Grace Woodroofe at Harvard and Stone

It was off to Harvard and Stone to catch Grace Woodroofe. I saw her for the first time at Bootleg in April.  I was eager to see her again.  Yep, she's awesome.

Conversation with a fellow photographer:

Him:  I saw you in Burbank yesterday.
Me:  Sorry, that wasn't me.  I was at home yesterday.
Him:  No, the Bootleg.
Me:  No, I was home yesterday.
Him:  I saw you at the Bootleg when Lucy Schwartz was there.
Me:  Oh, yeah, I was there.

Can't hear anything . . .


 

Dear Left Brain and Irontom at Silverlake Lounge

A Monday night at Silverlake Lounge was spent catching Dear Left Brain and Irontom.  I first saw Dear Left Brain at Club Moscow.  In fact, if I had arrived earlier, I would have caught Sunfall, a band that played with Dear Left Brain at Club Moscow.  I love Club Moscow, but I have to say that Silverlake Lounge fits Dear Left Brain better.

I ended up having a brief conversation with the girlfriend of one of the Irontom members.  She spoke highly of Irontom, of course.  Her comments were appropriate.  The lead singer, as you can see below, is very animated.

Dear Left Brain




Irontom

My Ranking: Winter/Spring 2012 movies

Fun movies (but admittedly no Oscar level stuff here)

21 Jump Street
Chronicle
Underworld Awakening

Flawed

American Reunion
Safe House
Hunger Games

What Might have been

John Carter

Ouch

Wrath of the Titans
Haywire
The Grey
Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Devo at the Hollywood Park

It was a birthday party and for the birthday part it was off to Hollywood Park to catch Devo. What was the best part of seeing Devo?  Honestly, I think it was seeing their fans.  Some of them spent the whole 90 minutes or so dancing the night away.  Talk about energy.


 

Caught a Ghost and Gliss at The Satelitte

A Monday night, which meant it was time to catch a residency band. This night it was Caught a Ghost at The Satellite. First up for me on this night was a favorite band, Gliss. Sometimes way too much time passes before I get to see one of my favorite bands.  It was well over a year ago when I last caught Gliss at The Troubadour.  Oh how I missed them.

Comment of the night by Gliss:  You will be graded on your excitement at the end of the night.

For Caught a Ghost, I was looking at the band and was thinking, "I know these folks."  I just couldn't place them.  I did a search of my posts and realized I saw them at a fundraiser event about a year and a half ago.  They had the Satellite looking like a festive ghost house.  They had a magician open up for them.  I failed to catch his name, but I'm rather sure I caught his act before at The Echo awhile back.  The set itself:  a dress for success evening. 


Gliss



Magician



Caught a Ghost




If one of the bands happens to come across this post and likes the photo, I've got a few more.  Feel free to leave a comment and I'll get some photos to you.

The Mots Nouveaux and Christine Donaldson at Hotel Cafe

It was off to Hotel Cafe to catch The Mots Nouveaux. I got there a little early and was able to catch perhaps half of Christine Donaldson's set.  I enjoyed Christine Donaldson's set and I really loved her personality, she seems like a very friendly individual.  The Mots Nouveaux closed out the night.  I do love their music.  Emma's parents were in the audience.  Aaron and Emma are getting the playful duo banter down.

Comment of the night via The Mots Nouveaux:  That's the first time we've played that together . . . not even in rehearsals.

Christine Donaldson



The Mots Nouveaux

Youngblood Hawke and Duniven at The Satellite

Off to The Satellite to see Youngblood Hawke and Duniven.

Youngblood Hawke: For awhile there I was worried the lead singer was going to accidentally smack me in the face as he was singing at the edge of the stage and sometimes that left arm got a bit close for comfort.  Not really a complaint though as I love this band.

Duniven:  The residency band for April.  He lists his influences as Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and REM.  I'm not saying he's Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and REM, but I do see their influences in his music.

Youngblood Hawke














Duniven



Note:  I always take a few photos when I'm out.  If a band comes across this post and is interested in seeing more photos, leave a comment.

