Gaby Moreno

Debbie Does Music [Gaby Moreno and Vicci Martinez]

Okay, so I know exurb is about “out here” but sometimes you gotta get away from “out here” and go “in there”. Especially when your favorite female vocalist is playing “in there”. I headed to Santa Monica to see Gaby Moreno play at the Apple Store on 3rd Street Promenade. Although we have a good sized Apple Store “out here” I’m not sure it lends itself (demographically, at least) to hosting indy musicians as much as the store in Santa Monica.

While you may not know Moreno as a household name (yet) you may recognize one of her songs. She composed the theme song for NBC’s hit show “Parks and Recreation” starring Amy Poehler. (Don’t hold that against her). Songs of hers I love include “Wrong Side of the Road” and ”Little Sorrow” from her 2008 first album Still The Unknown. But really, every single song on this album is beautiful.

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