Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Obviously, this show does not to be promoted. All you need to do is look at the bands playing and realize that this is one of the best top-to-bottom lineups of the week/month/year/decade. But since we were given the task of presenting Thursday's show at The Satellite we suppose it's necessary to do what will be the equivalent of selling blow to a member of the Lohan family. It just sells itself...
Although it may seem 2011 was a quiet year for Happy Hollows, we have it on good authority (aka Facebook wall postings) that they've actually been very busy. Earlier in the year, the band had to find a new drummer to replace the irreplaceable Chris Hernandez. Then there was the recording time of the as-yet-officially-unannounced side project of Sarah Negahdari (which we'll get to on a later posting). Then, of course, the rehearsals and subsequent working-in of their new drummer into the live setting and recording studio (new album being worked on now). Not to mention, the band's personal lives and the fact that Ms. Negahdari probably sifts through hundreds of marriage proposals a day, hundreds of which come from us alone. As a result, L.A. only saw a handful of shows this year with Thursday's show being perhaps the biggest of them all. Don't miss them. Get their latest release Spells here.
Like maybe other longtime One Trick Pony fans, we were a little reluctant to fall immediately in love with the band's recent transition to their new big sound. Perhaps it was just more difficult to fall out of love with the one-time duo turned one-time trio's perfectly simple and unique sound. But then we heard their new album Try Not to Worry So Much and then we realized that this could only be the next logical progression. The album is fantastic and sure to show up on many year-end lists when the time comes so you might want to be ahead of the curve and get it at Amazon or iTunes.
We have a soft spot in our hearts for Incan Abraham. We've been lucky enough to do a handful of shows with them this year and have seen them progress into a band that is very much on the verge of making you forget you ever liked Foster the People. With two solid EPs under their belt they've already shown they can blend the psychedelics with the disco into some sort of peyote-driven electro-rock -- that's probably better seen live than actually described with hipster slang like that. They'll be playing songs off their new EP "Ancient Vacation" which they'll be celebrating the release of on Saturday at The Central (hear a preview here). But, mark our words, they'll be headlining bigger joints than The Satellite and the Central soon so you'd be wise to stay for their late set on Thursday.
We almost couldn't believe that the last time we did a show with The Soft Hands was at The Scene in 2007 and although we've tried to get them on various shows, it's never worked out. Finally, the reunion is here. Long Beach knows they're one of the city's best but for some reason Los Angeles has been slow to get the memo. Well, consider this your memo, marked urgent. They're one of five bands we always mention when any debate of the scene's most underrated bands comes up. We'll add that if The Soft Hands were living in Portland, they'd be the best band in Portland and on the cover of Paste and Under the Radar Magazines by now, blistering the hands of every Spoon-lovin' indie kid from all the jacking off they'd be doing to "I'm On Fire." Instead, they're seemingly buried in this town like they're buried on this lineup. And, yes, we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore. Get their latest album Hours Pass By and GET THERE BY 9PM TO SEE THEM (as emphasized by the bold all caps).
As for the secret guest, we can't tell you. But we can give you a hint and the hint is get there early (he/she/they go on at 8pm).
If you miss this show, you will never forgive yourself. And since you've read this far, we're rewarding you by putting you on the $5 discount list. Send an email by 2pm on Thursday and we'll add you to the list. Because $5 is better than $8.
October 6, 2011
Los Angeles Loves...
HAPPY HOLLOWS - 11pm
ONE TRICK PONY - 10pm
INCAN ABRAHAM - 12am
THE SOFT HANDS - 9pm
SPECIAL GUEST - 8pm
The Satellite
1717 Silver Lake Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
$8/21+/9pm
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