Ten Favorite Sets of 2013 - Part One
Mark E. Ortega
December 18, 2013
In 2013, I had the opportunity and privilege to attend over a dozen concerts, including a two-day inaugural Las Vegas music festival where I saw about two dozen acts. It's the most amount of live music I've ever experienced in one calendar year and it gave me enough of a sample size to decide what my favorites were. With that in mind, I compiled a list of my ten favorite sets of 2013, starting with a few honorable mentions that didn't quite make the cut but were still worthy to discuss. The honorable mentions is where we will begin, and in separate posts, I'll go over the top ten in the coming days.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Cults a bit uneven at El Rey
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
November 13, 2013
Tuesday night at the sold out El Rey Theatre, burgeoning New York band Cults rifled through songs at a brisk pace in front of an enthusiastic Los Angeles crowd.
At times, vocalist Madeline Follist was difficult to make out, but the sound improved as the gig moved forward.
Coming off their critically acclaimed album Static, released just last month, Cults is midway through their tour to support it. Upon hearing them play a fourteen song set, it's clear to this writer they haven't yet been able to translate their indie pop sound from the studio to the stage.
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