GRIMES.(L!VE)...

Grimes.2012

@el.Rey.(Los Angeles, CA)

Wednesday.October.10th

Halloween has arrived early tonight at El Rey Theatre.  The line to get in was wrapped around the block and it moved quite quickly.  I was very surprised to be up front, again.  This time, they had a barricade.  They are tapping tonight's show for Carson Daly.  Groovy.  I looked around and there are some characters tonight.  When I walked to get my shirt, there was this guy wearing a gold flannel...FABULOUS!   A girl across from him had heavy makeup that made he eyes look like a raccoon..trick or treat.  

When I got my Grimes shirt, I noticed a sign on the side with price point of the merchandise she was selling.  All the way in the bottom of the list was, pu$$y rings.  Interesting.  I should of asked.  

The first band went on and they matched the crowd tonight.  They had stuff covering there faces  (think of lamp shades).  They sounded a bit like CocoRosie at first until they played the second song, that comparison just went out the window.  They started screaming instead of singing.  This is why Electroclash didn't last.  At least, they had cool visuals to look at.

It doesn't get better when the second band went on.  Maybe, Claire Boucher (Grimes) did this on purpose so we can talk about the openers.  Smart move, if she did.  That second act was...out there.  It was a one man band and he looked nervous.  He fucked up a couple of times, but I didn't mind.  He should put it in his act.  He was funny and I loved the props he had on stage.  Flowers, stuffed animals and a umbrella that he opened up and sang under it.  Hello, Marry Poppins!

Besides him coming out eating ice cream, Grimes did an awesome show.  I heard a couple of bad things about her live, but today, she kicked ass!   She used the two girls that opened her show and had them  play backup (keyboards).  Sometimes, they would come out from behind the keyboards and dance on a few songs.

As the night tends to die down, they bring out another dancer that looked like a 90's club kid.  She had crazy purple dreadlocks, that she swung  all over the place.  The outfit was gold and it looked like something out of She-Ra.  Rock on!  S, no encore, just a steady flow of hits after hits.  Ms. Grimes, you rocked it out!  I will see her again, that's for sure.

\m/ - AWESUM!

the.Maccabees.(L!VE)...

the.Maccabees.2012

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

Friday.October.5th

HELL YEA!!!  Maccabees!  Maccabees!  Forget day two of Culture Collide, but I am gonna miss see Zola Jesus.  Dam! 

I am here  super early that I am waiting in line outside to get in.  The crowd so far is young and a couple of older adults (including me).   Being here early paid off because once we where let in,  I ended up in the very front.  Never ever been.  Cool.  The crazy thing,  I am next to this kid with headphones?  Really?  Okay.

iO.Echo was the opening band (do they call this band when they can't find anyone?).  Jesus!

Maccabees went on and they FCVKn killed it!  It was interesting to watch every single band member do there own thing.  I have fallen for Orlando Weeks (Lead Singer).  First, I like what he was wearing.  Rolled up pants showing his white socks, sporting Nike's.  Man, he has small feet and boy, can those little feet move and what a dancer.  I also like the way he moved. Hahahaha.  

The set of songs they picked to perform was perfect, It was a best of.  They played my favorite song, "William Powers"...aaaahhhhhh.  YES!  I was so close that I can see the set list on the floor.  I usually don't like to see it, but it was staring at me.  The guy behind me, tapped me and told me, "just to let you know, I am grabbing that" (I could give a fuck).  I told him, "knock yourself out, it's all yours".  Dick.  To top it off, the fucker was wearing a members only jacket (fuck, can we give the 80's a rest).  The guy was entertaining.  He told the same thing to my friend Zoe and sure enough, she got it.  The guitarist (Hugo White) actually handed it to her.  In your face, buddy!

\m/ - FCVKn AWESUM!