Cage the Elephant inspires madness at iHeartRadio Theater LA

Cage the Elephant inspires madness at iHeartRadio Theater LA
Mark E. Ortega
Grimygoods.com
January 21, 2016


I’ve seen a number of shows at the awesome iHeartRadio Theater LA in Burbank, but none of them matched the intensity of Cage the Elephant’s performance Wednesday night.

While most crowds are somewhat subdued for these intimate performances, the crowd for Cage the Elephant was raucous from the get-go. Wearing a black blazer, singer Matt Schultz and the rest of the band are just able to inspire mayhem wherever they go.

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The Weeknd, Florence + The Machine, Cage the Elephant among chief Hangout Fest acts

The Weeknd, Florence + The Machine, Cage the Elephant among chief Hangout Fest acts
Mark E. Ortega
Grimygoods.com
January 20, 2016

Among the dozen or so festivals I covered for Grimy Goods in 2015, the beach-side Hangout Fest stood out as easily the most unique and definitely one of the most memorable of the bunch. When Beck’s fest-closing set ended last year, I was already making plans to come back in 2016.

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Cage the Elephant’s raucous sold-out El Rey gig promises a strong 2016

Cage the Elephant’s raucous sold-out El Rey gig promises a strong 2016
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
December 14, 2015

Cage the Elephant began their banner 2015 by celebrating a Grammy nomination. On Sunday night at the El Rey Theatre, they showed fans that the future looks bright for the alt-rock five-piece as they performed some songs from their upcoming album Tell Me I’m Pretty — due out December 18 and produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach – as well as favorites from the past.

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BottleRock Napa begins with literal black eye, ends on high note

BottleRock Napa begins with literal black eye, ends on high note
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
June 4, 2015

Of all the festivals I’ve covered in May (Shaky Knees in Atlanta, HangoutFest in Gulf Shores, Sasquatch at The Gorge), BottleRock Napa Valley’s was the one I was most intrigued to discover what the demographic would be. Napa is bougie wine country, and BottleRock was being pitched as a family festival, so I didn’t know what to expect.

It was also the least-likely place I expected to get sucker-punched in the eye, which made it all the more surprising when that happened following Cage the Elephant’s awesome performance mid-day on the main stage. But we’ll get to that in a bit.

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Cage the Elephant slays private performance at Sonos Studio

Cage the Elephant slays private performance at Sonos Studio
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
February 5, 2015


Cage the Elephant is up for a Grammy this weekend for Best Alternative Music Album for their album Melophobia. Performing an intimate acoustic gig at Sonos Studio, the Kentucky-bred rockers proved their mettle in front of a packed house.

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