Scott Caris www.circleonedesign.comPrimal Scream, Brian Jonestown MassacreTuesday, March 17, 2009The FillmoreWords by Jennifer MaerzPhotos by Scott CarisBetter than: Dig! meets Laser FloydI had to keep reminding myself that last night's show wasn't a comeback tour. Neither Scotland's Primal Scream (who've been around since the '80s) nor our own Californians Brian Jonestown Massacre (who came along a decade later) ever really went away. But it sure seemed like it. They both fell under the radar f
Scott CarisNeko CaseTuesday, June 9, 2009The WarfieldBetter than: Fighting a cyclone.It looked like Guitar Center up there on stage last night before Neko Case strode up to the mic, with a dozen different guitars lined up for the cherry-haired songstress to pick up and play over the course of the evening. The arsenal of instruments only added to the feeling that the Warfield was less a club that night, and more Case's club house--a place she hung out with old friends and collaborators like Kelly