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Rave down with Swervedriver
The band Swervedriver said it best: “Never lose that feeling.”
“That feeling” has been the topic of conversation a lot lately. From snarky music blogs to some guy in a New York bar incredulous at myundying love of classic Hall & Oates, I’ve found myself going back to the one thing that trumps all such static: “That feeling.”
It’s the unquantifiable sensation invoked by a song or a band that you simply cannot resist.
2008 has been a banner year for that feeling. From the official New Year’s Day release of Radiohead’s awesome “In Rainbows” (which my buddy Kyle perfectly summarized as the band’s most “listenable” album possibly ever), to Portishead’s stunning comeback release “Third” (their song “The Rip” has taken over my iTunes “Top 25 Most Played” list), followed closely by “Cath,” a gorgeously jagged highlight from the new Death Cab For Cutie record “Narrow Stairs.”
That feeling has me sweating scalpers for a ticket to Kanye West’s massive “Glow in the Dark” tour for the second time when it hits Staples Center on June 7, since once was just not enough. It’s why I’m counting the days until October, when ‘90s shoegaze gods My Bloody Valentine descend on the Santa Monica Civic for two nights of fuzzed-out guitar-powered bliss.
That feeling will be in full effect next Saturday night (that's May 31, OK!), when the aforementioned Swervedriver (still one of the greatest and most criminally underappreciated bands of the ‘90s) smash the Music Box with their ear-splitting odes to the open road. Singer/guitarist Adam Franklin (He's on the far R in the pic abov) and his band are back to show and prove why they’re still the kings of speed-rock. See you there. On May 31. Music Box. Fonda. Loud. Good. Yes.
—Scott T. Sterling
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