Allison Crutchfield Takes A Bow...

ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD and The FIZZ

RADIATOR HOSPITAL

OVLOV

BOOTLEG THEATER, LA

14 OCTOBER, 2016

In the continuing adventures of the Crutchfield sisters, Friday night at the Bootleg Theater in LA saw Allison take center stage with The Fizz, bringing to life cuts from her solo debut EP, Lean Into It, and previewing songs from next year's full-length. Just a month ago, she was in town as part of the P.S. Elliot reunion, then hit the road with The Fizz opening up for the Julie Ruin. As if that wasn't enough, misfortune struck in the form of a van break-in, claiming hardware from drummer Catherine Elicson, and all of Allison's clothing. Bloodied, but unbowed, they made it to LA for a headlining show.

The night was the working definition of a stacked bill, with Connecticut-based Steve Hartlett leading off with a few Stove songs, then shifting gears into Ovlov material.

Sam Cook-Parrott brought Radiator Hospital to life in solo form, providing a well-received set of mostly new songs, sprinkled with some crowd favorites, and a peek at his most recent project "The Afterglows", before going on to hold down the bass in Crutchfield's trio.

Taken as a whole, the night was an already sepia Polaroid of where these artists are at, steps before they unveil their next offering.

Ovlov

Radiator Hospital

Allison Crutchfield and The Fizz

All Dogs At The Gal Palace

ALL DOGS

UPSET

RL KELLY

GAL PALACE, LA

16 SEPTEMBER, 2015

All Dogs

Upset

RL Kelly

A sweaty September night on Rampart Blvd. in LA greeted Columbus, OH's All Dogs, as they set up shop at the Gal Palace, with an assist from Swiss Family Robinson, for a special night, touring behind the release of Kicking Every Day. Joining the festivities for the evening were LA locals RL Kelly, who put together a band on the fly for the occasion, including Ali Koehler and Nicole Snyder from Upset, and Kelly then returned the gift by filling the bass spot for Upset, as they held down the middle slot in the bill. While All Dogs had been playing "Skin" live for a year, it was cathartic to hear the rest of the new songs live, and to see them in a house setting was just unbeatable.

Flyer by Faye Orlove

ALL DOGS

All Dogs return to the West Coast in late March/early April

UPSET

 
RL KELLY