Ramblings of a Dutchy in California

In April 2003 I traded my hometown of Haarlem, Netherlands, for the San Francisco Bay Area and a career in tech journalism and high-tech public relations. But work isn't the only reason I like the area, as you'll see on this blog, which will primarily have photos and some personal thoughts.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Karma in a living room

My weekends have been packed with fun :-) Aside from the BBQ and abalone you can read about below, I also went to a concert last week. Not a concert in a big hall, but one in a living room. Christel had made friends on Facebook with South African singer and song writer Karma and when Karma needed a place to play and stay in San Francisco, she asked Christel. Apparently these "house concerts" are getting quite popular and lucrative for artists, better so than playing in a random bar. Christel emptied out her living room and filled it with about 30 friends who each paid $15 and many of whom bought CDs. It was a fun concert, which also included Steph Taylor, another singer and song writer. Personally my favorite was Karma, whose voice and music appeals to me more than Steph's. Still together they made for a fun night out. You can read more in Dutch on Christel's blog, also about taking the two musicians on a tour of San Francisco's tourist hot spots.

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