FOLLOWING THE MUSES PARADE /10PM/ $8 ADV 21+
Ari Blaisdell and Matt Jones are System Exclusive: a Pasadena based two piece band bearing an armful of mini synths, making heart-throbbing capital P pop cut with more than a hint of post-punk. Blaisdell’s vocals hearken back to openhearted 80’s hitmakers unafraid to quaver in the name of love, and they’re buoyed by Jones’ laser-gridded synth concoctions and heavy hand on the ones and twos.
Nite Nurse is a quartet of New Orleans rock n roll malcontents, including members of Il Gruppo Fr and Luxurious Faux Furs. They have problems, and they have songs about problems.