Friday, August 29, 2008
Good to see some friends last night at Twist. Special thanks to Eagle Rock Bowling & Drinking Club, All Star Lanes, CGT, and all the bands for putting together such a great night and of course Mary Monolator for the phat snacks. Photos up.
F Yeah Fest isn't just a festival. It's an exercise in patience and benevolence. We all know it isn't very organized. We all know we won't probably be able to get in to see the bands we want to see. We all know that there will probably be more than a few fights. We all know everyone will end up hating everyone at the end. And we all know that we will be so sick of Tijuana dogs that the very faintest scent of strange meat wrapped in bacon will make us vomit. We totally understand and we feel your pain.
Tonight, Meho Plaza perform on "Demolisten" and Joel from Dios (Malos) will be a guest for the whole month of September in conjunction of their residency at Spaceland. Also tonight, big David Bowie tribute at Will Greer. Monsters Are Waiting celebrates the release of their new EP Ones and Zeros at the Getty before Ms. Ferry goes on m-leave. Meiko, Joe Purdy, Chris Seefried, and Jay Nash at the Roxy. Gaby Moreno celebrates the release of her lovely debut album Still the Unknown. Mere Mortals, LSD and the Search for God, and Useless Keys at Spaceland. Rainbow Arabia and others at 6th St. Black Kites, Ladies and Gents, and The Hectors at at Echo Curio. Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Marvelous Toy, and others at pehrspace. The Western Conference at Echoplex. And the one and only John Williams conducts his annual weekend spotlight at the Bowl... Saturday, those not F Yeah-ing it might enjoy the Long Beach Blues Festival with Chuck Berry, John Mayall, Sly & the Family Stone, and many others. Also, Ovrcast celebrates 3 years of destroying our ability to hear at Mountain Bar with Cattle Decapitation, Captain Ahab and others. Divisadero, Fort King and others open for Silver Summit. Pedestrian, Holly Conlan, Mandy Moore, and others at the Hotel Cafe. The Secret 6, Forcefield ON, and others at The Prospector. Joe Purdy, Meiko, Chris Seefried, and Jay Nash down at Saint Rocke... On Sunday, Obi Best residency wraps up an amazing month with our friends Alex & Sam and I Make This Sound. What Job? at the Vermont House. Gangi and Winter Flowers open for Silver Summit at Tangier. We're also do that Nike Human Race downtown.
Gaby Moreno - "Song of You" (MP3)
Cattle Decapitation - "Pedeadstrians" (MP3)
Joe Purdy - "Why Do I" (MP3)
