IAMX.(L!VE) at...

IAMX.2013

Fonda.Theater.(Los Angeles, CA)

Wednesday.May. 15th

What the...HELL!!!  The opener had a great voice for someone who is hungover on the final show.  Some people where into him and other where just making fun.  It was something that I did not expect for IAMX  to have this one man show to open for him.  All he had was a guitar, a backing track with beats and a mic.  He had a good voice, but what the hell!?!?! 

Once again..IAMX was FCVKn...AWESUM!!!  Everyone in the band glitter bomb us.  Groovy.  IAMX played some new songs that sounded really good (can't wait).  The last time I saw him was maybe 5 years ago and I think this was a better show.  Chris Corner (Lead Singer) is a rock star.  He had his Rock-n-Roll boots on and glitter all over his face.  He reminded me of Dave Gahan (Lead Singer of DM) because of his energy on stage and body frame.  

Everyone in the band had there own unique look that my eyes where bouncing all over the place.  Each and every one of them had a different paint on there face. I wish they tour much and I was glad I was here to witness this fantastic show.

\m/ - AWESUM

Azari.&.III.2012...(L!VE)

Azari.and.III.2012

@Cinaspace (Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.November.13th

I thought arriving at 10pm, the main floor would be open...NOT!  It's almost eleven and we are still in the small room.

It's 12am and we are still in the small room and people are starting to get a little frustrated.  I am in the small hallway before you go inside the main room and you'll get a person trying to figure out what is the problem.  The security that was guarding the main room kept telling every single person that came up to him, that the band is sound checking. That is a pretty long check.  

An hour had passed and still waiting. People started to get a little testy.  Some shoved to come up front where I was at to still ask, "what's taking so long?".  The security guy just kept saying, "sound checking".   I did see some equipment being brought in and taken out a couple of times.

YES!!!

It's a quarter to 1 am and they lets us in to the main room.  Boy...you can smell the pot in the air.   I got a good spot in the very front and not even 5 minutes, the two main guys, Dinamo Azari ( producer, musician) and

Alixander III ( producer, musician)  came out and started playing.  Of course, they had a little problem, but it got fixed (you gotta love this place).  There is always something going wrong with the equipment here.  A few minutes later, the two singer came out.   Let the party begin!  

Azari & III ( the III is pronounced third) went through the songs very quickly.  The two singer (Starving Yet Full and Fritz Helder) where very interesting to watch.  Its "Paris is Burning" once again.  I looked around and people where dancing and smiling, just having a good time.  The singers came down from the stage and into the crowd.  They pumped the crowd even more.  

Azari & III left the stage and we wanted more, but when it came close to 2am, the fun has ended.  Some people stuck around.  I left the venue with a huge smile on my face.  All I have to say, you need to watch out for Azari & III.   They....

\m/ - K!LLED !T!!!

the.Presets.(L!VE)...

The.Presets.2012

@the.Vanguard.(Los Angeles, CA)

Friday.October.26th

What the FCVK is going on?  At least TDCC took this round.  Right behind me, another fight broke out and this time it was guys.  I saw fists being thrown, but no one went down.  The Presets where still playing, but when they finished the song,  Kim Moyes (Drummer) got up from his drum set and checked to see if everything was okay.  I didn't see anyone get pulled out and the guy who was punched, gave them the thumbs up.  So they went on with the next song.

The.Presets went on around midnight and they came out with Halloween outfits.  Julian Hamilton (Lead Singer) came out looking like one of the characters from Clockwork Orange.  The best was, Kim.  He had fishnets on, boxers, tape on his nipples, a pair of pantyhose covering half his face (creepy) and TWO dildos (one was black and the other was purple, nice choice) that he swung around a couple of times.  He was  hilarious.  Sometimes he would hit the symbols with them and when he stepped out from the drums, he would slightly bounce the dildos on people's heads.  To...funny!

Once again, The Presets...K!CKd A$$.  The show went by quickly.  It was song after song and the new stuff sounded...AWESUM!!!  They played, "Ghosts", "Promises", "Fall", "A.O.", "Youth in Trouble" and many more from, Pacifica (NEW album that you need to snag).   But, no "Anywhere"...DAM!  I was hoping for that one and they made up with "This Boy's in Love".   Nice.

The crowd was a little wild, It must of been the costumes that they where wearing.  I was up in the very front and some people  wanted to slowly shove me to the side, but that was not happening.  Then I started to feel this  girl trying to grind on me.  It was nice for awhile, but she should of gotten the hint after five minutes that I was not joining her.  Funny and a first.   Hahahahaha.

Over all, the.Presets...K!LLED !T and so did Vitto Rocco (Drums) and sexy Gabriel Andruzzi (Sax).  They DJed the event along with Miami Horror, but the.Rapture crew had the better set...

\m/ - AWESUM!

Two.Door.Cinema.Club.(L!VE)...

Two.Door.Cinema.Club.2012

@Hollywood.Paladium.(L.A. CA)

Thursday.October.25th

I don't know what was worse, the t-shirt line or the show.  Don't get me wrong, this concert was so far the BEST, but what was up with the people here tonight.  Dick heads!

During TDCC performance, these two girls went at it (Fighting), I mean, hard core gangster $H!T.   Fist being thrown and hair being pulled.  It was...wild.  The last time I saw something like that was in high school.  That girl went down and of course you had some dick head saying "fuckin fat girls!".   

After the show, I went to get a shirt and it was a cluster fuck of a line.  People are such animals, just to get a simple shirt, that you have to push and shove for no reason.  It was insane and I was surprised that there was no security to control these dogs.  To top it off, when someone got a shirt, they decide to push people, just to leave.  This guy did it to me and I kicked him.  I guess he needed to rush to CVS because the motherfucker's breath...STUNK!  JESUS!

