Early yesterday afternoon David’s sisters Lara and Eden rolled into town from their road trip from San Francisco, CA (where they ran the SF Marathon last Sunday and chilled with their brother Aram) and quickly settled in. We all managed to enjoy a lovely dinner last night to welcome them to town:

After dinner I met up with my friend Josh so that we could make our way downtown to the Mayan Theater to see Hope Sandoval (formerly of Mazzy Star) live in concert:

It turns out that Hope is NOTORIOUSLY camera shy so there was a strict No Pictures policy in effect last night. I did manage to get some atmosphere shots of the venue tho … The Mayan Theater is beautiful … altho, it does make you feel like you’re inside The Temple of Doom:

As for Hope Sandoval’s performance … ye gods, it was beautiful. Her vocals are just spellbinding … and she makes it all sound so effortless. She just opens her mouth and you can’t help but get caught up in the emotion and splendor that comes tumbling out. She truly has the voice of an angel … and it sounds as beautiful today as it did all those years ago when she was in Mazzy Star. Some drunk fool yelled out for a Mazzy song and she just shook her head and carried on … she made sure that there was no spotlight on her at all so that even if you did manage to sneak a camera inside you couldn’t get a picture. Shyness aside, it was a fantastic concert … she performed selections from her solo albums Bavarian Fruit Bread and her latest release Through The Devil Softly. Her band The Warm Inventions were really great but it was all about Hope’s voice … just stunning. If you have the chance to see her live I urge you to do so … it’s an experience you won’t soon forget.

Fun stuff planned for today … David and I are taking his sisters to Disneyland to enjoy the Hallowe’en Time fun there today! We’re meeting up with some friends so it’s gonna be a blast. I plan on taking a bunch of fun photos to share. It’s gonna be 90+ degrees today … the perfect way to celebrate Hallowe’en at Disneyland :)

Last night my friend Sergio, in town from Detroit this weekend, and I made our way to Club Nokia at LA Live in downtown LA last night to see KMFDM in concert. The German industrial band is currently on their Kein Mitleid Tour and not only was I lucky enough to attend but I was graciously set up with a photo pass so that I could snap some pics of the band rockin’ out on stage last night. Here are a few of the photos that I took last night:

I have been a huge fan of KMFDM for many, many years. They were effing incredible last night. For various reasons, I haven’t been able to see the band perform live for a few years so I was anxious to see them on stage again … I was not disappointed in the least. The new material was awesome but the classic tracks they performed were just KILLER! If you are a fan of KMFDM, this tour is not to be missed. Among my fave songs I got to hear last night was Megalomaniac, Light and Godlike and former KMFDM member Tim Skold came out to perform with the band for the encore! It was just AMAZING!! The band cares so dearly for their fans (Keiner Macht Fur Dich Mehr) … they are worth the devotion.

Quick story: I first saw the band live back in 1995 at Deep Ellum Live in Dallas, TX. There was a problem with the venue because the band had a strict policy about not marking up their t-shirts because they didn’t want to exploit their fans. They sold their shirts for $15 and Deep Ellum wanted to jack up the price to $25 … KMFDM vehemently refused and almost canceled the show. They decided not to sell any merch at the show at all and the concert went off as planned. At the end of the show, they announced that they would be selling merch at a record store down the street for the regular low prices and hung around to sign autographs and take photos with everyone who showed up. From that moment on, I was a devoted fan. I am so happy I was able to see the guys and Lucia live last night … the show was fantastic!! Click HERE to see all the pics I snapped last night.

Today … David and I are running a special errand (which I have to keep secret for another hour or so … watch my Twitter for the reveal) and then tonight we are going to the wedding of a couple of dear friends of ours. It’s going to be an amazingly fabulous day … I can’t wait to enjoy it :)

Last night I was lucky enough to attend my 4th and final performance of Kylie Minogue’s first ever North American Tour For You, For Me. My good friend Tony and I made our way to the Hammerstein Ballroom last night and managed to get all the way to the front gate right in front of the stage. It was the closest I’ve ever been to Kylie Minogue and it was a THRILL beyond words:

