Posted by seeninstl on Jul 12, 2008
We went to the free concert a couple blocks away from our place last night. It used to be called Live On The Levee, and was down by the Gateway Arch, but this year due to the flooding of the Mississippi, the concert was moved to around Soldier’s Memorial. The bands were Umphrey’s McGee and Sound Tribe Sector 9, and it all had a very hippie feel.
The last picture is of D.J.’s old friend Darla, who pleasantly surprised us by stopping by with her husband and 4 year old son right before we went to meet up with other friends at the concert. It is our friend Tim’s Hula Hoop; he is in the left of the photo.
Posted by seeninstl on Jul 10, 2008
Every Wednesday night during the summer, the amazing Missouri Botanical Garden hosts a free concert that draws hoards. It is called the Whitaker Music Festival, and last night, the concert featured Javier Mendoza. This was the first one we have been able to get to, and on our way out, we took some pictures of the Lily Pond with the Dale Chihuly floating glass sculptures. The Climatron geodesic dome is in the background of one of the photos.
Posted by seeninstl on Jun 18, 2008
Last Friday night we were thrilled to finally see one of our favorite vocalists, Iron and Wine. The venue, The Pageant in University City, is a fantastic performance space, and one of the successes of the impressive Joe Edwards, who owns Blueberry Hill and opened up the Tivoli and basically is responsible for U City being what it is. It has his signature—there is a great lounge for cocktails before concerts, and you can bring your drinks to your seats.
It could not be easier to get to the Pageant from downtown: the Metrolink has a stop directly behind the music hall. Carfree is carefree! (Although we have yet to sell the sedan).
About Iron and Wine: Samuel Beam’s big hair and beard is as cozy and warm as the duet’s beautifully acoustic guitar and hushed vocals. You can see the Pageant concert online at Played Last Night. Our seats were on the right center balcony, first row, first two seats. It was great to look below and see so many kids at this decidedly folk concert.
After the concert, we met a couple of nice young women as we were exiting the Pageant and D.J. discovered they were here from some small town in the middle of Missouri and saw Iron and Wine as part of a birthday celebration for one of them. So the four of us went together to the Delmar a block away and had another drink and fun conversation.
