C-horse 3/16/12 - Casey's Irish Pub, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: Dee Reynolds via C-horse facebook page)

Last month, C-horse held a Friday residency at Casey's Irish Pub in downtown Los Angeles, and we were fortunate enough to be able to attend of couple of those nights (second post forthcoming) It has been quite awhile since we last featured C-horse (and even longer since we saw them at Casey's), so we where quite interested in seeing what they were up to in the meantime. According to their news updates, they have been working on new material, which we saw a little bit of this evening.

It was a fun and energetic show, blending material new and old. One of the recurring themes of the month was featuring a new cover each week, and tonight's selection was reknown punk band The Dickie's "Fan Mail." If you're a fan, this show is well worth the listen.

Setlist:

2 or 3 (not recorded due to error)

Introduction (fade-in)

Oh Reconcile

Squeeze

Whiskey Coke

Beds

Tongues

Spoon

Fan Mail (The Dickies cover)

Raccoons

What

Full show download here. (FLAC files available by request)

C-horse - Fan Mail (The Dickies cover) by recordingla

Odd Modern 5/20/11 - Casey's Irish Bar, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: Odd Modern website)

About a week and a half ago, Odd Modern shared the bill with Seasons at a show we presented at Casey's Irish Bar in downtown Los Angeles. This was our first time seeing Odd Modern, although we saw vocalist/keyboardist Vanina Alfaro sit in with BoxViolet at a show of theirs last November. Odd Modern have been described as an "indie-electro band whose infectious beats and inspired lyrics, hidden behind the duo’s unassuming nature, catches many off guard and straddles the line between the electronic and the organic."

Most of tonight's setlist came from their full-length album "Contrary to Popular Belief", with a couple of selections from "The P.E. EP" and "Odd Mode EP." (all available to download at their website) It was a really fun show, and we look forward to what they bring in the future.

(Recorded by Mark P.)

1.) Oddo Tune MP3
2.) Ana MP3
3.) Running the Mile MP3
4.) Bangalore MP3
5.) Tipsy Dancer MP3
6.) The Wallflowers MP3
7.) A Million Little Pieces MP3
Text File

FLAC (lossless) files available by request.

Seasons 5/20/11 - Casey's Irish Pub, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: Seasons Facebook)

Last Friday, we presented the third night of Season's May residency at Casey's Irish Bar in downtown Los Angeles. It was our first time presenting a show, and we would like to thank Seasons for asking us to do so. That being said, we have featured Seasons here before.

This was a notable show because the setlist focused mainly on "older songs," such as "Empty Spaceships" and "Song That You Know" from the "Spring" EP, and "Real Dreams" from the "Summer" EP, along with "Passing Trains" from an older self-titled album. This show also happened to be the first one we saw with their new violinist as well. Really fun show, and again, we are thankful for the opportunity to present.

Recorded by Mark P.

1.) Song That You Know MP3
2.) Empty Spaceships MP3
3.) Islands MP3
4.) Passing Trains MP3
5.) 666 number of The Beat MP3
6.) Lazy Bones MP3
7.) Real Dreams MP3
Text File

FLAC (lossless) files available by request.

Save the date - Recording LA presents Seasons 5/20/11

Apologizes for being very M.I.A. as of late, but we do have some good news for you - we are presenting our very first show next month, the third night of our favorites Season's May residency at Casey's Irish Bar (along with Odd Modern) Check out the flyer below:






We hope you can make it!

C-horse 2/25/11 - Casey's Irish Bar, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: C-horse Facebook)

Last Friday, C-horse played the final night of their February Friday night residency at Casey's Irish Pub in downtown Los Angeles. A rainy night did not keep the crowds away, and C-horse did not disappoint - they closed out a month of shows with a bang. You may have remembered that we just blogged about C-horse last week - which was quite a good show as well.

Being that this was the last residency night, we were treated to a guest appearance by The Damselles on the final number (coincidentally enough, we recorded them at the very same venue a little over a year ago before the date of this show), which was a cover of OutKast's infamous "Hey Ya!" One of two great covers, the other was Nirvana's "Pennyroyal Tea" Good show, and we look forward to seeing what C-horse has in store for the future.

Some background chatter might be present.

1.) Introduction MP3
2.) Know Me MP3
3.) Tongues -> Pennyroyal Tea (C-horse original cover version) MP3
4.) Whiskey Coke MP3
5.) Beds MP3
6.) Enough MP3
7.) Oh Reconcile MP3
8.) Spoon MP3
9.) Stars MP3
10.) Squeeze MP3
11.) What MP3
12.) Hey Ya (C-horse original cover version) MP3
Text File

FLAC (lossless) files available by request.

