BRETON.(L!VE) @the.Echo.(Los Angeles, CA)

Breton.2012

@the.Echo.(Los Angeles, CA)

Wednesday.May.9th

After Coachella, I was wiped out for awhile.  I missed a couple of bands (Chairlift, EXITMUSIC and Tanlines).  I never heard of Breton until I opened my weekly newsletter by NME.  They picked Breton album, Other People's Problems as a best of 2012 so far.  So I had to check out there music and liked what I was hearing.  Think of Foals gone electro-rock, but in a more abstract way.  I went to their website and they happen to be coming to Los Angeles at The Echo.  Perfect.  
I entered The Echo around 9:15pm and you may say, around twenty people where here tonight.   There was maybe 50 more after 10pm.   I was looking around to see the people and I happen to bump in to Zowie.  I always see her at almost every show I go to.  If you get a chance, checkout her radio show on Moheak.com on Tuesday's at 5pm. She plays the best in underground Indie music.  

More people started to show up after 10pm.  Give or take, 50 more.  Not bad.

Breton went on and they, K!LLED !T.  I just found my second BEST band of 2012 (TRUST is first).  They blew me away and they had great energy on stage.  I happen to met the tour manager.  She came up to me and asked "How did you hear about Breton?".  I told her, "on NME".   I told her, "what about you?".  "I am their tour manager" she said.  How cool was that?!  I was hoping she would invite me to the after party (that's if they had one) or something.  
Thirty minutes into the show, I was glued.  They sounded GREAT and had great chemistry with each other.  Every member in the band was interesting to watch.  They all had there own personality.  My eyes where bouncing around from member to member.  After the last song, I wanted more.  I am definitely going to see them again!  I went to the shirt stand and they had NO SHIRTS!!!  What?!?!?!?!    DAM!

\m/ - ROCK ON!!!

Brother U.K. (LiVE!)@Satellite (Los Angeles, CA)

Brother

@Satellite (Los Angeles, CA)

Tuesday.April.26.2011

Brother is getting a lot of press in NME and you would think, this night would be sold out, but it's not. Then I thought, maybe last minute and there would be a huge line, but no. I am surprised with the turn out. It's lite. So lite, that I can count all 50 people here at the NEW Satellite (the old Spaceland). Nothing was remodeled. The signature curtain is still up from Spaceland (shiny blue and gold or silver in the middle). You would think, new venue name, new everything, but no. Everything is still the same. Groovy, I think.

After watching two not so good bands, Brother delivered. I only have one song "Darling Buds of May" from them and from the songs I heard tonight, they sounded great. I was standing by the playlist and I really liked the last song they played, "Time Machine". Leonard Newell (Lead Singer) told us that we can download the album for free even though they signed to a major (Geffen) last year. How cool is that. You know what I am doing when I get home.

NME was right, Leonard was the guy to watch and boy does he have a mouth. I like. He noticed how lame the crowd was because he told us straight out. I was surprised that people did not booed him. Why should they anyway. It's true, L.A. concert goer's don't move (well some). After the last song, they just left the stage. No thank you or goodnight.

\m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ - Rock ON!!