Eux Autres from San Francisco was at The Sunset. They are indierock-arific. Check out them sounding French and happy:

Ecoutez Bien!

Ecoutez Bien!

Here's some pics by Adam Forslund from the show:

Jazz at The Sunset!  Kinda different than your typical night out at that club. Caught the tail end of Flexicon covering a Beatles song.  Then, Speak. These guys put out  some serious jams admidst brooding compositions.  Bassist and drummer were tight rippin it up on the foundation. Bassist never even faced the audience but was locked with percussion madness. Drummer would modulate from highly syncopated, jazzed-out lines against the beat to straight, balls-out rock.  Some tunes slipped into alt. time signatures, 7/8 and what not. Brain engaged. Keyboard player on the Korg getting all modal. Saxophone was laying down emotional skronk. Here's some pics:

photo by Adam Forslund

photo by Adam Forslund

Early show at The Sunset.

Hidden Number first, doing their genre skipping shuffle. Lately, they throw in these 3 chord earnest anthems with harmonies and sincerity admidst the din and screams.  It is satisfyingly jarring. Watch for interview with the band coming to this blog soon.

My Bones and Organs: Lead singer tearing it up on the pipes. Favorite moment: song ends, everyone in band checks their cellphone for text messages.  Nice. Another fav moment: lead singer's dance moves. 

The Keeper: lead singer also sporting moves, prancing around, screaming in people's faces, screaming from the bathroom, drinking people's beers, getting on bar, generally cavorting about never letting up on baseline metal scream.  Band was on it.