Tape Show Recap/PDG Review
Written by hKWAP on Tuesday, 30 of June , 2009 at 9:09 pm
For any other band, it’d be unreasonable to say you want to be the first band to play on the moon, but for us, it only seems natural.
-Battlehooch
Just wanted to fill any of our readers who didn’t make it to the show in about the events which transpired that fateful Friday evening. That was unnecessarily foreboding. In reality, it was pretty swell. The bands were great for the most part. To me, the clear standout was the SF Zappa injected Man Man esq Battlehooch. They ignited the venue with their reckless energy, fantastic showmanship, fur coated Spongebob van, theremin playing, and a particularly incredible mustache (those who were there know exactly what I’m talking about). They seemed genuinely ecstatic to be playing and were extremely appreciative. After their set, members could we seen doing interpretive dance, and scaling the wooden pillars in the warehouse, still clad in their eccentric concert attire. The other acts were great including a Kavinsky/Beverly Hills cop reminiscent set by D.A.D, a gritty, garage rock set by the Beijing Blondes, a lively set by Fol Chen, and even a frustratedly distorted set by Nite Jewel. Anyhow, thanks to the bands and all the the people who made the trek downtown to take part in this incredible community arts event and expect more Tape Shows at the PDG in the very near future. Pictures and video should be up shortly and as the Cobrasnake was, for better, for worse, in attendance you might be able to find some Tape Show “party pics” over at his venerable webpage.
Now, to satisfy the other part of my posting agenda-a venue review. The PDG Performance warehouse is tucked away in the dingy warehouse ridden area of downtown L.A. Yet, despite it’s less that gentrified location, the space is one of the most versatile and promising DIY performance spaces I have seen. I feel the word warehouse implies a cavernous, unadorned, and asthetically displeasing space. The PGD space is anything but that. The venue is spacious enough but at the same time intimate. The artists perform at the level of the audience creating a more personal and less segregated feel, and available bench seating allows for a vast array of seating/standing arrangements. Side rooms host art galleries and office space making the space seem like a sheek, industrial loft, rather than a soulless concrete cave. The warehouse is aimed at being a haven for community arts: supporting local musicians and exposing the underrated, undiscovered, and yet undefined. Any band or promoter who is looking to put on a show in an utterly unique and exciting new space should contact the PDG and join the ever growing scene of artists and musicians working to create an artistic community in Downtown.
For more info email our good friend and PDG program curator Spencer Ludwig at spencerwig@gmail.com
Here’s some Battlehooch…
Battlehooch-Irreconcilable Differences
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