By MeaganKate
I'm an eclectic kind of gal.
When I was younger, I listened to Blink 182, Backstreet Boys AND Brandy. I hung with all the crowds, because I understood the value of all music. Even that one time when I purchased Jennifer Love Hewitt's single “Barenaked” by mistake – I wasn't totally disappointed.
So, this week is going to be chalk full of music for me. And by chalkfull I mean I'm going to three concerts and you should all be jealous!
The first one was actually Sunday night at The Aladdin. And I must say it's one of the best shows I've been to in a long, long time. His name is Matt Nathanson, and we are in love. I started listening to him about five years ago when American Wedding came out, and his song, “Laid” was on the soundtrack.
Since then, he's had moderate success and built a solid fan base. With this new album, Some Mad Hope, and its two biggest singles “Car Crash” and “Come On Get Higher”, Matt has begun to dig a spot for himself in the acoustic-crooner-with-a-dirty-mouth genre.
Opening the show was Jessie Baylin, whose voice caught me off guard. I researched her before the show, because I had never heard of her, and wasn't sure I'd be into her based on the songs I listened to online. But, as soon as she started singing, the Aladdin Theater was quiet, and people were totally transfixed by her. It doesn't hurt anyone that she's disarmingly beautiful.
“Hello Portland,” she tantalized, “you perfect city, you.”
Her stage presence was sexy, though her tights Read the rest of this entry »
