#38 Wolf Gallery on 7-24-10

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We were tracked down and asked to play this show by East Los Angeles new wave band LeTras. We drove down to Whittier and were greeted by an apparently very tight-knit group of Latino fans and friends. I was reminded of Briggs shows back in the day, where we would find these hard-core Latino punks who absolutely lived for the scene and the music. It's such a nice contrast to scenelessness. (Yep, I just coined that.)

There was a middle-aged burnout white guy who lingered around the club before we played, and he asked us if we were going to play some 'Anglo-Saxon music' for a change, instead of all this 'Mexican shit'. We were annoyed/amused. During our set this guy kept giving half-assed Nazi salutes, and eventually left. I thought this was very smart of him.

After the set, feeling like we didn't necessarily win this crowd over, LeTras invited us to come back to their studio/practice space to hang out and drink. We joined them, and it turned into a great dance party, and we were quite happy to join them. We danced and it was fantastic.

#31 Pehrspace on 8-15-09

We played at Pehrspace again, only this time we were in charge. We teamed up with some hand picked bands and put a very nice show together. It was the Monthlies, a very nice indie pop group with their shit together and the French Semester.

We also threw an elaborate BBQ before and during the show, and had people enjoy a fine parking lot party. Jana, guitarist from the Monthlies was super helpful and brought supplemental food items/drinks. People were pleased to be given free food. I also met Mister Nervous at this show, a very nice man indeed.

I also met up with Wildman, who is quite a character. He had scraggly hair and a purple beard, and he had contacted me about getting content for his new video channel that would be 'better than MTV' as it would be for 'underground music.'

This was a very productive evening.