Cold Cave and the Smith Westerns at the Echoplex, 2/18/10

Cold Cave

By adding live drums
And ROCKING, they hint that "drum
Machines have no soul" :)

Smith Westerns

Sans nomenclature,
This band gave me no reason
To remember them.

The Minx at the Redwood Bar, 2/6/10

Lady Kinks brought down
The house with winky charm and
Tuneful competence

The Soft Pack at Nomad Art Space, 1/30/10

Perhaps it was the
Exhaustion, but the scene shed
It's smugness for FUN.

White Denim at the Troubadour, 1/19/10

All that they attempt

On the record, they pull off

TRIUMPHANTLY live!

Helios and The One AM Radio at The Bootleg Theater, 1/10/10

The One AM Radio

Simplicity that

Flirted with stereotypes

But out-lovelied them

Helios

As though he weeded

Our mind's gardens and planted

His peaceful blossom

Atlas Sound at the Natural History Museum, 1/8/10

Even with guitars

Unintentionally sour,

It was still glowing.

Sun Araw at the Smell, 1/7/10

So much lushness from

Just one being that I hope

He keeps it solo

Best Coast, Dunes and Brilliant Colors at Synchronicity, 1/6/10

Dunes

This band sounds so much

Like a description of the

Genre, I craved more

Brilliant Colors

Heather Lewis vibe

That complimented her fun

Legacy smartly

Best Coast

They draw a crowd for

A reason: those melodies

Cannot be buried.

Rest in Peace, Vic Chesnutt

You're missed already.


"'Do you think you deserve it?' I say yes, in my way, yes."

Pocahaunted, James Ferraro and Mark McGuire at the Smell, 12/12/09

Mark McGuire

A patience with his
Craft that belied his youth, yet
Fostered youthful vim.

Pocahaunted

Picking up stride and
Laden with swagger within
The Smell's homey space

James Ferraro

Shady underhand
Maneuvers caused awe and brief
Hypnosis... well played!