Jan 2 2014

Adanne’s 2013 photos

Here are some of my favorite photos that I took in 2013
(click the pix to view the full set)

Feb 4 2013

Wheat from the UK

In 2012 a lot of chaff was sent over from the UK, but thankfully 2013 is starting to look full of wheat.

My second concert of 2013 was a Lastfm sessions show featuring Jake Bugg. I learned about the show from MyFreeConcert‘s facebook and entered their contest to win a guaranteed spot at the show and won. I listened to some of the songs posted on Jake’s facebook and thought they were okay, but I wasn’t really into them. Seeing Jake live made me fully appreciate his work. He sings, plays, and performs well; and he is a nice guy. After the show he stayed by the stage and met everyone and was genuinely interested in what people had to say. He asked everyone their name, and he even pronounced my name properly.
You can watch his full set here: http://originals.last.fm/sessions/lightning-strikes-as-uk-import-jake-bugg-plays-intimate-nyc-gig

My fifth concert of 2013 was Lawson at Bowery Ballroom. I learned about the show a while back from one of AngieLove’s “friends” and ended up winning tickets from MyFreeConcert. The show was listed as “Sold Out”, but out of 600 tickets 400 attended. Usually at sold out Bowery shows you can not even think about moving around, but no one had a problem leaving the crowd to see what Kevin Jonas was up to and then returning to their spot. Kevin Jonas was in attendance to support his brother in law(Mikey Deleasa) who was supporting Lawson that evening. Lawson went above and beyond for their debut! They play wonderfully and together, sing beautifully, had excellent lighting, did a mini acoustic set, and even had video projections behind them. After the show they met people downstairs and outside amidst a frenzy. I hung back and ended up getting an Andy guitar pic from a crew member.
Lawson vid: https://socialcam.com/v/499V6Puv

The next day AngieLove and I went to get group photos at their Livestream broadcast.

My last concert of January 2013 was a Lastfm sessions show featuring Emeli Sandé. I’m glad I won a guaranteed spot from Lastfm, because by the time I arrived there was barely room left. Emeli’s voice is STUNNING. After every song it felt like a standing ovation was necessary.