three things come out of the city of Pomona, California..two of which involve something i have no idea about so we won't go there but the third is culture (music + art)..its not that surprising that the fifth largest city in Los Angeles County they're bound to have a music scene. Tom Waits, Rozz Williams, Snoop Dogg, and a handful of pornstars were born in Pomona. So it's fitting that The Glass House exists. an all ages music venue which if you can't get a ticket to a much anticipated/hyped sold out concert in the city of los angeles mostly like they'll play a night before/after the concert in los angeles. if you haven't guessed it already this was my first visit (and not the last) to The Glass House. the sound/space is worth the drive (and if the driving conversation/playlist is carefully thought out it's a win-win situation (at least it was for me). Black Kids/Mates of State both have become a must listen to for my morning commute to work along with airborne toxic event, lily allen, ida maria, girl talk, mando diao, the distillers, yelle (one or two songs from each artist usually gets me to wilshire/masselin with a smile). Black Kids: no, i'm not racist that's the name of the group...first blew my mind at lolla 2008 in chicago...about seventy five percent of the bands i saw were a first for me and to my surprise were rather gentle and i enjoyed rather thoroughly. black kids among my favorites that weekend
a can't honestly say that i remember such a performance because that's rather personal but i remember their name however, their studio album didn't hook me so i only had a vague memory of their lolla show. until the glass house. it clicked all over again. their music is catchy and these "kids" makes it all so fun. consider yourself soul-less if you can't get into it...
as for mates of state a coworker of mine says they sound the same as they did ten years ago...i don't know how i should take that because i really enjoy them (maybe i'm so ten years ago)
apparently they were at lolla 2008 as well (must have missed them)
tangent: i really loved Lollapalooza 2008. as for 2009 - TBD.
mates of state - who doesn't love a husband/wife tag team duo? i hope it works out because they make great music together.
btw the late night taco run after coming from the glass house is ALWAYS a good time. my recommendation: machos tacos.
enjoy the music.
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