Daily Variety: Dave Alvin/I See Hawks in L.A. At Safari Sam's
Archived September 16, 2006
June 27th, 2006
By Steven Mirkin
. . . I See Hawks in L.A. was a perfect choice to open the show. As the title of their new album, "California Country" (Western Seeds), clues you in, the Hawks draw inspiration from Buck, the Byrds and the Burrito Bros., among others, but with a modern, at times ironic ("Raised by Hippies" and the pot smuggler's sing-along "Humboldt") sensibility. On Saturday, their impressive three-part harmonies were often overshadowed by the interplay between guitarist Paul Lacques and guest Rick Shea on pedal steel.
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