Pre-Festival Concert #1: The Weepies

As a pre-cursor to the weekend of concerts coming up (countdown to Joshua Fest 2010!)  we've attended two concerts by some favorite bands.  First was The Weepies.  We were at the first concert they'd done in four years--having taken touring time off in order to start a family.  They have four albums (in order of release): Happiness (2004),   Say I Am You (2006), Hideaway (2008), and Be My Thrill (2010).

We had a great time at the concert--it more than lived up to my hopes.  You know how it is when you really enjoy a musical group?  Seeing them live can prove how great they really are, or it can destroy your view of them altogether.  (Similar, I guess to the book/movie relationship.  The recorded/live contrast can be great.)  Musically it was great, but it was also a lot of fun.  Steve and Deb are from California, and are warm, fun people.  It made for a great night.

When first appearing on stage, Steve was amazed at how packed the El Rey Theatre was.  He said something to the effect of: You don't understand...we've been in our living room for the past four years.  There are a lot less people there.  It was a night to remember; my fan-hood has been solidified.  I loved the background on the song Can't Go Back Now--it was written for their niece when she began to walk.  Here are the lovely lyrics (I was going to link the YouTube video, but the graphics are weird...oh hey, look, I linked them anyhow):

Yesterday when you were young

Everything you needed done was done for you

Now you do it on your own

But you find you're all alone, what can you do?

You and me walk on, walk on, walk on

'Cause you can't go back now

You know there will be days

When you're so tired

That you can't take another step

The night will have no stars 

And you'll think you've gone as far 

As you will ever get

You and me wak on, walk on, walk on

'Cause you can't go back now

And yeah, yeah, you go where you want to go

Yeah, yeah, be what you want to be

If you ever turn around, you'll see me

I can't really say

Why everybody wishes they were somewhere else

But in the end, the only steps that matter

Are the ones you take all by yourself

You and me walk on, walk on, walk on

Yeah, you and me walk on, walk on, walk on

'Cause you can't go back now

Walk on, walk on, walk on

You can't go back now

Here's a little video I took of one of their songs at the concert, (although the quality is a bit sketchy since it was done on my phone).