Pics from 2016's First Happy Monday at Wonder Bar with Smoking Loon, Sink Tapes, and Centennials

Sink Tapes kicked off their January tour at Wonder Bar.

Getting Back Into It

It's been kind of a slow start for me here since the holidays. I'm rolling some new ideas for CoolDad Music around in my mind and trying to kick things back into gear. When I saw that one of my favorites, Sink Tapes, were playing Happy Mondays last night, I figured that it was a great excuse to get out, hear some music, and take some pictures. Also on last night's bill were perennial weekly listings denizens, Centennials, and the new project of Joshua Mark, Smoking Loon.

I always enjoy a chance to catch a band like Centennials, whose name I see week after week, for the first time. They delivered a kinetic set of ambient indie rock and closed the evening out on a high note. Sink Tapes drew from their vast catalog of songs for a set that was short on conversation but long on great sounds. Smoking Loon were a solid acoustic opener, and it will be interesting to see what they do next.

You can catch Centennials at The Stone Pony on January 22nd. Sink Tapes just left for a tour that goes through January 13th. We'll have to wait and see what Smoking Loon get up to next.

Check out pics from the evening in the galleries below.