Sam Bradley final show in Los Angeles!

On Friday night, Sam Bradly played his final show in Los Angeles on this leg of his tour. Its hard to believe I've seen Sam play 4 (that's right F-O-U-R TIMES!) since Memorial Day and I if I could I would see him again and again. Which is alot for me.

With each show I learned to appreciate his talent, his lyrics and (my favorite) his wit. Sam has this natural energy, that makes you want to dance to his music, sing ever line and pray he'll continue to sing. You want tech guy to NOT pay attention to the time and just let him sing. I find myself shaking my hips and not caring if anyone is watching me. It's safe to say Sam Bradley is just that talented. I love finding an artist that gets my heart pumping. Between him, Bobby Long and 100Monkeys a girl can go a little crazy.

Sam Bradley usually has a full band playing with him but for the LA shows it was just him, his guitar, and his lyrics. For 2 of the shows his mom Lee Lindsey sang with him but on friday be brough violinist Sonya Lee to the stage (apparently they just met a few hours before the show) she followed Sam's lead for the songs she was unfamiliar with and made Too Far song even more bittersweet then the original.

After the show Sam didnt disappoint fans, he signed t-shirts, post cards and took pictures for more than an hour. After Sam was nice enough to take a picture with me(....AGAIN!) I asked him a question (LOL like I was a reporter or something!), he looked a little tense but he was cool.

Me: Sam if you could collaborate with anyone who would it be?

Sam: (looking relieved) Can they be dead?

Me: Of course

Sam: Ray Charles

Me: Thanks Sam!! (gave him a final hug and sashay off)

When I heard Sam say Ray Charles I didn't need to know the reasoning why....he said: RAY CHARLES - Nuff Said!

I had to add another clip of Sam singing Too Far Gone on 5/27/09 @ the Hotel Cafe performance. Its hard to believe he was battling a cold when he was singing this song!

::sigh::

Isn't he great?!

Bobby Long wows fans in L.A.

When fellow blogger Larrami first mentioned the Bobby Long concert I thought sure it will be cool but wasn’t into him. I knew he was friends with Twilight's Robert Pattinson but didnt know too much about his music. For weeks she’s has been singing his praises and you felt that passion with each Bobby Long blog she’d post. Well, Larrami you’ve made me a believer!! Normally going to a Myspace page to listen to artist music I usually turn it off after 2 songs. Bobby Long is the first time in a LONG time where I put the player on repeat and listened intently while working. When I heard ‘The Bounty of Mary Jane’, I knew I was officially in love.

Even though Bobby is a one man show he has the energy of 5 person band, with his soulful voice and guitar skills you're simply mesmerized (okay very sexy smile!). One thing I absolutely love about Bobby Long is his sincere gratitude for everything that’s happening to him. Sometimes he just seems shocked that people are really enjoying his music. I noticed he's very shy but he is at his best on stage, his confidence and passion radiates with each song. And literally I think some people actually swooned...wait that was me!! The Friday night show at the Whiskey….well lets say the Whiskey blows monkeys balls and Bobby seemed very irritated but put on a great show. But on Saturday night he seemed more at ease and was even joking with the crowd. One thing that continued to come up is that fact he’s only eaten sandwiches and chocolate. I hope someone will send him a pizza.

After the last show at Saturday at Hotel Café I had chance to get a picture with him but due to making him laugh he’s not looking at the camera….oh well! But I did tell him Mary Jane was the song that made me a fan. He’s smile his cute bashful smile and said thank you and thanked me for the support.

So sit back and enjoy this video from Saturday’s show.

I have to thank greeneyelene for the video from Saturday's Hotel Cafe performance!