my MUSE
December 30, 2009

People often ask me what “inspires you?” It sounds simple enough, but to me there’s never one thing that gets me going. It's ever changing and honestly, it’s never the same. In the music world, there’s a little band calledMUSE, that I’ve been following for years. In my mind it’s a little band I discovered, but really they are one of the very best ensembles in the world. Since they rarely come to the States, I had to cancel all my plans to attend the gig they had this past weekend at the Universal Amphitheatre...

To attend KROQ’s almost acoustic Christmas

The funny thing about going back stage is that it's truly a “scene.” You notice it whenever you enter the room and 90% of the crowd turns to look at you to see who you are. Since I’m definitely not someone important, I‘m only here to say what's up to a few heads. I guess they are busy doing something or another...

I’m just going to eat my mac and cheese before I head back to my seats.

I guess the higher the level of credentials the better the food is. From Mac and cheese to …

They even have a Very Very Green Room, crazy huh?

Enough, let's go listen to some music! View from the top

View from the bottom. If you’ve never had the chance to see 311 live, please check em out.

A few other standouts were Slightly Stoopid, Phoenix, and Metric. The cool thing is that the Amphitheatre is a relatively a small venue so any seat is a good seat.

Shhhhh and now the main event. Please welcome MUSE.

Matthew, Christopher and Dominic doing it their way.

I can’t pinpoint just one thing why I absolutely love this band, but Matthew's incredible falsetto is a trademark in what they do. It’s a mix of electronic-rock that reminds me of Queen meets Hendrix meets New Order that differentiates them from the rest.

Big ups to Ron, KROQ and the boyz at MUSE. See you next year!