DRAG at the Derby, September 16--
The correlation between ability and accolades in rock & roll is hazy, and in the musician magnet that is L.A., many wonder bands glisten beneath recognition’s radar. Hence we find the effortlessly gifted Drag performing their serrated, aching Pixies pop to a couple dozen people (albeit at a last-minute show) on a Thursday night.
Three-piece groups can be sonically and vocally two-dimensional, but Drag, who boast both iconic ex-Delphines bassist Dominique Davalos’ fallen angel inflections and guitarist Kevin Darish’s falsetto-crowned, finely textured timbre (not to mention the spooning cadence of their harmonies), cover great swaths of emotional territory despite the limited crew. While Drag are a convincing visual presence, Darish’s late-night Los Feliz suave and Davalos’ post-make-over-riot-grrl allure are but window dressing for their mega-mart of tunes and taste, interpolating turn-of-the-‘90s post-punk influences with sufficient melodic adventure and songwriting identity to escape strict retro shackles. The undulating throb of “poison” offsets a Davalos vocal that flirts with hysteria and hints at the menace laid bare by the stalker-journal lyrics and siren guitars of “Me.” On “Both Ways,” a bouncing Bauhaus bass line floats a sarcastic Siouxsie Sioux verse vocal before being unexpectedly de-gothed by a Q&A chorus of Cheap Trick sensibilities. Throughout, Darish’s guitar is in true conversation with the melodies, both as a support and foil, and when he takes the spotlight to sing the delicately obsessive, heavenly-harmonied “Dear," Drag’s twin stars are blinding. As in all great pop bands, Drag’s spine is economical yet impassioned drumming, Kevin Caetans coming on like a cowboy Clem Burke.
Drag display the relaxed enthusiasm of an act who know who know they have it, and make the sparkling interband eye contact of a mutual fan club – when are the rest of us going to join?
- Paul Rogers
.....From LA Weekly, September 24 – 30, 2004
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LUKAS ROSSI and his band will be playing an ALL AGES SHOW, so if you're here on the West Coast, come on out and enjoy an evening of killer music on Saturday, JUNE 6th!
Come party with LUKAS and his band as he rocks the MINT like never before!
I'm happy to announce that my new album "Songs From The Films Of David Lynch" is out now.
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch’s soundtracks and Truax’s talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute – affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." -The Scotsman
Midnight To Six Vintage & Collectibles
Boys & Girls items
Thanks 4 the addddd !
We have new items on Ebay, and this time the link is working, thanks for all your messages !
K626 will be direct support for Divine Heresy, Playing songs off there new CD. You don't want to miss this show!!!!!! Pick up tickets at my site for a dicounted rate to all our fans... Normal price is $27 at ticket master... $15 BUCKs is what we can get you tickets for!!!!
Factory Workers’ All-American Comedy Show with Clark Ragsdale
Turning hard times into humor. So come join me for this great stand up comedy
Show featuring some of today’s top comics. March 18, 2009 8:00PM. Purchase Tickets at The World Famous Laugh Factory Long Beach box office 151 S. Pine Ave. long Beach CA 90802 or http://www. ticketweb. com
Our video for song "Valhalla" which we shot in Zagreb,Croatia and Tijuana River Valley with Fernando Apodaca&Jason Mueller will be up in every possible place we can get it up on this coming week.
We are hitting the road Aug.27th in US West Coast in support of the album with the full 8 piece band!!
Here's the dates !
MAD JUANA WEST COAST TOUR DATES
August 27 Alex's Bar Long Beach, CA August 28 The Cat Club Hollywood, CA August 29 Marilyn's on K Sacramento, CA August 30 East End Portland, OR August 31 El Corazon Seattle, WA September 1 N/A September 2 Elbo Room San Francisco, CA September 3 Starline Fresno, CA September 4 The Scene Glendale, CA September 5 Divebar Las Vegas, NV September 6 Rogue Phoenix, AZ September 7 Bar Pink Elephant San Diego, CA
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