Okay, not really, but I liked that title for the post. I just got back from the Barenaked Ladies concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Until this show, I’d never been to that venue, and I really liked it. The sound was great, the capacity is only 3000, and we had tenth row seats. How fucking awesome is that?

The Leevees opened for BNL, and they rocked. I was kind of bummed no one knew their tunes, but then again, they do have a potentially limited audience, considering their whole album is Hanukkah songs. It was really funny when they were introducing their song Goyim Friends and said “if you don’t know what Goyim means, you probably are one.” My friend and I were busting up.

Anyway, they only played for thirty minutes, and I was a little disappointed until….after their set they were signing autographs (I bought a Leevees t-shirt and got it signed, does that make me a dork?) and they announced they’re playing a full show at the Knitting Factory (a great venue, and where my cousin’s band played) this Thursday. It’s literally down the street from me and I am dying to go. Anyone want to go with? You can see five nice Jewish boys sing super funny Hanukkah songs. Any takers? Annabel Lee? It could be another adventure…

Back to the show. After The Leevees finished their Hanukkah set, a children’s choir from OC came on stage and sang both Christmas and Hanukkah songs. There was something a little weird about seeing a few dozen blond haired, blue eyed kids all dressed in red singing Hanukkah songs. Or maybe it’s just me.

Following the children’s choir, BNL began their two-hour-long set and it was awesome. They are definitely now one of my all-time favorite bands to see live. They just have this amazing stage presence and truly look like they’re having a great time playing. In addition to their regular album songs (and a song from their upcoming album), they did a bunch of Christmas and Hanukkah songs from their holiday album, which i really enjoyed, especially when Steve was singing the prayers over the Hanukkah candles. Is he Jewish? He did a great job. My favorite song of the night was If I Had $1000000 because it was obvious they were having fun with it and the audience was totally into it as well.

That’s as detailed as this recap is gonna get because I am beyond exhausted and I need to get some rest so I can make sure I have my voice back tomorrow in time for Speeddating. Yeah, Speeddating. Details to follow the event tomorrow night.

Also, I have some pics from the show on my new cellphone (shhh!), but I have no clue how to transfer them to the computer. I have a Razr phone (and a bluetooth, I heard that helps with the transfer)–anyone know how?