OUT TO SEE: THE DOLLYROTS, THE COWBOYS, AND QUEEN CAVEAT
A recent night was spent at the Viper Room, catching The Dollyrots, Queen Caveat, and The Cowboys.
A potential indication that a band’s new set of songs will win over audiences? Two photographers/bloggers (your own blogger and Picksysticks) huddled over a camera shot of The Dollyrots’ set list after the show, pointing to all the new songs that they loved.
With a new drummer, The Dollyrots took to the Viper Room stage with an introduction from Rodney on the Roq. In the audience were a number of folks that were personal friends of mine or folks that I recognized so this night was definitely a Dollyrots love fest. None of us went home disappointed as The Dollyrots gave us an addictive set.
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THE DOLLYROTS
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Comment of the night: “If you’re not having fun, go home. I’m kidding . . .”
Moment of the night: My strange belief that a broken string means that you’re getting the best from a musician, Luis broke a string with two songs left in their set.
After their set, I walked outside, which was just a mass of folks. The first person I ran into was Rich, the drummer for The Mulhollands. He was picking up some of his gear. Randomness of life. Rich is playing in a new band called The Cowboys (pictured right). This was their first show ever. As was mentioned on stage within about four minutes, “We just finished our first song ever.” The Cowboys don’t sound at all like a band just learning the ropes. It helps that all three band members are veterans of the local Los Angeles music scene.
Closing out the night was Queen Caveat (pictured below). This band is being highlighted by ABC’s “20/20″ for an upcoming documentary. There was a camera gal recording their set. Perhaps partially influenced by a conversation I had with picksysticks, their set reminded me of Nico Vega. A female lead who uses the whole stage while also interacting with the audience.
NOTES FROM VIVACE’S AUGUST PLAYLIST…
Matahari: “Praha je láska i svině”
Chinese Man: “I’ve Got That Tune”
Jolly Joker: “Tanec Sv. Vita”
Magma Hotel: “The Ring”
Static of the Gods: “Peluche”
Peluche: the Music Video from Static of the Gods on Vimeo.
Idyllists: “Great Love Story”
Shanghai River: “Black Friday”
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EZ Tiger: “The Kill”
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Boxcar Drifters: “Promises Sweet”
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The Cigarette Bums: “Jailbird”
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Bonus Track
The Dollyrots: “California Beach Boy”
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Matahari, Chinese Man, Jolly Joker and Magma Hotel . . . hopefully, you’ve all enjoyed my Prague series. I saw Static of the Gods at the Silverlake Lounge. The lead singer has a voice from the heavens. I’m not sure there is a Myspace or Facebook page for Boxcar Drifters, but since the lead singer used to front Present Tense I figured I’d note one of the songs from that former band. The Cigarette Bums took over the Blue Star, totally great set. And the Dollyrots recently had their CD release party. SO MUCH FUN.
I just started up a twitter account. Feel free to add me at www.twitter.com/notesfromvivace.
Notes From Vivace’s June Playlist
Queen Kwong - “Out Out Out”
Go West Young Man – “Chinatown”
Beatmo – “Treasure Hunt”
Bobot Adrenaline “Radio Tikrit”
Dollyrots - “Because I’m Awesome”
Action Design – “Landmines”
Rick Waines – “Imagine”