the.Rapture.(L!V3) @the.Belly.Up

The.Rapture.2011

@the.Belly.Up.(San Diego, CA)

Tuesday.October.5.2011

What?!?! No shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake?!?!?!?!  "Out Of The Races and Onto The Tracks" was not played and that is an OUTRAGE, but they played, "Olio"! Ahhhhhhhhh, FCVKn love that song and I liked how they changed it up and it sounded so fresh.  

This is my first time at The Belly Up and I like this place.  It reminded me of the House of Blues, but in a surfer way.  The venue was at Solana Beach (never been and what a quiet town).  All the shops where close.   There was nothing around that was open to just chill at. 
Once inside,  we made are way to the front.  We (Diana and I) where five feet away from the stage.   The place was busy and the concert was NOT sold out.  From the outside, The Belly Up looks small, but once inside it's big.  It's the size of the EchoPlex. 
The Rapture hit the stage and I was surprise on how tame the crowd was.  No one hardly danced and no one started some crazy mosh-pit when they played, "House of Jealous Lovers".  I thought the crowd was gonna go mad when they played that song, but...NO!  It was...DEAD!  When I saw this, it mad me wanna go see them in LA because I know that the  LA crowd would tear that $H!T apart (I just heard that at the Pomona show, there was a fight in the middle of that song, that the band stopped playing.  CRAZY.).   It's so interesting to see how different a city is.  I love the calm, but when they play a hit, you gotta get crazy.  You don't want to be the only standout. 
Just like Interpol (the loss of Carlos D), you really did not miss Mattie Safer (old bassist, which Carlos D was too, bassist).  They replaced him with another guy that they did not introduce.  I guess he is...temporary?

It is always great to see Luke Jenner (Lead Singer) connect with the crowd.  He stage dived and sang in the crowd.  It this a trend for the new decade?  If so, I like.  

They closed the night with "Sail Away".  Luke Jenner told us that the person in the cover on the new album, "In The Grace of Your Heart" (which is, a AWESUM album that you should get) is his father.  Right on.

A brief history of The Rapture, even though they are from NYC and started the dance punk movement, they formed and are from San Diego.   

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  -  Helter Skeltor

iNTERPOL.(LiVE!) @the.Fox.Theater (Pomona, CA)

Interpol

Fox Theater

Tuesday

October.19.2010

It's a gloomy and rainy day in Los Angeles and what perfect weather to see Interpol. It was an okay drive to Pomona. It should only take 40 minutes, but it tool almost an hour and a half to get here. I left the house around 6:30 and got to Pomona at 5 minutes to 8. I rushed to the venue and I noticed that the Sold Out sign was up. Once I walked in after my crazy pocket search (they should invest in metal detectors at this point), it was tough to get to the floor. I knew there was no chance in hell I was gonna get down there, but I was trying. I stood close to the edge, but you had those crazy people that I said "FCVK IT!". There where these crazy guys next to me that jumped down to the floor, but they got caught. If you are gonna do that, make sure you wear something to blend in with the crowd. He had this really loud blue shirt and to top it off, he just walked towards the crowd. Dorks!

The first band "White Rabbits" where really good. Never heard of them and I am gonna look into them when I get home. This is my second time here at The Fox theater and it's packed compare to the last time.

Interpol went on and they played the first song from the new album, "Success" (Of course. Thats there signature). Through the middle of the show they played "Barricade" and "Lights". I wonder why they did that. I noticed that they played alot from the second album (Antics) and there new one (Interpol). Very little (very) from "Our Love To Admire" and "Turn On the Bright Lights". This show felt like they where not giving us a good performance. It was an okay show. They closed it with "PDA" and the girl next to me was bouncing up and down with her loud platform shoes (who knows what she had on, but those FCVKRs where loud). Her chi chi's where bouncing all over the place. Me and this other girl where just looking at this amazon go wild. Awesum.

I was hoping that they would play "The New" (that's my song) but, no. The crazy thing, you really did not miss Carlos D. Did someone just proposed during the show?!?! How crazy is that. What's next? A wedding after or before a Interpol show? Rock on.

iNTERPOL -iNTERPOL-

When I first heard this album (Interpol -Interpol-), I could not stop playing the first three songs; "Memory Serves", "Success" and "Summer Well". I could not go beyond those songs, but then I was getting tired of them. Two weeks later, I am writing about it to let you know, THIS $H*T KICKs A$$! You would call this the break-up album because Carlos D left the band after the album was done, Paul Banks split up with his model (Helena Christensen) and they left there major label (Capital) and went back to Matador (YEAH!). But I have been reading reviews that this is there WORST album then "Our Love To Admire". WHAT?!?!?!?! "Love" was a flop? I think that was an incredible album just like this one. HATERs.

iNTERPOL NEW song and Carlos is O.U.T.!

As U well know, Carlos D has left the band. I wonder what happen? Let's C where he goes. BUT......go 2 iNTERPOL's webcite: INTERPOLNYC.com and download there new song "Lights". iT's FREE! and iT's GOOD.......REALLY, REALLY GOOD! I also like the new iNTERPOL font logo. Not bad. Can not wait 4 the new album and a tour. Good luck 2 D. Please do not end up like Johnny Marr.