Zero 7, Sia, Jose Gonzales, Herbert and Gotan Project at the Hollywood Bowl
Zero 7, Sia, Jose Gonzales, Herbet and Gotan Project at the Hollywood Bowl.
Wow. I thought I liked Zero7 before. And, I didn’t even realize who Sia was before. But, tonight in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl Zero7 and Sia just put in a performance like one rarely gets to experience. Just goosebumps amazing.
Sia told us that this was the biggest audience she’d played to before, and maybe I made it up, but it seemed like there was some aspect of real courage to her performance tonight, not like you’d know it from watching. But, it seemed like it took something for her to be as open, and real, and utterly there as she was tonight, and it was inspiring. Sia has something very special going on.
Jose Gonzales was excellent, too. Zero7 gets such kudos for creating the context and environment for such an amazing gouping of talent along with them.
Sia. Wow. There is just something about her delivery that is humbling. Some aspect of what she offerts is really tapping into that place genius comes from. She’s channeling something uplifting and inspiring.
Herbert, Jose Gonzalez, Sia, Zero 7, Sia, and Gotan Project were great.
Gotan Project
Zero 7
José González
Sia
Herbert
Here is a nice write up of the show.
(I’M JUST SAYIN’): Zero 7 At the Hollywood Bowl
And here are some excellent videos to give you a feel for Zero 7. Sia is so cute. (I actually waited in line to get her autograph, which I never do, but now I can’t say that, can I?) Here is a link to some live footage. Each one starts with the introduction of the band, but then they’re different songs. This gives you a pretty good feel for the show. Oh, this was so good. These three links are to the Hollywood Bowl show, live, on YouTube.
You’re My Flame (very fun)
Awesome Jam! (I dont’ know the name)
Destiny (one of my favorites)
And here are some more good links to other songs on YouTube:
Here is Sommersault.
And, this is a perfect example of why I love this song, and this singer, and this band so much.
Pageant of the Bizarre [live].
Oh, man, I just love this one. AWESOME.Watch it all the way through and then let’s talk about being exuberant. I love watching Sia because it is so obvious how good it feels to be able to have that voice, that joy, that full expression flow out of you. No wonder she does that cute stuff with her hands. I would love to talk with her some time. And Kudos to the guys from Zero 7. They create such a great opportunity for people with such great voices, like Sia and Jose Gonzalez. I really admire them. It’s like the best business advice I ever got: B people hire C people to make themselves look better. A people hire A+ people ’cause they aren’t afraid to learn and they want to succeed! Go Henry & Sam! And, thanks!