I was first intrigued by Chris and Thomas because of their MySpace. I love the sound of their ho-hum driving along the road kinda indie-folk vibe that I have been feeling of late. I also really like that all of their "top friends" are music and bands that are on my rotation and/or that I have seen in the last 3 months. Ok, that's not entirely true. It's because of Georgia Rules. I admit......

A few months ago, we visited with The Format at the Avalon. We were also visiting an opening band that night called Anathallo in anticipation of this weekend where they will hit the LA area with three concerts. The large band of percussionists, keyboardists, hand clappers, velcro rippers, floor stompers and vocalists just blows us away. Organic, playful and just a pure joy to listen to, we can listen to their artful music, which......