The beautiful photos of Sons of an Illustrious Father from the June 19, 2019 issue of Vogue Mexico have been making me happy all week. These busy musicians are in the middle of an insane touring schedule and I had the bliss and privilege of seeing them play in Los Angeles tonight at the Teragram Ballroom. It’s joyous to see performers beam at one another adoringly, mid-song.
I have fingers crossed that the band will release lyrics soon for the two new songs from tonight’s set. One of them had Miller on lead vocals and instrumentals that sounded like they had been developed by all three band members in collaboration. The other might have been, I think, a post-breakup song with Larson on lead. From what I could tell of the lyrics, there was a temperate note to them, self-possessed but not angry. I look forward to hearing them both again.
The crowd greeted the band’s cover of “Don’t Cha” with glee. The revelation of that performance was that Larson is an underrated treasure on keyboards. There is apparently nothing that this musician can’t do.
It’s a good time to be a Josh Aubin fan. The man was aglow. Literally, with glitter on his cheekbones, and pewter lipstick. The hair right now is longish with a swoon-worthy flop. All eyes were on his dancing, so light-footed that he appeared almost to float a few inches above the floor.
They ended the set with “Crystal Tomes,” which sounded more knowing this year, more at peace, not as anguished as last year. It was so good to see artists who are at the top of their creative game together. At one point, watching them, I thought about projects I’m working on and exciting collaborations I’m fortunate enough to be part of — their performance reminded me that this is the best of being human, what makes us a beautiful species.
Thank you to the musicians for making me feel like my blood is rich with inspiration now. Looking forward to seeing them perform again in Philadelphia next month.
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I really hope they start touring again once COVID settles down. I’ve just discovered them & am mad at myself for not discovering them sooner!! Would love to see them live one day!
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