Sea Level Records Going Away Party, Division Day and The Switch @ Safari Sams 6/22/07

Friday night, everybody who is in a band in Los Angeles headed over to Safari Sams.  I saw members of Silversun Pickups, Earlimart, The Broken West, Airborne Toxic Event, Radars to the Sky, and Lets Go Sailing.  I am sure there are many people that I didn't see/recognize/meet.  It was my first time at Safari Sam's and I was very impressed.  It has everything I like in a good music venue.  It's incredibly well lit (for photos), the stage is very high (so you can be in the back and still see the show), tons of free parking, and lots of great vantage points (upstairs, side areas, etc).  I hope to get back there again soon.

Where the hell did the Switch come from? They were incredible! I love any band that has a woman that plays trumpet AND violin AND sings back up.  From the moment they started playing, I knew I was going to love these guys.  They do the country roots rock thing brilliantly.  I picked up their EP and  have been playing it all weekend.  Lead singer Aaron Kyle's has a hoarse voice that is very remiscent of Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade.  Expect some great things from these guys.

MP3: Tongue Tied - The Switch

I hadn't seen Division Day in so long, it was just great to see those guys.  They are so nice and I am so happy that they have found a wonderful home at Eenie Meenie Records.  Their good stuff still sounds good and their great stuff sounded wonderful.  I kind of wish they could play Tigers and Tap Tap Click Click over and over again.

Division Day closed out the night by inviting The Switch back on stage and both bands played an incredible cover of Boyz II Men's It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.  It killed.  It was a great way to say goodbye to a great record store - by having two small LA bands play their hearts out to an audience of other LA bands that have been there before.  Thanks again to Todd and Sea Level Records for the impact he has had on the Los Angeles music scene.  It would be a much different place without you.