LA Font at Synchronicity Space, 5/14/10

Photo Credit: D. Greenwald

A rockabilly
Wolf parade in Bieber clothes,
with transcendent sparks!

Sun Araw with The Fuck Buttons at the Troubadour, 5/11/10

Sun Araw

Blooming rain forest:
Sumptuously lush guitars
And a bluesman's bark

Fuck Buttons

LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD
LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD
LOUD LOUD LOUD LOUD SHIT.

Bell Gardens and Eluvium at The Bootleg Theater, 5/5/10

Bell Gardens

A miniaturized
Symphony, but not without
Jangly rock swagger.

Eluvium

The ghost of Glenn Gould
Caressed his keys as we sat,
Mouths agape, spellbound.

Shearwater with Wye Oak at Spaceland, 4/24/10

Wye Oak

With a voice so text-
Book beautiful, her earthly charm
Befriended my ears.

Shearwater

Justin's fearlessness
And Thor's creativity
Sliced stereotypes

Earth, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Lori Goldsten at the Echoplex, 4/20/10

Lori Goldsten

Cello challenger
Painted ominous forests
With each stroke of bow.

Wolves In The Throne Room

If they're poseurs, I
Fear legitimacy. Those
Wolves amply shook me.

Earth

Like a wakeful dream,
SO precise, SO elegant
Subconscious seduced.

Young Hunting at the Echo Curio, 4/17/10

The line up shuffle
Served to underscore their vast
Vocal improvements!

Author and Punisher at Vacation Records, 4/16/10

An industrial
Revolutionary both
Rare and impressive

Ramona (Nite Jewel) and Stellar Om Source at The Show Cave, 4/10/2010

Ramona (Nite Jewel)

Surprisingly and
Delightfully Enya-esque,
but with fangs, of course.

Stellar Om Source

Lots of "Look what my
Machines can do!" Less "Look what
I can do with them!"

The Wedding Present at the Troubadour, 4/2/10

With so much grace and
Dignity, he ripped the strings
Off that brave guitar

Bill Orcutt, Peter Kolovos and Nevai/Wolcott at Synchronicity Space, 3/27/10

Nevai/Wolcott

Sparks of sheer genius
Intermingled with playful
Self-aware banter.

Peter Kolovos

Climactic without
Melody, the sheer force of
Sound purged our tear ducts.

Bill Orcutt

Constructed brambles
Inside our ears and then drew
Us through them, gently.