Two Great Concerts

Two concerts in two days. Luckily for me they were more the mellow acoustic type than the Rolling Stones.

First was Badly Drawn Boy at the Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel.

Usually when I go to Maritime (in New York's Meatpacking District), the conversation goes like this:

Doorman: You think I'm going to let 6 guys in at once?
Me: (crickets)

But this time, armed with a ticket, we had no problem getting in. Turns out the Hiro ballroom is a very cool place to see a show. It's reminded me of the Paradise in Boston, where it's small enough that no matter where you stand, you are close to the stage.

The show itself was good, although I've realized now that whenever you go to a pre-new-album-release concert, you're going to hear 7 or 8 songs you've never heard before. But like they say in hell, a day with snow is better than no snow at all. Or something like that.

Last night was Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins at Town Hall, another great venue, although this one had seats.

The music reminded me of Ryan Adams (probably my favorite singer-songwriter type ever) but it was being sung by a hot vixen of a woman with an amazing voice. Her set was a short and sweet hour which ended with a great cover of the Travelling Wilbury's "Handle With Care".

Here's Jenny now: