I arrived at the Troubadour a half hour early and planted myself in front of the stage. For the first hour or more, I endured the mediocrity of the Virgins, an O.C. Group who looked like the victors in a Napoleon Dynamite look-alike competition. At 10 PM, after The Virgins relinquished the stage, the lights went out in an attempt to build suspense. Then, suddenly, an array of stage lights flooded
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This review is long overdue. It has been two long weeks since I saw Tegan and Sara at the Malibu Performing Arts Center. The Malibu Perf. is surprisingly cheesy, but the beauty of the place is that it is really quite small. I was in the first row, a little off to the side, and I didn’t miss my glasses much—a refreshing change from seeing Bob Dylan. There was no opening act, so Tegan and Sara j
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I've been shamelessly peddling Brett Dennen since I first heard him several months ago. In the interim, I have found many good bands including Wilco, PowderFinger, Wonderful Smith, and the Winterpills who have all proven to be undervalued. However, none of these have the value and obscurity of The Cobalt Season. Their myspace page has just over 8k hits. I met them when they played to group of 2...
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I saw Brett Dennen tonight at the El Ray Theater. Dennen lives here in LA, and he was pretty awesome! I recommend seeing him if you get the chance. At the very least, check out some of his music. Tonight, he had a band with a guy who could get sounds that I've never heard before out of a normal guitar. You should have seen some of the ways he played that thing!I've got tickets to see Jet at the...
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