Wednesday Night Recap (Pt.2): Elf Power, Birds of Avalon, Red Pony Clock

I am not gonna lie. No sooner did I hand my $10 to the Casbah doorguy, I'd regretted it immensely. I was so tired my eyes were barely staying open. Red Pony Clock was onstage already and I love their mini-orchestra, switching instruments, and I like the way the lyrics sound like someone just reading from a personal diary. But man, I was tired. Still, I watched their set and debated in my head whether or not I was gonna make it.







In between bands, I was one of those people you always see falling asleep on the bench seat in the little hall between the men's bathroom and the smoking patio. I had my earplugs in, hood over my head, and just sat quiet until Birds Of Avalon took the stage. They were really cool, though no way you could think the singer sounded like anything or anyone but Robert Plant. The music at times sounded like the Doors, at times like Floyd, but his vocals were always undoubtedly Zep.









I was hanging on, trying to make it through the night. It was no fault of the bands, I was just wiped out. "Just another hour," I kept thinking to myself. Once Elf Power got onstage, that hour+ flew by. Their 2006 album Back to The Web was probably in my top 5 last year for just how many times I played it. They toured to back the release, but as far as I know, skipped San Diego, so despite being tired, I am so glad I was there and I'm so glad I stuck around.

By the way, this is only gonna be funny to people who know who I'm talking about, but what do you get when you cross Mike Kamoo with Win Butler?


I thought from the album that there would be a lot more moog, but the live cello was amazing. The set covered almost all of Back to The Web and weaved in older material, too.











There wasn't a huge crowd there, but everyone there seemed to be enjoying themselves. When the band came back onstage for a 2 song encore, it was a full on hippie jam, which was foreign to me, but totally funny to watch.



In the end, it was 12:30ish as I was walking out the door and after getting home and letting the dog out, I was asleep before my head even hit the pillow. This weekend will be a good one of rest...