Yeasayer at the Troubadour, 11/23/08

They are road-weary

But the year's experience

Worked wonders for them!

El Guincho at The Echo, 11/20/08

A conga line brought

A smile to the band, token

Of our gratitude.

Beck at Club Nokia, 11/10/08

The man's got style, true

But style is wasted on a 

Wasted, sweaty crowd. 

TV on the Radio with The Dirtboms at the Wiltern, 11/6/08

The Dirtbombs

Double Drumming sans

Pause makes for concentrated

Chest-rattling rhythm

TV on the Radio

My era, my age

Is golden and grateful for

Having them in it. 

Ane Brun at the Hotel Cafe, 10/30/08

A Gillian Welch

In Scandinavian, A

Voice to haunt one's dreams. 

Antony and the Johnsons with the LA Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 10/14/08

A rugby body
Disproportionate cage for
Such delicacy.

Port at the Mint, 10/7/08

Die-hard superfans
Kept the room so full of noise
The band seemed to blush.

War Paint with Them Hills at the Troubadour, 10/3/08

War Paint

Sirens abundant
Paired well with visual art
Disarmingly cool

Them Hills

Love them some shoegaze!
An apparent legacy
Brought John Frusciante (!!!)

David Byrne at Humphrey's, 10/2/08

Rubber vertebrae
Allowed that slight body to
Compliment that voice!

The Flying Smolinskis at Table 10, 10/1/08

Brother, brother, pop
Mashin' up the sixties hits with
Smatters of polka.