Wednesday Feb 6, 2008 (7:45pm)
LA's Willoughby evoke a gin-in-coffee-cups brasserie situated in a lost tropical city, draping dreamy, broken-hearted songs in jazz-infused percussion, raindrop bass, and soft-focus vocals. Tonight, they're supported by Texas transplant Bukka Allen's sweet 'n salty, blues-inflected ballads, Lenly's heartland (by way of Hollywood) folk rock, and Lindi Ortega's angelic, Happy Mondays-channeling indie pop.
– Shana Nys Dambrot