tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90304889490114510232024-03-13T13:24:25.933-07:00KUCI EventsKUCI 88.9 FM in Irvinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14573784756524256129noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-4573781941379749052013-10-22T19:30:00.005-07:002013-10-22T19:32:09.866-07:00Real Estate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Real Estate recently hit Santa Ana's Observatory in anticipation of their (as of yet, untitled) forthcoming LP. Sonic Sandwich's Adrian Garcia was there on vibe-capture duty to photograph the band in all their beach-y, chilled-out glory. Catch Adrian and his estimable co-host, Pizazz, every Saturday 12-2pm exclusively on KUCI 88.9FM.</div>
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<br />KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12237681440329144703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-77006632323725065342013-09-12T00:00:00.000-07:002013-09-12T00:16:16.304-07:00Summer Twins in studio<br />
Big thanks to Summer Twins for playing a very lovely set, and an equally big thanks to the gals at <a href="http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/">Jelly Jive</a> for making it happen. Catch DJs Meow Mix & Cow in a Shoe Store every Friday 6-8pm only on KUCI 88.9fm. Also, check out a video of the performance on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZptoRLQouc">our brand spankin' new KUCI Youtube page</a>. (photos/videos by Allie Ihm & Adrian Garcia)<br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12237681440329144703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-66151926104246777812013-09-11T23:29:00.000-07:002013-09-11T23:30:23.727-07:00Blonde Redhead @Constellation Room 9/4Adrian Garcia, of Sonic Sandwich and 60 Cylce Hum fame, recently caught Blonde Redhead at the intimate Constellation Room in Santa Ana. Check out his beautiful pics here and keep a lookout for his next show in the coming weeks - exclusively on KUCI 88.9FM in Irvine.<br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12237681440329144703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-63835732695043749212013-06-28T04:43:00.003-07:002013-06-28T04:45:43.980-07:00Review: The Thermals at The Constellation Room, Santa Ana June 14, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Friday's 6:00-8:00pm, recently saw The Thermals at The Constellation Room
in Santa Ana on June 14, 2013. Her show review and photos are below.
For more from DJ Cow in a Shoe Store visit <a href="http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/">jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From Portland, The Thermals just came out with a new album
called “Desperate Ground” and are on tour to promote it this summer. The
album is poetic, compelling, and full of emotional guitar music. I
haven’t seen them play live since high school! So I was super excited
for this night. And on top of all this excitement, another favorite was
opening for them: The Audacity. </span></span><br />
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“Now We Can See” and “I Might Need You To Kill” while mixing in some new
songs in the set as well. You could tell the audience was enjoying it
by the size of the mosh pit. However, the bassist noticed there weren’t
enough girls in it, so she told everyone to start dancing with a lady
since she thought there was too much testosterone in the pit. But we
definitely left full of emotion as both bands killed it to say the
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-8848245085277019172013-06-07T17:22:00.003-07:002013-06-09T00:07:43.243-07:00KUCI Takes Over Exchange LA on Friday, June 14th, 2013!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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KUCI will be taking over Exchange LA on Friday night, June 14th! Four KUCI DJs will be spinning the downstairs room between 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. The DJs include Dennis Simms (<a href="http://plasticgroove.com/">Riders of the Plastic Groove</a>), DJ Rubrene (<a href="http://kuci.org/telesthesia/">Telesthesia: Sound System Circuitry</a>), DO'MIN (<a href="http://dancedomain.kuci.org/">Delirium Drop</a>) and Lily (<a href="http://beatification.kuci.org/">Beatification</a>). Marco V will be headlining the night upstairs with Tristan D. For tickets and more info visit <span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; font-family: MuseoSans500,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://vor.us/89218" target="_blank">http://vor.us/89218. </a></span></div>
KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-18165313905098935202013-06-07T17:04:00.003-07:002013-06-28T04:44:20.206-07:00Review: Shannon and the Clams at Constellation Room on June 2, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DJ Cow in a Shoe Store, one of the hosts of <i>Jelly Jive</i> airing
Friday's 12:00-3:00pm, recently saw Shannon and the Clams at The Constellation Room
in Santa Ana on June 2, 2013. Her show review and photos are below.
