[Happy 63rd birthday to the Rev. Al Green … now for some sermonizing of my own:]
As if the heaping helping of Monday night residencies don’t have your concert-going plate full, some great touring acts are hitting town: U.K. dance-gazers Friendly Fires (whose self-titled debut was one of my favorite ablums of 2008) play the Troubadour, and Richard Swift [pictured], whose brilliant “The Atlantic Ocean” was just released last week, joins Vetiver for a show at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts. … Jenny Lewis (supported by Dawes) has a Coachella warm-up show at the Glass House in Pomona. … And now for those value-added residencies: The Broken West leads a great undercard at the Henry Clay People’s stint at Spaceland; Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (who will be doing a Thursday residency at downtown’s Regent Theater starting April 30, by the way) join Fool’s Gold’s party at the Echo; Wendy Darling opens for residents Dusty Rhodes and the River Band at the Silverlake Lounge; and it’s the Ringers and Huntingfield at the Detroit Bar. … Also: the Thomas Nicholas Band at the Viper Room; Eliza Moore at Home restaurant; and Lex Land at the Hotel Cafe.
Friendly Fires show at the Troubadour was the height of mediocrity, and I honestly mean that in the best of ways. It was like LCD Soundsystems little brother came out to show what they have learned from their big brother. The height of the show came early when they did “jump in the pool” and “Skeleton Boy” back to back. Glad I saw them now and didn’t save it for the weekend.
Friendly Fires show at the Troub is fantastic They are genuine. A must see this weekend in the desert.
Friendly Fires show at the Troubadour was the height of mediocrity, and I honestly mean that in the best of ways. It was like LCD Soundsystems little brother came out to show what they have learned from their big brother. The height of the show came early when they did “jump in the pool” and “Skeleton Boy” back to back. Glad I saw them now and didn’t save it for the weekend.