Couldn't pass up this excellent double bill. S. Carey is percussion/keys for Bon Iver. BI is on top of the moody woodshed indie foodchain, it was interesting to see S. Carey perform for a small crowd. Kind of like Tortoise with Bon Iver-y vocals, the band was tight. It would have been nice to discern the vocals. They had a great song where Carey and another drummer/keys had a duel.
I love Califone. Tim Rutilli, bandleader and guitar/keys is one of the most uncompromising artists I know. Rutilli and dueling guy/girl drummers were the only members from last viewing. Lead guitar and bass were newcomers. Washes of sound with Wilco-like vocals, Califone ebbs and flows. Rutilli smiling as guitar leads and drum licks filled the room, said he moved from Chicago (too mean) to Hollywood where he "lives around the corner from Ernest Borgnine" which was odd cuz he's Hamdens own and has been dead for years. Seems their van ran over a raccoon on the ride and Tim seemed convinced that the raccoon soul invaded his amp and had to cut one song short. True artist.
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