One Tribe Nation and Snarky Puppy at The Mint

I got an e-mail from a friend. His band, One Tribe Nation, was playing at The Mint. First, I'd never seen his band. Second, as strange as this might sound, I'd never been to The Mint.

One Tribe Nation hit the stage for about 45 minutes. A funk/rock band that kept driving us at high speeds until the end (well, technically, they gave us a breath and slowed it down for their final song).

Snarky Puppy is a fusion jazz band from New York. Now I personally had never heard of Snarky Puppy, but I was in the distinct minority. The place was packed. And the music had everyone mesmerized (that includes me). They played for close to 1 1/2 hours. It didn't feel like it. Towards the back half of their set, they pulled out three Los Angeles musicians from the audience to play with them on selects songs: a New York/Los Angeles family affair.

One Tribe Nation

Snarky Puppy

Lucy Schwartz and Busy Living at The Bootleg

It was off to the Bootleg to catch Lucy Schwartz and Busy Living.  I arrived straight from work.  I usually like to head home first, but Lucy Schwartz was going on at 8 p.m. and I do love her music.  And for this night, she played mostly new material so I am doubly happy that I made it to her set.

Comment of the night:  I can't tell if that's a song from church or from the depths of Hell.

Check out the song list:  I love the Awesome Band comment.  And how about the detailed minutes and seconds for each song.

Busy Living hit the stage next.  They gave a more rock oriented set.

Interesting moment:  the trio from Haim walked in.  When started cheering on Busy Living.  The other two sisters moaned, one said, "Oh no."  They quickly scooted away.  Amusing.  

Note:  Grace Woodroofe had the residency for the month of April.  I stuck around for her set as well.  I will remain silent about it as I'm planning on writing about it on Intraffik.com.


Lucy Schwartz







Busy Living

The Child and Coco Morier at The Bootleg

It was off to The Bootleg to catch an addiction:  The Child.  I was listening.  I was smiling.  Life was good.

Comment of the night (from the audience) #1:  They're from Germany.

Comment of the night (from the audience) #2:  They're leaving the dudes to clean up the stage?

Next up was Coco Morier.  One strategy to find new bands/musicians is to catch bands that play with your one of your favorite bands.  And so on this night I was introduced to Coco Morier.  I think I'll be catching her again.  I clicked "like" on her Facebook page.

Comment:  It feels like an earthquake up here on the stage.

One I got to The Bootleg, the place was crowded.  The door gal told me that an industry event was ending. I need to find a way to get invited to those industry events.  I guess the answer is I need to actually work in the music industry.

The Child

Coco Morier

Downtown/Union at Casey's Irish Pub

Casey's Irish Pub isn't one of my normal stops, but I've actually been there twice in the last couple weeks. Downtown/Union has a residency there.  I've seen these guys a couple of times.  Love their sets.  I don't know if this is the pattern, but on this night they were the first band up (or maybe the second, I showed up after they got on stage).  

 

Mr. Downstairs, The GT350s, Sunfall and Dear Left Brain at Club Moscow

Off to Club Moscow, a night I love because I'm always introduce me to new bands. The GT350s came up first. I'm not sure they knew how strict Club Moscow is about the start times.  Sunfall and Dear Left Brain followed. Sunfall had a bad connection that delayed their set. There was a lot of running back and forth.  It all worked out and their fans showed support.  Dear Left Brain's lead singer had a one gallon container of water next to him. No, he didn't drink it all.  The main band was Mr. Downstairs, which has some sweet catchy tunes.

Joke of the night: How much does a polar bear weigh?  Enough to break the ice.

The GT350s



Sunfall



Dear Left Brain



Mr. Downstairs

Jenny O playing the Bootleg

I was exhausted from a lack of sleep over the weekend, but that didn't stop me from heading out on a Monday night to check out Jenny O.

Comment of the night: Can I have less acustic guitar on the iPad?

Always a lovely night with Jenny O.  I wish I could have stuck around for the residency, but I'll be back around.