Darwin.Deez (L!V3) @the.Echo (Los Angeles, CA)

Darwin.Deez

@the.Echo.(Los Angeles, CA)

Thursday.July.7.2011

I missed the first show they had at SpaceLand (aka Satellite) because of something, I forgot. But, watching tonight's show, I wanted to kick my self for not going. They where funny and GOOD.

At first, they started out not so what I expected. They came out holding up cabbage for Christ Sakes! When I saw that, I was already thinking, "they are one of those bands". After a couple of songs, I was pulled in. Not knowing what to except from them, they had me laughing and moving. I like the little dance numbers they would have after every third song. They would do these bad choreographed dance moves with throw back music from the 80's and 90's and it was FUNNY to watch. The girls next to me kept calling it, "genius". I had to stop for a moment. Genius? Funny, yea, but genius? I had to laugh because THAT was a genius remark.

I looked into the crowd and I notice ALOT of young girls wearing that signature little head band (just like Darwin Deez). Cute. So cabbage was handed to some people into the crowd and of course, some had to start throwing it around. Darwin told them to stop, but you would still see a leaf going by. Funny.

At least this show was entertaining because the other day, I went to see Jersey Shoresical...no comment, but a GENIUS idea. The only thing they need to do is, recast EVERYONE with people who can actually sing and act the part. But I bet, this is gonna be a hit, just like, Rock of Ages.

\m/ \m/ \m/ - GROOVY

Funeral.Party (LiVE!) @the.Bootleg.(Los Angeles, CA)

Funeral Party

Bootleg, Los Angeles, CA

September.14.2010

So the bands perform in the lobby of this theater, groovy. This is my first time coming here for a show. The sound is good from what I hear from the second band. It's a bit busy, maybe around 40 people in here so far. I like the space. Its half the size of Spaceland (maybe the size of the main floor) and perfect to see bands from every angle. I know that Hot Hot Heat performed a month ago here and Holly Miranda. Now I know that I should catch a show here.

I am so curious on how this band (Funeral Party) is gonna be and sound. They are getting great press from NME. I heard a song from them on myspace and they sounded okay. So let's see. There is this guy next to me introducing his friends to this girl who works for RCA. I was trying to hear there conversation but it was not happening. The only thing I heard the tall guy say was, "there are two guys in the band, right?". I was, what? This guy did not do his research. He covered up his mistake by saying, "its hard to keep track of bands because I see so many". Funny. I walked around (more like a shift, to the right and a shift to the left. The place is small) and sure enough, I see dickhead. Man. I saw his stacks of flyers on the tables, so I decided to put my sticker on them. A$$hole. I looked up into the stage and I see them spreading flowers. I guess it's going to be a funeral party after all.

Funeral Party went on and they where okay. They had great energy and they had some people moving. Did the lead singer just threw his flower into the crowd? At first I was, "what the FCVK was that?". Even some of the people where surprised because it hit this guy in the front, on the shoulder. Then all of a sudden, he broke out with a mask (something the three musketeers would wear) and wore it threw the song. They played around 7 songs and they had to stop because the lead was having problems with his voice. The overall performance was....okay. But it was great to see whats the deal on this band. Good luck guys and congrats on the Fred Perry.

NEW! The Drums - The Drums

The Drums album is finally out (self-titled "The Drums") and is PURE SUMMER FUN SURF MUSIC. What a perfect album for this summer. Listening to the album it reminds me of this band from the 80's called "The Mighty Lemon Drops", but alive. The Mighty Lemon Drops had this dark sound to the band and The Drums reminds me of them, but in the opposite way. Happy. And you would think from listening to The Drums album that they are from London because they have that English sound, but they are from NYCity (of course), well Brooklyn. So, if you have not heard of them yet, you should and you MUST download this album. If you have not seen them live, it's a MUST! They played Spaceland last year and they kicked A$$! PURE Rock n' Roll fun.