The Ladybug Transistor, Live @ Muddy Waters

I forgot to mention how much fun it was to see the Ladybug Transistor on Friday night at Muddy Waters in Santa Barbara. It's a really small little venue (small but really cozy and wonderful), and it was packed with dancing Santa Barbarians (yes, we are quite barbaric) enjoying the sounds of the Papercuts (great, great opener) and the Transistor itself. Muddy Waters is basically the only 18+ small venue in the area (other than the enormous Santa Barbara Bowl, which is all ages, and the various locations throughout Isla Vista), so it's great to see acts like these getting booked. Future attractions: the Spires, Mount Eerie, Saturday Looks Good To Me, The Coral Sea...

EDIT: and my good friend over at Foggy Ruins of Time has reminded me that the Lonesome Architects and always wonderful Watercolor Paintings will be playing this week!

ON THE WEB
The Ladybug Transistor's website
The Papercuts' MySpace
Muddy Waters' MySpace

Listen to some MP3s from THIS PREVIOUS POST.

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Ladybug Transistor, Papercuts Come to SB

I'm always complaining 'bout how very few of the bands I like come round to sunny Santa Barbara. However, I DO like the Ladybug Transistor, and I've heard very very good things about the Papercuts from other people's blogz, so I should shut up -- they'll be playing a show on August 10 at downtown Santa Barbara's Muddy Waters Cafe. Show starts at 8. Thanks to the good people at 805 Shows for bringing this to my attention! Also coming up soon -- the Microphones (Oct. 9) and the Coral Sea (Sept. 15). If you don't mind driving to SLO, you can also catch Mika Miko on Aug. 13, who that Skatterbrain character's been raving about.

LISTEN:
The Papercuts: "Dear Employee" [MP3]
The Ladybug Transistor: "Always On The Telephone" [MP3]

ON THE WEB:
The Ladybug Transistor's website
Ladybug Transistor's MySpace
Gnomonsong's Papercuts website
The Papercuts' MySpace

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