For more from DJ Cow in a Shoe Store visit <a href="http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/">jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On Sunday, June 2nd, I saw Shannon and The Clams play an
amazing set at The Constellation Room. DJ Meow Mix and I have been fans
of theirs for a long time, but it was the first time either of us had
seen them live. Basically, we danced the night away and left with smiles
as wide as the summer sky.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aquadolls opened the show, and it was a ton of
fun from the get go. They threw confetti and balloons in the crowd and
kept us very entertained. Their set was especially good because they had
a few new songs I had not heard before, and ended the set with my
favorite from them, Sinus Infection. Cherry Glazerr went on after and
were super good as usual, except one of the singers was missing that
night, so they didn’t play the song Bloody Bandaid which was a bummer
since it’s one of my favorites from them.</span></span><br />
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When Shannon and The Clams came on, everyone was
cheering and ready to have their minds blown away. We surely weren’t
disappointed. It was hard not to shake your hips to the catchy doo-wop
garage punk songs which were so energizing. They played a nice mix of
old favorites and new gems from their album that just came out called
Dreams In The Rat House. Also, a strange man who seemed to be a friend
of the band came on stage mid set and started giving the crowd a strip
tease. It was innocent but entertaining, nonetheless. Overall, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_336550986" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span> night was a fantastic one, thanks to this incredible show.<br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-53439396966815683122013-06-07T16:37:00.001-07:002013-06-07T16:37:36.821-07:00Review: Summer Twins and Blank Tapes at the Constellation Room on May 29, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DJ Meow Mix, one of the hosts of <i>Jelly Jive</i>
airing Friday's 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., saw Summer Twins and Blank Tapes at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana last Wednesday. Her show review and photos are
below. For more from DJ Meow Mix visit <a href="http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/">http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/</a>.</span><br />
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I took a
nice break during the week by seeing The Summer Twins on Wednesday night at the
Constellation Room in Santa Ana. Summer Twins are two cute sisters that sing
dreamy harmonies in 50’s inspired rock n roll songs. Just think of a modern
girl version of the Everly Brothers – they even cover “All I Have to do is
Dream,” which was just released on their new EP <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Forget Me</i>. The title song of that EP is definitely one of my
favorite songs by them, so you could imagine how happy I was when they played
it as the last song of the set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another
one of my favorites of the night was “I Will Love You” which they faded into
and made a sort of medley out of the previous song. It was awesome and
impossibly hard not to dance to! They are a great band to see live, and luckily
they have an LA residency coming up in June where they play every Monday night
at the Bootleg Bar, so there are plenty more opportunities to see them. DJ Cow
in a Shoe Store and I built up the courage to talk to them afterwards and they
were very nice and approachable. We talked about having them come into KUCI to
play a live set on Jelly Jive so we hope to have that happen in the future.
They also gave us a free copy of their new EP so get ready to hear more of that
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Surprisingly
Summer Twins were not headlining the concert, they actually went on first out
of four bands. The main attraction was The Blank Tapes who put on quite a show
themselves. Their style is pretty different from the Summer Twins – a lot more
folky which is why I was kind of surprised they played together. The lead
singer shredded on the guitar and had some impressive solos, while the drummer
played on two floor toms instead of a full drum kit. Overall it was a unique
and memorable show.</div>
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-69809870708594179892013-05-29T21:52:00.002-07:002013-06-07T16:36:36.333-07:00Review: Mikal Cronin at Echo on May 24, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DJ Meow Mix, one of the hosts of <i>Jelly Jive</i>
airing Friday's 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., saw Mikal Cronin at the Echo in Los Angeles last Friday. Her show review and photos are
below. For more from DJ Meow Mix visit <a href="http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/">http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/</a>.</span><br />
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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 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">MCII</i> 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.<br />
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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!</span><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-85777867489599477282013-05-29T21:45:00.003-07:002013-06-09T00:21:38.705-07:00Review: The Presets at the Constellation Room on May 23, 2013!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dagmar, the host of German Radio Broadcast airing Sunday's 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., saw The Presets at the Constellation Room last Thursday night. Here are her photos from the night. For
more from Dagmar visit <a href="http://germanradio.kuci.org/">germanradio.kuci.org. </a><br />
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Not gonna lie, happening into the <a href="http://www.thepresets.com/" target="_blank">The Presets</a> DJ set on the 23rd was a happy accident. My lil sis and I were at <a href="http://www.observatoryoc.com/" target="_blank">The Observatory</a> in
Costa Mesa, to catch Turbonegro, a self proclaimed deathpunk band when
we noticed the second show going on later that night in the much more
intimate Constellation Room... Just the other side of <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1181636941" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">midnight</span></span> on the 24th, Elke Klaus celebrated her birthday and The Presets took to the stage and serenaded us for just over an hour.<br />
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They covered all the good stuff, like Girl and the Sea,
This Boy's in Love, Yippyo-Ay, If I Know You, Kicking &
Screaming and new yummy stuff from their latest release, <b><i>Pacifica</i></b>:
Promises, Ghosts and Fast Seconds. AND THE ROOM DANCED. That's pretty
much all you need to know. They came, they played and they delivered.
