Another beautiful show for The Uptown. Oakland's Make Me, The Dashing Suns and Persephone's Bees provided the perfect soundtrack for First Friday revelment. Those involved held back the Oakland Art Crawl one week due to new years.
Make Me put together cans of pop with sharp edges and deliver it with a vulnerability that is completely endearing. Its like riot girls that aren't mad at you. Very much a part of Oakland's foot shuffling dance rock scene.
The Dashing Suns - photo - Shannon Corr
The Dashing Suns could very well have been part of the sixties, but still fit nicely in Oakland present day. The most catchy guitar and vocal lines you could ever hope to sing along to. If Lookout Records asked The High Fives to cover The Beach Boys doing Herman's Hermits, you would have The Dashing Suns. Very good they are.
Persephone's Bees - photo - Shannon Corr
The prolific nature of Persephone's Bees becomes evident immediately after they begin. Eclectic musicians creating comprehensive music. Russian born Angelina Moysov has a delivery that demands attention. She has a way of appearing to be engaging audience members individually. The reputation which precedes them is solidly earned. Guitarist Tom Ayres creates layers and lines that would bring any guitar player to their knees and have them begging for mercy. Well crafted rock shaken with a cutting pop edge and played by experience, not dress up.
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