It whipped out and about…close your eyes!
Well now, don’t we have quite a bit to catch up on…
Now before I move on to a formal Coachella post, an audio post did go up here. Let’s discuss the great shows taking place before it.
Non+ and Mikki and the Mauses teamed up for quite an epic cassette release show at L’Keg on the 10th featuring Showgirls, a nude drummer, and members from No Age, Mika Miko, Har Mar, and Crystal Antlers in attendance.
A relatively new project called Showgirls opened the late night, an experimental, lo-fi synth-punk group, with throbbing beats, a very good abravise sound.
Mikki and The Mauses, one of resulting projects begun by the former vocalist for The Mean Reds (one my personal all time faves, I’ll never forget about the power of the raccoon or using kindergarten backpacks as on stage outfits) in the aftermath of their breakup, played the middle slot of the night, and fuck do these guys pick up right after where The Mean Reds left off, well without the electronic beats, a bit more straightforward hardcore, but they make you think about your dad.
The other half of that fun cassette tape (The cassette features both Mikki and The Mauses/Non+) features nonother than one of my faves, Non+, of course not only awesome music broke out, and possibly fake stories about the drummer jerking off, but said drummer took it to the next level by playing for his audience naked on a dare, umm these guys take dares seriously, I’m starting to think that jerking off anectdote actually happened…
Saturday checked out Abe Vigoda and No Age on the campus of UCSD, I know, San Diego for a couple of bands? Well, I often visit SD at least every 3 weeks, I have a home out there I spend a nice quiet suburban time at, plus you find a lot better waves down there. So, needless to say, since UCSD featured two of LA’s finest bands, kind of a no brainer to go chcek them out. I also appreciated the fact San Diego ends their shows by 11pm, leaving plenty of time to get back home and sleep in peace.
Abe Vigoda opened up before No Age, not much to say that you already should know about…
Headliners, No Age, finished up the night, I found it really funny with one of the kids saying, “They’re too big for something like this”, I think he never caught them at The Smell or Pehrspace. I guess living in LA and seeing any one of these groups on almost any given month, you tend to take them for granted, and only fully comprehend the extent to which their popularity reaches when a gig a mere hour and half away from home puts the audience in utter sweaty awe. I could only imagine what No Age’s Coachella set would inspire…
