Review by Reza Allah-Bakhshi
The Generators, Longway, The Unwanted Guests and Blacktop Idol
Surf City Saloon
January 26, 2008
Better Than: Your cousin throwing up all over your car after the show.
Download: “The Great Divide.”
Most people wouldn’t look forward to driving 30 minutes in a complete downpour to see a show they were only counting on being half interested in. Especially if they found out upon arrival that the camera lens they were supposed to be shooting the bands with was
I'm not going to lie. There isn't much going on tonight. So, here are some art exhibits that sound interesting. Mark Mothersbaugh: Postcard Diaries and Arthur Taussig: Postcards from the Edges of AmericaIn case you haven't heard of him, Mark Mothersbaugh is a composer for television,
film and video-game soundtracks like
Rushmore, Rugrats, Sims 2, and The Royal Tenenbaums. He's also one of the fun folks who instructs
kids on the fine art of doodling on Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba! As if t
Nick Jr.'s Yo Gabba Gabba! isn't a typical kiddie fare and anyone that's into music should know that by now, and it's not just those oddly appealing monsters and robots like the Gary Baseman-esque Muno. The show--co-created by Huntington Beach resident/Aquabats lead singer Christian Jacobs, by the way--has featured surprisingly hip bands so many times that it's really not surprising any more. Among the names: the Roots, Of Montreal, Mates of States, the Shins, Hot Hot Heat, Chromeo and Mark M
