Psychic Handbook- “Puppy March” from Samantha Cornwell on Vimeo.

I first became aware of Oakland’s Psychic Handbook (Alejandro Archuleta) back in early February. It was at a show at Synchronicity Space in Los Angeles, where I had ventured with the intention of shooting live videos of Moon Duo and Pocahaunted (which, at that time, featured Cameron Stallones of Sun Araw). This was only my second live video venture, so I was quite apprehensive and insisted on getting there very early. Naturally, none of the bands were even close to playing, and the only people around were myself, my boyfriend Matt, and the lovely people who run Synchronicity space. I set up my tripod in an empty corner near the stage, and waited for the music to commence.
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