The Hi Hat: Speelburg and Mexico City Blondes

It was off to The Hi Hat for a quick hit and run. It was the day before a 4 day adventure at Echo Park Rising so I wasn't going to stay around too late into the night.

I got Speelburg who brought some spunk attitude to the night.

Speelburg

Mexico City Blondes provided an opening round of pop adventures.

Mexico City Blondes

The Satellite: Love Nothing with Gracie Gray and Jet Trash

Love Nothing is the residency band at The Satellite. They brought some solid rock sounds to The Satellite. There are some real tender tales in those lyrics.

Love Nothing

Gracie Gray hit it out of the park with her set. I just love her vocals and how she wraps that up in her layered music. Her vocals have a bedtime story quality to them.

Gracie Gray

Jet Trash opened up the night. They said they hadn't played a set in 2 years. They put on such an energizing set, I had to ask, "Are they sure they haven't played together in 2 years?"

Jet Trash

The Smell: Kicked off the Streets, Skippin Stoned and The Slop

A few months had passed since the last time I was at The Smell. I figured it was time to head on over. It was a night of mosh pits. Skippin Stoned started it off by encouraging the crowd to start moshing. By the time Kicked Off The Street hit the stage, there was no need for encouragement. The fans knew what to do. The Slop did a quick set. It was a 15 minute set, but worthy of praise.

Kicked Off The Street

Interesting moments: The Smell was having problems with their lights. Kicked Off The Street had to play their last couple songs in near total darkness.

The Slop

Skippin Stoned

The Hi Hat: The Morning Yells, Jessi Williams and Coyote, Sumeau

Way too much time had passed since I last went to The Hi Hat. I'm talking May. How is that even possible? It was time to change that by heading off to catch a night where I knew I'd enjoy. Two of the bands on the schedule were bands I'd seen before: Sumeau and Jessi Williams and Coyote. The third was a band that I'd meant to catch The Morning Yells.

It was a sweet night filled with a crowd that were friends with the various bands. Jessi light-heartedly tried to convince her friends to move to Topanga.

Jessie Williams and Coyote

Sumeau reminded folks why they're a cult music group.

Sumeau

The Morning Yells is a band that share song-writer duties. It is cool knowing that everyone in the group is involved in creating their songs.

The Morning Yells

Lucky Strike Live: The Puscie Jones Revue and The Things

I got an invite to catch The Puscie Jones Revue at Lucky Strike Live. I had heard of the band, but never seen them before. I also had never been to Lucky Strike Live, which is at the Hollywood and Highland complex.

I figured this would be a nice adventure. And it sure was. I have to say for a music venue, which is more of a bowling alley, they put a lot of effort into having good stage lights. It was awesome. Now for the Puscie Jones Revnue, that was one flamboyant show. There were three costume changes. Maybe more. The music was funk and the action on stage was non-stop (well, except when there were intermissions for costume changes, but even then the music continued).

The Puscie Jones Revue

Opening up the night was The Thing. They rocked it and rolled it. This band loves to riff. Their last song was perhaps 20 minutes long as they highlighted their driving sounds.

The Thing

Hot Shot Mufflers: Lune Rose, Xoller and Oddnesse

This was largely a night of firsts. This was my first time ever at an event space called Hot Shot Mufflers. I was told that it used to be a muffler shop that is now an event space. I have to say the those who transformed the spot did a good job at it.

This was my first time also seeing Lune Rose. Now I am familiar with Lune Rose as she used to play keys with Night Talks. She left Night Talks a couple years back, but she's still involved in the music scene with her singer-songwriter music. There's a quiet tenderness to her music, but don't let that think that Lune isn't a competitive person. As her set was ending, she challenged folks in the crowd to a game of ping pong.

Lune Rose

Xoller was another first for me and a first for her, as well. This was her first set ever. It was a solid first set. She looked comfortable both with her vocals and stage presence. Impressive.

Xoller

Oddnesse closed out the night. I've seen Oddnesse a couple times prior. One has to love those folk Americana tunes. The crowd demanded an encore and the band provided one.

Oddnesse