Last night's concert was simply awesome. I forgot my iPhone in my car so no photos. :( However, I did write down the set list on genevieve_l's Nokia as a back up. They played basically the same songs as they did back on June 22nd in Ventura in a little bit of a different order with one different song which was Paso El Tiempo instead of Soñar.

Now about Club Nokia. That was my first time seeing a show there and I must say that it's a very nice club to see shows at. It seriously has a lot of general admission floor space on three tiers with a balcony above which has both general admission and reserved seating. I never got to check out the balcony though.

They only have one bar on the floor section which takes up the entire back wall of the place. Several bartenders on hand so waiting isn't very long for a drink which is a plus. For the smokers there's a small patio to the side of the bar where you can look down at the people walking on the sidewalk and drive by on the street. Across the street is the Holiday Inn which is handy to note in the event I would want to get a room and stay the night for any future shows and not have to drive home.

My only gripe is parking. There's a large number of lots to park at in the area, but finding one that won't rape you for $20-$25 is a pain. I managed to find a parking garage a couple blocks away for $15 for stacked parking.

Finding parking was a crap shoot at that hour since there were several people going to the L.A. Convention Center for Adultcon and Ski Dazzle: The Los Angeles Ski Show and Snowboard Expo. John Mayer was also playing a sold out concert at the Nokia Theatre across from the Club Nokia where Belanova played their sold out club show. The Conga Room is located on the lower level of Club Nokia which also has a Lucky Strike bowling alley on the second floor. So the place was packed with people and parking was a bit hard to come by quickly and cheaply.

Traffic was plain awful on the 101 from Ventura to the 134 into Pasadena (bumper to bumper). Also the Rose Bowl hosted the UCLA vs. USC which snarled local traffic on Colorado Blvd. where I had to pick up genevieve_l. From there it was a bitch driving down the Arroyo Parkway to the 110 to the 5 which was backed up as well. Once I hit the 5 it was smooth sailing to Alameda and then to Olympic.

The only thing that hurt was $134 bar tab! The drinks were good though. I had one Sierra Nevada, 2 Pacificos, one Rockstar Pomegranate and vodka and 2 Belvedere's and cranberry. genevieve_l had just as much, but screwdrivers mostly, Jack & Coke and a Pom Rockstar and vodka also, plus some free drink that some other gal didn't want after she bought it.

After the show I was hungry as was my son Jay and of course genevieve_l. So we originally going to hit up Toi for Thai, but I had to hit the restroom so bad we stopped off at Tommy Burger for some yummy foods. I simply ordered chili cheese fries which was perfect for me at the time. No soft drink since they only sell Pepsi products which I utterly despise.

I managed to get genevieve_l home and Jay home before walking in the door at about half past 2am. I was beat and ready for bed by then. So for those that care here's the set list from last night's show.

Belanova
December 6, 2008
Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA

Rosa Pastel
Cada Que...
Bye Bye
Niño
Toma Mi Mano
Tus Ojos
Paso El Tiempo
Escena Final
Eres Tu
Me Pregunto
Miedo
Por Tí
Y Aún Así Te Vas
Baila Mi Corazón

Rock Star
1, 2, 3, Go!

Here's a lil'
Belanova video just for fun. It's an oldie, but a goodie. :)



Belanova won this year's Latin Grammy in the Best Album by a vocal Pop Duo or Group category.

Yay! It's almost time to see Belanova at Club Nokia in Los Angeles! I can't wait and of course I'm very excited. Denisse Guerrero is super pretty and sweet! swoon

I'll be going there with my teenage son and also my friend genevieve_l. Both of whom I pretty much turned on to the sounds of Belanova. I first heard them back in December last Christmas when I had gone on a cruise with my ex-wife and our two boys. We were in Puerto Vallarta at the time when I and my eldest boy walked into a Bubba Gump's by the playa because I wanted a quick cold beer. The song Baila Mi Corazón was playing over the sound system at the bar. I asked who they were because my son and I thought the music was quite cool. So upon being home I managed to pick up a couple of their CDs and have been loving them ever since. :)