"The Future IS Here"
Alas, I wasn't able to attend the Linda Lindas SF show in November. But some kind soul has posted the whole set to YouTube and it's well worth a shot. The girls have switched to Gibsons and the sound has toughened up (so far they sound better live than on their recordings). They're version of "Little Bit Of Soul" sounds cursory even at their best, but they're steadily building up a solid body of work of their own ("Never Say Never" is a great song). Their youth, accessibility and generally nice demeanor will undoubtedly fuel detractors, but reality checkers will note that Mila handing off her drumsticks at the end of the set, rather than tossing them as I'm sure a "true" punker would have may be less menacing, but even a hardened adult doesn't want to be respsonsible for putting someone's friggin' eye out. The set is shot entirely from stage right, so alas Mila is obscured for most of it. Nevertheless their performan