tori Amos’s songwriting chops… but with a style and substance that is so uniquely Kimbra it can’t be compared. I was blown away. <\/p>\n Her set was inspiring and reminded me how lucky I am, and how much I love live music. <\/p>\n Having lived places previously where there wasn’t much of a music scene (ahem! Doha and Hanoi), I reaaaaaaallllly appreciate it now. When I lived in those places, because there wasn’t much happening in terms of music, I was in a band myself. This of course offered me much, too — it helped me develop as a musician and a person in many, many ways — and I miss it. But ideally I’d like to live in a place where I can have both … where I can both be in a band and go see a band on any given weekend. <\/p>\n I love that I can do that now. <\/p>\n So… erhm… if anyone’s looking for a vocalist… <\/p>\n \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today’s truth is pretty simple. I went to a music festival today. I am so lucky that I get to do this. Here’s why I’m lucky: I live somewhere that has music festivals. I can afford to go to them. Wonderful, talented artists want to play in Singapo… Continue reading ![\"Kimbra](\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8235\/8415718337_04d8f1f573.jpg\" "\\"Kimbra")
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<\/a> by <\/a>CanadianAEh<\/a> <\/a><\/div>\n