• Sat 29 Nov – M83, School of Seven Bells @ Henry Fonda Theater

    5 Ara 2008, 01:21 yazan porcupiny

    Sat 29 Nov – M83, School of Seven Bells

    It's a rare treat to see two such talented electronic music bands on one night, and School of Seven Bells and M83 proved to be a great combination in terms of playing their unique styles of sonically powerful music and pleasing the packed Los Angeles crowd. Not everyone can easily connect with such complex and intricately produced layers of instrumentally dominant songs, as a few audience members left early due to boredom. Those unfortunate souls missed out on a full and amazing set of over 2 hours by M83, one of France's finest exports.

    School of Seven Bells is a three-piece band of two guitarists and a keyboard player backed by a drum machine, but that doesn't limit the range and quality of their sound. The band consists of Ben Curtis (ex-Secret Machines) and pretty twin sisters Claudia and Alejandra Deheza (formerly of On!Air!Library!), whose operatic vocal harmonies (reminiscent of artists like Jem and Dot Allison) provide the perfect emotional…
  • A night at the Henry Fonda with M83 and School of Seven Bells

    30 Kas 2008, 21:30 yazan secondbushome

    Sat 29 Nov – M83, School of Seven Bells

    So it goes:

    - Waited in line for two hours because I seriously had nothing left to do in Hollywood.
    - When the doors opened, I eskewed the option to go to the restroom and got up front by the fence, where the camerapeople hoard about alongside the edge of the stage. I did not regret the decision, though the cameramen moving about in front of the fence were a bit distracting.
    - Yay, I'm in front!
    - CAN is the pre-show warm-up music. Odd choice, but I like CAN so I'm not complaining.
    - Standing up for an hour by yourself surrounded by people, waiting for a show to start is not as easy as it seems. Wanted to start conversation with surrounding strangers but don't know what to say.
    - They're still playing CAN. I nervously tap a wadded up newspaper on my knee to the beat.
    - There is alot of people up in the balcony seats. I don't think I would ever voluntarily want to sit up there. The floor is still relatively open…