Love Has Found Me Somehow

Posted by Lance Davis - April 12, 2015 - ? And The Mysterians, Alex Chilton, Baptist Generals, Beatles, Blasters, Bob's Burgers, Bobby Jealousy, Centro-Matic, Dave Alvin, David Bowie, Doug Sahm, Figgs, Glossary, Gram Parsons, Har Mar Superstar, Johnny Thunders, Lydia Loveless, Maria McKee, Mike Nicolai, Muffs, New York Dolls, Queen, Reigning Sound, Sam Cooke

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On March 26, I, Lance Davis, joined Sarah Espinoza in matrimony. It was a lovely, understated ceremony at the Urban Light installation in front of LACMA (LA County Museum of Art). Urban Light was one of the first places Sarah and I went to on a date because it features 200 street lamps from […]

I Would Steal a Thousand Smiles

Posted by Lance Davis - September 27, 2010 - Centro-Matic, I love you Leilani, Will Johnson

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Will Johnson – Just To Know What You’ve Been Dreaming Vultures Await, 2004 Undertow “When you’re not around, You know nothing makes a sound, In the silence where I drown” A big thank you to my good friend, Will Johnson, for reminding me that music remains one of the few reliable maps of the […]

RIP Jay Bennett (1963-2009)

Posted by Lance Davis - May 26, 2009 - Centro-Matic, Edward Burch, Jay Bennett, Scott Danbom, Will Johnson

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By now, you may have heard that Jay Bennett died Sunday at the age of 45. Like most people, Bennett entered my consciousness with Wilco, a gig that began promisingly with sweet guitar licks and great change-of-pace piano songs. Then things happened. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m afraid Bennett’s legacy will be too informed […]