Besides all that, this show was the $H!T.  There was some $$$ (money) thrown at this show.  The lights where amazing.  It was simple and the sound was...AWESUM (went home a little deaf)!!!  The new songs sounded better live for some reason to me.  It took me a couple of spins to like "Beacon" and I am LOVING IT!     

The first band that opened up the show was okay.   The second band, Friends was being swallowed by the masses.  They are better at small venues.  The people next to me where disliking them and trying to figure them out.  There show was different from The Echo show.  They where dolled up and had this really strange person dancing (2012 Bez [Happy Mondays] maybe) and doing other crazy things.  I loved how strange they where and it made me miss New York City...

\m/ - FCVK YE4!!!

The.xx.(L!VE).2012

The.xx.2012

@Music.Box.(Los Angeles, CA)

Monday.July.23rd

WOW, Its been how long since my last concert?  What a perfect show to kick off August's concerts.  As we all know, July is a slow month because everyone is in Europe for the festivals.  I almost forgot all about this concert.  My friend Zowie texted me and I came very close to buying a ticket to see Batman (which you gotta see to checkout Anne Hathaway as Cat Women, AWESUM!!!).  Thank God, she texted right in time or I would of missed (I wouldn't, if you know me) this show.  WHAT A SHOW IT WAS!

I arrived at the Music Box around 7:45pm and there was a huge line to get in and it was not moving fast enough.  Thank God for Zowie, she texted me and told me that she was in front with the tickets already.  N!CE.  We go in and we headed to the shirt stand.  From faraway, all I saw was the same shirts, until we got close and they had this really cool NEW shirt with the X embroider.  Inside the shirt had a screen printed X on it.  They are making there own shirts now...cool.  I got one and so did Zowie.

HAIM was the opening band (which I did not know) and I was so excited to see them.  I missed their free show at the California Plaza on Friday and the one on Thursday at Santa Monica pier.  Anyhow, they kicked...A$$!  They where good and they got me so excited that I wanted more.  For sure, another band to see in the future again.  The best part of there performance, was the mother dancing or was she pretending to play the drums?  Either way, she was cute.

The.xx hit the stage around 10:30pm and they opened up with their new single, "Angles".   From there, they played a couple of songs from the first album.  They kept it mellow until the middle of the show, where they preformed the new dance tracks that sounded so....FCVKn AWESOME!!!  The new album is going to be KICK A$$!.  

The crowd was perfect.  No drunks, no pushers or any kind on nonsense, it was just right.  Then there was that strange smell of shit.   Someone dragged that thing all the way into the venue.  I guess they didn't notice the smell when they stepped on it.  The shit was strong.  At first, I thought someone took a load in there pants.  Just imagine if they did...DAM.  

Back to The.xx, they killed it and they sounded so fresh.  They had a new X in the background that was 3 dimensional and was made out of plexiglass.  After they went off stage to do the encore, they filled up the X with white smoke.  Groovy.  After the encore, people stuck around and wanted more.  They thought they where gonna come back, but that was it.  What a GREAT show and what a GREAT band.  

\m/ - AWESUM!

Cut.Copy.DJ.Set @Avalon (Hollywood, CA)

Cut.Copy.2012

@Avalon.(Los Angeles, CA)

Friday.February.10th

When I came to Hollywood and Vine, I saw that The Avalon had a HUGE line going up the block!  This is only a DJ set from Cut Copy. Thank God  I bought my ticket online and  zipped through the line.
Once inside,  I noticed that they pulled back the stage to make more room for dancing.  Midnight Juggernauts are the opening DJ's and they are doing a AWESUM job.  They are throwing everything in. This is a sign that its going to be a great night.  While I was standing and looking at the Juggernauts spin some good vocal tunes,  I just realized why Cut Copy is here.  There latest album is nominated for a Grammy.  That's so cool and congrats to them on making a fantastic album, Zonoscope.
FCVK!!! I can not believe I still have gas from that FCVKn Taco Bell bean burrito.  It's been awhile since I had something from Taco Bell.  I had that burrito in the afternoon and I have not stopped since 3pm.  BOY...does it STINK!!  Hahahahaha.

Yes...they just played Moby's, "Go".  Who plays that song now days in there sets?  Oh snaps, they just mixed it with "100 % Pure Love".  That was not the only Crytstal Waters song, they played another 15 minutes later,  "Homeless". 
Ohhhhh $H!T...they just threw  in The Dobbiw Brothers "What A Fool Believes" and I like the fact that people are actually dancing to this stuff.  Could it be because half of the people here are...DRUNK. People are being kicked out around me.  Ahhhh, hey just mixed in Donna Summer, "I Feel Love".  
Cut copy is doing it!!!  They opened up to one of there songs from the Zonoscope album and they started this party just right with "Stomp!" by The Brother Johnsons afterwards.  Dan Whitford and Tim Hoey (Cut Copy)  hit the stage around 12:30 am and they took turns throwing great tunes.  This was a perfect party mix, that I would love a copy of it.  Towards the middle of there set, they played "Hearts on Fire" and the dancefloor got PACKED!  It felt like they where performing the song live because people where getting crazyand so was Dan Whitford.  He was stretching his arms out like he does live.  I think I saw another couple of people getting the boot for being drunk.  After they played "Hearts on Fire", they mixed it with Azari & III "Reckless With You Love" (Perfect) and half of the dancefloor cleared.  Of course, it's no surprise. It's 2:15am and I think this is my exit.  I have no idea how long they played till, but it was a FCVKN AWESUM SET that I really didn't want to leave.

\m/ - ROCK ON!!!