Icona.Pop.(L!VE)...

Icona.Pop.2013

@the.Troubadour.(Los.Angeles, CA)

February.16th

"I am so glad to be here again and sharing this experience with my wife", I think thats what Aino Jawo (Singer/Programmer) said.  I was surprised and happy to hear that they where...GAY!!! That explains why a bunch of ladies are here tonight.   I sometimes don't make a connection.  

Tonight's crowd knew who they came to see because the last time I saw them, not so many people knew (like myself) about them and what to expect.  Icona.Pop threw another GREAT show and topped last years performance at The EchoPlex.  

Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt (Icona.Pop members) looked good as always.  They got the crowd going from the moment they hit the stage.  Almost everyone on the ground floor was dancing (very rare to see in Hollywood).  The best part of the show was when Aino and Caroline started to hand out glow sticks to the crowd.  Rave time! 

Thirty minutes in and we all wanted more, but that was pretty much it.  Besides bringing  people on stage at the end, this show was...

\m/ -  Iconic...POP!

Diamond.Rings and Icona.Pop...(L!VE)

CYPT2.

Two.Year.Anniversary.2012

@the.EchoPlex (Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.November.6th

Okay...what the hell was that.  It feels like I am watching a variety show.  The first band reminded me of A.R.E. Weapons, but a fucked up version of them.  This is more  noise guitar, think of Sleigh Bells.  The lead singer came out with this black cloak with the hood up and his face painted like a skeleton ghost.  To top this off, he was wearing Adidas flip flops.   It was a fucked up outfit.  This guy would sometimes put his foot on the monitor's and almost trip over it.  Not just once but several times.  On the last song, he took off his black cloak and reveled his Lakers outfit.  GROOVY?!

The second artist was a little better, but not that great.  She looked very Jersey and had two back-up dancers.  Is this the new JLo?  It was very electro-pop.  NEXT! 

Diamond.Rings was up next (Thank God!).  What a step up from the last time I saw him (only him and a keyboard).  Today, he has a four piece  band and they where great.  Looking at John O'Regan (Diamond Rings), he reminded me of Bowie mets Grace Jones with some glam.  This is what we need right now, style with some substance.  When he took off his white Michael Jackson jacket, boy did he have a smell.  Jesus.   Someone hasn't touched water for about a week or two.  With his new album out, Free Dimensional (It has some good tunes), his set was short.  But for sure, I'll see him again. 

Icona.Pop...BLEW ME AWAY!!!  I thought it was gonna be just two girls dancing and singing to a backup track and that was not the case here.  They actually play instruments.  I couldn't stop watching them.  They reminded me of Simian Mobile Disco, playing with knobs and tweaking sounds.  For sure, I would see them again. 

I was not going to stick around for Andrew W.K. or the special guest, Skrillex.  It was getting late and besides, Diamond Rings and Icona Pop made my night and they...

\m/ - K!CKd A$$

Culture.Collide.(Day.3)...

Culture.Collide.(Day.3).2012

@TIAX.(Los Angeles, CA)

Satday.October.6th

I am back to TIAX and I haven't been once to The Echo or The Echoplex for this festival.  I wonder why some of these artist where put at TIAX?  You would think they would be at those other two places.  

Wow, sleep is catching up to me and I have this strange feeling that this night is going to be long and it sure was.  FCVK!

 Niki and the Dove went on late and once again (I think this building is cursed) they had technical problems.  I could of gone to see Icona Pop.  They went on around 11pm and Niki at 11:30pm, so I was nervous that  I wouldn't get a good space because this event is by first come first serve bases.  When the last band went on, the crowd left.  There wasn't that many people for Niki, until twenty minutes later, it got packed.  They went on around midnight and they FCVKn killed it!

Malin Dahlström (Lead Singer) was giving us some 80's Janet Jackson, "Nasty" video moves.  I loved it.  What I really liked, was the guy across from me singing.  He was singing his heart out to every note and he was...STRAIGHT!  What!?!?!? That poor girl.  She is in a big surprise. 

Wow, look at the time, 12:45am.  $H!T, but it was worth it.

\m/ - K!CK A$$!!!