Staff Editor on November 18th, 2018

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Sir Sly’s hometown show Saturday night at the Fonda Theatre — part of a co-headlining tour with New York’s Joywave — including a host of songs from the trio’s two albums, “You Haunt Me” and “Don’t You Worry, Honey,” as well as some personal sharing from frontman Landon Jacobs.

At one point, Jacobs started a story by telling the crowd about getting married. After receiving congratulatory applause, he stopped and warned the audience that the story wasn’t going to end as expected. He continued, telling the crowd that after getting married, he received news that his mother had brain cancer. Then, upon finishing the tour for their first album, he came back home to a divorce and then the passing of his mother. He explained that these two events led to a deep depression, a downward spiral into alcohol, and eventually the idea of killing himself.

After struggling to work his way through these troubled times and get back into his music, he came to the realization that he was backed this entire time by the two people who were there to do just that. With a crack in his voice he told the crowd that his bandmates Jason Suwito and Hayden Coplen were there the entire time, and that it just took him some time to realize it. Back on his feet, the three of them went on to create “Don’t You Worry, Honey,” and have spent significant time touring in support of the material.

Joywave frontman Daniel Armbruster told the crowd at the packed Fonda that the band was excited to be playing a big show in L.A., but next time, “I want this thing at the Staples Center!” Armbruster took a brief “Talk Break” in between songs to sit on the edge of the stage, pop a few Tums, and chatted with the crowd. He then introduced a slower new song which they had never played live before.

Touring in support of her album “This Time,” singer-songwriter Donna Missal opened the show.

Photos by Samuel C. Ware