Do These Bands Fux Live?

So if I had a nickel for every time I've tried to see a concert in FiDi, I'd have two nickels which isnt a lot but its weird that it happened twice (and in a row). But when Lonnie Holley was offering a basement performance for ??? dollars (turned out to be 5) I couldn't turn it down. Fresh off a performance at the K-Center Lonnie Holley bantered, bluesed, and improvised for 4.75/5 soul-down (Lee Bains was on guitar).

Don't head down to FiDi very much for concerts, but that would be about to change (more on that later). Anyway, so this was the 2nd #EPICFAIL to see Odessa Hartman live. Turns out when a PAC lobby says the musicians will be performing at 8:00 PM, they mean it. Will the 3rd time be the charm? Stay tuned to find out.

Convenient bus ride from south BK to the smaller-than-it-looks Sleepwalk backroom. In a shall we say, "intimate" setting 3 bands were experienced including avante-garde flautist Rutledge, avante-garde square board pusher Yin, and avant-garde vocalist Acrea. A delight to several senses. 4.5/5.

Is it possible? Liz Cooper (the one in the hat) and Slark Moan (who I guess is in front). And for only $13? It certainly was not quite the show I was expecting, but I liked it twice as much you would have expected 4.25/5.

Could a Prince impersonator convince me that maybe there was more to Prince than meets the ear? Well this 4/5 performance certainly seemed to think so. Was glad for the invite.

How else to ring in the New Year but with 4 different bands at a brand new venue. The overall show may have only been a 4/5, but that's pretty good for Chelsea. I had to leave while Alice Glass was still killing it with her set cause 12:50 AM is still 12:50 AM.

What better way to experience some Christmas cheer than with a gazey lounge experience. 4.75/5. Also shout out to the two ladies who opened, their carols filled me with Holiday Spirit! Sorry I forgot to snap a pic.

Voilà a 4.5/5 album release. Also apparently you can upload GIFs and not just frozen images so lets say this blog is about to get a lot more fun.

Finally putting the great state of NoCal on the map, and with a double header to boot! Vetiver did more with less while Woods gave a raucous, but somewhat tempered performance, the highlight being an 8 minute jam out about 35 minutes into the set. Overall, 4/5. Nice way to end the West Coast tour.

So LA came to play and play hard. Following up Tuesday's performance in the quaint neighborhood of Downtown, La Force playing the Moroccan Lounge could not have been a better change up. Spiritual, dirigeable (its a thing), and most importantly completely danceable, La Force's 4/5 performance will leave you wanting more, more, more.