:) </div>
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And it's no wonder, the duo is in town from
Australia where they are much loved. This round, The Presets hit up the
Orange County venue sandwiched between an LA show they had just played
at <a href="http://avalonhollywood.com/" target="_blank">Avalon</a> with Dragonette and Classixx and as a part of a mega international DJ lineup for <a href="http://mylifeeveryday.com/" target="_blank">LED</a>
in San Diego over the following Memorial weekend (A-Trak, Baauer, The
Presets, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Digitalism, Congorock, Just Blaze,
Feed Me, Axwell, Diplo, Martin Solveig, Totally Enormous Extinct
Dinosaurs, Clockwork, TJR, GTA, Hook N Sling and Desctructo). </div>
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Truth be told, I believe the OC show was a bit of an
amazing fluke - according to their Facebook flyer - they were
originally supposed to have been in Oakland. Lucky, lucky us!</div>
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<i>Curious?</i> You can listen to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-presets" target="_blank">The Presets on Soundcloud</a>. :)<br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-4385934161115249132013-05-29T21:40:00.000-07:002013-05-29T21:58:17.406-07:00Photos: Turbonegro at Observatory May 23, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dagmar, the host of German Radio Broadcast airing Sunday's 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., saw Turbonegro at the Observatory last Thursday night. Here are her photos from the night. For more from Dagmar visit <a href="http://germanradio.kuci.org/">germanradio.kuci.org. </a><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-79481351340761447542013-05-29T21:21:00.001-07:002013-05-29T22:02:39.109-07:00Lightning in a Bottle Workshops and Speakers Announced!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Lightning in a Bottle is a festival that goes beyond music and entertainment. LIB also features speakers and workshops. Some of this years speakers include David Wilcock, Michael Tellinger, John and Ocean Robbins, Daniel Pinchbeck, Jamie Janover, and many more. LIB will also feature yoga classes, Sanskrit - Sound & Calligraphy, Essential
Oil Wizardry, Social Permaculture - Redesigning Civilization, Partner Massage, Body Painting, Sketch Cabaret, Bamboo Building &
Knotty Knot Tying, Glass Blowing, Healing Sound Orchestra, Metal
Weaving, Tea Ceremonies, Quill Pen Writing Station, Create a Temple, and the Temple of Awakened Vision. For more info visit <a href="http://www.lightinginabottle.org/">www.lightninginabottle.org</a>. <br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-32750308248761129272013-05-29T20:39:00.001-07:002013-05-29T20:39:35.691-07:00Tune in to KUCI to win tickets to see Mumford and Sons at the San Manuel Amphitheater on June 2nd!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tune in to KUCI to win tickets to see Mumford and Sons at the San Manuel Amphitheater on June 2nd! For more info about the show visit <a href="http://www.livenation.com/events/233304/jun-2-2013/mumford-sons">http://www.livenation.com/events/233304/jun-2-2013/mumford-sons</a>.</div>
KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-6359502761367604732013-05-25T03:01:00.001-07:002013-05-29T21:58:29.851-07:00Photos: Widowspeak and Sisu @ Echo April 2, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Photos taken by Allie Ihm, a current KUCI trainee. <br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-6527411427356549482013-05-14T18:53:00.004-07:002013-06-07T17:02:35.943-07:00Review: Born Ruffians at Detroit Bar May 5, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</style><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DJ Meow Mix, one of the hosts of <i>Jelly Jive</i>
airing Friday's 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., recently saw Born Ruffians at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Her show review and photos are
below. For more from DJ Meow Mix visit <a href="http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/">http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/</a>.</span><br />
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I started the week off right by going to a Sunday show at
Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Born Ruffians came all the way from Ontario, Canada
for a U.S. tour to promote their new album “Birthmarks.” They sure did promote
it by playing almost all of the songs off the album! But they still managed to
fit in some older (essential Born Ruffians) songs because of an extremely long
setlist – they played for over an hour which is rare for the shows I’m used to
but was a nice treat. You could tell they are an experienced band because they
brought their own custom light- up background decorations that were the same
shape as what is on their new album cover. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great to see them at Detroit Bar
because the venue is pretty small in an intimate setting. I think there were
not as many people as I was expecting because they played two other Southern
California shows in the days before – LA and San Diego – which I’m sure got big
turn outs. The crowd was relatively mellow up until the middle of the show when
they played their classic song “Hummingbird,” that was when the real fun began.
