The Mad Decent tour hit LA Nov 4th with Diplo, Abe Vigoda, Telepathe, and a dancing Hot Dog and Pizza (courtesy of Diplo). Whenever a pause in music appeared, people yelled OBAMA! They were psyched, even at a non-election night affiliated party where they got nothing for free, except smiles and the sweat falling off other people.
Telepathe’s an interesting concept. Mellow in demeanor, but throw a thick gold chain on that chillness and you get these wild colors and a pretty heady beat barrage, growing expansive while remaining very contained. Like a haiku.
In case you wonder, Abe Vigoda was an actor. He played Salvatore Tessio in Godfather 1 and 2. His brother Bill drew for the Archie comics in the 1940’s. Abe was declared dead in 1982 by People Magazine, though he wasn’t dead, and again in 1987 by a reporter on TV. And now there’s a joke about him being alive or dead, mostly on late night TV. Conan thinks it’s hilarious. Abe also played chief of the Waponis in Joe Versus the Volcano.
And so Abe Vigoda, another group that kinda takes the unsuspecting approach to getting into your skivvies. You wouldn’t expect that shy guy hanging out by the tropical punch to be such a good kisser type of thing. Sort of neighborly to Vampire Weekend, but a bit harder, rougher, faster.
At the end of their set, Abe Vigoda began playing their amps, my favorite instrument.
Then, band member Juan Velazquez jumps off the stage and does this:
And we arrive at Diplo. Who uses hip hop to make house music. Got me dancing. And he likes to yell out, “Los Aaahngeleeees”! Works every time. The crowd goes, “yay!”
Below, you can see the excitement rolling over the audience as a neon fog.
And now they are infected with joy.
Smoking can be cool, sometimes.
Diplo’s dancing slice of pizza went crowdsurfing. And was not seen again. You can’t throw a giant, smiling heap of cheese, tomato sauce and dough (even if it’s made of felt) on a bunch of drunk Obama enthusiasts. Their joy makes them into crazed zombies. Perhaps they thought the meat inside was sausage? Cannibals…
This guy fell in the crack between the stage and the barrier. He sort of floated. I watched it happen. People helped him after a few seconds. It was almost graceful.
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