the.DEATH.SET.(L!VE) @the.Bootleg (Los Angeles, CA)

The.Death.Set.2011

@Bootleg (Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.May.17.2011

So, is judgement day coming soon? I thought we had until 2012? So confused. What ever happens, I am gonna be at Long Beach Gay Pride promoting my partner's play "The Interlopers". It opens up in June. Look out for it. It plays here at The Bootleg.

Win Win was the opening act and they where okay. They had some crazy visuals that you need to be on something to enjoy it. I have not heard of them until 2 weeks ago. I was sent a free download and it was okay. Same as everything out there right now. There are some people into it. I see someone wearing sunglasses and just staring at the visuals. Ahhhhhhhhh, DRUGS!

I came so close to going to Check Your Ponytail 2 because I wanted to see MNDR. Maybe next time. I heard of the.Death.Set so much that I had to see what is the hype.

The Bootleg is becoming my favorite place to see shows, but they need more light. It's a bit dim here. I don't mind it, but it helps to see the performers faces. Okay, the guy next to me can not stop talking about ninjas. "I wanna be a ninja and my friend just died", he told his friend. I think it's a virtual reality game thing. I thought I came to a rock concert, not Comic Con. This is a trip. Ninja this and Ninja that, it was some crazy chatter and his hair looked like Dragon Ball Z. Look it up if you do not know what Dragon Ball Z is.

the.Death.Set came out around 11:15pm and they where...CRAZY. People almost started a mosh-pit, but no luck. I think they where scared of the JUST one bouncer. He was also the security guy and he kept this crowd under control. It was only ONE bounce/security guy! This crowd was weak and the band told us that. Here we go again. Not knowing much about The Death Set and they kicked ASS! Brooklyn rules, once again. BUT...the album (Michel Poiccard) sounds better on record then live. I couldn't make anything out on what Johnny Siera (Lead Singer) was singing. It was; blah, blah, blah, blah, Ahhhhhhhhh, Lossssss Angelesssss! Okay, goodnight. Thanks.

$H*T!

\m/ \m/ \m/ - Groovy

Funeral.Party (LiVE!) @the.Bootleg.(Los Angeles, CA)

Funeral Party

Bootleg, Los Angeles, CA

September.14.2010

So the bands perform in the lobby of this theater, groovy. This is my first time coming here for a show. The sound is good from what I hear from the second band. It's a bit busy, maybe around 40 people in here so far. I like the space. Its half the size of Spaceland (maybe the size of the main floor) and perfect to see bands from every angle. I know that Hot Hot Heat performed a month ago here and Holly Miranda. Now I know that I should catch a show here.

I am so curious on how this band (Funeral Party) is gonna be and sound. They are getting great press from NME. I heard a song from them on myspace and they sounded okay. So let's see. There is this guy next to me introducing his friends to this girl who works for RCA. I was trying to hear there conversation but it was not happening. The only thing I heard the tall guy say was, "there are two guys in the band, right?". I was, what? This guy did not do his research. He covered up his mistake by saying, "its hard to keep track of bands because I see so many". Funny. I walked around (more like a shift, to the right and a shift to the left. The place is small) and sure enough, I see dickhead. Man. I saw his stacks of flyers on the tables, so I decided to put my sticker on them. A$$hole. I looked up into the stage and I see them spreading flowers. I guess it's going to be a funeral party after all.

Funeral Party went on and they where okay. They had great energy and they had some people moving. Did the lead singer just threw his flower into the crowd? At first I was, "what the FCVK was that?". Even some of the people where surprised because it hit this guy in the front, on the shoulder. Then all of a sudden, he broke out with a mask (something the three musketeers would wear) and wore it threw the song. They played around 7 songs and they had to stop because the lead was having problems with his voice. The overall performance was....okay. But it was great to see whats the deal on this band. Good luck guys and congrats on the Fred Perry.