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Aug15

STS9 @ House of Blues Sunset 08/11/11 (Live Review)

Having listened to STS9’s albums multiple times, working through their dense instrumentation and well-crafted harmonies on several occasions, this still proved to be very little in preparing me for their live performance. Showcasing their funk, electro, and hip-hop style through their diverse and contagious melodies, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) gave one impressive and memorable performance at the House of Blues Sunset last Thursday. Starting off their set with “Be Nice,” the live session started at an already elevated level, coupled with the anticipation by fans, all was equally matched by the collective energies of the Hollywood venue. At times dubstep, techno, but always surprisingly funky EDM, STS9 delivered in the first half of their show with tracks such as “One a Day,” “Hidden …

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Dec18

Live Review – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros @ The Mayan

It was a spectacle on par with the religious revivalism of the Second Great Awakening. Frontman Alex Ebert of the ten-piece folk-rock outfit Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros was like the Messiah preaching to the sold-out audience at downtown L.A.’s The Mayan Theater;  I felt like the only non-believer in the joint. I enjoyed the band’s debut LP Up From Below, but seeing the live gig registered as gimmicky and brought to life some of the lyrical corniness that I try to overlook in listening to their album. While the floor quaked in the opening bars of the breakout single, “Home,” I was appalled by the hillbilly twang at the first line: “Alabama Arkansas I do Love my Ma and Pa,” as Ebert pranced around. I wanted to have the time of my life and recommend the show, but I could not wait to get out of there.

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