Imogen Heap @ The Fonda

I have never wanted to stand taller as I peered over the heads in front of me at the stage. Imogen was a site with her eccentric and unique style. Her entire set was farthest from being scripted as she went into ramblings and fascinating stories. I loved every minute of it as I listened to her beautiful accent. I felt like saying things like "BRILLIANT" and "BLOODY HELL" lol She stopped in between songs to show us in detail as she tinkered over every instrument how her wrists had tiny microphones to capture every sound she made. Late last week she had reported not feeling well and even cancelling her Sunday show is Santa Barbara. She Tweeted early Monday morning how she was going to play the LA show and apologized in advance if she sounded horrid. Not knowing what to expect when she started her set, I was beaming as she never sounded better! At the end of the night she announced that she would be back again in April (I already marked my calendar!). This is one show I do not want to miss!

Silversun Pickups @ KIA Soul event

The closing number "Lazy Eye" last night was almost no surprise as they came to the end of a 90-minute set! Crazy guitar distortion ripped through the Siren Studio as one by one they walked off the stage. I could not have asked for better view of the show. KIA hooked it up with VIP passes which allowed us into a upper lever loft are that was dimly lit and held the only alcohol in the place. Hooray for open bar! No sooner had we grabbed a drink did the Silversun Pickups start! Down the stairs we went to the VIP side stage area! Oh yea, what a view!

Sorry to cut this short, but I'm off to the Imogen Heap show. Expect an update from the Imogen show too! Peace. Love. Music

Silversun Pickups tonight!

Just a quick update...we are gonna see Silversun Pickups tonight @ Siren Orange Studio in Hollywood! We are on the guest list since my company is sponsoring the event. SWEET! I'll try to take some photos and update this entry. Peace and Love!

Upcoming Concerts!!

It's been a great year for music and shows! I have to give some love to The Airborne Toxic Event! I won these tickets courtesy of The Scenestar. Airborne put on an amazing show. I would definitely pay to see them next time they are in town! Karen O. of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs never disappoints . Always so full of energy even in her more dramatic tune Maps. I can not tell a lie, out of all these shows I have most been looking forward to tomorrow nights show. Any of you who know me out there know how much love I have for my beloved Snow Patrol. With a couple of extra tickets in hand, I will be attending the show with my 3 younger sisters. I can not express the excitement! :) I'm hoping for good things from Maja & The Sounds later this week. They usually put on an amazing show, but I found the show that they did while touring with No Doubt late this summer was not up to the usual 'Sounds' standards. Another show I am very excited to see next month is the very lovely and unique Imogen Heap! These tickets are a gift to my good friend who's birthday is coming up. I saw Imogen a couple years back at Coachella. Wow, talk about a one-woman-show! Her talent blows me away. The Concert Calendar is a bit full now, but who knows what other shows I'll squeeze in between now and the end of the year! The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - September 15 @ The Fox Theatre, Pomona The Airborne Toxic Event- September 17 @ The Theatre, Pomona Snow Patrol- October 20 @ The Wiltern The Sounds & Shiny Toy Guns- October 22 @ The Wiltern U2 360 Tour - October 25 @ Rose Bowl in Pasadena The Bravery- November 5 @ The Wiltern Imogen Heap- November 9 @ The Music Box/The Fonda Placebo- September 20 @ Club Nokia *Canceled*

Photo Bokeh

These are some fun Bokeh shots Rajeev taught me how to take. The ones in blue are some Christmas lights I through up to take some test shots with. The others we took on a walk outside of the street lights. What do you think?

Concert Update!

Youth Group - May 19 @ the Troubadour. Tickets are $12 Third Eye Blind - June 24 @ HOB- Anaheim. Tickets on sale tomorrow. I'm going to buy these at the HOB to avoid Ticketmaster fees. No Doubt/Katy Perry/THE SOUNDS!!! - August 4 @ Verizon Wireless in Irvine. Tickets to this are sold out but you can still score lawn seats like us for cheap on Craigslist! U2 360 Tour - October 25 @ Rose Bowl in Pasadena . Tickets to this are sold out as well. Check Craigslist maybe if you dont already have your tickets.

Busy February

wow, I know I said I would try to update once a week at least, and look at this now, almost one month since my last update. Bad Sandra! February was a good month. Very busy. I will try to sum it up best by sharing a couple photos and a video I took. I hope you enjoy :) I look forward to the rest of March being just as memorable. Jamie, Ryan, and me waiting for The Bird and the Bee to begin The Bird and the Bee! Birthday dinner for Rajeev @ Royal Khyber Video from the flaming Gulab Jamun Birthday Dessert

Disneyland in the Rain

So here goes a second post for today....don't get too used to it! :) We went to Disneyland yesterday and used our annual SoCal Passports for the fist time! Yay! It's so nice to have a pass now. You don't feel like you need to rush through the park and run from one side to another and wait in ginormous lines. If the line looks big, you move on. You can catch that ride next time! hehe. You get the picture. So that's exactly what we did yesterday. Not that there was allot of people though. Since it was raining off and on all day, not allot of people, no, not so much. I did quiet a few of the rides I did as a kid like the Rocket Jets which are now renovated and called Astro Orbitor. Now let me tell you about this one, I used to feel so tiny in this one as a kid. And all a sudden now, your knee starts pushing up against places that it didnt used to before so I guess 2 adults in the Orbitor now, not so good! Either the ride got smaller, or I got bigger? what do you think?! LOL We did the classic but always a must Space Mountain. I hadn't done Star Tours in forever, so that was a must. And I couldnt go without seeing one of my all time favorites...It's a small world. I know they said it was renovated again in 2008, but there were no major changes. I did see a few Disney characters in there though where I don't remember them before, but overall, its the same Small World I remember and love. Hope you like the pics :) Jose, I think you know who this picture is for :)

New hair

I got my hair cut Saturday! It's a big change since I had LONG hair before. The new dew it sitting at my shoulders with lot's of layers for extra movement. I've added bangs now too! They are taking the most to get used to since they graze my eye level. What do you think? Over all, I love it! I keep shaking my hair from side to side like one of those Pantene commercials.

I want to go back...

I wrote this in an email to my friends earlier this week before I started this blogg...here goes: While venturing on a small road trip up the coast this past Saturday, we happened upon a gem of a place. Redondo Beach!

I know, might now sound uber glam, but believe me, it was awesome!

The small Harbor was lined with amazing little bars that were packed with locals that were clearly getting they're drink on despite the early hour of around 6-630pm! Good times! lol

As we walked up we could hear the roaring beats of a live band that was covering an Ozzy tune. And as we got closer we looked through the open windows and could see a small mosh pit going! it was crazy!

As hungry as we were, we kept walking in search of some food. We passed small beach shacks, ice cream shops...and then...there it was!

This amazing layout of LIVE sea food! It was a open air- fresh fish market. They had all sorts of fish, crab, lobsters, and shrimp!

You pick it, they cook it! and for cheap too! Okay, so after eating 'al-fresco', we walked next door to the weirdest/interesting indoor carnival.

I attached several pics from the evening. you can see all the old games they have to play. All for the low-low price of $.25 or $1.

After giving the games a go, it was time for a drink! We started walking back toward the bars when my ear caught the sounds of some LIVE jazzzzzzz!

(see attached pics of band also) It was the coziest lil bar with the open ocean breeze blowing in as the band played away into the night.

I'm telling you, it was one of the funnest nights I've had in a long time. And I can't wait to do it again, with all of YOU!

what say?Do you guys want to go?