Tuesday, October 13, 2009

LA RECORD live Review...

BASTIDAS + COBALT CRANES + THE YOUNGER LOVERS + PEG LEG LOVE @ THE SMELL
October 13th, 2009 ·

Hands down, the Smell is a great venue. Sure, it’s in an alley and from time to time rats enter and scurry across the floor to check the place out—nonetheless, from the locale, art, staff, and bands, the venue has great taste........
.....As usual with Cobalt Cranes, their set was solid. In fact, some songs featured impressive breaks and time changes—proving the band was so tight, it could turn on a dime. Mid-set, in a moment of whimsy, Tim switched his guitar and bassist Kate took off her shoes. I guess she hadn’t seen the vermin in the room earlier. The sound was almost hypnotic as Kate and Tim harmonized their vocals while lead guitarist Mateo played licks that mimicked their vocals in a melodic and, at times, call and response way. The band plowed through their music flawlessly like a snow shovel in a Los Angeles August....

—Steven Carrer

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LA RECORD