Yeah, so like I’m in LA, right? And I used to go to Safari Sam’s when it was in Huntington Beach in the 80s, dig? So I went to the latest incarnation of Safari Sam’s last night to see the Knitters (John Doe, Exene, DJ Bonebrake, Dave Alvin and Jonny Ray Bartel) and they were pretty cool.
I have seen the Knitter a couple of times in the last like two or three years, but last night they were fan-freakin’-tastic by comparison. Dave Alvin was particularly great, and funny too. He never said a word, but his performance was quite entertaining.
Perhaps it was the LA crowd and the fact that they are from LA? Who the hell knows. All I know is that they kicked ass.