After the jump, you can check out a few of the AMAZING photos I snapped last night … I was all up in her grill so I got a lot of really fantastic photos. Tony managed to get video of Kylie busting out the Cabbage Patch dance move on stage and you can also watch that video behind the cut …

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Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields are Dead Man’s Bones and they are hittin’ the road. After releasing their self-titled debut album last week, the band are now promoting their first-ever concert tour. The guys made a short video to inspire folks to come out and see their shows … here is a screencap:

As you may recall, we saw photos of Ryan prepping for the tour with band rehearsals a few weeks ago and now the lads are ready to perform! After the jump, check out the video in full and see why YOU need to see Dead Man’s Bones live in concert …

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Lawd … yesterday was a very bizzy day for me. As you prolly already know, David and I made our way down to Washington DC early yesterday morning to participate at the National Equality March and then came straight back to NYC so that we could attend Kylie Minogue’s first NYC concert EVER at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night:

The show, once again, was freakin’ fantastic. David and I got to see Kylie in Oakland, CA and then again in Hollywood, CA and last night’s show was JUST AS FUN as the previous two. My friend Tony, who is also here in town to see the Kylie shows, managed to get right up front and took a whole bunch of amazing photos. After the jump, check out some of his photos — trust me, they are deffo worth checking out …

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Last night a group of friends and I were lucky enough to attend Kylie Minogue’s performance at the Hollywood Bowl here in Hollywood, CA as part of her first ever North American tour titled For You, For Me. Altho I was fortunate enough to attend her tour kickoff concert in Oakland, CA last week I was THRILLED to be able to see Kylie perform live in LA outside under the full moon and stars:

I know there are many of y’all who have still yet to see the show so I won’t spoil anything for those of you who wish to remain unspoiled. I understand that Kylie’s performance last night was a dream come true for her … not only did she explain to the crowd how honored she was to be performing at the Bowl but she also shared her elation on Twitter. After the jump, read a full rundown of her performance last night, check out a few photos of Kylie rockin’ the stage and see some scans from the tour book that is being sold on this tour …

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A new report/rumor is making the rounds today that the Spice Girls are planning to reunite again but may do so without Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice). As you may recall, 4 of the Spice Girls (Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown) reunited for an impromptu dinner in London last month and tongues started wagging that the girls were talking up plans to reunite again. VB was noticeably absent from the reunion dinner … methinks this new report stems from that incident … so take it with a huge grain of salt:

JUST when the SPICE GIRLS outfits were safely tucked away in the loft, it’s time to start digging them out again. MEL B, with the help of her fella STEPHEN BELAFONTE, are masterminding a full-scale comeback. I say full-scale but one member of the line-up is resisting the invitation. VICTORIA BECKHAM has made it clear to the girls she won’t have the time – or desire – to uproot her family again for more fun and games with her old pals. But Mel B, MEL C and GERI HALLIWELL are getting together next week regardless, with fellow bandmate EMMA BUNTON. Baby is a little reluctant to commit to going on the road but the others are sure they can talk her round. A source said: “This time next year at least four of the five girls will be back on stage doing the Spice material again. Both the Mels and Geri are the driving force behind making it happen. They have agreed to meet up again next week and thrash out their plans for the future of the Spice empire. Emma is being cautious but the minute she’s with the girls they’ll talk her round. When Geri left the first time, she was arguably the band’s biggest star. If they coped without her, they are confident they can make it work without Posh.” But the popularity stakes have changed since the Nineties. Posh was definitely the star attraction on the 2007 tour. I revealed a couple of weeks back that Mel and Stephen had discussed a one-off Spice Girls appearance at the World Cup in South Africa next summer. It sounds like the response has encouraged talks about another big comeback.

HMMM. Moving forward down one Spice Girl is totally doable … as you should recall, Geri left the group after their second album Spice World and the remaining Spices soldiered on with a full scale world tour and album without her. It’s totally possible that they can carry on without VB. To be honest, Vicki B. doesn’t really need the Spice Girls anymore … she is much more famous without them and being married to David Beckham means she’s got more money than she knows what to do with. I can totally see VB opting out of a full-scale reunion … would would it be a success without her? Would any of y’all be excited to see the Spices together again sans Posh?

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