Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Monday residencies came to a November close earlier this week and we have to admit being amongst The Happy Hollows' throng of groupies that packed Spaceland the whole month. We secretly hope that this residency will be their last as we feel that they are the caliber of band we would enjoy paying hefty surcharges and convenience fees to see. The main reason for our visit Monday, though, was for the welcome return of Twilight Sleep who have been in somewhat limbo the last year. The new band (which features members of Everest, Light FM, and The Comas) sounded better than we have ever heard them (Gehweiler, of course, is a guitar goddess). TwiSleep fans should be at The Echo on 12/16 when they open for Lilofee (who we could have caught in San Francisco last Friday if it were not for our makeout sesh in Oakland with The Lovemakers that night, pictured above).
In other news: Bob Keane, a true blue Angeleno and founder of Del-Fi (Ritchie Valens, Sam Cooke), passed away last Saturday... Also, RIP'ing on Saturday was the Vermont House who ended their 3-year run of doing some of the best DIY house parties in town. We were lucky to take part in a couple of the shows but even more lucky to be alive after falling down that infamously steep staircase once (or twice). Tweak Bird, Crystal Antlers, Abe Vigoda, Japanther, Wallpaper, and Rumspringa are just a few of the hundreds of bands that played that tiny little nook of a stage. Thanks to the fine people of How To Be A Microwave for being such welcoming hosts. We're sure they'll be back doing parties in the near future but for now we'll miss you Monsieur Vermont... The Watson Twins new album Talking To You, Talking To Me is due 2/9... Origami Vinyl is now broadcasting their in-stores live so if you were like us last weekend and were out of town then you could have still seen The Voyeurs and Cobra Lilies perform from nowhere near Echo Park. You can also see archived footage as well. Check it out here.
Semi-lastly, we thought we didn't have any shows for the rest of the year but this one just came up. Please pencil in 12/20 at pehrspace in your Google calendars. We're presenting an intimate Holiday soiree in the early evening around 4pm. Food, drink, and a few of the best bands we've been having a secret love affair with will be present. We cannot wait.
Lastly, here are videos of shows we did not go to and we don't know why:
