Wednesday July 23, 2008 (8pm)
The Sundowners are unpolished, unsigned, and unpredictable, but the SoCal band's raw energy makes it a perfect fit for local venue 14 Below. The outfit mixes psychedelic grooves and drawn-out vocal lines to conjure the spacey atmospherics of Pink Floyd. "Caught Up in a Storm" hangs in the air like a Dark Side of the Moon outtake, while the churning spiritual blues of "Broken Down Soul" is reminiscent of the Doors' "Love Her Madly." In support, Baldwin Park quartet Evertheory play guitar-heavy power pop built around lead singer Jae's penetrating vocals.
– Phil Kropoth