Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wednesday, we're celebrating Earth Day by planting a tree, recycling some plastic, and seeing four of L.A.'s finest (and one of San Diego's finest) at Mr. T's Bowl.
With Orange Days On Lemon Street, Lex Land released one of our top ten favorite records of 2008 without any of the hype many of her Hotel Cafe comrades recieved. Her songwriting is impeccable and she has one of the most stunning voices we've ever heard in this scene or any scene. It's a voice that can easily maneuver through sweet folk pop to Jeff Buckley-esque soul rock to renditions of Bizet's "Habanera" to covers of Prince. The lady is a star, but of course you already know that -- her songs have been featured on at least a half a dozen TV shows in the last year and she just performed on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" a few weeks ago.
We're also excited to present the big official debut of familyblankets, the new band from members of Avi Buffalo with the totally rad Rebecca Cole on lead vocals. We've often said that Ms. Cole could very well be the key factor to Avi Buffalo's well-balanced and mature-beyond-their-years songwriting. Her sweet and charming backup vocals and keyboard melodies make all the difference to the band so the fact that she's started her own project is no surprise. Industry kids might want to watch this one closely.
Matt Curreri remains to be one of the best of the San Diego scene. He hasn't been up in Los Angeles for about a year, which is a damn shame. In fact, his brother Paul Curreri and sister-in-law Devon Sproule have even visited us more times than he and they live in Virginia. In any case, Curreri quietly released another beautifully-written record last year entitled Joy of Life (recorded at Red Rockets Glare) although "Willow Tree," "Wife," and "Carrie's Freckles" off previous records are still our long-time favorite songs in the history of long-time favorite songs (all of which he'd better play for us or he's never playing in L.A. again).
Eliza Rickman is a last-minute addition to the lineup simply because we thought her new "Gild the Lily" EP is that good and because she quite randomly wrote us such a nice email recently. Yup, that's pretty much what it takes for us to beg a band to be on a show. Such was the case with Cricket and the 2:19, whose 70's folk rock-inspired tunes will be a good start to the evening.
There you have it. We hope you can make it. But if you can't we'll again be broadcasting live via Stickam and live blogging via Twitter and CoverItLive.com
April 22, 2009
Los Angeles Loves... Live at Mr. T's Bowl
LEX LAND
FAMILYBLANKETS
MATT CURRERI
ELIZA RICKMAN
CRICKET AND THE 2:19
Mr. T's Bowl
5621 1/2 Figueroa
Highland Park, CA 90042 | Map
21+ / 9pm / Free
Broadcasting live via Stickam
Lex Land - "As Much As You Lead" (MP3) Limited time download
familyblankets - "Aliens" (MP3) Limited time download
Matt Curreri - "I'll Be Here" (MP3) Limited time download
Cricket and the 2:19 - "Tell on You" (MP3)
