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Sarah Negahdari, Chris Hernandez, and Charles Mahoney of The Happy Hollows<\/p><\/div>\n

Toward the end of my ‘Silverlake East Coast Revue’, there was this marvelous miracle of an appearance by highly regarded (and rightly justified!) eastside L.A. band, The Happy Hollows<\/a>, at our lovely little dive, T.T. The Bear’s Place<\/a> in Central Square. I don’t know how on earth<\/em> they got plunked onto a bill that sandwiched them between two swampy Southern rock bands, but bless all the pagan gods that they did. [as Sarah said to me afterward, “we were the odd ducks in the middle”. Odd and immensely talented ducks, I’d say!]<\/em> <\/p>\n

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Sarah Negahdari… such a adorable, lovely girl offstage; onstage, she’s this wild banshee. She sings so sweetly at times, like an angel, then lets loose with otherworldly shrieks and wails, summoning both deities and demons. Simultaneously she’s a guitar goddess, with an interesting percussive style of playing that complements her vocalizations beautifully. Listening to their music before the show, I wondered how someone could sing like that and play like that at the same time, and indeed it’s a sight to behold.<\/p>\n

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Charles Mahoney on bass and Chris Hernandez on drums seem intuitively synched to Sarah’s moods, and provide a stable, rocking structure for Sarah to careen madly around in. Their music is alternately poppy & pretty and pretty fucking intense and experimental, seamlessly moving from one end of the musical galaxy to the other.<\/p>\n

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While the audience was small (25-30 tops), surprisingly most were there to see Happy Hollows, so hopefully this beginning buzz on the East Coast will grow. The audience included Radio Free Silver Lake<\/a> guru Joe Fielder, (recently condemned to exile in Boston for some unspeakable crime), to whom they dedicated one of their songs.<\/p>\n

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Not surprisingly, Happy Hollows new album Spells<\/a><\/em>, is currently at #5 on KXLU’s “Top Music” list. I’ll make a prediction here that these guys are really going to take off nationally, once people have a chance to hear and see them. [I’ll have a review of their wonderful new album in the near future…]<\/em><\/p>\n

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The band on after the voodoo magic of Happy Hollows was, in my humble opinion, a rather mediocre southern blues\/rock outfit called “Dark Martini & The Dirty Olives”. They were proficient enough players (the lead guitarist was quite good), but the music didn’t really take me anywhere<\/em>, which for me is a requirement to keep me interested. Straight ahead bluesy rock jams, unless they’re truly outstanding, just ain’t my thing.<\/p>\n

But what’s far worse than a little self-indulgent riffing is a shit-poor attitude. That’s the kind of thing I can’t forgive. Here’s what the lead singer\/guitarist of Dark Martini said, mid-set, to the few people still standing in front of the stage:<\/p>\n

“The other band had an advantage of someone who was cute – we don’t have that. Well, this guy maybe..” (pointing to bass player with blond dreadlocks). Uh yeah, they also had the advantage of far more intriguing music.<\/p>\n

The Happy Hollows<\/a> will be doing a November residency at Spaceland<\/a> (every Monday night) in Silverlake, Los Angeles. They’re also playing on Nov. 5 at Thee Parkside<\/a> in San Francisco, Nov. 6 at The Townhouse<\/a> in Sacramento, and Nov. 14 at Pomona College. If you are anywhere near these places, you should definitely check them out!<\/a><\/p>\n

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