The Allied Arts Council opened Arts Days outside casa with the Arts Days Cabaret, on a drizzly Friday night, Sept. 22.

A decent crows huddled beneath the new sails outside casa and chatted amiably amongst themselves in between showers.
Local rock band Peace For Bombs channelled a touch of the ’80s with keyboard powered rock and roll and alternative rock.
They were just winding up their set of upbeat catchy original music with plenty of vocal harmonies and keyboard hooks.
If Peace For Bombs referenced the ’80s, The Decadent Phase were all about bringing back the laid back vibe of the early ’70s.
The rain started to fall as people looked for dry seats under casa’s new courtyard sails.

The Decadent Phase always play a laid back , groovy show with plenty of freewheeling hippie spirit, jamming and mellow vocals along the lines of James Taylor from frontman James Swinney. James Swinney (vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica), Tyler Eresman (lead guitar), Keilan Hakstol (percussion), and Keely Evanoff (bass, harmonies) played their usual solid set of laid back late ’60s and early ’70s folk rock.
New keyboardist Josh sang a couple songs as I took cover in casa from the rain.
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat editor