i can’t remember what brought me to rachael yamagata’s web site a few weeks ago, but somehow i got there and i discovered she’s touring. not just touring. she’s touring in los angeles. at an intimate venue in hollywood called hotel cafe. and she opened up a 1030 late show to accommodate more fans. we snatched up the late show tickets as quickly as possible.

her concert was last night, and (here i have to give myself props…) thanks to my paranoid, obsessive personality, i made m and lcr get to the venue early so we weren’t stuck standing in the back with me surrounded by 6-foot tall people and getting elbowed in the eyes. i was able to secure 2 chairs at the very front of the stage. OMG. it was awesome! i stood for 3 hours but didn’t even mind. we stood right next to the bass speaker but didn’t even mind. she was a bit drunk, very very funny, and awesome in person. the raspy voice, her sense of humor, the awesome piano and emo music. the show ended at 1 sharp; we stayed up until 3am listening to music and talking even though we all had commitments in the morning.

i only took a handful of photos because i’m a chickens**t, but thankfully my appreciation and enjoyment of the concert didn’t rest on how many pictures i took. i woke up giddy despite only getting 3.5 hours of sleep and having a headache and burping up garlic wings from last night’s dinner.

rachael yamagata at hotel cafe