Friday, April 17, 2009

Strange Lights Sighted, Bands Blamed





Fantastic show at Amnesia recently. We've wanted to play there for a while. It's a great red-lit gypsy bar on Valencia Street. One can stroll by on any given night to find strange and wonderful music, ranging from 20's style jazz to rocking Balkan tunes.  

Thanks to Eugene and the 1914 and The Free Moral Agents. Eugene had a glowing green bass drum and a their own dramatic lights clipped onto the mic. I was especially into the Free Moral Agents, who pulled off what sounded like Nigerian blues guitar-riffs that escalated into a super electro-indie sound. The whip cream on this sundae was  intense reverb-laden female vocals.  A very diverse set with a guitar style I absolutely loved.

We think we rocked as well, mainly due to audience members stating, "You rocked me". After the show, an English gentleman in the crowd told Parts For People,  "In England it's just different. Singers throw pints into the crowds, they have a lot more attitude that you don't see out here. It might be due to the fact that English crowds are a lot more judgmental as well." Anyway, he told us he appreciated our gusto manifested through sexy hip, shoulder, and head thrusts. It's not as vulgar as it sounds.
 
Good to see the various crews out and about, out-stepping their doubts and rerouting old routes. 
 


 


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