Neon.Indian.2011.(L!V3).@the.Troubadour

Neon.Indian.2011

@the.Troubadour.(Los Angeles, CA)

Friday.September.30.2011

SOLD OUT!  Who knew.  I came in when Com Truise was on.  He was good and he had the crowd going.  Com Truise was not spinning, he was moving knobes, not like Daedelus. It was different.  He had a live drummer playing the beats. 
The crowd was young and sure enough, there was a little scuffle.  Not to crazy, but it was some young girls trying to move up front.  They bumped into the wrong guy and he was cursing them out.  It was crazy to watch this tall, stocky and nerdy looking guy saying crap to a 5'1 girl.  Just let her go and trip her while she passes by, I do. 
Neon.Indian went on and they where really good.  For some strange reason, they reminded me of early O.M.D.  There is only one girl in the band (plays the synthesizer).  They had this crazy machine that looked like a pyramid that was covered up at first.  I thought it was gonna do some crazy Lazer light show, but no.  It just leaked smoke and blinked a light a couple of times in different colors.  GROOVY?!  
Alan Paloma (Lead Singer who happens to be Mexican, right on) was a entertainer.  He was cutting a rug on stage (dancing).  The girls next to me where going crazy. It's their Elvis. Cute.  No wonder they pushed to the front and of course, happen to land next to me.  Thank God the speaker was blocking them from me.

If you haven't gotten Era Extrańa (album title), you should.  It's GOOD.  Just like the concert.

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  -  HELL YEA!

the.Horrors.(L!V3) @el.Rey.Theatre

The.Horrors.2011

@El.Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

Thursday.September.15.2011

Now this was a...SHOW!!!  Did not know what to except from them and I was BLOWN AWAY!

When I got close to the venue, I was hit up twice for my ticket.  I didn't know this concert was SOLD OUT until I was in line for my ticket at will call.  I came close to seeing them at Detroit Bar and I should of went.  I downloaded the new album (Skying) and it's FCVKn AMAZING .  It's better then "Primary Colors".  Who knew this band was gonna BREAK, B!G T!ME.  No one new (not even myself).  Just like Radiohead.  Everybody thought after Pablo Honey, they would be gone.  But they surprised us with a Great second album, just like The Horrors.     Just to let you know, I am NOT comparing them to Radiohead, just the journey.
I arrived early so I can get a good spot (which I did).  The first band went on and...DAM!  I am stuck here and I don't want to lose my spot.  DAM!!!!! 

The Horrors hit the stage and what a calm crowd it was.  No drunks, no pushers to the front or some a$$hole on his/her phone through the whole show.  The set went quick...I guess because I was enjoying the show.  The Horrors played nothing from there first album.   I wonder why they didn't.
The last time I saw The.Horrors was only for 5 minutes at last year's Coachella.  All I heard was feed back and they left the stage. They had ten more minutes to play, I guess they got tired.  Who knows, but what a show tonight.  I was never bored and every member had there own characteristic.
After the show, I was hanging out with my new friend Zowie.  I see her at almost every show I go to. At Viva.Brother show, I decided to introduce myself to her.  She cool peep's.  Zowie has a cool radio show on Fridays from 5-6pm on Moheak.com. Check it out. She plays REALLY cool music.
Zowie, a friend of her's (I think his name was Carlos) and I hung outside (I never do) the venue and I did not know she was waiting for the band to come out.  She told me this is the only exit for them to come out and sure enough, Faris Badwan (Lead Singer) comes out. He was camera shy, so no pictures, just signatures.  There where a couple of us out here and I just watched from afar.

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  \m/ - FCVK YEA!

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Patrick.Wolf.(L!V3) @Hollywood.Forever.Cemetery

Patrick.Wolf.2011

Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles, CA)

Wednesday.September.14.2011

Who ever booked Patrick Wolf here at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery is...VERY GOTHIC.  Never been here for a concert and I never knew they had live shows.  Movies, yea, but concerts?!  I'm there.  I always wanted to see Patrick Wolf, but I always had something going on.  I didn't know he was touring and I found this by accident.  Thank God he added another show because Tuesday was SOLD OUT!  

I parked my car in the cemetery (FREE parking, I like that) and it was a bit spooky.  The only light out was the moon.  It was not to far of a walk.  It was just right there on your left when you step into the main gate.  I walked to the venue and you had to go up some stairs.  There was no one around at first until I got to the main room (I think they have Wake's here).  It is a seated venue (sucks!) and it was PACKED!  I was hoping it would be standing.  I was looking around and it was the perfect crowd to fit this perfect mood.  You had your Straights, Gays, Lesbians, Trannies and in-betweeners.  Heaven.  
It's 9 o'clock and Calpernia (well known Pre-op) was the opener.  Who knew she could sing.  Calpernia is a Reality TV Star that had a dating show on Logo a few years back.  It was an okay show.  She got up stage and played the violin.  After two song, she started singing.  I liked it when she was playing the violin.  After a couple of songs, I was getting bored.  She played for thirty minutes (thank God!).  She walked into the crowd and people started to grab her and talk to her.  I went to the bathroom. 

Just when I was gonna use the toilet, a drag queen comes out saying, "my pussy got flushed down the toilet and this florescent light is not helping.  We are at a cemetery for God's Sakes!  The lights should be dimmed!".  Funny.
I went back to my seat and they started to place more chairs for the new people that have arrived.


