Culture.Collide.(Sunday).2011

Culture.Collide.2011.

Day.4.

Sunday.October.9.2011

Toyota.Antics.Block.Concert

This is my first time coming to the outdoor event and I am kicking myself for 
not coming last year.  It's a mini Sunset/Junction.  They had food trucks, live  painter's painting and all sorts of other cool things.  They had two stages.  The smaller stage was  a fold out stage.  Never seen anything like it and I didn't  know they made something like that.  It must be imported from the Mid-West.

I arrived around 6 and I thought it was gonna be hard to get in, but it wasn't.  
You had to print out a ticket for this event in order to get in, but they never  asked for it.  They just saw your wristband and let you in. Why have us print out a ticket?  Not very green.

Clap Your Hands Say Yea went on time and they where not as bad as I thought they where gonna be.  Not the most exciting band, but they where okay and they sounded good. I heard bad stories about them live.  They where okay on my case and I    would see them again. 

Next at the fold out stage was Datarock.  They where good, but I had to leave.  
I was next to a speaker that was really FCVKn up my ear.  I noticed I was not 
the only one having this problem.  So after three songs, I left and walked 
around.  I noticed a bunch of family here.  I guess they are here for CSS. 

I went to the main stage to catch CSS and it was already getting crowded with 
people.  CSS hit the stage right when Datarock finished(they are quick here).  
Lovefoxxx came out wearing a Catwomen costume with here mask all bedazzled.  I         notices that Adriano Cintra (Bass Player) was not on stage.  
Someone else filled in his spot.  Lovefoxxx (Lead Singer) did not even mention him on his 
where abouts.  Was he sick or did he leave the band?  What ever the case, I miss 
his crazy energy, but Lovefoxxx took care of that.  She was making jokes, "okay 
guys, dance like Shakira" and she would do the dance moves.  Funny.  
Once again, little by little she would strip down to her short shorts and stage 
dive into the crowd.  

In the middle of the set, the main speakers went out, but the stage monitors 
where on.  People stopped jumping and dancing, but once they 
fixed it, people cheered and went back to what they where doing.  All the new 
songs sounded GREAT.  They started out with "Red Alert" and ended with "City 
Girl".  If you haven't gotten the NEW album, "La Liberacion" it's a MUST.  What a GREAT     comeback album.  The put the fun back. 

 Next band was Gang Gang Dance on the fold out stage.  I keep hearing so much 
about them and I am waiting to see what kind of show they are gonna put on.  The 
person next to me was so excited to see them and he couldn't wait to hear some 
killer dance music.  Dance music?  I was...confused because they are far away 
from dance music.  Gang Gang Dance are Avant Garde Experimental dance band.  Maybe heheard a remix.  

Gang Gang Dance came out and Lizzi Bougatsos (Lead Singer) came out wearing a 
mosquito net looking outfit (Now that is Avant Garde).  They had okay visuals, but they     where NOT holding my interest.  After 2 songs, I left and walked around.  The event was    slowly wrapping things up.  I wanted more and it was only 9 o'clock.  They said midnight.  Maybe there was more in Tiax.  I'll be back next year because for twenty bucks, it's a deal.  

\m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ - AWESOME!

Culture.Collide.(Thursday).2011

Culture.Collide.2011

Day.1

Lindstrøm.@EchoPlex

Thursday.October.6.2011

Another year of great bands.  I noticed that Does It Offend You, Yeah? pulled out or they did not get there visa's.  Sux!  I wanted to see them again.  This time with James Rushent (Lead Singer) singing because the last time he was sick and the band performed without him.  
 I arrived early to the EchoPlex because they don't guarantee you a spot.  It's first come first serve.  I was surprised that it's still $20.00 for the whole event.  That is four days of music and it takes place around Echo Park.  Once inside, it was empty.  You can say, maybe 30 of us in the venue, so I went upstairs to The Echo to catch, Rainbow Arabia.
Rainbow Arabia was okay, but I can hardly make out what Tiffany Preston (Lead Singer)  was singing.  After a couple of songs, I went back downstairs and it was still empty.  You would think there would be a crowd for Lindstrøm and he does not go on until 11p. 
Lindstrøm went on and he was good.  He played a couple of his own songs.  There where some people dancing, but it never got busy. 

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/ - H3LL Y34!

WHiTE.LiES (LiVE!) @ECHOPLEX (Los Angeles, CA)

White.Lies

Culture Collide

Saturday

October.9.2010

I am here early and there is a band up there and all the members are wearing sunglasses. It must be really BRIGHT up there since the lights on stage are dim. Groovy. I went to the shirt stand and once again, no White Lies T-shirt. DAM! I was hoping they would have some or at least a sticker. Oh well. I guess they do not need money. I left the shirt table and I went to see if they let you go upstairs, they blocked it off. They should let us roam around. JERKS!

I decided to sit down because none of these bands are catching my interest, so far. I guess I was taking alot of the sofa space that these girls decided to join me. They where funny. They where both from Orange County (I asked because they where so direct and I knew they where not from here). They came to the show just to have fun. They have not heard of any of the bands. A friend told them to go see White Lies and I told them; "Good friend and good choice". They left to get more drinks and they where kind enough to ask if I wanted one, but I said "no". Rock on O.C. girls. The last band announced they last song, so I got up and headed to the front. While I was walking to the main stage, I noticed that its not as busy as it was yesturday. Why is that? Who knows, but I think White Lies are good as Klaxons. Which, I can not wait to hear new stuff from "White Lies".

It was easy to get to the front and I noticed alot of ladies up here. I am watching the roadies set up the stage and I see that they have an extra synth and a microphone from last time I saw them. They added a new member and are they going Editors? They taped the playlist on the floor and I see that they are gonna open up with two new songs, COOL. Next to the playlist I noticed other papers on the floor and it looks like lyrics. We might be getting a sneak peak of the new songs live today. Sweet.

AWESOME performance once again! The new tracks sounded very promising. They did not change much (which is great because I thought they where gonna go Editors on us), they are still this moody dark rock band with a new member on guitar and synth. I loved when they played there old stuff because you heard people singing along to every note with Harry McVeigh (lead vocals and guitar). Then we had this crazy guy shouting some songs to play, like, E.S.T. (they did not play). They payed no attention, but the crowd went wild when they played "Unfinished Business". YES! Even though the crowd was mellow (no crazy drunks or some a$$hole pushing there way to the front) they where into it, even when they played the new stuff. They closed the night with "Farewell to the Fairground". What a perfect song to end this night. AWESOME SHOW!