Felte Fifth Anniversary

FELTE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

featuring: HOUSES OF HEAVEN + CHASMS

PICO UNION PROJECT, LA

16 NOVEMBER, 2018

CHASMS

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

LA-based Felte Records celebrated their 5th anniversary with a two-night showcase of the depth and breadth of their roster. The Pico Union Project served as the launchpad for an epic weekend, with the old Welsh Presbyterian Church lending gravitas to the proceedings. Here's a gallery of some Friday night action from Houses of Heaven's throttling set, and a special Chasms presentation, where they incorporated not just a live drummer, but the one and only Sandra Vu (Sisu/Dum Dum Girls). Happy Birthday Felte!

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

CHASMS

 

 

Pico Union Project

Tacocat Returns To LA

TACOCAT

BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT

SUSAN

BOOTLEG THEATRE, LA

10 NOVEMBER, 2018

TACOCAT

BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT

SUSAN

Tacocat returned to LA, providing a necessary outlet to blowing off some of the nervous energy pent up in a fire-ridden state. Holding down the bar at the Bootleg Theatre, courtesy of Sid The Cat Presents, they tore through a set heavy on their most recent release Lost Time, and prior breakthrough NVM, (both on Hardly Art), and found room for some new songs. Playing "I Hate The Weekend" on a saturday night is pretty much peak Tacocat, and as one who works retail, very much appreciated at this time of the year. They capped off the evening with a spot-on cover of Talking Heads "Psycho Killer".

Support act Black Belt Eagle Scout, was the big revelation, with the question beforehand being how Katherine Paul's stark and intense songs from her debut Mother Of My Children (Saddle Creek Records), would translate live. In the company of an intuitive rhythm section, Black Belt Eagle Scout opened with "Soft Stud", and when KP stepped out to solo it home, all doubts were dispelled. "Indians Never Die" kept the audience transfixed, and a transcendent "Sam, A Dream" effectively blew the doors off the place, highlighting what was one of the most memorable sets of the year.

Over the course of two EP's and a full-length LP on San Diego's Volar Records, LA trio Susan has carved a particular niche, melding girl group harmonies with a buzz saw attack. Can't believe it's been four years since we last crossed paths, but happy to report that their opening set was as tight and feisty as ever.

TACOCAT

BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT

SUSAN