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Vic and Gab @ Pianos

June 5, 2013 / aftertheshow

Vic and Gab were the first band on a great line-up at the Wild Honey Pie show at Pianos last night.

An indie-pop band of two sisters from Milwaukee, Vic and Gab played guitar and bass with 2 other band members — a drummer and a percussionist/Korg player.

They’re a really young band, and it’s exciting to see a band with a lot of potential at the early stages of its career.

They could talk more in between songs so there’s not dead silence, but I was impressed by the electric guitar playing and the intricate drum beats.

“Anything For You” is their catchiest song — the second vocals that come in at the end (“I’ll try, for you”) are perfect:

++VicandGab.com

Sucre: “Place To Be” Cover

June 4, 2013 / aftertheshow

Sucre covered Nick Drake’s “Place To Be” a few months ago. It deserves way more than 13,000 views!

Original “Place To Be”:

Doom & Gloom

June 1, 2013 / aftertheshow

Doom & Gloom is a duo from California with a great song called “The Big One”:

+ “The Big One” live and acoustic:

El Madmo

May 30, 2013 / aftertheshow

Did you know Norah Jones had a side project band a few years ago?

Apparently it was a “joke” band, but they released a full album. One of the songs on it is “The Best Part”:

Milk Carton Kids @ Largo (5/9/13)

May 11, 2013 / aftertheshow

Photo Credit: Brendan Pattengale

Last night I saw The Milk Carton Kids play the second of two consecutive shows at Largo in LA.

The Milk Carton Kids, the duo of Joey Ryan + Kenneth Pattengale, are touring in support of their new album The Ash & Clay, and they played new songs like “Honey, Honey” as well as older favorites (“New York,” “Charlie,” and “Girls, Gather ‘Round”).

The audience at Largo was really eclectic — people of all ages, and everyone seemed to really enjoy and appreciate the duo’s repartee between songs.

The crowd even (audibly) recognized “Michigan,” the penultimate song of the set, from the song’s very first guitar notes.

Joey focused more on strumming chords and was smoother in his presentation than Kenneth, who was slightly more spastic in demeanor and did more finger picking.

See upcoming tour dates at The Milk Carton Kids website for San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, NY, and Australia dates!

Ex Cops @ Troubadour (5/8/13)

May 10, 2013 / aftertheshow

Photo Credit: After The Show

Ex Cops played their first ever LA show last night, opening for Bleached at The Troubadour.

The band kicked off their set with “Ken,” followed by “You Are A Lion, I Am A Lamb,” which set the tone for their band as one of controlled energy, dreamy guitar tones, and lush male-female vocals.

Ex Cops (Brian Harding and Amalie Bruun) were backed by 3 other musicians, and they played to a packed house (mostly full of teenagers).

Photo Credit: After The Show

They played a brand new song that sounded good — nice bass line and chord changes. Ex Cops’ penultimate song was “James,” which sounded way too rushed! “James” is such an amazing song but I couldn’t appreciate it when it was played so fast.

Check out: Ex Cops’ official website + Twitter for 2 more LA dates + the rest of the tour.