Chela, Disco Shrine and Zealyn at The Hi Hat

So it was a night of variety at The Hi Hat recently. Zealyn brought the wonderful vocals. Disco Shrine brought the dance fever. Chela brought the high kicks. It was pretty cool. I'd seen both Zealyn and Disco Shrine before. This was my first time seeing Chela.

Pioneer 11 with T.Y.E, Natia the God, and Chester Watson at The Echo

It was an interesting night mix of genres at The Echo. Pioneer 11 brought the synths mixed with guitar and bass. The two musicians switched off between these. Then The Echo turned to rap when T.Y.E, Natia the God and Chester Watson hit the stage. T.Y.E got the fans to turn the lights on via their phones. Natia the God had folks dancing on stage. And Chester Watson proved that he might be ready to hit it big.

Nightmare Air with Pair of Arrows and The Saint James Society at The Satellite

There was a 3 week period where I was working my BUTT off; however, I was able to sneak off to catch some music. Darkness ruled the air at The Satellite a couple Mondays back. Pair of Arrows, The Saint James Society and Nightmare Air ruled the night. Pair of Arrows was perhaps the most into the darkness. The Saint James Society brought rock into the night. Nightmare Air brought some hope to the darkness.

The Vigils and honeychain at The Frog Spot

It was off to The Frog Spot a couple weeks back to catch The Vigils and honeychain. The Frog Spot is this tiny outdoor location that stands above the Los Angeles river. They put on summer shows and it is always nice to head out there a couple times. On this specific late afternoon, The Vigils and honeychain showed how to put on some rock 'n roll stage moves.

Chinatown Summer Nights: Lucy and La Mer, Chris Price, Wait. Think. Fast. and isle&fever

It was off for the 2nd Chinatown Summer Nights of 2017. This time I showed up early to catch Lucy and La Mer. Funny story. I was hanging out at the Echoplex a couple weeks ago and the lead singer of the band came up to me, thinking I was someone else. Well, that encounter ended up with me showing up at their set. That's one way to get a photographer to show up at a future set. Chris Price gave us some breezing singer songwriter music. I couldn't help but notice that he placed his guitar on the keyboard stand and played it like pedal steel guitar. Wait. Think. Fast. is a band that I last caught way back when. After their set, I did some research on the band and learned that they had briefly moved to New York and recently returned to Los Angeles. isle and fever closed out the night for me with some dance vibes.

Twin Ritual and Beachwood Coyotes at the Silverlake Lounge

Sometimes when you're working your B-U-T-T off, it is nice to sneak off and catch a couple bands. That's what I did on a recent night, heading off to the Silverlake Lounge to catch Twin Ritual and Beachwood Coyotes. Twin Ritual came in from San Diego to provide some Southern California (south of Los Angeles) rock sounds. Beachwood Coyotes provided some electric shock rock. Okay, that's sort of a joke. The lead singer's microphone was having some issues and was constantly shocking the singer's mouth on hand.

Maddie Ross and Runnner at The Hi Hat

So one thing that happens every so often is that The Hi Hat posts a schedule on Twitter, but when you arrive you find out that the schedule has been switched around. Oh well.

I went to The Hi Hat to catch a couple random bands. One band I caught was Runner, a two piece band with a garage rock sound, sporting headphones.

Maddie Ross gave a set that followed the life and tributes of a middle school/high school student. Or maybe that was just an inside joke. A couple cover songs were sung, one being "Kiss Me" by Sixpense None The Richer. I love that song.