Other crowd favorites were “Kurt Vonnegut” and two of the encore songs (after
minutes of chants from the crowd to play more): “Foxes Mate for Life” and “I
Need a Life.” I was happy with their song choices, but I must say I was really
rooting for mine and DJ Cow in a Shoe Store’s absolute favorite song “This
Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
wasn’t included in the setlist but that’s just more incentive to see them next
time they’re around in hopes of hearing that godly song. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was nice to hear new songs as well, my
favorite of them being their first single “Needle” from the new album. Overall
it was a great show I am glad I got to attend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dominica, the host of Delirium Drop airing Tuesday's 8:00pm to 10:00pm, recently attended Coachella Weekend 2. <span style="font-size: small;">H</span>er article is below. All photos were taken by Lily, the host of Beatification airing Tuesday's 10:00pm to 12:00am. For more from Dominica visit <a href="http://dancedomain.kuci.org/">dancedomain.kuci.org</a><span style="font-size: small;"> and f</span>or more from Lily visit <a href="http://beatification.kuci.org/">beatification.kuci.org</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">KUCI had the
privilege and pleasure of attending Coachella Weekend 2. The Southern
California music and arts festival has been going on since 1999. As the
festival has expanded over the years, attracting both larger acts and crowds,
Coachella has made the effort to keep the festival environment friendly. Coachella teamed up with Global
Inheritance (G.I.), a non-profit organization, to help educate the festival
attendees on global issues regarding the environment via programs such as
Carpoolchella, TRASHed art & recycling store, Oasis Water Bar, and the
Recyclosaurus Rex. Each program
focuses on helping to better the environment in a different aspect and inspire
the youth. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THE ART OF RECYCLING! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With over 80,000 attendees at the festival, trash is a major issue. Coachella and G.I. assisted in creating accessible
recycling areas throughout the festival while providing rewards for those who
partake in the action.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TRASHed</span></span><br />
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TRASHed, the art of recycling is a 2-part program to incentivize attendees to
recycle due. The first part of the
program is where G.I. asks for artists, either globally or locally known, to conceptualize
creative designs for a recycling bin.
After sending in their designs, a select number of entries are picked to
bring their creativity to life with a recycle bin that will be displayed and
used at Coachella. It gets even
better for the entrants. They get
to attend Coachella for free! You
can view some of the inspiration and artistic recycle bin designs that were chosen
below.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some of the best
TRASHed designs were at the recycling center, which was located right next to
the RECYCLOASURUS REX. This was
part 2 of the program. When
attendees went to this area, they found that when they help recycle, they have
a chance to receive free water (10 for 1), posters, shirts, backpacks, and more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10 For 1</span></span><br />
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The 10 for 1 program is an amazing program that encourages attendees to recycle
10 water bottles and you get 1 refreshing bottle of water for FREE! This
program has been successfully running for the past seven years. Attendees needed to pick up 10 empty
bottles from the festival grounds and bring it to the recycling tent. There, they are greeted by a
representative of G.I and Coachella that provides them with their very own
bottled water. This program helps
the Coachella and G.I. keep the festival environment clean but it helps to keep
the attendees hydrated that are low on cash!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://s1327.photobucket.com/user/kuciphotobucket/media/DSC_0323_zps36d42581.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo DSC_0323_zps36d42581.jpg" border="0" height="472" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u673/kuciphotobucket/DSC_0323_zps36d42581.jpg" width="640" /></a>THE OASIS: Water
Bar</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
Free water shots! Are you confused? Let me explain the beauty of the Oasis
Water Bar. It is located between
the Gobi and Mojave stages. It is
an education program that helps others better understand our existing water
sources and innovations. They
offer over 10 types of water ranging from glacier water, mountain spring water,
San Diego tap water, moonshine secret sauce and more! First, you answer a short
5-question survey that you turn in and in exchange you get a free water shot
ticket. I tried the deionized
water, hot spring water, and glacier water. They all tasted very different. The most interesting of the three was
the deionized water, which is supposed to be the purest water on earth. The best way to describe this water was
to say that it tasted thicker/heavier than your “normal” water. It was also very smooth but had an
interesting aftertaste that is difficult to describe. The most refreshing of the three was the glacier water. It was light, smooth and refreshing. Personally, I found this one of the
most interesting programs because it truly helps your realize the differences
there are with water from different locations. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overall, this event
is more than a music festival; it is a gathering to promote earth friendly
methods that will inspire others to act for a better tomorrow. </span></span></span><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-61445196443854751802013-04-28T22:07:00.004-07:002013-05-29T21:59:04.032-07:00Review: Mudhoney at The Echo on April 14, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
