Concert Companion

This was a comprehensive guide to symphonic music, which isn’t of use to me personally. I haven’t been to the symphony since opera season started. Ok, I’ve never been to either and am not much interested for that matter. That’s not to say I don’t love music. I do. Quite a bit, too. I’m just WAY more lowbrow. The closest I got to classical is one of my all-time favorite bands, Camper Van Beethoven. That’s basically in name alone; musically it was actually at one of their shows and not from them. I think a band named The Ordinaires opened for them and for their finale, the stage went black before a lone spotlight shone on a cellist. He was playing this classical sounding solo and at its conclusion he paused briefly then started playing some familiar notes that sent me and the rest of the crowd into a frenzy. It was the opening of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir! Classic!