Just got back from a great show a little while ago:Joy Electric featuring The Calico Sunset. I daresay it was the smallest venue in which I have ever seen a concert; it was held at a synth shop in downtown Pomona called Analogue Haven. The show was fantastic, and I met some really cool people while there. The acoustics in the room were great, and everything was up close and personal.
This was the third time I've seen Joy Electric, and I think Ronnie gets better every time I watch him perform. Last time I saw him perform (at a club in Anaheim) it was just him and a small analogue synth, but tonight he had two other performers with him, and there was a total of four (not, one, not two, but FOUR) analogue synthesizers being used, two of them Roland SH-101's. I was in absolute awe. I know I usually emphasize the punk aspect of my music tastes, but the truth is, I'm actually a flaming synth nerd at heart. Seeing tangled wires spread across a carpet, connecting keyboard synths with samplers, mixers and other apparatus gets me absolutely aroused. Now you know my dirty little secret. If I had the cash, I'd run out right now and buy a Voyager Electric Blue and a bunch of fx processors. and then just lock myself in my room. Now that I think about it, maybe it's a good thing I can't afford that stuff.
On another note, Calico Sunset was also pretty awesome. Their sound made me think of what New Order might sound like if Gwen Steffani sang lead. They were extremely friendly too. And Ronnie, of course, was as cool as ever. Every time I go to a Joy Electric show, he gives me a free autographed poster, and tonight was no exception. Joy E and Calico are performing again in two weeks at a different venue, and I plan to attend that as well. Calico ran out of CD's before I could buy one, and that severely disappointed me, as did the fact that I forgot my camera. So thank God I have a second chance. Tonight made me remember why I love California. Where else can a person just hop into their car on a Saturday night and stroll into an electronics store to see one of their favorite bands play? Well, perhaps any major city, but still...
Lastly, a note about the live experience. I have been to so many shows...punk shows, ska shows, metal shows, synth shows, rock shows, goth shows (now I'm starting to sound like Bubba from Forrest Gump)...But there's no way to bottle the live experience and carry it with you. It is entirely in the moment. Every show feels like the first, because it isn't until the music starts playing that I can fully recall the energy, the adrenaline, the excitement...
Good times...
This was the third time I've seen Joy Electric, and I think Ronnie gets better every time I watch him perform. Last time I saw him perform (at a club in Anaheim) it was just him and a small analogue synth, but tonight he had two other performers with him, and there was a total of four (not, one, not two, but FOUR) analogue synthesizers being used, two of them Roland SH-101's. I was in absolute awe. I know I usually emphasize the punk aspect of my music tastes, but the truth is, I'm actually a flaming synth nerd at heart. Seeing tangled wires spread across a carpet, connecting keyboard synths with samplers, mixers and other apparatus gets me absolutely aroused. Now you know my dirty little secret. If I had the cash, I'd run out right now and buy a Voyager Electric Blue and a bunch of fx processors. and then just lock myself in my room. Now that I think about it, maybe it's a good thing I can't afford that stuff.
On another note, Calico Sunset was also pretty awesome. Their sound made me think of what New Order might sound like if Gwen Steffani sang lead. They were extremely friendly too. And Ronnie, of course, was as cool as ever. Every time I go to a Joy Electric show, he gives me a free autographed poster, and tonight was no exception. Joy E and Calico are performing again in two weeks at a different venue, and I plan to attend that as well. Calico ran out of CD's before I could buy one, and that severely disappointed me, as did the fact that I forgot my camera. So thank God I have a second chance. Tonight made me remember why I love California. Where else can a person just hop into their car on a Saturday night and stroll into an electronics store to see one of their favorite bands play? Well, perhaps any major city, but still...
Lastly, a note about the live experience. I have been to so many shows...punk shows, ska shows, metal shows, synth shows, rock shows, goth shows (now I'm starting to sound like Bubba from Forrest Gump)...But there's no way to bottle the live experience and carry it with you. It is entirely in the moment. Every show feels like the first, because it isn't until the music starts playing that I can fully recall the energy, the adrenaline, the excitement...
Good times...
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