Ben and I saw Jonas Reinhardt open for Wooden Shjips and Oneida last night (both good, too). I went primarily for JR, and I was BLOWN AWAY. It is insane how much talent this group has: phenomenal. I’d seen them once before at the Hemlock and came away from that show feeling like I’d just seen the next best thing to come out of the SF music scene. Last night’s show reconfirmed that belief; they are a force to be reckoned with. Think Kraftwerk meets Cluster meets Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds (and even then you’re still not there). The show also reconfirmed my belief that I need a Moog synthesizer at some point in my life.
What can I say? I’m very, very excited to see where this band goes from here. Amazing. Go see them; you will not be disappointed. Next show is at Amnesia in the Mission on Aug. 14th.
p.s. On another, semi-disappointing note: I’ve reached music burnout with Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. I just couldn’t help it. Played it every day for a week. Damn. On the shelf it goes (for a few weeks anyway).
