9:05pm
Saddened that I arrived so late I only caught two songs of Anya’s set, rendering exposure to crush material tragically brief.

9:23pm
Here’s Lissy Trullie visually, at 60 feet: Take Clare Danes and Kirsten Dunst at 19 and give her a guitar.

9:24pm
Vocally, take Chrissie Hynde, Karen O, and either Tegan or Sara. That could be completely wrong, but I’ve had two beers & no food.

9:38pm
Lissy’s version of “Ready for the Floor” is better than Hot Chip’s original. And it’s not particularly close.

9:42pm
On the topic of beer, Stellas at the El Rey are $9, an outrage worth picketing over. Meet me in front of the theater after the show

10:22pm
The house lights are dimmed, Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A” blaring, building cognitively dissonant anticipation for a Brooklyn band.

10:25pm
And here come The Virgins. The singer’s wearing a hooded raincoat on an indoor stage in a city with no rain.

10:27pm
Singer Cumming, though seemingly 15 yrs old, has dutifully studied his Jaggerisms; hands find hips often, strutting ensues

10:33pm
Bassist Nick, classically disco-trained, can groove the balls right off every dude on the dance floor.

10:46pm
Knowing The Virgins’ music was on an old Gossip Girl ep makes it impossible not to classify female attendees as Serenas and Blairs.

10:51pm
Finally, “Rich Girls.” Great hit song ratchets up crowd’s energy level 200 percent. Bass line I won’t get out of my head for days.

11:35pm
Can’t find anyone to join my $9 Stella protest post-show. Happy Serenas and Blairs just want to take their Chucks and Dans home.

Mark Lisanti s a writer living in Los Angeles. Catch more twitter insights over here.

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