Last night i had the luck of scoring a ticket to the sold-out show (Thanks Trevor!) featuring Department of Eagles and opener The Cave Singers.. I'd never been to Cafe du Nord before-such a step back in time! located on Market street near Sanchez and 15th, the dark wood and red walls create a perfect, intimate atmosphere for well-known bands as well as local bands... oh, and did i mention how many good looking (but not polished) people there were there? not that i care anything about eye candy....where o where are you tall boy with the beard and the black leather jacket?
Seattle-based The Cave Singers' lead vocal Pete Quirk had this loveable tie dye shirt, flannel hat, and scruffy beard, that matched his scratchy voice... i enjoyed their out-of-the-woods kinda sound, and especially liked Quirk's use of the harmonica and melodica for certain sounds...Oh, and i didn't know that the guitarist Derek Fudesco was originally in Pretty Girls Make Graves, which disbanded in 2007. (I think this is a better band.)
God, San Francisco is really on fire for music right now! While in December i was moaning because none of the great shows had been announced yet, it seems like i could fill every night of the week with a show for the next four months..
So.. Department of Eagles... when i was waiting outside Cafe du Nord to get in, i ran into a friend of mine who had seen the earlier show (there were 6:30 and 10:00 shows) and he looked like he had had a psychedelic experience-- he gave me a word of advice: "close your eyes, and let the images that the music plays in your head just come." ok, so a few jameson and gingers wont result in any real psychedelic experience. but DoE was soothing, a great way to end a great weekend of wining and dining in Napa.
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