the.Drums.(L!V3) @el.rey.theatre.(los Angeles, CA)

the.Drums.2012

@el.Rey.Theatre.(Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.May.15th

I walked in to this band called, Part Time and they reminded me of The Wedding Singer.  It was straight out cheese, but I kind of liked it.  What didn't help the cheesiness, was the eighties dance moves my neighbors where doing.  The band members just stood there motionless.  It looked to me as if they didn't want to be here tonight.  Maybe thats part of the act.  Groovy.

Craft Spells was the next band and they caused a bit of chaos.  Kids where pushing and shoving each other and they haven't even hit the stage yet.  I never heard of Craft Spells, but these young kids have.  I looked over to the crowd to see the kids go buck wild and I notice this guy grab this kid's hat and threw it.  The kid turned around and just had a normal conversation with the guy.  I thought there was gonna be some punches thrown.  Weak, but civil.  

Talking about punches being thrown, the girls in back of me almost threw down and they where older ladies.  SHOCKED! 

Besides hat's, punches and speed stick?!?!  Yea, speed stick.  This girl in the front row pulled it out after Craft Spells.  She rolled up her sleeves and slapped it on.  She wanted to smell pretty for Jonathan Pierce (Lead Singer of The Drums).  Hahahhaha.

Once again, the.Drums kicked A$$!!!  I don't think I or maybe if they play at a bigger venue stop seeing them.  They always throw a GREAT show and this was there last show in America before they leave to Japan to end there tour.  They really ended this show with a bang.  They invited people on stage on the last song, "Let's Go Surfing" (I thought they stopped playing that song?!?! I guess they gave in when the crowd started chanting it before the encore).  

\m/ - AWESOME!!!

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Holy.Ghost! and Jessica.6.(L!V3) in Brooklyn

Holy.Ghost!.2011
@Music.Hall.of.Williamsburg
(Brooklyn, NY)
Saturday.November.26.2011

$H!T.  The L train is shut down for the weekend, so I had to jump on a different train to get to Williamsburg.  At first it looked a bit confusing at the directions they had posted on the wall, but it lined up pretty well. Now, how to get back home.  I hope it's the same way (which it was). 
I arrived to the venue and  the doorman had a hard time scanning my paper ticket.  When it scanned, he told me "if it was scanned before?".  This is the reason why I prefer my tickets at  will call.  He let me, thank God.   I walked in and the place was empty.  Only a few of us here.  There was a DJ (Eli Escobar) playing really cool music (about time).  I walked around and I like this place.  It's half the size of Webster Hall with a really good sound system. 

Midnight.Magic was the first band and they got the party started.  The lead female singer is funny.  She knows how to pump up a empty room and turn it into a party.  She got some people moving.
Jessica.6 was up next and the venue started to get busy.  It was another SOLD OUT concert for Holy.Ghost! and this is the last show for the year.  It was a  night of NYCity bands  and Jessica 6 did a great job.  Nomi came out looking HOT (as always)!  Not to many costume changes, but a strip down.  She slowly took off her top and revealed a almost naked chest.  The bra had nipples that made you think for a second.
My first time seeing Holy.Ghost! and they did not disappoint.  I always missing this band when they come to Los Angeles and what a show.  They had this really cool stage set up that reminded me of the old days (from what I saw in pictures).  They had all this electronic equipment that reminded me of early Kraftwerk concerts.  

I looked into the crowd and I did not see to many young kids in the crowd.   It was an 18 and over concert.  It was more of an older crowd and no drunks out of control around me.  I was up on a platform and you can see huge pockets of smoke in crowd.  This place was smoking it up.  You even smiled it in the bathroom.  

Holy.Ghost! set was quick.   Jessica.6, Midnight.Magic and DJ Eli Escobar all kicked a$$ tonight.  Even the guy up in front singing every song from Jessica.6 had a blast.  Music Hall of Williamsburg is a really cool venue, but $7.00 for beer, that's crazy!!!

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/ - AWESOME!

the.DRUMs.(L!V3) @EchoPlex

The.Drums.2011

@EchoPlex.(Los Angeles, CA)

Monday.October.17.2011

This concert is gonna be a long niter.  The Drums are scheduled to go on at midnight.  FCVK.  Really, midnight?!  $H!T, another late night.  I did not come home from Detroit Bar until 1am because the 405 was shut down by the 605 fwy.  So we all had to get off and take the streets. 
The first band was...(no comment) and IO Echo was a BORE.  I saw them before and they where okay, but this time around, they rubbed me the wrong way.  It looks like they are trying to hard to be a über cool band. The lead singer kept pushing her guitarists around (Punk rock) and I was surprised they did fall or lose a note.  They might of choreographed this.

The crowd was getting a bit rowdy.  There was this guy with a couple of friends with him (of course he was...DRUNK), pushing his way up to the very front of the stage.  He was trying to push the girls that where on the rail.  They really stood there ground.  They pushed him away a couple times.  I was very surprise that his friends did not calm him down.  They just laughed as if it was cute.    
Once The.Drums hit the stage (they played The Smiths "How Soon Is Now?"), it got crazy.  It was a good crazy, but there's that guy again, trying to push these girls off the rail.  Where is security at this point to kick this guy out.  You gotta give it up to the ladies, they kept him away.  I felt bad for them .  Sure enough, a guy that was next to the girls, grabbed him by his coller and pushed him away.  It worked, but where was this guy in the beginning?  
The.Drums threw an AMAZING show once again.  I got my ticket at the last minute and thank God I did.  I LOVE the new album, "Portamento".  It got a mixed review on NME (of course), but they are comparing them to The Smiths lately.  Which I can see and hear on the way Jonathan Pierce (Lead Singer) writes his words to his songs.  Very Patrick.  The more I listen to this album and the lyrics, I hear it.  You need to get Potramento.  

When the show was over, there was a guy saying, "They did not play, Let's Go Surfing!".  I guess he didn't get the memo.  They are trying to stay away from that song, but that song put them on the map.  Rock on! 

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  -  AWESUM!

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Darwin.Deez (L!V3) @the.Echo (Los Angeles, CA)

Darwin.Deez

@the.Echo.(Los Angeles, CA)

Thursday.July.7.2011

I missed the first show they had at SpaceLand (aka Satellite) because of something, I forgot. But, watching tonight's show, I wanted to kick my self for not going. They where funny and GOOD.

At first, they started out not so what I expected. They came out holding up cabbage for Christ Sakes! When I saw that, I was already thinking, "they are one of those bands". After a couple of songs, I was pulled in. Not knowing what to except from them, they had me laughing and moving. I like the little dance numbers they would have after every third song. They would do these bad choreographed dance moves with throw back music from the 80's and 90's and it was FUNNY to watch. The girls next to me kept calling it, "genius". I had to stop for a moment. Genius? Funny, yea, but genius? I had to laugh because THAT was a genius remark.

I looked into the crowd and I notice ALOT of young girls wearing that signature little head band (just like Darwin Deez). Cute. So cabbage was handed to some people into the crowd and of course, some had to start throwing it around. Darwin told them to stop, but you would still see a leaf going by. Funny.

At least this show was entertaining because the other day, I went to see Jersey Shoresical...no comment, but a GENIUS idea. The only thing they need to do is, recast EVERYONE with people who can actually sing and act the part. But I bet, this is gonna be a hit, just like, Rock of Ages.

\m/ \m/ \m/ - GROOVY