Thankfully, caught the whole set for opener Mendoza. Solo electric guitar and vocals. Mendoza had the choppy style of Marc Ribot. The vocals were smoky and low, and the song structure made it difficult to tell if they were ancient or postmodern. Mendoza has played with Sir Richard Bishop, savant axeman of The Sun City Girls, which is pretty impressive credentials. Closed with an excellent cover of Leadbelly's Goodnight Irene.
Daniel Bachman has been reviewed in this blog before. Acoustic, finger style, primitive guitar and some deft lap slide is Bachman's game. Unfortunately, the background din at Bar made it difficult for Bachman to ply his trade. I got close so as to not miss the sound. Unlike Xiu Xiu or E that have played over the noise in this room, Bachman can't really turn up to 11. It is amazing that the chatty clubbers had no idea what they missed right in front of them. Bachman's tunes are open and airy, reminding me of John Fahey or Glenn Jones. The final song had Bachman's pal on drone file folder harmonium while Daniel laid down some desolate picking that was reminiscent of Ry Cooder's soundtrack to the movie Paris, Texas.
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