Jason Mraz [10.13.14]
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csi_sanders1129So, another concert. Only the second one this year, and the last - if you don't count a play in November (which I don't).
This one was in DC, always a fun trek. We left around 430, hit minimal traffic and made it there just before 6. Found a parking garage and since we had a not inconsiderable amount of time to kill, we decided to look for a place to grab some food. Dad had been to some place with Mom the only other time they'd been to the Warner Theater, so we walked that way. Found it, only to discover that the place was closed for the evening for a private event. Damn it. Found some other place to eat nearby (ended up with an overpriced, unimpressive crabcake sandwich, but hey, food is food) and then, just after 7 now, we headed back to the Theater. Doors opened, found our seats, and chilled until 8 when the concert started.
Jason Mraz came out to intro Raining Jane, the group he'd written his latest album with. They're sort of his opener, but not really? They place 3 songs by themselves, and they weren't bad. Songs were called Storming, From Me To You, and The Opposite of Blue. Then Jason came back out, did A Beautiful Mess (co-written with Raining Jane), a cover of Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics), Dynamo of Volition and Lucky mashed with a cover of I Know This Much Is True (Spandau Ballet)all with RJ, though the whole thing was peppered with funny stories and silly jokes. Did a cover of Won't You Be My Neighbor (the Mr. Roger's theme) by himself, then RJ joined in again for Hello You Beautiful Thing, Make It Mine, and Quiet. Did The Remedy (I Won't Worry) solo, then did 3 Things with Raining Jane. Then Back to the Earth straight into Living in the Moment with them. Mr. Curiosity was next, solo. Ended Part 1 with Bottom of the Sea.
After a 20 minute break, things picked up at 10 with Part 2 of this surprisingly long concert. Started with Love Someone, Only Human, and Life Is Wonderful with Raining Jane. Pulled a girl up on stage with him for a Long Drive solo. Did 93 Million Miles after that with RJ, A World With You without RJ. Raining Jane joined for the last few songs, Shine, I'm Yours, and I Won't Give Up and after 25 songs (I think?), at 11 o'clock, the show ended.
Made a surprisingly swift exit, and an equally swift escape from the parking garage, and traffic was minimal on the drive home (though the fog was definitely not minimal and was, in places, scary as fuck. Still, made it home around 12:15.
My camera was not in a good mood, so I didn't pull quite as many awesome pics as usual (plus my Dad's camera is new and impressively better than mine) so I lost the in-my-head competition. These pics are all mine, though. Haven't swapped cards yet.
This one was in DC, always a fun trek. We left around 430, hit minimal traffic and made it there just before 6. Found a parking garage and since we had a not inconsiderable amount of time to kill, we decided to look for a place to grab some food. Dad had been to some place with Mom the only other time they'd been to the Warner Theater, so we walked that way. Found it, only to discover that the place was closed for the evening for a private event. Damn it. Found some other place to eat nearby (ended up with an overpriced, unimpressive crabcake sandwich, but hey, food is food) and then, just after 7 now, we headed back to the Theater. Doors opened, found our seats, and chilled until 8 when the concert started.
Jason Mraz came out to intro Raining Jane, the group he'd written his latest album with. They're sort of his opener, but not really? They place 3 songs by themselves, and they weren't bad. Songs were called Storming, From Me To You, and The Opposite of Blue. Then Jason came back out, did A Beautiful Mess (co-written with Raining Jane), a cover of Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics), Dynamo of Volition and Lucky mashed with a cover of I Know This Much Is True (Spandau Ballet)all with RJ, though the whole thing was peppered with funny stories and silly jokes. Did a cover of Won't You Be My Neighbor (the Mr. Roger's theme) by himself, then RJ joined in again for Hello You Beautiful Thing, Make It Mine, and Quiet. Did The Remedy (I Won't Worry) solo, then did 3 Things with Raining Jane. Then Back to the Earth straight into Living in the Moment with them. Mr. Curiosity was next, solo. Ended Part 1 with Bottom of the Sea.
After a 20 minute break, things picked up at 10 with Part 2 of this surprisingly long concert. Started with Love Someone, Only Human, and Life Is Wonderful with Raining Jane. Pulled a girl up on stage with him for a Long Drive solo. Did 93 Million Miles after that with RJ, A World With You without RJ. Raining Jane joined for the last few songs, Shine, I'm Yours, and I Won't Give Up and after 25 songs (I think?), at 11 o'clock, the show ended.
Made a surprisingly swift exit, and an equally swift escape from the parking garage, and traffic was minimal on the drive home (though the fog was definitely not minimal and was, in places, scary as fuck. Still, made it home around 12:15.
My camera was not in a good mood, so I didn't pull quite as many awesome pics as usual (plus my Dad's camera is new and impressively better than mine) so I lost the in-my-head competition. These pics are all mine, though. Haven't swapped cards yet.
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Date: 2014-10-14 08:11 am (UTC)