Vampire Weekend

My sister and I went and saw one of my new favorite bands last night (in Boston) at the Orpheum. SO good live. The music is just so fun and lively and it totally translates to the crowd. Everyone's just dancing and having a great time. They play really well live, and you can tell they have a lot of fun playing. Ezra talked quite a bit and was actually a really funny guy. They talked about how much they like Boston, partly why they have 3 Massachusetts-based songs on their debut album, all 3 of which were played. Apparently they don't usually play all 3. At least not "Ladies of Cambridge", which is technically a bonus track. Conveniently enough it's one of my favorite VW songs (at least top 3) so I was really really happy that they played it.

Also, to make the show even better, I upgraded my tickets at no extra cost last minute. The show had sold out in like an hour or something when it went on sale several months ago, and I managed to barely get tickets, last row on the lower level. I was a little disappointed, but figured it was better than the balcony. So last night, about an hour before we left, this family friend who owns a ticket agency calls me and offered me 7th row seats at face value, so I took them and put my crappy seats on craigslist at face value, got a call within 5 minutes, and met a kid at the venue. So it was amazing! I brought my camera, which I rarely do at concerts, and got a few good ones... check them out (click to view full size):