It's been a whirlwind week on the scene. As noted in an earlier post, I attended the launch party celebrating chef Blythe Beck's tenure at Central 214.
Continuing the launch theme, Thursday evening I hit a party at Hotel Zaza celebrating the reopening of the Urban Oasis poolside bar at Dragonfly lounge (above). My companion and I sank into a sofa stuffed with azure pillows and watched the Uptown crowd mingle, ladies in maxi dresses, gents in jackets and slacks. We relaxed with mojitos (and wine and Ciroc and tonics) in hand until a familiar face approached. It was none other than my fellow nightlife writer at Quick, Jennifer Kyle! We toasted our first meeting and made plans to attend a whisky tasting next week. Fab!
I left my peeps at Dragonfly and jetted off to the Granada to catch James Morrison's show. The British soul singer was spectacular and blazed through his songs with the raspy voice and passionate intensity we've all come to love from him. But the revelation of the evening was opening act Diane Birch. Perched behind her piano and backed by guitars, tambourine and sometimes a horn, the soulstress sounded a lot like the love child of Carole King and Janis Joplin. Check out one of her tracks from the show below, as well as J.Mo's "You Give Me Something." While you're here, may as well check out Quick's Q&A with Morrison, too.
Diane Birch, live at the Granada:
James Morrison, "You Give Me Something (clip)" live at the Granada
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