The Edwardian Ball

A costume party with a Burning Man vibe and just a stone's thrown from my house.  Very enticing. The Edwardian Ball, a turn of the century circus with an Edward Gorey twist started 13 years ago in San Francisco and has recently migrated to LA. Although I enjoyed the parade of inspired sartorial fashions, my favorite part was The Leisure Listening Lounge.  Hosted by Super Tall Paul Newman a multi-instrumentalist, loop master, and street performer; twelve listeners wearing headphones heard a song magically created as layers of instruments, beatboxing, and vocal harmonies built into a familiar tune. Due to the quiet nature of the instruments used there was virtually no sound without the headphones. The sound was amazing, and the experience an unexpected surprise.

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