Monday, March 01, 2010
Thanks to everyone who came out on Friday at pehrspace. If you weren't there, you missed two brilliant performances by locals Timonium and Summer Darling as well as two stunning L.A. debuts from Silian Rail and powerdove. If you follow us on Twitter (and you shouldn't), we totally stopped updating after powerdove's set because of all the extended conversation we had about the bands. And, we have to admit, the talk of the night was about this new band from oaktown, Silian Rail. Fans of From Monument to Masses, Tristeza, and all the other intricately complex post-rock bands you might like will want to pick up this band's debut album And I You, To Pieces and keep an eye out for their upcoming follow-up due out soon.
Well, February sure was fun but March ain't look too bad either...
Residencies and multi-night performances this month include: Moonrats, Seaspin, The Delta Mirror, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, She & Him, Bad Religion, Heather Woodbury's "As the Globe Warms," BLOK, Tod Mcleod, Magnolia Memoir...
Record release shows: Radar Brothers, Tenlons Fort, Deadly Syndrome, Free the Robots, The Capshuns, Early Dolphin, Mishka, Moonshine and The Drugs (download their previous album here), Miles Kurosky, Vanaprasta, Eugene & The 1914, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Holloys, It's Casual, Von Cotton, Gregory Page, Mark Growden, Elevaters, Skyler Stonestreet, Steve Carlson, The Lincoln Bedroom...
Other big events and shows: 826LA's Chicken in Love Mini Music Festival, Classical Geek Theatre's Ben McShane birthday show at pehrspace, Downtown Art Walk, Donovan & Friends at the El Rey, Beyond Wonderland, Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka at the Masonic Lodge, FMLY Ride, Metric at the Palladium, Slumberland Records 20th Anniversary Party, Manifest Equality, "Storm Drain to Paradise" at the Geffen, Heather Woodbury: "As the Globe Warms" at Echo Curio, Threat Fest III, Paul McCartney at the Bowl, "A Night with Ira Glass: Radio Stories and Other Stories," and Bamboozle West 2010...
And, of course, it's SXSW month so many of us will be out of town but there also will be lots of hot, young flavors of the month stopping by too so get excited.
Finally, we're presenting two shows this month. One 3/3 for Tenlons Fort's "Shelters LP" record release at Synchronicity with Manhattan Murder Mystery, Downtown/Union, and Will Courtney of Brothers and Sisters (who recently moved to Los Angeles). The second is 3/6 at pehrspace with TEARIST, Sister Crayon, The Nocturnes, Black Church, and a special guest. You'll feel real bad some day if you miss these and that's all we'll say about that.