Patrick Wolf came from the back of the audience singing in a cappella.  WOW!  What a voice and what a show he put on.  He played piano and some other instruments that I can't pronounce.  I took a music class in 6th grade and A+ the class.  Right now, I can't name the instruments he is using, oh well.  F-

Patrick Wolf surprised me with this show.  Everything was stripped down.  No drum machines or synthesizers in site.  Just pure and simple.  I love it when artist surprise you and change it around.   That is a TRUE ARTIST.  It made every song more meaningful and the lyric, beautiful.  I don't own any albums from him, just singles.  Hearing the songs today, makes me want to buy some albums.  

When I first heard Patrick Wolf, I was not getting him.  I kept hearing that he puts on a GREAT show and that is why I am here today and the stories are...TRUE.  Thank God for the second show.
Patrick Wolf connected with the crowd and had conversations with us.  He told us that last night he was a bit off because he was jet lagged.  "Today is better and I am more focused.  Less talk and more music", he said. What I loved more was his love for Mariachi music and when he is in town, he puts on the Spanish radio station.  ROCK ON! 

The set was a hour long, but I wanted more and so did the crowd.  There was no back stage for him to hide.  He had to leave from the front and security came to lead him to the back.  He was so kind and very loving to the fans when he passed by the aisles.  I would see him again.

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  -  AWESUM!

Viva.Brother.(L!V3) @the.Troubadour.(L.A.,CA)

Viva! Brother.2011

@the.Troubadour.(Los Angeles, CA)

Wednesday.September.7.2011

It's a DOZY (hot day today in Los Angeles) today, but the night was cooler.  I decided to see Brother U.K...I mean Viva Brother (thats a FCVKd UP name.  They should of stuck with U.K. Instead.  It sounds better) again because they threw a GREAT show last time (at Satellite) I saw them.  Plus, the album came out a couple of weeks ago.  Now I know more then just one song, "Darling Buds of May".
I like, "Famous First Words" (New album).  It's not, WOW!  It has a couple of good songs, but of course the album got slammed BIG TIME on  NME.  Oh well.  It did not stop me from buying the album.
You would think (once again), all the press they get, this place would be packed...Nope.  Once again, it's LITE!  Lot more people from last time.  Maybe...twenty or twenty five more.  It was a DEAD crowd, once again.  Even Leonard Newell (Lead Singer) was trying to pump us up and it was working, but just for a few minutes.  The girl in front of me made a cute Viva Brother sign (all by pencil) and Leonard saw it and gave her a smile.  At the end of the show, Leonard gave her a guitar pick.  That was really nice of him.  All that hard bullshit, he really has a soft spot.

It was a kick a$$ concert again.  No matter how small the crowd was, they K!LLED !T.  They sounded and played great.  The only thing that was to cool for school, no encore.  They just left the stage, waved goodbye and never came back.  We waited for a couple of seconds and the lights went on.  Even with all that spitting that Joshua Ward (Guitarist) was doing, they should just drop the Rock and put Punk on Grit. 

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/  -  4W3SUM!

Totally.80's @the.Hollywood.Bowl (L.A., CA)

Totally.80's

@the.Hollywood.Bowl.(Los Angeles, CA)

Friday.September.2.2011

Took a cab to the bowl and once we stepped out, 80's fashion hitting you in the face.  The top 80's outfits where the Day-Glo and Joy Division (of course) and Bauhaus (of course) concert shirts leading the pack.  This is Totally 80's  not Totally Deadly 80's.  There was alot of bright colors here tonight that all the bowl needed was a black light to spot them.   It was cool to see people dress up for this concert. I am eXXXcited to see The Human League.  Never seen them or any of the others, The B52's, The Fixx and Berlin.  A really GREAT bill, but what happened to Men Without Hats?  Why are they not on this bill?  I bet it has to deal with numbers.  That would of been another great band to watch.

We missed Berlin (oh well).  The Fixx where up next and they where really good.  They opened up with "Red Skies".  I could not believe how well Cy Curnin (Lead Singer) looked.  He aged VERY well.  They sounded AMAZING and they kicked some a$$.  They had enough time to play a new song and it was, O...K.
Less then 30 minutes, The B52's where next.  They hit the stage and they where GREAT.  Never seen them before and they kicked some a$$.  I was so excited when they played "Planet Claire" and it sounded...PERFECT.  Other songs they played where; "Rock Lobster", "Love Shake",  "Party Out of Bounds", "Mesopotamia" and so many others.  The great part of the show was watching the people.  It was a party.  
The Human League was up next and they...K!LLED !T.  They sounded amazing and they had kick a$$ visuals.  The stage was simple.  It reminded me of Kraftwerk and Yazoo.  This is how I pictured O.M.D.'s stage, but it was far from any of them.  They really kept it simple, that made that show a bit boring.  But what I really noticed, was the crowd was DEAD!  No one stood up the moment they came out on stage and when they played there first song, "Never Let Me Go" (new song), still no one stood up to dance.  The song is KICK A$$ and it has a great catchy beat to it, but no response from the audience.  Just the sound of crickets.  The energy level dropped after The B-52's. 
When they played, "The Sound of the Crowd", I thought that would get the people moving, but no.  Still DEAD!  But sure enough, once they played, "Don't You Want Me" and "Fascination", people got up and danced.  After that, flatline.  "Human" sounded amazing and the band still looked great.  The girls (Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall) looked...HOT, like they never aged.  That goes the same for Philip Oakey (lead singer who kept moving around the stage alot).  He lost all of his hair and he looks good bald.  

On that note, The Human League put on a AWESUM show (even though the audience was asleep) and they gave it.  I would see them again, but in a small private indoor space.  That goes for everyone who was billed. No on disappointed.  They all delivered, but I would of liked to have seen Berlin, oh well.

\m/  \m/  \m/  \m/ - AWESUM!