Music. Thoughts. Inspiration.
Tori, my inspiration for Introduction to Guitar. The course started July 19, but check it out if you don’t mind playing catch-up. (I’ll keep you posted.)
Coursera: Introduction to Guitar
Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You’ll learn an easy approach to get you playing quickly, through a combination of exploring the instrument, performance technique, and basic music theory.
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Watch a cover of “My Heart” above and check out all the tour dates and details below:
OCT 15 SEATTLE, WA @ Key Arena (TICKETS)
OCT 16 VANCOUVER, BC @ PNE Forum *
OCT 18 SAN JOSE, CA @ HP Pavilion (TICKETS)
OCT 19 ANAHEIM, CA @ Honda Center (TICKETS)
OCT 22 FRESNO, CA @ Save Mart Center (TICKETS)
OCT 23 SAN DIEGO, CA @ Viejas Arena (TICKETS)
OCT 26 DALLAS, TX @ Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre (TICKETS)
OCT 27 HOUSTON, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (TICKETS)
OCT 29 KANSAS CITY, MO @ Independence Events Center (TICKETS)
OCT 30 ST. LOUIS, MO @ Fabulous Fox Theater (TICKETS)
NOV 01 AUSTIN, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater (TICKETS)
NOV 02 – 03 NEW ORLEANS, LA @ Voodoo Music Festival (TICKETS)
NOV 04 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL @ BB&T Center (TICKETS)
NOV 05 ORLANDO, FL @ UCF Arena (TICKETS)
NOV 08 CAMDEN, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center (TICKETS)
NOV 09 FAIRFAX, VA @ Patriot Center (TICKETS)
NOV 11 BETHLEHEM, PA @ Sands Bethlehem Event Center (TICKETS)
NOV 13 NEW YORK, NY @ Madison Square Garden (TICKETS)
NOV 15 BOSTON, MA @ DCU Center (TICKETS)
NOV 17 UNCASVILLE, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena (TICKETS)
NOV 18 MONTREAL, QU @ Bell Centre *
NOV 20 TORONTO, ON @ Theatre at Air Canada Centre *
NOV 21 DETROIT, MI @ The Palace Of Auburn Hills (TICKETS)
NOV 23 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium (TICKETS)
NOV 24 CHICAGO, IL @ UIC Pavilion (TICKETS)
NOV 26 NASHVILLE, TN @ Bridgestone Arena (TICKETS)
NOV 27 ATLANTA, GA @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center (TICKETS)
Find more information here.
I had been going back and forth about buying a Legends of the Summer ticket for months. I really wanted to experience a stadium concert and who better to see than two of my favorite artists?
The problem? The cheapest seats (in a stadium that holds 50,000) cost around $60-70.
To me, what is special about a stadium tour is the ability to reach as many fans as possible, and as more people means more revenue (and less intimacy), I would like to think it would also mean a more reasonable ticket price.
But I guess if you can still sell out a stadium charging $60-300+, why not. Moving on.
What I Loved:
• Sold-out show!
• Justin showed the range of his talent jumping on the keys and even pulling out his acoustic guitar. Vocals were on point.
• The Tennessee Kids were showing out! (Would love, love, love to see Justin perform with them in smaller venue – the 14-piece band’s individual sounds get lost with the terrible stadium acoustics.)
• Though they both just put out new albums, Jay Z and JT chose to focus more on a “best of” from their respective catalogs and performed around 40 songs.
• As my Mom pointed out, no one was the bigger star. They were able to take their two different sounds and find the common threads that made for a great show!
My Critique:
• Everyone without floor seats has to rely on the screens on either sides of the stage to really get a feel for what is happening on stage, however, the screens seemed to be positioned for those who can already see what is going on by focusing on close-up shots of the pair.
Favorite Moment:
I missed the Trayvon tribute, but “Holy Grail” definitely sets the tone for the night! And of course at least 40,000* people singing a mash-up of “New York, New York” and “Empire State of Mind” in Yankee Stadium – can’t beat it.
Words of advice if you are attending?
• I would definitely suggest binoculars, as ridiculous as that sounds.
• Keep it casual and comfortable. It is too hot to do otherwise.
A take of me recording “Ave Maria by Queen Bey.”
For those in need of some entertainment tonight…
Summer Jam starts now! I’ve never been or seen the live stream, so I’m sure I will have some thoughts to share. Check out the live stream below.
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As someone in the nonprofit realm AND a Beyonce stan fan, I am surprised I found out about the concert so late. I need to do my research…
Yesterday Beyonce headlined the Sound of Change charity concert in support of Gucci’s Chime for Change organization. Chime for Change promotes education, health and justice for women and girls around the world. As a member of the founding committee, you know Beyonce had to make an appearance and shut it down. I decided not to watch any of the videos that have surfaced, but I will definitely tune in tonight.
Check out the concert at 9pm ET on NBC.
I want to love Sevyn. Talented writer. Singer and dancer. Signed to CBE.
Love: Her new single “It Won’t Stop.” Great follow-up to “I Like It,” and confirmed my interest in her album.
Hate Strongly Dislike: Last month I searched for far too long to find a live performance I thought was good enough to post on my site (I didn’t find one). Having seen her as a member of RichGirl, I expected her live performance to be much tighter, vocally, than what I found.
One item off my summer bucket list: Diamonds World Tour at the Barclays Center
Love: We can all agree the vocals from the 777 direct feed were a bit crazy, nonetheless Rih sounded good and performed a great set including almost all her tracks from Unapologetic. Though she stuck mostly to gyrating, I appreciated her attempts at dancing.
Hate Strongly Dislike: I was really unimpressed by the set design and most of the outfits for Rihanna and her dancers. You could definitely tell they made serious budget cuts after she lost money on the Last Girl on Earth tour (definitely better overall production). Womp.
Not that I feed into the whole Illuminati thing, but why is Givenchy so popular? Most of the stuff I see looks like fashion folks would wear in hell. Just sayin’….