My review for American Idiot

American Idiot

3/25/14

The show burst to life with one of Green Day's biggest songs: American Idiot. The stage was exploding with energy and excitement! Bright, flashy lights drew everyone's eyes to the stage. The energy levels continued to rise with electrifying choreography. American Idiot opened at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and left the audience feeling ecstatic!

I loved the music for this show. It was so fun and energetic! The cast really did a great job performing each song and keeping the stage alive with high-energy choreography and incredible, powerful voices.

The lighting for American Idiot was crazy! It worked really well together with the dancing and music to make everything feel so energized. The set was really cool too, and pulled together the whole feel of the show.

They did a really great job of building the energy levels up to a climax again and again to keep the show popping. The music was phenomenal. When I left the theater all I could hear were people saying “Wow, that was amazing!” and “That was so good” and “The music was awesome!”

If you're a Green Day fan you'll love American Idiot! If you're not too familiar with Green Day, I think you'll be a fan after this show! Student Rush tickets are available two hours prior to every performance for $25 per ticket and you can get two tickets per student ID. It's here until April 6^th, you don't want to miss this exciting show!

Tickets here: Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Sunset in Paris Painting

I made this painting of a sunset in Paris for my mom's birthday. She's always wanted to go to France and finally gets to go next week!

If you'd like to order a print of this painting you can click here to go to my Etsy shop.

Artsi Ali on Etsy

I just opened up a store on Etsy to begin selling paintings, check it out and share with anyone that might be interested in buying :)

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New York Skyline Painting

This painting didn't take me very long last night but it was fun!

My review for Gold Coast Jazz- Freddy Cole Quartet

Gold Coast Jazz- Freddy Cole Quartet

2-12-2014

The Amaturo theater was packed at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on February 12^th for the Gold Coat Jazz society’s Freddy Cole Quartet performance. The night was filled with the jazziest songs from everybody's favorites to new compositions and different spins on classics. It was a great show, I really enjoyed it!

The Freddy Cole Quartet is comprised of Elias Bailey on bass, Randy Napolean on the guitar, and Curtis Boyd on drums in addition to Freddy Cole who played the piano and sang with his wonderful, velvety voice. He captivated the entire audience. Freddy Cole is the brother of the famous Nat “King” Cole, but is truly unique.

Freddy Cole sang a song called “I'm not my brother, I'm me.” It isn't difficult to note the similarities between Nat and Freddy Cole, but there are also differences that make each of them unique and this song really hits on that point. Freddy Cole is not his brother, he is a unique singer with a remarkable voice.

As the quartet played each song you could really see how much fun they were having! Freddy Cole and the instrumentalists really love what they do, they were so into the music. My favorite song that he sang was L-O-V-E. I really like that song and he sang it so smoothly.

The Gold Coast Jazz Society society has three more great shows at the The Broward Center for the Performing Arts this season. You don't want to miss them! Student tickets are only $10- you can't beat that!