The guys from Pop Noir told me that they were playing at 8 p.m. sharp last night at the Troubadour, emphasis on sharp. Estelle and I walked into the club right as Joe and Luke took to the stage. (FYI, the best thing about showing up early for Troubadour shows, especially during a holiday weekend, is that there is tons of free street parking.) Estelle was pleasantly surprised by the show and was a bit shocked to find out that the twins are only 18.
"When we were in college, none of the bands we knew could play that well," she said.
'Tis true. However, when we were in college, L.A. was colored in shades of dingy flannel and playing well was seemingly akin to selling out. Estelle is now in agreement with Carlos and I that Pop Noir is going to go places soon. You should join our bandwagon.
Photos courtesy of me and my cell phone:

Luke McGarry

Joe McGarry

Pop Noir played a cover of "Paint It Black" that was absolutely incredible. Check them out on July 8 at Zamakibo or on July 19 at Safari Sam's.

The Good Cheer followed. These guys are from Agoura, which those of you might recall as the hometown of several really terrible bands. Fortunately, The Good Cheer do not fall in the same category as Linking Park and Incubus. In fact, we were incredibly impressed with the band. It's kind of like what would happen to emo bands if they listened to more of The Who and less, um, emo. According to the band's My Space page, The Good Cheer is playing at the Ventura installment of Warped Tour. The band will also play The Hear Gallery on July 7.

P.S. I probably won't post any MP3s for the next few days due to a lack of time. However, I humbly suggest that you check out these fine sites that we will add to our links page as soon as we update said links page. Oh, and on a final note, I'd like to wish Webmistress/Old Friend Kar3n a very happy birthday.

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