Last night was the dios (malos) in-store at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. I've gotten to the point where I don't really like seeing bands there. The sound is never that great and it gets insanely packed for bigger bands (the Flaming Lips in-store was unbearable). The crowd was smallish (maybe 75-100 people). There were lots of young kids in dark clothes who probably drove from far away.
The singer struggled with his voice during the first two songs. It was all over the place. During the third song he kind of stumbled around the stage - fumbling around with his 12-string acoustic guitar, then picking up an electric before sitting down at the piano. There were several moments where the drummer was the only one playing. After the song, the bass player introduced the touring keyboard player - joking that he's a man of non-color. And finally they got focused during the fourth song. The rest of the show was solid.
I really can't complain since it was free (plus I got a great deal on a couple of McCartney records while I was there). But I'm still curious to see if they can really bring these songs to life in a live setting.
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