In case you are sick of xmas music....

My friend Ryan has been a good source of new music since we met. He has a way of finding small bands that are up and coming/small to the music scene.

The first band he introduced to me was Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. I was lucky enough to see the band play 3/4 times for free in tiny TINY venues all over LA. Now you can hear their songs just about everywhere you go and the band played Lollapalooza this past summer in Chicago. Not so small anymore.

The latest band he has suggested I listed to is The Red River. This band has now become a daily go to band on my ipod = i'm loving them.

Somehow Ryan was able to invite the lead singer of the band to his house this past Thursday night to put on a private living room concert. It was such a special night. These are the small joy moments I love about living in LA.
You start listening to a band...they live in the same town as you...you meet...and then they come over and hang out/play a private concert in your home. Just like that, no big deal at all.

There were about 30 people that came together to watch the lead singer put on a little concert. A few of the songs were filmed and I thought I would share my favorite song I leave on repeat often...enjoy =)

Tis the Season...

For Holiday Movies on TV!

In no particular order my favorite Holiday movies that I will always stop to watch if on TV...

A Christmas Story - who doesn't waste their entire day re watching this moving when the 24hr marathon comes on?!

Family Stone --- 1. because i love the house! 2. i love the cast and 3. i will always remember my dad calling me the second he came out of the theater to tell me to go and see it. he never does that, but for this movie he did.

National Lampoon XMAS Vacation -- i use to love, Love, LOVE the opening song of this movie when i was a kid. i should check itunes to see if it can find it...hip hip horray for xmas vacation.

Meet Me in St Louis -- is it a xmas movie? is it not a xmas movie? not really sure. but the one big scene i loved growing up was when ester and rose go to the xmas dance. i thought this is what every girl did when they grew up...wrong.

Home Alone -- Macaulay Culkin will have a place in every 20something's heart for the rest of our lives. I also just like to remind my mom that the night we saw this movie, my parents had forgotten to pick me up/mixed up who was picking me up. it was fitting.

Love Actually -- xmas rom-com? yes please! i have no problem at all watching this one over and over.