Daniel had alerted me to a Cocteau Twins tribute night at Club Violaine in mid-October. The week of the event, he'd almost forgotten. Needless to say, I just wanted to attend a club that was going to play shoegaze and dreampop.

We arrived just in time to hear the first band (known only as A Cocteau Twins Tribute Band) play a selection of CT songs, starting with "Cherry Coloured Funk." Maybe I was expecting to hear Liz Frasier's voice and I was rather impressed the lead singer was able to mimic Liz's sound rather well. Red Lily played soon after them and you could hear a distinct CT influence in their music. The lead singer had a bit of a lower register than Liz Frasier, but the heavy guitars and synths led me to believe that's how CT might sound now.

After the bands played, someone was spinning some shoegaze staples, including Lush, more CT, and others. Daniel and I shadowed dance with a few others on the dancefloor before making our trip back into the Inland Empire. Club Violaine promises to be back in January with a regular 3rd Saturday of the month.