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Didn't really take many notes during this show... GIRLPUPPY started the night off with a solid shoegazey set. Unless I got things totally wrong, it looked all their bass lines were coming from a guitar that had been tuned waaaaaaaaay down. Up next was Launder, and they put on another good shoegazey performance. This is the second time this year I've seen them and they were just as good as the first time. Beach Fossils was the final act of the night. When they leaned into thei

Jake Shimabukuro is a professional in every sense of the word. From his attire to his stage presence to his super cool background video showing a sunset on a beach in Hawaii, every aspect of his show seemed finely tuned and well thought out. He's been performing for a while, including six years as Jimmy Buffet's ukeleleist, and has put all that experience to good use by building and perfecting his show. But don't let that impression of Jake throw you off. His shows are polish

Ka’ikena opened the night with a smile and heartfelt crooning. He was all by his lonesome, singing over reggae beats. He spoke a lot in Hawaiian, and even sang in Hawaiian at some points. It's a beautiful language to listen to, and it's good to see an artist working to keep the language alive (insert obvious comparison to Kneecap), but the one downside is that I have no idea what he was saying, although the words he gave seemed to be heartfelt and conveying a message of peace

Chicano Mosh started the night off with a high energy set of full on punk fucking rock. Throughout their performance they put out good vibes and positive energy, and the crowd gave it right back to them by gladly acquiescing every time the band asked them to form pits in front of the stage. The singer was constantly swinging back on forth with his guitar while the bassist was dancing with his bass. Some of their songs were in Spanish, and it was obvious that their heritage an

Hot Flash Heat Wave brought psychedelic reverb-ed out surf rock with punk-esque drums and some jam band elements. The vocals sounded like they were hooked up to the reverb pedal too and buried underneath the rest of the band, which gave them a shoegazey sound. A lot of their songs had extended jams, and they did a great job of building up the jam, staying within the melody, and reaching a very pleasing crescendo wtih good soaring guitar solos. Some songs reminded me a lot of

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