George, the host of <i>George Had a Hat</i> airing 10:00 am - 1:00pm on Tuesday's, recently saw Mudhoney at The Echo on April 14, 2013. His review is below. Heather McCoy, the host of <i>The Heather McCoy Show</i> airing 8:00 - 9:00 am on Tuesday's and the host of <i>Rachel Ray's Cooking Accident</i> airing 6:00 - 8:00 pm on Tuesday's, took the photo of Mudhoney below. For more from George visit <a href="http://ghat.kuci.org/">http://ghat.kuci.org</a>. For more from Heather visit <a href="http://kuci.org/talk/">http://kuci.org/talk/</a> and <a href="http://www.kuci.org/~cmccoy/">http://www.kuci.org/~cmccoy/</a>.<br />
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Fifteen years may have gone by since I saw them at the Galaxy(Observatory) in Santa Ana. But time hasn’t stoped this veteran grunge/punk rockers. Mudhoney is Still delivering a fast-paced, high energy set for a packed house at The Echo.</div>
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While there may have been less moshing and rowdiness than in years past, the older crowd still banged their heads, crowd surfed and even managed a few stage dives throughout the show. One such unwelcome appearance on stage by a staggering lady resulted in the band starting a song over mid-way through. However, there were no complaints from the fans getting to hear one of their favorites one more time.</div>
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While the set list consisted of all but one song from their most recent album Vanishing, Mudhoney delighted fans with tunes deep from their archive, including “You Got It” and “Get Into Yours” off their 1988 self-titled album.</div>
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Mudhoney Set List:</div>
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Slipping Away</div>
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I Like It Small</div>
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You Got It</div>
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Suck You Dry</div>
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Get Into Yours</div>
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Who You Drivin’ Now?</div>
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In This Rubber Tomb</div>
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Sweet Young Thing (Ain’t Sweet No More)</div>
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Judgement, Rage, Retribution and Thyme</div>
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No One Has</div>
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Good Enough</div>
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Touch Me I’m Sick</div>
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What to Do With the Neutral</div>
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I’m Now</div>
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The Final Course</div>
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I Don’t Remember You</div>
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The Only Sun of the Widow from Nain</div>
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Encore:</div>
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Sing This Song of Joy</div>
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Chardonnay</div>
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Tales of Terror</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Josh, the host of the <i>Noodle Incident</i> from 1:00 - 2:00 pm on Thursday's, recently saw Youth Lagoon and Lady Lazaru at the El Rey on April 17th, 2013. Read his review below with photos by Lisa Sondora. For more from Josh visit <a href="http://incidentalnoodle.tumblr.com/">http://incidentalnoodle.tumblr.com/</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Since
Coachella’s recent expansion into a two weekend affair, several acts have taken
advantage of their extended stay to embark on small west coast tours in the
interim. As part of this overflow, often dubbed “Localchella,” Trevor Powers
recently found himself in Los Angeles’ beautiful El Rey theater under the guise
of his soaring-ly introspective musical persona, Youth Lagoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> The
night began with California native, Melissa Ann Sweat, taking the stage under
her Lady Lazarus moniker. Equipped with but a solitary piano illuminated by a
single stage light, Sweat’s presence befitted the El Rey’s old-timey
aesthetics. Her piercing, operatic voice laced over elegiac piano lines that
often circled back into a morbid cocoon not unlike a less bleep-bloopy Zola
Jesus. It’s a shame then that Sweat’s stage presence isn’t quite on the same
level as Nika Danilova’s, as her folksy dirges were soon swallowed by a crowd
presumably antsy to hear “</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4_x063rhX4"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Seventeen</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">” and split. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> After
an exhaustive sound check, Youth Lagoon emerged – accompanied by the same
soundscapes that opens Powers’ newest LP <i>Wondrous
Bughouse</i>, which may be best described as the aural equivalent of an underwater
carnival ride (an image </span><a href="http://cdn.pitchfork.com/news/49041/e62eaf25.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the
awesome cover art</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> seems to visually portray).<i> </i>These opening moments were just as
important on stage as on the record, setting the terms for Powers’ more cacophonous
approach to songwriting before materializing into the thudding, melodic hook of
<i>Bughouse </i>single “</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSXyr6im7kk"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mute</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This was followed by a string of <i>Bughouse</i>
cuts that further differentiated the Boise act’s sound from the
nostalgia-soaked anthems of its predecessor, <i>Year of Hibernation</i>. The crowd did, however, visibly express their
