Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Let's face it, last week was loaded. We tried to make it out to everything but it just was not to be. So we had to prioritize... Maimou played their first L.A. show in two years so of course we had to be stagefront. We almost cried went they opened with "Bed Spins" and ended with "Wonkatania" (yes, that "Wonkatania"). It's a shame that it might be another few years until the next reunion, but we'll wait... Had to skip one show in order to get ourselves over to the Silverlake Lounge for the "It's about damn time" pairing of Tom Brosseau and Ferraby Lionheart opening for the lovely Nina Nastasia. Those boys had to have been separated at birth or something. Brosseau has been on tour for the last ten years so it was good to catch up with him and all his cross-continental adventures in support of his new records. Mr. Lionheart played quite a few new songs that we hear he's recording over at Red Rockets Glare with the beautifully manicured Raymond Richards of the Idaho Falls. In any case, we're betting that the Brosseau/Lionheart teamup join forces again someday. For your sake and ours... As for Thursday, how could we or anyone pass up Mika Miko opening up for The Gossip, two of the greatest live bands ever conceived? This show was too fun, not to mention 95% filled with indie rock chicks. Bonus.
Maimou on Myspace.
Tom Brosseau on MySpace.
Ferraby Lionheart on MySpace.
Mika Miko on MySpace.
The Gossip on MySpace.
Maimou - "Crush" (MP3)
Tom Brosseau - "Empty Houses Are Lonely" (MP3)
Ferraby Lionheart - "The Ballad of Gus and Sam" (MP3)
The Gossip - "Fire/Sign" (MP3)
Mika Miko performing the best song on CYSLFB:
Ferraby's new video for "A Crack in Time":
