Yo Lil' Ones, have any of you ever been to the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre (http://fordtheatres.org/) in Universal City? Neither had I before last night where I saw the Walkmen put on a WONDERFUL concert and let me tell you, it is AWESOME there. It's like the anti-Hollywood Bowl. It looks like it used to be an old Spanish-style church or fortress and in between the striking stone walls is a little stage with beautifully groomed trees behind it. There's no particular seating, so you can just roll in whenever and sit right by the stage. We actually took the SUBWAY to Universal City and then the Ford provides free shuttles to and from the concert venue. It was surprisingly easy and worked out perfectly.
And the Walkmen were GREAT:
Isn't it dashing how lead singer Hamilton Leithauser always dresses up to perform? His voice was INSANE and the sound is so good at the Ford. I definitely cried when the did "In The New Year" and "Line by Line." I thought Leithauser was going to lose his voice but he just never did, straining his neck and belting out song after song. The band had a brass quartet join in on a couple of numbers, which was great and they played a perfect mix of old and new tunes. What did it for me though was when they closed with "We've Been Had." It's a strange song and sounds different from their other stuff, but the crowd went nuts for it. What a special night!
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