Where the neon cacti grow

On Sept. 15 I headed over to Pressed for a diverse plate of pop and rock music. New York City quartet were passing through town and landed on a bill with Casa Lagarto and Concrete Desire. Concrete Desire is the solo project of Rory Lewis; last time I caught him performing was with Kalle Mattson way back in 2010 (I've bumped into him since doing sound at Bar Robo). Here he is with some gripping action!



More guitar!



Rory sings!



And so on!



On to Casa Lagarto, serving up their trademark desert noir. Here's Jonny and Travis!



Guitar action with Jason!



Grant strums, Travis sings!



Percussive action with Tyler!



More Grant!



Keyboard action!



New York's' Zula reminds me (and a lot of other folks) of the mid 2000's psych pop crowd that included combos like Animal Collective. It's fronted by a couple of cousins, Nate and Henry. Here's Henry!



Bass action with Jo-Anne!



She also plays keys.



Guitar action with Nate!



More Henry!



And so on!



Alejandro hits!



Singalong action!



More Nate!



Jo-Anne sings!



Pop action!



Extra Arturo!



 A fun night out.