Michelle Cable has achieved what few people in the music industry can or will…she has lasted, survived and come out on top. How would this show compare? Would it contain it’s own tragedy and romance? Would this too be a great show? Eastside Los Angeles’ premiere indie venue The Echo, with a line up of some of the most hyped international acts post SXSW on arguably the most important booking agents roster and…with a guaranteed audience. Today I was off to the exact opposite environment. There was something tragic, yet beautiful and romantic about it, it was a great show. There was something special about it because nothing was being handed to anyone and each band would have to work the crowd (most of whom knew nothing about these bands or the musical styles they played), fight to be heard, deal with the worst sound equipment imaginable, everything was running late and it was still an unknown if the last band of the evening would even have enough time to play. Los Angeles garage sensations The Cigarette Bums were opening up but there was something special about that night and the willingness of the bands to play a show there, in that semi-dangerous and remote spot. The place was dark and smelly with dartboards and bikers, prostitutes (I may have only imagined them), a guy even took off his pants going full frontal and a bartendress showed up late, but just in time to direct security around the bar as girlfriends threw Q balls at boyfriends heads. Two nights ago I was at one of the most unglamorous dive bars in Ventura, a show organized for label mates of Jacco Gardner, The Miseries.

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