C-horse 2/18/11 - Casey's Irish Pub, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: Erin Stone)

Last Friday, C-horse performed at Casey's Irish Pub in downtown Los Angeles. This was the third night of their month-long Friday night residency at the aforementioned venue. While this is our first time featuring C-horse here, we have done a couple of posts on The Karabal Nightlife, a now-departed band that C-horse members Lindsay Mancha and Courtney Olsen were once a part of. Described as "creat[ing] three-minute slices of candy-coated edginess, more prickly live than on their debut album," their music is also described as "laced with intricate vocal harmonies and packed with a powerful pop sensibility." Closing out with a cover of The Buzzcock's "Everybody's Happy Nowadays," it was a pretty good sounding show.

(Recording by Mark P.)

(setlist is from stage sheet)

(setlist updated 2/23. Thanks Lindsay!)

1.) Introduction MP3
2.) What MP3
3.) Stars MP3
4.) Tongues MP3
5.) Beds MP3
6.) Know Me MP3
7.) Spoon MP3
8.) Whiskey Coke MP3
9.) Enough MP3
10.) Oh Reconcile MP3
11.) Squeeze MP3
12.) Everybody's Happy Nowadays* (C-horse original cover version) MP3
Text File

FLAC (lossless) files available by request.

HoneyHoney 2/26/10 - Casey's Irish Pub, Los Angeles, CA.

( Photo: Dan Martensen via HoneyHoney's Myspace )

Last month, HoneyHoney opened for The Damselles & The TC4 on the final night of the latter's month-long Friday night residency. HoneyHoney are the Los Angeles-based duo Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe, who specialize in a sort of indie-Americana-folk style of music. Tonight's show was mostly an acoustic one (usually, they seem to play with a full band)

Opening with their most well-know song "Little Toy Gun," this show's setlist was comprised of a mix of new material and old, the the former culled from their debut LP, First Rodeo. The performance was a good one, especially for those of us who had never seen them before. Some crowd chatter and house music bleed (from another part of the restaurant) might be heard on the recording.

Setlist

1.) Introduction
2.) Little Toy Gun
3.) Wind Up Toy
4.) Ohio
5.) Sleeping In
6.) ???
7.) Sugarcane
8.) Bleed
9.) Not For Long
10.) Come On Home

Full show download here.

FLAC (lossless) files available by request.

The Damselles & The TC4 2/26/10 - Casey's Irish Pub, Los Angeles, CA.

(Photo: The Damselles & The TC4 Myspace)

Last Friday, The Damselles & The TC4 played the last show of a month-long, headlining Friday night residency at Casey's Irish Pub in downtown Los Angeles. The Damselles are composed of members from local bands (including ones that have been featured on this very blog) such as The Monolators, The Voyeurs, Le Switch, and I Make This Sound. This group performs in the vein of "doo wop"/60's girl group style musicians, covering artists like The Crystals, The Shangri-Las, Martha & The Vandellas, The Shirelles, The Chiffons, The Caravelles, The Bobbettes, The Cookies, The Ikettes, Darlene Love, and Doris Troy.

This being the closing night, The Damelles & The TC4 played a longer-than-usual show (sort of by their own admission) with an audience-demanded two-song encore. Some crowd chatter in the background. A must-have for those a fan of the "doo-wop"/60's girl group sound.

(Apologies if this post seems hastily-written - I'm in a hurry and really needed to get this out there, and may go back and edit later)

1.) Intro MP3
2.) You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry (The Caravelles) MP3
3.) Give Him A Great Big Kiss (The Shangri-Las) MP3
4.) Da Doo Ron Ron (The Crystals) MP3
5.) Mr. Lee (The Bobbettes) MP3
6.) Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby (The Cookies) MP3
7.) Jimmy Mack (Martha & The Vandellas) MP3
8.) He's A Rebel (The Crystals) MP3
9.) There's No Other Like My Baby (The Crystals) MP3
10.) Boys (The Shirelles) MP3
11.) Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals) MP3
12.) One Fine Day (The Chiffons) MP3
13.) I'm Blue (The Ikettes) MP3
14.) E: Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home (Darlene Love) MP3
15.) E: Just One Look (Doris Troy) MP3
MP3

FLAC (loseless) files available upon request.