Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 01:09PM Hello everybody. I obviously don't post too much here but figured this was newsworthy: A52 has offered me a staff position as a Lead Flame Artist and I have accepted. On August 8th it became official. I'm very excited about what the future has in store!
Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 03:59PM I saw Les Savy Fav last Friday at the Echoplex. Very Excellent. The Echoplex is a little bit big for me though. There happened to be a barrier in front of the stage that a bunch of photographers ran up behind when they started playing. Naturally, I snuck in also. I got some good pics. Check them out here.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 12:32AM This show happened almost a month ago but I'm just now getting around to posting the pics. Opening band was horrible. They were called AM. I don't know who booked them but it sounded like open-mic night at the teen-center. The Night Marchers and Obits were in top form as always. Must say I liked the Alex's show more however. Better venue. Better vibe.
By the way - Sohrab from Obits is one of the coolest dudes ever. We had a long conversation before the show about being a horse in California, where old chickens go to live out their years, rowdy fans, and Fugazi. He also used to be in a really good band called Edsel. You should all give them a listen.
The Night Marchers
Obits
Monday, August 2, 2010 at 12:28AM I went to see Obits and The Night Marchers a couple Tuesdays ago at Alex's Bar. I'm pretty sure this is my favorite venue around L.A. All my favorite bands play there and I can always get a spot right in front of the stage. I saw the Hot Snakes there years ago and what better way to re-experience that than this night. The Tijuana Panthers opened, Obits played second and The Night Marchers closed. Obits and NM played a lot of new songs I hadn't heard yet - which might mean new records in the works. Good news. Here are the pics and at the bottom there's a video of The Night Marchers doing "Dead Sleep" - bad sound, apologies - no audio controls on the 7D:
Obits
The Night Marchers
always weird when somebody else's flash goes off right when you take a picture:
The Night Marchers - Dead Sleep - Live @ Alex's Bar from Jesse Monsour on Vimeo.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 12:16AM Since I discovered the eclectic, genre-defying sounds of Ghostly International years ago, it has become one of my favorite record labels. On July 10th they threw a showcase in L.A. that happened to feature two of my favorite artists on the label, Tycho and Mux Mool, and two others I hadn't heard, Shigeto and The Sight Below. This was the third Saturday after my ACL surgery and I was apprehensive of standing on crutches for so long but the show was too good to pass up. It was held at The Stone Bar in Hollywood, a venue I'd never even heard of. The stage was small, something I always like, giving the whole night a local feel, even though none of the artists were actually from L.A. Not surprising for a Ghostly show, I heard a totally different style of "electronic music" from each act - as well as some live instrumentation from Shigeto and Tycho. Lots of fun. Lots of good tunes. I left with tired arms and wanting ice for my knee but happy I'd gotten to see it all.
Shigeto
Tycho
Mux Mool
