Saturday, April 19, 2008
As we all know, The Bordello used to be Little Pedro's, but not much has been said about its scandalous past as a real brothel and a one-time meeting place for bad cops and mobsters to cut deals (according to one old-timer we once chatted up at the bar). A quick search on Wikipedia and Yahoo! Answers didn't turn up much about the club but, no matter, The Bordello still makes for a perfect site for an evening of debaucherous indie folk and villainous vaudevillian folk/pop.
On Wednesday (4/23), we our proud and extremely excited to present Cobra Lilies, The Idaho Falls, Blair, and Ema and the Ghosts at The Bordello. Chances are that our four readers already know these bands but here's a refresher. Blair moved to Los Angeles last year from New Orleans and we've been anxious to do a show with her since picking up a copy of her EP Pluto then seeing her a few times around town and subsequently falling madly in love with her. The Idaho Falls had been on a hiatus for what seemed like an eternity before returning to the club scene this year. But it's not like frontman Raymond Richards was taking it easy all this time. He's only been producing records and/or performing with the likes of Ferraby Lionheart, Correatown, The Sweet Hurt, The Monolators, Frankel, The Broken West, and The Parson Red Heads. Ema and the Ghosts is the silliest girl with the sweetest voice you'll ever meet. When she plays "Little Pink River" on Wednesday (and she'd better play "Little Pink River" on Wednesday), we fully expect everyone in the room to be sobbing with utter joy at the lovely perfection that is that song. Finally, how can one possibly explain the sheer madness of this folk duo-turned-euphonic titanica called Cobra Lilies? What began as a casual diversion of Mary and Eli Monolator has now become an epic musical journey that includes tap dancing, clog dancing, strings, brass, percussion, and covers of obscure Dutch pop bands (of course). And we hear they've got even more surprises up their ruffled, white sleeves for this show.
Flyer by Arial and Eli Lily.
April 23, 2008
Los Angeles Loves...
COBRA LILIES
THE IDAHO FALLS
BLAIR
EMA AND THE GHOSTS
The Bordello
901 E. 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012 | Map
21+ / $8 / 9pm
Blair - "Mona Lisa" (MP3)
Ema and the Ghosts - "Whirly Kid" (MP3)
The Idaho Falls - "Hard Weather" (MP3)
Cobra Lilies - "She Won't Come Back" (MP3)
