Crocodiles - 2009 Tour Dates
05-19 Indianapolis, Indiana - The Vollrath #
05-21 Boston, Mass. -Middle East Upstairs #
05- 22 New York, New York - Studio B @
05-23 New York, New York- Bowery Ballroom #
05- 24 Baltimore, Maryland - Otto bar #
05- 25 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Kung Fu Necktie #
05-27 Washington DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #
05-28 Cleveland, Ohio - Grog Shop #
05-29 Detroit, Michigan - Magic Stick #
05- 30 Chicago, Illinois - Empty Bottle#
05-31 Minneapolis, Minnesota - 7th Street Entry #
06-03 Bellingham, Washington - Night Life Lounge #
06-04 Portland, Oregon - Doug Fir #
06-05 San Francisco, California - Bottom of the Hill #
06- 06 Los Angeles, California - Troubador #
06-07 San Diego, California - Casbah #
06-08 Tuscon, Arizona - Plush #
06-10 Dallas, Texas - Lounge on Elm #
06-11 Austin, Texas - Mohawk#
06-12 Houston, Texas - Walter's #
06-13 Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Spanish Moon #
06-14 Birmingham, Alabama - Bottle Tree #
06-15 Atlanta, Georgia - Drunken Unicorn #
06-18 Brooklyn, New York - Union Pool
06-20 New York, New York - Mercury Lounge
06-23 Cleveland, Ohio - Beachland Tavern
06-26 Denver, Colorado - Bluebird Theater
06-27 Phoenix, Arizona - Trunk Space
# w/ Holy Fuck
@ w/ Japanese Motors, Finger on the Pulse DJs
So I saw the Crocodiles first show at the Brick by Brick. I'm pretty sure I saw their first show at the Casbah and I had supported the Prayers and was bummed that didn't work out. So I saw the first couple of shows and was like "of course san diego isn't going to like this." And then over the winter they were like "hey- we got this offer from Fat Possum" and I was like "Wow cool." Then the SXSW NY Times story, the Pitchfork review, the New York Times review and people are like, buying the record.
The show at the casbah last monday was a scene must-see. I mean... Saul Q was there? What was strange is that alot of people were there for the Crocodiles. People who were wearing Crocodiles t-shirts? People buying the record and carrying it around. And a guy in a full-on press vest with a camera. And it was like "weird."
San Diego based Spirit Photography led off. They have a 7" on Sacred Bones Records. Spirit Photography was a revelation in it's own right. I'm not going to get into it, but the fact is it was just objectively really good whether you're a hipster or, say, someone programming an alt-rock radio station. They didn't have a drummer but managed to set up a constant rhythm using looping pedals I think. Craig sings and plays guitar. He also runs Volar Records with his... partner Melissa. And that's all I'm going to say other then they have a show at the Soda Bar on Wednesday May 27th.
There was genuine anticipation and excitement for the Crocodiles set and I was just like "wow." Not something you see alot in San Diego for a touring band, let alone a local opener at a Monday night Casbah bill. Crocodiles have def. got their live act down. First of all, they have a genuine hit to open the set with. Second of all, Brandon has his act down. Third, they've worked out the lighting and staging. And the crowd fucking loved it. It's a good show. They deliver the goods.
Spectrum was fine. I didn't stay for the whole set but I get it. Spaceman 3 yeah yeah. In summary the answer to the question "How are the crocodiles live? is "really good."
Ryan Leaf
Make Me
I just wanted to say something about how brilliant this variety of Indian Temple architecture is. If you look at the photograph above you can see how the motif duplicates itself. It's kind of like a geometric expansion where you start from a point and expand out, simultaneously in every direction- in 3 dimensions. Almost organic/scientific at the same time. And they executed this very expertly. Compare to Islamic architecture of the middle ages, where artists would consciously break a line or design so as to avoid perfection (thus angering the gods.)
I am going to fax it to you right away.
