Wednesday, September 16, 2009
So we were spotted at Detroit Bar last night catching the Sea Wolf/Afternoons/Sara Lov show. We hadn't seen these bands in awhile so it was good catching up, plus this tour package was very intriguing. Apparently, the rumored/speculated love lost between the former members of Irving are not so, as this marks the first outing for Sea Wolf and Afternoons, making it hard to wait an extra two days to see them at the Troubadour. Also, three years ago, Sea Wolf opened for Devics on a national tour. That show probably had a third of the crowd this night had and we're told that has something to do with a certain girl that gossips. In any case, a packed O.C. crowd enjoyed three of L.A.'s best last night beginning with the lovely Ms. Sara Lov. She's touring with just a record player as a backing band, which is quite ingenious but also comes with the occasional technical glitch (in her case record skipping.) Her voice, however, is still as hauntingly beautiful as ever [watch video here]. We talked with her a bit after the show and she still has no clue we used to sit next to each other in art class in college many years ago. We didn't bring it up because we dropped out of art to do film, something we're not proud of. Something we are proud of is standing stage front for Afternoons who sounded gigantastic. We think quite a few people who were expecting a night of gentle indie folk were literally blown to the back of the room by the choral rock opera that is this glorious band. We're expecting big things from Afternoons so they better hurry up with that record already [watch video here]. Sea Wolf played mostly new songs from their new record White Water, White Bloom out next week on Dangerbird. If you're a Sea Wolf fan you're probably going to love this record. Yes, to the keen music listener, that can be read as that there are no real surprises. Alex Church writes thoughtful travel songs for long country roads, which we don't mind so much, but sometimes there are bumps and dips on those roads that make for a more interesting trip. Favorite tracks to "bump": "Winter's Heir," "O Maria!," and "Orion & Dog". Get the record here and at shows. The tour hits the Troubadour for a sold out show tomorrow or tonight at the Glass House
And since we have a little free time and haven't done this in awhile...
In other news: IFC has some behind-the-scenes footage of the new Fool's Gold video "Surprise Hotel." Debut record out 9/29 on IAMSOUND (pre-order the vinyl here). Favorite tracks: The whole record is fantastic (and way too short) but let's face it "Surprise Hotel" and "Nadine" are too much fun... Priscilla Ahn got her trademark long hair did in favor of an Amélie do, but we say she could go with a much shorter boy cut, a lá Demi Moore in "Ghost." You know, in honor of Patrick Swayze and everything... Buzzbands, aka the best music blog in L.A., celebrates their one year anniversary at The Echo on 9/30 with Eastern Conference Champions, Voxhaul Broadcast, Samuel Stewart, and Radio Freq... Our dream ethereal post-rock lineup of School of Seven Bells and Warpaint plays the Troubadour on 10/5. Why this show is not sold out yet is quite frankly shocking to us. Get on it... Speaking of shows that should sell out, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros homecoming show on 9/22 is close to doing so, especially with L.A. Ladies Choir and Frank Fairfield opening. Get your tickets now... American Gil & the Major Dudes, a supergroup if you will of great underground bands past and present including Child Pornography, Voice on Tape, and Holy Curtain, play their last show ever on Saturday at The Smell... Silversun Pickups' new video for "Substitution" recently premiered, which probably doesn't need our promotion but whatevs. At some point, we'll try and post a video of the band from around 2002 just to see how much they've changed. We also have some video from 2001 but those early shows would be kind of unfair to post. It also could be substantial evidence to put us in jail given how obsessed we were with Tanya Haden at the time. TeeEmmEye, Los Angeles probably didn't need an update on that.
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