Re: SF Popfest, Day One
Had never heard them before, but Red Pony Clock were pure delight,
and I was heartily thankful that I had come early. Totally shambolic
and yet just totally getting business done, pushing through in their
mildly abrasive marching band way. Proceedings looked after/blessed
by (my maniacal grin and) the watchful beneficence of the spirit of
a(n otherwise absent) tuba. Was told by a band member after the show
that they sometimes *do* have a tuba in the line up.
If it's not too much, I hereby proclaim 2006 as the year of the tuba...
If RPC were happily channeling the ghost of a tuba, unfortunately in
the California Oranges' vocals I heard church choir practice.
Sorry...
Not sure if I liked the new Music Lovers songs as much as the more
familiar (and faster) material from their first album. "Virginia
Lights" in particular was sublime. Definitely heard that Divine
Comedy-esque persona type in there...
Human Television were new to me and just totally spot-on, articulate.
Can't imagine their star not being on the rise...
Alexander
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