June 2009
Amanda Palmer @ The Troubadour
I wasn’t certain how last night’s very intimate solo show with the singer/songwriting force behind The Dresden Dolls would go last night at The Troubadour.
The first pleasant surprise of the night was the opening Jenny Owen Youngs who follows the Amanda Palmer wordplay suit.
The mood was light and festive when Amanda Palmer took the stage. Dressed in a tank-top over a...
Patrick Wolf at The Roxy
Given the darker tone of his latest album The Bachelor, a heavier approach was likely – and this was borne out when he stepped out in an giant black… I don’t even know what the hell he was wearing, but rather than pick up his viola or ukulele, he strapped on a decidedly rock-correct Flying V electric guitar before tearing into “Oblivion”. He didn’t do much with it besides play one-finger barred...
