NO DOUBT Leave No Doubt At Gibson

NO DOUBT Leaves No Doubt At Gibson

[CONCERT REVIEW — No Doubt @ Gibson Ampitheater, Universal City, CA | July 22, 2009]

SET LIST:

Spiderwebs

Hella Good

Underneath It All

Excuse Me Mr.

Ex-Girlfriend

End It On This

Simple Kind of Life

Bathwater

Guns of Navarone (Band Only --- Gwen costume change)

New

Hey Baby

Running

Different People (w/ band member introductions)

Don't Speak

It's My Life

Just A Girl

Encore:

Rock Steady

Stand and Deliver (w/ The Sound)

Sunday Morning

There's not much I can say except the show was pretty spectacular. I remember way way back in the day when they were struggling and playing small gigs in OC with other bands like Brown Lobster Tank and GameFace...and it's SOOOO SWEET to see that they've MADE IT! It was great to see them all together --- Adrian in his jock strap behind the drumkit...Tom killin it on guitar...Tony with boundless energy on the bass...and Gwen back to her roots with the band. I love her as a solo artist, but IMHO, she has to be with No Doubt. It wouldn't be the same without her.

And can I please just say, GWEN IS JUST GORGEOUS! I need the number to her trainer...Her abs are ridiculous!!! She sure doesn't look like she's had two babies. Damn.

All in all, it was just a great show. The set was all white with the band members clad in white, black or a combination of both. The main jolts of color came from the lighting and the huge screen backdrop on which flashed anything from words, to geometric shapes, to music videos, to silhouettes of the band members dancing to the music. ((I want to design concert sets like that when I grow up. Who do I need to speak to??))

If you haven't seeing No Doubt yet, add them to your list of "bands to see in concert". You won't be disappointed.

THANK YOU FOR THE TICKET, TAMIKO!!! LUH U, MAMA!!

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Nikka Costa Arrested for Excessive Funkiness

Nikka Costa Arrested for Excessive Funkiness

[CONCERT REVIEW — Nikka Costa @ El Rey | October 3, 2008]

...Okay no...not really. But her personal brand of Funk oughta be ILLEGAL!!!

Nikka rocked our worlds AGAIN on Friday night.

I'm still feeling the aftershocks...(SHOCKA-LOCKA BOOM...What was that???)

Doors opened at 8.

Got there close to 9.

Didn't think I'd get a chance to get up to the front as people were milling around, sipping cocktails...and it looked like all the primo spots were already snagged by the stage. Did a few laps and found Cody & Miss Marcie holding up the stage. I went up to say "hi" and I asked if they were cool if I just kind of hung with them. Eventually everyone we knew at the show —who didn't have the VIP hook-up—had a secure spot up in front. --- THANK YOU, CODY & MARCIE!!

Nikka actually had a band open for her this time — MUSIC and SOUND. They weren't great, but they weren't terrible. It seemed they were a typical band trying to hit the right chord and make it in the industry. The drummer and the bassist were really 'INTO' their songs— making "sex faces" as they were playing. If they're not careful, that could become their signature action.

Nikka took the stage about 10 after 10 and proceeded to play for a little over an hour.

The setlist:

Keep Wanting More

Like A Feather (New York & Toronto, better get your SOUL CLAP ready!!!)

Denial Twist

Push and Pull

Cry Baby

Keep Pushin'

Stuck To You

Happy in the Morning

Everybody's Got Their Somethin

Can't Please Everybody

ENCORE - Love to Love You Less

True to form, Nikka rocked the house. (As IF we would expect anything less) 5 songs from the new album --- not too shabby. But as Clint and I discussed over pancakes & coffee after the show, she has enough material to do AT LEAST another 1/2 hour. But then for $25, it's still a DEAL. No costume malfunctions this time...and the ass-cleavage was modestly hidden. But let's be honest. Nikka can rock any outfit she wants. No one would be mad at her.

That's all I gotta say. She kicked off her tour and now LA's gotta share her with the rest of the world.

PEBBLE TO A PEARL ----- IN STORES OCTOBER 14TH

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