3 posts tagged “seu jorge”

What a way to start our tenth season at the Hollywood Bowl! Last night’s show headlined by Thievery Corporation sold out and the Bowl was packed by the second act with pockets of happy dancing people everywhere. It was a boiling hot weekend in LA and you could tell people were ready to release some tension with a night of music and dancing. 

People were letting loose! Los Amigos Invisibles got the full crowd clapping along. Bebel Gilberto brought her sultry Brazilian singing.  As Jason Bentley was introducing Thievery, the guys came up and gave him a tackle hug from behind. It was really sweet and then they launched into  a fantastic set, bringing out a bunch of guest singers who gave each song a unique vibe, including Perry Farrell and Seu Jorge. 

One of the most recognizable sounds in their music is the sitar and I couldn’t help thinking that their band member has the best sitar-playing job in the world (their bass player also looks very much like the singer from Ghostland Observatory, which happen to be one of Director Peter Berg’s favorite bands).

People were dancing in the aisles -- to the chagrin of security -- but nothing like the time I saw Belle and Sebastian play. That’s another KCRW favorite that sold out the Bowl and their fans don’t mess around – the dancing masses ambushed security and fled into the front boxes, even jumping on stage to dance! I don’t know if I’ll ever see a crowd that beats that one but there are some pretty strong shows coming up this season. Check out the schedule here.

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We have another stellar line up of shows and I wanted to get the word out to KCRW fans before they sell out!

Here’s the breakdown!

June 22 – Thievery Corporation (full live show featuring special guest Seu Jorge), Bebel Gilberto, Los Amigos Invisibles, Federico Aubele. Hosted by Jason Bentley  TICKETS

June 29 –Gilberto Gil, Devendra Banhart, The Album Leaf (featuring Mike Heron from The Incredible String Band). Hosted by Anne Litt  TICKETS

July 20 – Feist, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Pacifika. Hosted by Nic Harcourt  TICKETS

July 27 – Gnarls Barkley, Youssou N’Dour, Deerhoof. Hosted by Garth Trinidad  TICKETS

August 3 – Reggae Night: UB40, Beres Hammond, Barrington Levy. Hosted by Tom Schnabel  TICKETS

September 21 – Ozomatli, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lila Downs, Nortec Collective. Hosted by Raul Campos

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