Mikal Cronin
swooned LA with his feel-good rock n roll last Friday night at the Echo.
Although he is a Southern Californian native, it is not a common occurrence for
him to play in the area as it seems he is always on some sort of tour (he has
been to Europe twice this past year!). His next tour in June is to promote his
new album MCII which came out just
earlier this month and is definitely a must-have. He played a good mix between
old and new songs – the highlights of the new, in my opinion, are “Weight” and
“Change.” In the car ride there I told DJ Cow in a Shoe Store I really wanted
to hear his old songs “Situation,” “Is it Alright,” and “Apathy,” and funny
enough he started off the show with those exact songs, in that order! But I
think my favorite of the night was actually a song I had forgotten about,
called “Again & Again.” All of the songs seemed to be hits with the crowd,
who started out to be mellow but got more energy as the set went on. The peak
was when one guy from the crowd managed to get on stage and harmonized with
Mikal. Eventually Mikal just let the excited fan have the mic for a while,
until he jumped back into the hands of the crowd. Another highlight of the show
was the encore – he had played pretty much all of his hits during the concert
so I was wondering what he would play when he came back. He ended up doing a
cover of Wreckless Eric’s “Whole Wide World” which was a nice treat.
I
cannot end this review without mentioning the opening Burger act Pangea.
They’re LA natives as well and have accumulated quite a following. Their fast
rock style creates enormous energy in the building with some of the craziest
crowds I have ever been in. This time I got knocked in the face and had an
unidentified stinky drink spilled on me – but that’s just part of the fun!
Pangea
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