Travis pics

Travis at HOB Anaheim

Saw Scotland's Travis last week for the second time. After seeing them a few years back I thought it hard to believe they could put on a better show, but it was possible. They played a good mix of the old stuff along with new tunes from the 'Ode to..' album. Fran did some nice work making it down into the crowd for a whole song and then singing 'Sarah' on his own after coming back for the encore. Next song Andy joined him on stage for a rendition of 'I kissed a girl', it was great. Special moments like these along with so many great songs (many which were not even singles) make them one of the best live acts I've ever seen.

Video killed the radio star, but who killed the radio station in L.A.?

A month or two back I was sickened to learn that yet another radio station that I liked was biting the dust. http://indie1031.fm/ Indie, a station that I had heard and watched grow was going away after about a 5 year run. It was like loosing a friend. No longer there for me on my morning commute, or my afternoon ride home. Gone were the varied play lists and various shows that had comforted me through the years. Now we (the rock lovers) are left with a station or two that play the same 15-20 songs a day, and it isn't right...it just isn't right. For an audience that is so massive I find it hard to believe that we have been left with so few options. It's amazing how many great bands there are out there that never get heard over the airwaves. Indie 103.1 changed that, even if only for a brief period in time. I thank them for broadening my musical tastes. Variety truly is the spice of life. Though still able to listen via the Internet, I do miss them everyday in my car. Another notch in the post of good stations gone.

-Indie 103.1
-Y107
-Groove 103.1
-Mars
-KNAC 105.5
-Pirate Radio 100.3