SLR and Railroad to Alaska at Octane Alley

Octane Alley is a sports bar in a strip mall next to a Vons supermarket. Despite this it's actually a pretty cool venue! The band room is separate from the main bar, although the two TV's at the bar and the sports projected onto the walls were an unnecessary distraction, as were the flames painted on the walls behind the stage! However, the PA sounded great...

SLR sounded brilliant as Sean dashed through a short set which featured 'Sunlight into Space', the beloved 'We still love them', 'Spanish Boots' featuring Dana guesting on guitar, 'Venus de Milo' and finally 'Demolition 45' with Justin Suitor joining Sean for the tongue-twisting coda...

Mr Suitor was soon back on stage with Railroad to Alaska who also sounded brilliant. As they were riffing through their set I was thinking this is so not the style of music I listen to! However, the reason it works for me (aside from the brilliant musicianship) is that the band don't look like a rock band - they look like regular indie hipsters! That and Justin Suitor is a star - his transformation from a shy friendly guy into a cross between Jimmy Page and Robert Plant is startling! He also has the best hair in rock, with guitarist Jeff Lyman a close second!

Apologies to Brookline and Free Lions for missing their sets - I wanted to get back and see Laura before she left for Ireland early Sunday...