appreciation when the band launched into <i>Hibernation</i>
highlight, “Posters.” The relative lack of <i>Hibernation</i>
tunes served the night well, though – allowing <i>Bughouse</i>’s spell to more fully envelop the crowd in its singular
charm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> “You’ll
never die” Powers repeatedly screams during <i>Bughouse</i>
standout, “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XpNwKPTA8">Dropla</a>,”
and for the duration of his performance of that song – all 10 odd minutes of it
– I believed him.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-69979454148529577882013-04-27T04:01:00.002-07:002013-05-29T21:59:52.769-07:00Review: Feeding People and King Khan & The BBQ Show at The Observatory 4/18/13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">DJ Cow in a Shoe Store, the host of </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Jelly Jive</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"> airing Fridays 12:00-3:00pm, recently saw Feeding People and King Khan & The BBQ Show at The Observatory in Santa Ana on April 18, 2013. Her show review and photos are below. For more from DJ Cow in a Shoe Store visit </span><a href="http://bruised-and-confused.kuci.org/" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;">http://jellyjiveradio.tumblr.com/.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucky me got to witness the legendary King Khan and The BBQ Show at The Constellation Room with my co-host, DJ Meow Mix, on an obviously typical thursday night. We knew the night was going to be interesting from the second we approached the venue, realizing that there was another show happening on the bigger stage of The Observatory on the same night. It was 2 Chainz. So there were a lot of people there dressed in clubbing attire. It was pretty apparent who was there for 2 Chainz and who was there for King Khan. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we made our way The Constellation Room, we were wondering who the opening bands were, since it did not say anything on the event page. We found out Tashaki Miyaki and Feeding People were the openers. It was my first time seeing Tashaki Miyaki, and I was very impressed. The drummer was singing melodic and sad songs that really touched the heart. But there were two girls right at the front of the stage talking very loudly which was very rude. They also did not look like the typical King Khan fans, so we were a little worried the girls were at the wrong stage...we were right. So my co-host and I told them that 2 Chainz was playing at the bigger stage. That was the funniest part of the night, even though I felt really bad because they were rude and did not respect Tashaki Miyaki during their set. Feeding People also played a great set, as usual. The crowd was warming up and getting ready for a body moving dancey time. </span><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-32919333324936076212013-04-27T03:43:00.001-07:002013-05-29T21:59:17.413-07:00Review: CHVRCHES – Recover EP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Formed in Scotland, CHVRCHES is a new electronic group that has recently released an EP for the States. <i>Recover EP</i> (3/26 on Glassnote Records) features three tracks and an added remix of the single <i>Recover</i>. “Recover” is a pleasant way to start the album. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry takes over the vocals of this track, creating essences of pop intertwined with the overall electric feel that the EP brings. “If I recover, will you be my cover?” Mayberry begs, as the song progresses from a singular beat to multiple orchestral tones that are generally pleasing to listen to. It’s a strong start that leads way to the following track, “ZVVL,” which appears to take a bit more of a slower pace, with vocal help by synthesizer Ian Cook. However, the song seems to build, gathering intensity as Mayberry joins him in their chanting of the chorus. Is there a chorus in this song though? Probably not; I’d say that it’s replaced with a repetitive instrumental breakdown. Overall, nothing too memorable. The last track, “Now Is the Time,” is a surprisingly “ending-sounding” end to the EP. Reminiscent of 80’s electronic music, Mayberry croons as Cook chimes in during the choruses. Again, it is generally pleasant to listen to. It certainly meshes well with the lyrics that the group is trying to convey. A message to act now and think later, the instrumentals allow this to be delivered with spirit. For some odd reason, the song and its lyrics remind me of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” (However, <i>Recover</i> doesn’t end here. The trio tosses in a remix of their single mixed by Cid Rim. The remix reminds me of something that would be a part of a soundtrack to an old school videogame. It seems to reversibly slow the pace of the song, till an instrumental breakdown of drums reclaims the upbeat attitude that the song carries. It’s an interesting take on the song, but definitely makes it more electronic and less pop. The EP is overall an interesting start to CHVRCHES’ recognition in the U.S. If the whole album is to sound like the EP, though, I suggest tossing it aside with the other electronic artists that are playing with synthesizers. The tracks are agreeable and easy to listen to, but it does not seem like something that would be worth keeping on repeat in the car. Regardless, you can listen to the EP for free via Pitchfork at (http://pitchfork.com/advance/51-recover-ep/). If anything, I would make “Now Is The Time” a good “go to” song to add to a “feel good” playlist.</span><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-54478567705541349292013-04-27T03:40:00.001-07:002013-05-29T22:05:41.708-07:00Review: Telekinesis – Dormarion: Pop Angst at its Finest Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This album review was written by DB, the host of </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Party at Gatsby's</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> airing Tuesdays 6:00-8:00am. For more from DB visit </span><a href="http://lepartyatgatsbys.tumblr.