Department of Eagles with the Cave Singers at the Troubadour, 1/26/09

The Cave Singers

Damn dirty vocals
And kick drums make Seattle

Seem rather Southern!

Department of Eagles

Bear's terrestrial
Counterpart, but not without
Celestial flares!

Celestial flare example: Department of Eagles "You'll Never Know"

Patrick Park at Spaceland, 1/6/09

All ingredients
Add up to boring, yet he's
So artfully not!

Divisible at Bordello, 12/10/08

Robust and earthy,
But with delicacy that
Shola does quite well!

Ryan Adams and Oasis at the Staples Center, 12/4/08

Ryan Adams

Comically large amp
Morphed his lame new tracks into
Earnest power pop.

Oasis

Fifth grade me couldn't
Stifle her disappointment
Sigh.... fallen from grace.

Jonathan Richman at the El Rey, 12/3/08

There are few people 

In this world that I love half

As much as this man. 

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.