Built to Spill : Perfect From Now On : Troubadour : 9/11/08
It’s been one of my favorite albums since college and I saw it live at the Troubadour last week. Built to Spill is playing "Perfect From Now On" in its entirety on their current tour. It was epic.Click for more pics.
Ratatat : Henry Fonda / Music Box : 9/10/08
Ratatat’s tour touting their new LP3 album blazed through Hollywood for two nights this past week (I attended the second). The trio put forth their unique sounds with a playlist heavy on LP3; no complaints here. It’s likely to round out as a top 5 album of 2008 through these ears.
The keyboard, guitar, [...]
Yankees, Oh Geeze: 9/8/08
I was out at "The A" to watch the Yankees against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (yeah, a ridiculous name) this past Monday night. It was my last hurrah for 2008 to root for my beloved Yanks. Things started off well with the Bronx Bombers taking a 1-0 lead in the first [...]
Trans Am / Polvo : Echoplex : 8/31/08
Trans Am opened up for Polvo this past Labor Day weekend at the Echoplex in Echo Park. It was the second show since Polvo reunited after a ten year hiatus.
A week before the show I randomly went to Trans Am’s myspace page and learned of the tour. I thought I was seeing things. [...]
