on march 24, 2014 joshua james and evan coulombe landed in los angeles from australia and announced a very last minute show for that evening at the hotel cafe, which we were lucky enough to attend. we will also be catching joshua and evan for one more l.a. show this week at the troubadour {sorry viewers this one's sold out}.
if you happen upon this page mr. james i must loudly whisper suggestively that you slip in one of your modest mouse covers this thursday please. hmmmmm.... maybe styrofoam boots, out of gas, or dramamine.
joshua james' songs are played often at my homestead, as it helps me live through my neurological suffocation.
thank you much for making beautiful music!
for the first year anniversary of his passing, members of songs: ohia and magnolia electric co. performed with m. c. taylor as a tribute to their departed friend jason molina. the lighting at the church on york (a hundred year old building recently transformed into an artistic space/music venue) remained dark, only uplit from the back. perhaps this lighting was symbolic, keeping the spotlight on molina. the room was filled with jason's spirit by long time bandmates, friends, and fans through song.
this emerging group of individuals from los angeles and long beach came together to create we are dorothea, a sonic experimentation of catchy guitar riffs, percussive drums, and three-part vocal harmonies. melodies drift through their songs and surround you like birds flying from all different directions. this is no fling… keep an eye and open ear on this up and coming band. their songs won't leave you alone!
we are dorothea consists of:
~ cory clark {guitars, vocals}
~ beau wammack {guitars, piano, vocals}
~ jessica ripka {piano, vocals}
~ raphael poon {bass}
~ john wilson iii {drums and percussion, recording production and mixing engineer}
how thrilled i was to have the chance to see one of my favorite bands, phosphorescent, play live again. let's all commend the band and the venue for keeping ticket and merch prices low. i left the show with the one vinyl that i was missing from their collection and a singing heart. hats off to phosphorescent for filling our lives with damn good music!