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://lepartyatgatsbys.tumblr.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems all too recently since 12 Desperate Straight Lines came out. However, that was 2011, and this month, front man Michael Lerner decided to welcome spring with his third studio album, Dormarion (4/2 via Merge Records). It’s a lot of music to take in, as the album consists of 12 tracks in under 45 minutes. Throughout you can expect to hear a lot of what you’d usually expect of Telekinesis: toe-tapping, pop rock tracks that simply put you in a plain good mood. They’re the songs that you walk around campus to. They’re auditory fuel right before a huge test or presentation. Dormarion starts out strong with “Power Lines,” a clever metaphor for the connection between locked lips. It’s upbeat, bright, and leads way for an even louder second track, “Empathetic People.” Here, Lerner experiments with a genre I’d like to coin as “pop angst.” Otherwise known as purposely anger-driven yet effortlessly cute. The single off the album follows, “Ghosts and Creatures.” It seems to be the outlier to the album as a whole. It is more direct of a message from Lerner, a call to escape loneliness as he delivers in a verse, “Yes, I need a friend, seeing things in black and white again.” It’s an impressive experimental turn from what Telekinesis is used to doing. Dormarion also slows it down a bit for listeners later on with “Symphony,” which seems to almost lead way for the following track, “Dark to Light.” It’s almost as if the track title and song itself pick up “Symphony.” Perhaps Lerner intended the two to work in conjunction with each other. The last track that seems to stray from Telekinesis’s roots is “Ever True.” It plays with 80s synth pop and immediately you can envision the bright highlighter pinks and greens that practically ooze from the lyrics of the song. A catchy electric keyboard riff accompanies this feel: surprised? The album as a whole is characteristic of what Telekinesis is good at doing: creating toe-tapping pop rock. However, it is done is such a crisp, clear manner that we don’t really ask ourselves, “Why doesn’t he just try something different?” He does with a few tracks and that’s all that really matters. It is Lerner’s precision with this genre that makes the album a great follow up to 12 Desperate Straight Lines. The album takes a good amount of turns with upbeat and happy to upbeat and angsty, if that appears to be a difference for some. For the purpose of Telekinesis’s genre, it certainly is. He basically sticks to his roots, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing! The man is talented too; while he may have a full band with him live, Lerner actually sings and plays a majority of the instruments in the studio when he records. We can add some credibility to Dormarion for that, right? A perfect way to start spring, the album is great soundtrack for your car rides to the beach. </span></div>
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-78935476906728329512013-04-27T03:33:00.004-07:002013-05-29T22:00:36.285-07:00Review: James Blake - Overgrown<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This album review was written by DB, the host of </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Party at Gatsby's</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> airing Tuesdays 6:00-8:00am. For more from DB visit </span><a href="http://lepartyatgatsbys.tumblr.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://lepartyatgatsbys.tumblr.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-27141189163548308322013-04-27T03:22:00.005-07:002013-05-29T22:00:56.006-07:00Review: Vampire Weekend Plays Fox Theater Pomona on 4/18/13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to Coachella, I was fortunate enough to catch a week’s worth of bands. While in town, musical artists playing at the music festival will make an appearance at various venues in SoCal to play for some who might not have been able to make it out to Coachella (such as myself) or even possibly for those who wanted to watch a band at the same time as another band’s set. In this case, Vampire Weekend chose the Fox Theater in Pomona to do this on the night of Thursday, April 18<sup>th</sup>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tanlines opened the show with a funk/beach/synth set, hyping the crowd with merely a set of drums, guitars, and the vocal accompaniement. As opposed to the usual bore of an audience during an opening act, this was quite the opposite. In my place in the middle of the venue I could see heads bobbing and bodies moving all in front, and let me tell you, for a 5’0 feet young lady, this is something worth noting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the usual obnoxious half hour of moving in between sets, Vampire Weekend came on with a hilarious, uplifting instrumental piece that could be compared to the “Chariots of Fire” theme song. The song of anticipation was justifiable: the band had not released an album since January of 2010 (<i>Contra).</i> The crowd was roaring non-stop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Something I noticed too about the crowd was the age set. It seemed as if Vampire Weekend’s fan base had certainly grown up; we were all in high school or our first couple years of college during their last album. It seemed as if us reliable fans had grown up while waiting for a new album to come out, and it was apparent that nobody under the age of 18 was in the audience. Let’s admit it: Vampire Weekend is not completely relevant to today’s popular music at the moment. However, they are soon to make a comeback on May 10 with the release of <i>Modern Vampires of the City</i>. You can most certainly expect a review from me soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhow, following the instrumental introduction came “Cousins,” a bright and loud opening that caused the entire crowd to become a wave of bobbing heads and moving feet. This was also seen with the members of the band, as Ezra Koenig, lead singer and guitarist, seemed to dance through each song with his classical guitar and an entertaining swagger. He swayed back and forth and walked all over the stage as if he didn’t care where he would end up by the end of a song. Chistopher Baio, bassist, was the complete opposite; it appeared that he had a set of coordinated moves that he had been working on throughout the band’s touring history. Let’s just say that leg-jive-type movements were a part of the whole shebang, and it was wholly appreciated by us audience members. