almost three years ago i went to europe specifically paris, france, die, drance, lourdes, france, barcelona, spain, all around italy. half way through the trip i received an email from my dad in which he says, "have a safe clean fun!!!" from the three exclamation points i think he knew i just got a wrist tat. i was traveling and often confused about the direction in which my life is going and it was unanimous vote a compass. it is my first and only (to date) tattoo. the tattoo artist was a strapping barcelonian man who could have put any image on my body mostly because i don't know the spanish word for "no" (dangerous i know) so he provided a distraction to ridiculous pain sensation along my left arm. but there was also the music that played. it was a cover band. or at least the same words and somewhat the same beat to my catchy songs. i believe the specific song was "on the boardwalk" as soon as the tat was finished i somehow managed to find the direction i was heading to exit (the adrenaline was still kicking so it was somewhat a challenge to focus) a flight a stairs later i asked the receptionist/other tattoo artists what the name of the band that was just playing. they mumbled something in catalan/spanish/english which after scribbled on some flyer for a week-long electronic music festival (a week too early): Nouvelle Vague. she even offered to give me the cd but i declined (again the adrenaline was kicking and in hindsight it would have been a great souvenir. however, i didn't have anything to give her which i would have felt bad unless she would have accepted a half eaten powerbar and/or a crumbled metro map of paris. but she did tell me where i could purchase the cd, but unable to listen to the cd until i got home i waited to get the album. still, their music stuck. and as soon as i got home i got their self titled album along with their second album called bande a part. the subsequent until present day nouvelle vague has always and mostly continue to be on any traveling playlist or even enjoy the day any day playlist. however, nouvelle vague a parisian band doesn't travel much this side of the atlantic. the closest they've been to me (in california) has been new york city. and that was a couple of years ago. which spurred the idea of a destination concert night. i would travel to a city just to go to a concert. it didn't come to fruition however maybe someday. it was somber friday and i just read that nouvelle vague was performing on saturday at the fonda. i couldn't believe i didn't see this coming. on the heals of the release of their third studio album i still didn't think they would perform in california. but to my surprise they came I saw and they CONQUERED!!! it was everything i came to expect and love about nouvelle vague. they take a previously recorded song and make their own. even though not completed a considered (at least in my humble opinion) a cover song they still create something that keeps you in without boring you with predictability. "3" their third studio album is a delight if you looking a nouvelle vague twist to bluegrass country. i highly recommend investing in an evening with nouvelle vague specifically Oh La LA: The French Music Festival in California october 24, 2009. C'est ci bon!!
enjoy the music.
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