WATCH: Catch A Few Rooftop Rays With Christopher Owens Live from the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles

One of the most appealing elements of Christopher Owens’ musical repertoire has always been his preternatural ability to captivate a room. I’ve watched it happen in person a few times now. But check out just how eerily sedate this rooftop crowd is during a pleasantly recorded live session at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, as Owens enchants them all with the deeply wounded, post-’90s-Clapton vibes of “I Just Can’t Live Without You (But I’m Still Alive)” from his just-released A New Testament. Granted, it’s a very fine performance. Maybe throw on those tortoise-shell BluBlockers, bring a cup of coffee out to the porch, and watch it below.