I forgot to write up about seeing Café Tacuba at the Ventura Theatre on November 15th.

I initially planned to have my ticket to the show long, long before the show. However, seeing as I had many other things on my plate before that I neglected to budget accordingly. The $45 price tag kept me from getting the ticket that day since I was about to fly to Chicago 5 days later for MFF.

So when I stated this to my friend Scott he insisted I attend and that he'd have my ticket paid for so that I could go. His reasoning was because I treated him to Café Tacuba for the first time a couple years ago. Hardly seems that long. It might have been less than 2 years back. Anyway, he bought my ticket. All the while reasoning that if I had not introduced him to the band that he would never have discovered them.

The concert was awesome and I loved the song selection. There were songs I wish I could have heard, but then I had heard them do those songs from times before and they did play several of my other favorites. So through it all I loved the vibes and enthusiasm as well as the energy they put forth that evening. It was definitely one of the best shows I have seen them do thus far.

Anyway, here's the setlist. It's missing Pinche Juan in the encore, which was a whopping 9 songs aside from that!

Café Tacuba
Saturday, November 15
Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA

Seguir Siendo->
Tengo Todo
Alármala de Tos
Vámomos
Eo
Cero Y Uno
La Locomotora
Las Flores
53100
Mediodía
Trópico de Cáncer
Esta Vez
Cierto O Falso
Volver A Comenzar
La Ingrata
Chilanga Banda
El Fin de la Infancia
La Chica Banda
Déjate Caer

Eres
El Baile Y el Salón
De Acuerdo
Quiero Ver
No Controles
La Pinta
María
Cómo Te Extraño Mi Amor
Y Es Que...

Café Tacuba won a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Song for Este Vez and also Best Alternative Song for Volver A Comenzar.

Finally it's the weekend! I have a couple shows planned for this Saturday and Sunday. I would go out tonight, but I don't feel like driving to Los Angeles and back then finding and paying for parking just to attend a $10 show. Which sucks too because it's a fucking discount for concert ticket prices these days. No matter, I'll check out Alyssa Suede another time. Perhaps next week in Santa Barbara.

So for tomorrow I will be joining my long-time friend Scott to check out Café Tacuba at the Ventura Theatre. This will be my 6th time seeing them and third time in Ventura. I love this band! Hands down the best diversified band from Mexico City! <3 I can't wait and look very forward to the show.

On Sunday I will be going to see Vicente Fernandez for the very first time ever! I'm very excited about this concert mostly because this is like the Mexican folk singer I grew up listening to through my parents and aunts and uncles as a small child. Growing up in a Mexican family one gets to listen to a lot of mariachi music and Vicente Fernandez is one of the best singers of ranchera music ever.

Last year my folks went to see him play last time he was at the Gibson Amphitheatre for their first time and I was jealous that I couldn't go. This time it's just me going, but I have the best seat I could have scored for this. I have a front row, rail seat right behind the orchestra pit! Getting good tickets is not easy and this man has SOLD OUT NINE SHOWS at the Gibson Amphitheatre!!! It will be one of the best shows I will have seen in my life to date. This man is a Mexican folk music icon and I can finally get the chance to listen to him perform. :)

So I have returned from another night of Café Tacuba and I must say I have had a great two nights worth of music. Tonight's show almost mirrored last nights with the substitution of two songs for two others. They rocked both nights with a fervor.

Great Café Tacuba concert last night at the Gibson Amphitheatre! They played so many awesome songs and with an incredible energy and passion. I'll post more about it later. I still have one more show to go to tonight here in Ventura at the Ventura Theater. ^.^

I think I had a few too many Modelo's last night...I haves a headache.

Eep, its been two months to the date since my First and Only post! Terrible! I honestly will work harder at updating this on a much more timely manner. For those that may even have the slightest curiosity in reading my LJ, I apologize for my inability to scribe something down for two solid months. Now that this is out of the way here's a brief recap of my days between posts.