Class Actress, Dragonette, Little Boots @ The El Rey Theater (03/10/10)

Electropop: whether it is recognized or assumed this will make you get up and enjoy the moment. catchy hooks and dance beats is as good as carne asada and fries, bert and ernie, baskin and robbins, cut and paste, ike and tina...well, not so much ike but you get the point...i'm a product of the 80s (specifically, '81) electropop flourished late 70s early 80s it was instilled in my brain along with the fondness of mcnuggets and odd understanding of the implications of the fall of the berlin wall in western china. in any event, electropop will forever be in my heart. w/ acts like ladytron, yelle, lady gaga, la roux, dragonette, little boots, ladyhawke, and peaches its sorta everywhere without being in your face. even your favorite american pop-con is getting in the electropop mix..its called the ra-ra-remix. synthesized to your hearts. now on with the show:
Class Actress - i just made it to hear the last beat of the last song from Class Actress. bummer. that just proves getting a quick bite to eat in Los Angeles is not is quick as you expect it to be. even if you're literally across the street from the concert venue don't bet being on time unless you don't enjoy the food, service is less than expected, and/or dinner guest(s) has nothing more to add to the conversation than how the bread rolls are less than ideal. fortunately, for me, i've never had a quick bite. from what i hear Class Actress' studio album is up my alley. you're brought back to the sounds of the classic new wave w/ expressive vocals, however, according to the girl in the line for the restroom the live show lacked the performance. in any event i enjoy their music.
Dragonette - the reason for the season. i had high expectations for this group. if you have the chance there are more than a few youtube videos of their live performances/music videos that suggest awesomeness. i, myself, prefer their second studio album rather than their first but i'm more progressive than others. don't get me wrong i do like to know where the ashes a band comes from but it's not necessary. i prefer a more mature defined sound of a sophomore album. granted some have strayed from their original intentions by their sophomore album but some have developed what they were meant to be: their existence in this universe. for me it took Dragonette's Fixin to Thrill that is Dragonette. Galore/Fixin to Thrill are not as day and night but there is an emotional difference. maybe not so much in sound but in the dialogue between artist and audience member.. as for their live performance at the el rey on the tenth of march twenty ten it was less than expected. don't get me wrong it was more than i can imagine yet it was missing something that i can't really express. probably because it was that amazing. can an studio album be considered a success if it involves three hit singles?. i believe in the power of three but not in pictures. this was a good album. its becoming a recent trend as of late that the band i went to see is the opening band of the night. unfortunately, i don't get all of the band i wanted to see if there is still a headliner. though, however, consider yourself lucky if you find yourself w/ an ideal lineup (just as it was at the el rey on march tenth twenty ten). you can't even expect a better line up at music festival than that of dragonette and little boots.


Little Boots - only until after i bought my tickets to see dragonette open for little boots did i even start to listen to little boots. i don't usually find bands by association (bands that sound similar to each other) but through but not limited to the music blogs, word on the street, catwalk soundtracks of paris fashion week. so on the fifth week of this year i got Hands HER DEBUT ALBUM!! debut album w/ an EP, Illuminations. i'll be honest i wasn't initially hooked, lined, and sinked to the album mostly because i already had my dragonette to keep me satisfied. BUT, Little Boots has done it. not the impossible but the Reason for live performance concerts (which some musicians somehow forget): she deflowered this Little Boots-naiveté and turned this relatively naive concert enthusiast into a fan.

Imagine the el rey: small enough to be just right. the bar is in the back behind the sound booth. you enter and you're looking right at the stage. you enter another world that you forget about the outside reality (unless, however, the allure of the danger dogs says hello). i've been there more than enough times to consider the el rey theater my favorite concert venue in los angeles. but i haven't been to a concert like that of Little Boots. another concert reviewer did not like the show. that person does not understand. i suppose if you're paid to have an opinion you'll give it. whether this or that person agrees. granted i wasn't up near the stage but far from the stage in the back of the dance floor. key words: dance floor. i didn't see Little Boots. I FELT Little Boots. i listened to the music and was meant to do what i was meant to do: dance. i've probably listened to the album only a good three or four times before the show BUT I felt the music so much that i was able to dance my heart out.
"No more poison
Killing my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancing is my remedy remedy Ohhh
Stop stop praying cos I'm not not playing
I'm not frozen Dancing is my remedy remedy Ohh

Move, why you watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy Ohh o ohh o o
Move, why you watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy Ohh o ohh o o..."


enjoy the music.