Before I dive into how amazing Kina's performance was last night it would be remiss of me not to thank my two dearest com padres, Hamlet and Sebastian. The Hollywood Attic extends a warm thanks with a little dap to both Hamlet and Sebastian for making last night fun. Now onto more pressing matters: Kina's breathtaking performance at the Hotel Cafe.
The moment Kina stepped foot onto the center stage of the Hotel Cafe, I couldn't help but realize how dazzling she looked. Then moments later she captivated the sold out crowd with her angelic voice, sounds from her guitar and her live band. This is common knowledge, but I have the urge to share it anyways, putting a full band behind an already talented musician is like watching Baseball nowadays in this steroid era; the end results are just blood-tingling. Hearing Kina sing alone (as you could see by the youtube videos below) is amazing; now, add a pianist, guitarist, and bassist (who doubled up by playing a mean cello) and you have the blissful sounds that radiated from the Hotel Cafe last night.
Kina also pulled one over on the crowd by allowing her sister Emi to come out and perform. You can see this later in the videos that I was so fortunate to record until I was told that recording was not permitted (got to be more discrete next time lol). I apologize to the Hollywood Attic junkies out there because I was not able to capture one of Kina's best performances of the night, a trio with David Choi on the ukulele and Janet Choi rocking out on the illest of instruments...the xylophone.
To cap things off, the night couldn't have ended any better. I had a fortuitous meeting with Kina after the show. Hamlet was able to provide us with some great pics as you can see. Overall Kina Grannis left her heart on the stage last night. With her soulful and unique blend of contemporary pop mixed with ardent lyrics; Kina Grannis definitely puts on a show. Videos to come in the near future until then enjoy the few pics posted.
"Music can change the world because it can change people."--Bono
oh man, that was a great night. Kina was very talented in her performance. thanks for the invite Robert!
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