Reposted from San Diego Blog:

Last night Scottish indie band Camera Obscura played their first U.S. show with Out Brief Candle and Ex-Maquina at the Casbah. My expectations had been built up by friends comparing them with Belle and Sebastian, Mazzy Star, and the Cowboy Junkies, yet Camera Obscura did not disappoint. The crowd was a [...]

Discussed: Spoons of life, Psycological Warfare, Post-Modern Madness, Jackie Chan, Coconut Collecting, Thom Yorke, Middle Earth, Kinky, Beck, Pixies, Urban Outfitters

Obviously, El “Mono” Moreno (who looks like he hasn’t shaved in a little bit) and I are very excited about Coachella this weekend. It’ll be a sweet goodbye for El Moreno and myself who won’t be seeing each other again for a while.
May is going to be a busy month for us both as Moreno [...]

I had been looking forward to the Modest Mouse concert for a long time coming. Over the past three or four years they have consistently been one of my top five favorite bands. Their angry choruses, melodic C major guitar riffs, creative lyrics (the liguistic equivalent of an M.C. Escher print), and instrumental build-ups never [...]

So, the Elefant show was off the hook last night. They’ve only got one album out (see down on the bottom of the side bar) so we all pretty much knew what to expect, but they still put on a great show.
Unfortunately we got there right after Roots of Orchis finished playing so I wasn’t [...]

I’m very excited about two upcoming San Diego shows: the first is Friday, March 12th at the Casbah where Elefant will be playing with local band Channing Cope as well as a band from my high school, Roots of Orchis.
Big ups to Revaz for introducing me to Elefant. Their 2003 self-entitled album was my [...]