lonestar

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:02:35 -0800

Gotta say...I went to the show purely because i had a free ticket, not knowing any of the bands that were playing or even knowing what musicians were in the bands. I was happily surprised by Red Cortez. Yeah, the first few songs were a little blah, but they soon came to life and definitely brought something new and different to the table that made you want to shake your tail feathers (in a gospel/salsa sorta way)! I agree, the boys got soul. As for Little Joy, I am really glad that i wasnt aware of all the hype - I mean, i really did go in blind. We were anti-social and stayed upstairs for all of the sets. I never saw the t-shirts or heard the girls declarations of love to this guy. In all honesty i didnt even know who he was till i heard a random comment after the show. Anyways, i really enjoyed myself! It wasnt the kind of music that makes you realize that you're wiggling around in the drivers seat, but i dont think it was supposed to be. Oh, and yes I do agree that the band REALLY seemed to come to life with a little extra help on stage. What i think is funny now, is that for a show that apparently had all of these girls swooning over this Strokes guy, all i heard from the upstairs section were girls declaring their newly found 'girl crushes' on the chick in the band!

caliking01

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:15:28 -0800

Why would anyone want to see Little Joy live? The album is nice and probably would work best heard in the background at a xmas party in Silver Lake but...why on earth would you need to see this music played live? SNORE. I agree with ya.

LAist: Little Joy @ Troubadour, 12/7

lonestar

caliking01