Oh hey, that reminds me! L.A. Auditeers:

Mike Viola is appearing THIS FRIDAY at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA, with
the Animators. This is a lineup that's near and dear to my heart, as the last
time these two acts played together was the kickoff of my Boston Pop
Underground series, and they absolutely bowled over everyone in the sold-out
venue.

Both acts are in solo (or in the case of the Animators, duo) acoustic format
on the 23rd, but the Animators return to the Hotel Cafe on May 8th in their
unbelievable full-band mode. Their drummer is formerly from "Stomp" and he is
just amazing. I urge you all to catch one or both of these shows.

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ak


> On a much more important note, last night The Figgs and Mike Viola/The Candy
> Butchers came through Ft. Collins after being in Denver the previous night.
> That show at the Larimer Lounge was a a ton 'o fun I heard from opening act
> Ft. Collins' own, The Virginia Sisters, an excellent band that brings a very
> good name to the words 'pub rock' with their blends of Graham Parker and
> Warren Zevon(looking at the possibility of doing something w/ them even).