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tune of the night

Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
-Walker Evans

Holy Holy Hollywood – Welcome to Underground

dream factories

Hollywood is not only a collective resting ground for many of Los Angeles’ homeless, aspiring actors and setting for many an awesome tale from Bukowski, but also serves as a dream factory where myths, legends and icons are produced. Before our culture industry was outsourced to foreign environments like Japan and Taiwan, it was Hollywood which developed the impossible cool and made the great depression much less depressing…well, jazz deserves some credit as well. When you walk those sticky and filthy streets, remember the holy ground which once was.

Holy Holy Hollywood fabricates a montage of dreams in the glossed-over fashion that soap operas are so fond of. Arranging easy listening melodies based on a solid structure, Andy’s stories are those which free float and develop rich branches from the emotive strumming of his guitar and expressive nature of his voice. It’s hard to talk about Holy Holy Hollywood without comparison to the sounds and vibes of the 60s and 70s, so lets just go drop acid by the Hollywood sign instead and appreciate the subtleties of folks like Andy and Jeremy Enigk.

Holy Holy Hollywood – Welcome to Underground
Holy Holy Hollywood – The New Weight