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October 18, 2007
Sweet shows coming up
Filling in the local music scene calendar each week I get to view all kinds of concerts that I know I won't have time to see. So this time, I enlist you, the readers, to do it for me.
Coming up at the Glass House in Pomona in the next month are all kinds of awesome bands that I have only had the priveledge of listening to on Myspace with a couple exceptions.
Omaha-based indie-rock-punk band Cursive (or Kursifix) performs tonight with Awake and Alert. According to the Alternative Press Cursive has not only redefined, but transcended their sound with their lastest CD “Happy Hollow.” Check out tunes from their latest CD and previous albums at www.myspace.com/cursive.
Northern California band The Velvet-Teen is on tour with Say Hi to Your Mom and the A-Sides, and will be performing at the Glass House Friday, after performing at the Troubadour in West Hollywood.(www.myspace.com/thevelvetteen).
Experimental rock band Minus the Bear performs at the Glass House on Nov. 4. The band was recently MTV's Band of the Week, which to me means nothing other than that the band has obtained commercial value. But I appreciate when good bands are recognized by the greater populace. (www.myspace.com/minusthebear).
I will be trying my best to make it to the Glass House on Nov. 9 or 10 to see Circa Survive. I had the opportunity to see these guys in concert at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, Calif., and also at the Coachella Music Festival. They have awesome stage presence and really energizing music.
I have only bought their first CD “Juturna,” but they performed some of their new songs off of “On Letting Go” at Coachella and it was just as rockin'. (www.myspace.com/circasurvive).
The following day at the Glass House is Of Montreal who also performed at Coachella this last year. The pop band may be called Of Montreal, but they are definitley of The United States and though they say they are a pop band, they have a distinctly electronic sound and like to dress in space suits.
Other highlights at the Glass House's alternative space is New Found Glory on Nov. 20 and 21, the Aquabats on Nov. 30, and Team Sleep on Dec. 14.
I am highlighting the Glass House for you because it is one of the few venues in the Inland Empire where you can find the kind of alternative bands that are featured at the sweet spots in West Hollywood like the Troubadour and the Roxy.
Before investing time in the local music scene I was spending a good amount of time in West Hollywood at these spots, until I discovered the Glass House.
I still prefer the coffee house setting or the acoustic set at the local bar, but every once in a while I will travel out to Pomona for a night of alt. rock and dancing.
In order to determine if a band is worth their merit, you have to see them live. But these next two months look to be fairly hectic for me, so hey, if you have a chance check out some of these musicians and let me know what you think.
Posted by Darcie Flansburg at 2:50 PM | Comments (0)