Last night after a shoot on the UC Irvine campus, I was met with the distant promise of blistering guitar licks and the steady pulse of drums echoing across the campus. I pictured college kids jamming in some social center, but as I got back to my car, it was pretty clear where the sound was coming from. I drove my car in an upward spiral for five floors and found a small crowd around Marvelous Mike and Doug Marvelous, who together form The Marvelouses.

I admire the “F@(# it, we’re parking the Integra right here and rehearsing” spirit. For a parking garage, the sound was better than most clubs I’ve patronized, and there’s nothing like a two-piece that can sound like a full band. Mike’s got quite a handle on that axe, and Doug’s right at home in the pocket. Extra credit for replacing the rack toms with a tambourine. I think the next step is to plug in a mobile recording rig up there and do the album.