Show Review: She & Him, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Tilly & The Wall at The Greek Theater, 6/22/13

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There were more reasons to visit The Greek Theater last Saturday night than a mere love of ampersands. It was a rare night at The Greek where the weather was absolutely perfect- not too warm, not too cold. The early signs of the upcoming “Super Moon” were in the the sky. The crowd, a bit older than expected, and happily ironic mustache-free, arrived early enough to make sure they enjoyed every act on the bill.

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Film Review: “Your Highness”

Natalie Portman, Danny McBride, James Franco, and Zooey Deschanel in YOUR HIGHNESS. Photo by Frank Connor – © 2011 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, Rasmus Hardiker, Toby Jones

written by: Danny McBride and Ben Best

directed by: David Gordon Green

MPAA: Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity, violence and some drug use.

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Show Review: She & Him with The Chapin Sisters at The Fox Oakland, 5/29/10

The ethereal She.

When Zooey Deschanel walked on stage in a sparkly dress you would have thought it was the next messiah walking out to greet her followers.  In a weird way I guess she is the messiah of sweet indie-ness.  Between her movie career and the success of She & Him, Zooey Deschanel is the It girl of indie rock.  She certainly looked the part at The Fox: bouncy perfect hair, cute make-up, black tights and kitten heels, but what really sold the show was her voice.  From the first note it was strong, clear and emotive, and for the next hour and a half it was glorious. Continue reading “Show Review: She & Him with The Chapin Sisters at The Fox Oakland, 5/29/10”

Defending Zooey: A Review of She & Him Volume Two

Truth time.  This review is two weeks late and way beyond the relevant date for any She & Him fan.  So I’m not going to write it for a fan, I’m going to write it for all you people who say Zooey Deschanel can’t sing or that She & Him is boring dreck.  Because I think you’re wrong and if you are actually willing to have an open mind about it, you might change your mind.

When I first started listening to Volume Two and pondering the angle for my review I did my usual pre-writing ritual:  hours of procrastinating on the internet.  I ended up in one of my favourite places:  ONTD (Oh No They Didn’t on livejournal.com for those not in the know).  I was surprised by the amount of hate being spewed in She & Him’s direction, and started to wonder why.  So I’ll take the negative comments posted to this entry, and do my best to prove them wrong. Continue reading “Defending Zooey: A Review of She & Him Volume Two”