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stage was incredibly and elaborately set. With the theme of “modern Vampires” came these large stone pillars hanging from the stage that had lights attached to them; the stage lit up throughout the entire set with shades of purple, red, yellow, and voltages of strobe lights throughout the faster paced songs like “A-Punk” and “Giving Up the Gun.” Midway through the set the white sheet hanging as a backdrop fell, revealing a floral one that was characteristic of a Gilly Hicks shopping bag, pardon the reference. Lastly, a mirror hanging in the middle of the backdrop would project images throughout each song that was characteristic of the themes they were conveying. This ranged from fallen chandeliers to, oddly enough, a bust of a statue, looking and “judging” the band and audience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vampire Weekend played three songs from the upcoming album: “Steps,” “Diane Young,” and “Ya-Hey” all of which were received with enthusiasm by the audience. “Steps” and “Ya-Hey” are reflective of their sound, whereas “Diane Young” is a little more “rock n roll” sounding and edgy; red lights accompanied the song. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall Vampire Weekend kept the show high-energy, constantly thanking fans for keeping the set alive and cheering whenever an instrumental break ensued during songs. Closing, as always, with “Walcott,” Vampire Weekend set the audience for a great comeback to follow.</span><br />
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KUCIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497106384324412933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030488949011451023.post-75156641556938612702013-04-27T03:07:00.005-07:002013-04-27T03:07:37.250-07:00Mac DeMarco at the Observatory, 4/6/13 by Jeff Sizemore<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Jeff Sizemore</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"> recently saw Mac DeMarco at The Observatory in Santa Ana on April 16, 2013. His show review is below. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Mac DeMarco set the tone of the night when he handed over vocal duties on the chorus of “Rock and Roll Night Club” to his bassist, transforming the dive bar-karaoke of the recording into something that would have moshed comfortably with SST’s roster. The band ran through their set at a relatively punk rock pace, bashing out all the favorites until they arrived at “She’s Really All I Need,” which exploded into the live equivalent of flipping through radio stations. A little smooth jazz here, a bit of that late-90s rap-metal delusion there, and plenty of classic rawk slapped in between, all filtered through Mac’s trademark bizarro lens before finally winding its way back without warning. The crowd at the Constellation Room was in top form that night. The venue either consists of a sea of heads gently bobbing behind smartphone screens or, if you’re lucky, a kind of quasi-pagan ritual just short of demanding a human sacrifice. It was a lucky night, the room like one of those animations of gas particles, bodies bounding off of one another in divine chaos. The bassist’s determination to keep the set rolling (and his beer upright) in spite of the madness was a necessary foil to Mac, who was beaming at all the sweaty faces and encouraging them after each song with a “very sexy”. Everyone was raised to such a pitch that the usual trickle of kiss stealers, plainclothes clowns, and failed Olympic divers onto the stage became a flood that claimed the stage by the end of the set. Mac allowed the gathered faithful to lift him up, and they attempted to pass him to the few adherents left on the main floor. Unfortunately, crowd surfing inevitably ends when someone, for whatever reason, doesn’t think to look above them during a show and in the next moment finds themselves not only with a boot in their face, but a body they now have to keep from dropping onto some concrete. If you’re wondering why such an internet-savvy person as yourself didn’t hear about Mac DeMarco dying a week ago, let me clear everything up by affirming that he did not, in fact, die. Everyone seems to hit the ground just hard enough to have a purple badge of honor covering their knee but never enough to send them to the hospital (though nothing quite says “hardcore” like stitches). Noticing that the frontman had disappeared after taking a dive, the security team came to the decision that there might be too many people onstage, Mac’s bassist assisting them by offering the crowd his sarcastic thanks over the PA. Once everything was clear, Mac hopped back onto the mic and picked up their closer, <i>2</i>’s “Together,” where they’d left off, everyone wailing along with the chorus. Mac DeMarco’s the rare musician that understands the difference between the record and the concert, and he exploits it in his impish fashion. And with both of his records released just last year, there's plenty bizarro goodness to come.</span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>You can find Mac DeMarco on Captured Tracks. Also, be sure to check out opener Fletcher C. Johnson, whose folksy pop traces its lineage to Neil Young and Bob Dylan with a bit of Buddy Holly in the harmonies, but this ain’t cheap imitation. It’s modern. It’s classic. And you can find it on Burger Records.</span></span></div>
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