Turns out the music gods were on my side last night. I made it to El Rey Theater just in time to order a Jameson on the rocks and claim my space for the next three and half hours of listening pleasure. The theater is quite lovely. If you ever get the chance to see a show there, I don't think you would be disappointed. It's small and intimate and it could probably make any recorded album sound like absolute crap. The opener was a two-body band from Sweden, called Wildbirds & Peacedrums. Without any bias toward Swedes, I thought they were great. Check out one of their songs here:
They played for about 45 minutes before St. Vincent took the stage. Right off the bat: amazing lighting design throughout the show. Annie Clark is just too darling to handle and her fellow band mates are the dreamiest. It wasn't the most amazing show I have been to, but I'm glad I got to check them out while I am here in Los Angeles. She couldn't stop mentioning how great it was to be back in LA and that it is on her list of top five cities in the Universe. I don't know about that....but hey, to each their own. They are a talented group, for sure. Top three songs of the night: Marrow, Your Lips Are Red and a cover of Dig A Pony that undoubtedly left the boys in the audience with a mess in their pants.
"Without any bias toward Swedes, I thought they were great." yeah right.... heheh
ReplyDelete