Live Music in Brussels

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Ottis Cœur, 18 Nov 2022.

Last week I attended a conference and had meetings in Brussels. Across the street from our hotel, the Fifty Lab Music Festival was underway through several venues. I had a free evening on Friday and 26 Euros covered the cost of the wristband for entry into the Ancienne Belgique concert venue and the neighboring venue for the late evening acts. The Fifty Lab festival featured up & coming European rock & rap bands. I really enjoyed the French duo Ottis Cœur, Ada Oda, UK rapper Knucks, and Belgian-Congolese artist Smahlo.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Smahlo, 18 Nov 2022.

I've been lucky to see a lot of shows over the years, but what I really liked about this show was the small size, cool venues and accessibility to the artists (I was up close to the stage). Ancienne Belgique is a really cool venue and I'll definitely try to catch another show there on a future visit to Brussels.

Surfers at Paradise Cove

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Paradise Cove, CA. 22 Oct 2022.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Malibu, CA. 22 Oct 2022.

National Gallery Nights

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. National Gallery, 13 Oct 2022.

Last night we enjoyed a date night in DC and the National Gallery Night Trick or Treat themed event. It was great to get out for the evening and see the National Gallery of Art East Wing, people in costumes, the DJ, and performers. It felt like pre-COVID times, and was nice to take in an adult night out in the city. We don't do that in DC often enough. 

156 Years Ago Today

 

Maria Jesus Vasquez, about 1895.

My 2nd-great-grandmother, Maria Jesus Vasquez, was born on 1 October 1866 in Pitiquito, Sonora, Mexico. The photo above is likely from around 1895, with her husband Vicente Campuzano (previously shared in August 2015) and two children (probably Maria Jesus Campuzano and Vicente Campuzano Jr.). The photo was colorized using with Ancestry's photo technology.

Albertina Museum Online Collections

 

Source: Albertina Museum. Cassiers, 1910.

The wonderful Albertina Museum in Vienna has opened a trove of digital images for its vast holdings, such as the scan above from its poster collection. I have been lucky to have visited the Albertina twice, in 2011 and 2015. The image above is by Henrick Cassiers, showing Grand Place in Brussels, where I'll staying in November.