Saturday, November 21st
Band of Horses, Tom Morello, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Tom Gabrel, Shirley Manson, Butch Walker, Jarrod Gorbel, Charlotte Martin and more @ Avalon (Pablove Foundation Benefit)
Ben Gibbard @ The Actors Gang (Tim Robbins' WTF?! Fest)
Blashpemous Rumours, Richard Blade, The Cured, Joshua Tree & Inx-sive @ House of Blues (Save New Wave II cover bands)
Canceled: We The People Festival @ L.A. Center Studios (Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, Madvillian (MF DOOM, Madlib, J Rocc), Flobots, Anti-Pop Consortium, Daedelus, Blu&Exile, Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, much more)
Elefant @ Troubadour
Eureka! West Coast, Left Coast: Kronos Quartet performing Thomas Newman w/ Terry Riley, Matmos & Incubus’ Mike Einziger @ Disney Concert Hall (Contest closed.)
Friendly Fires w/ The XX @ Henry Fonda
Peter Bjorn and John with Fool’s Gold and El Perro Del Mar @ Club Nokia (Contest closed.)
Ray Lamontagne @ Orpheum Theatre
The Fiery Furnaces w/ Cryptacize & Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele @ El Rey (Contest closed.)
The Juan Maclean w/ Anti Pop Consortium @ Echoplex (Contest closed.)
West Coast, Left Coast: Festival Opening Night @ Disney Concert Hall (Kronos Quartet, Terry Riley, Matmos, Mike Einziger)
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Tips, feedback, questions, & submissions:
This show was great — the band gets better every time I see them. But I gotta say, I’m still unconvinced about the Echoplex. The space is amazing, but the sound system leaves a lot to be desired. With a better system, this could be one of the best places in the city to see a show, but as things are, it’s pretty underwhelming. Am I alone in thinking this?
Highlight of the show for me was Thermals drummer, Lorin Coleman, having a fan on full blast in his drum set blowing his hair back every second of the performance. Pro move.
That was a fantastic show. Primarily, I think the particular sound guy was a bit lacking at the Thermals show, just judging by the time it took him to get the moniters right.
Funny, I told a friend who was at the show that I thought the soundsystem was fantastic. We were standing in the back and heard everything balanced and clear. Sightline is a problem especially from the back, but that’s always been a problem at the Echo.
these are fantastic photos.