Overshadowed

My Valentine's Day present this year rocked....literally. On Sunday, we headed over to Spokane for Joshua Radin, featuring Ingrid Michaelson. For those who haven't experienced Ingrid's music...do so, immediately. She is purely awesome. She also had an amazing singer open for her, Alexa Wilkenson. Check her out also.

The concert was great, despite the strange breed of people that always turn out for concerts at the Big Easy in Spokane. Ingrid Michaelson is probably one of the best entertainers I've ever seen...funny, talented and a great storyteller. I mean, she ended her show with a cover of the theme to Fresh Prince....you can't really top that.


It was kind of sad to see the place nearly clear out before Joshua Radin even took the stage. We stayed and I will admit that Joshua is extremely talented...but the chicks got him this time. He's not the best entertainer...very slow transitions between songs and virtually every intro started with, "so I had a pretty rough breakup about 6 months ago..." I feel bad for the guy, but tell a happy story, please! His music is great, but a bit redundant, and he ended the show so abruptly that it was awkward. He's got potential, but he definitely was overshadowed by the female vibe that night.

All in all, it was a great night...good food, good music, and an even better date. Any date that ends in a slurpee has to be good.

p.s. Sorry for the photo quality...these are the best I could do...