09-15-2016, 03:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-15-2016, 03:23 PM by Drunk Monk.)
I hadn't been to SLA in over a year. They don't know what to do with me when it's not a psychedelic show, so they let me just run amok. Which is fine by me. One of my old JNK padawan showed, a Kung Fu sister of DM, CF and LCF (but the CF's didn't remember her - they were too stoned for sure). I hadn't seen her in maybe three years so we had a great time catching up. The supe at RM put the two of us on a team with an up-and-coming EMT (born after I had started working SLA, mind you). He was cool though. He was content to be the third wheel as we posed and watched the show. Saw a few other old friends I hadn't seen in a while, but not many. Touched Tower #2 for luck (remember this? http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/arti...rticle=469)
Wakrat - a typical opening act for this sort of show. When someone said it was Rage's bass player, it made more sense.
Awolnation - I was excited to see them because I luv that Sail song. But they were disappointing live. The opened strong and overdid Sail. The stuff in between was struggling to find a consistent sound. I hear they play a lot around the area, but I hadn't seen them yet. Sail is better recorded. Much better.
Prophets of Rage - I'm not a huge fan of either Rage Against the Machine or Public Enemy, but I totally respect both acts and have seen them both before. What drew me in was B-Real of Cypress Hill. Luuuuuv Cypress Hill and have seen them countless times as you know. PoR came out wearing Kaepernick #7 jerseys and knelt for the Anthem. They were also selling some very tempting Make America Rage Again hats, but I gottalotta hats. It was a good fusion and refreshing to see a band make some political statements. I haven't seen that in a while...well, unless you count all the reggae 'legalize it' tunes, and even those are pretty dated now. I was most excited for the Cypress Hill tunes, and the few anthemic songs from the other bands that I still recognized.
The crowd was small for SLA, less than half sold, only the seats were full. The lawn was spacious. And it was a really warm night without wind, very rare for this time of year there. The waxing gibbous moon was gorgeous over whoreline's canopy teats. It was a lovely evening. There was a mosh pit near tower #4 but it was wide open so no one got hurt. We strategically positioned ourselves on the concourse right below it just in case. That was right behind the Cfs, so we could see the vaporous clouds of cherry vape juice rise above them every time they snuck a toke with their new-found cop friends. There were at least three biker gangs in full colors there. But everyone was having fun and enjoying it all, so it's all good.
Wakrat - a typical opening act for this sort of show. When someone said it was Rage's bass player, it made more sense.
Awolnation - I was excited to see them because I luv that Sail song. But they were disappointing live. The opened strong and overdid Sail. The stuff in between was struggling to find a consistent sound. I hear they play a lot around the area, but I hadn't seen them yet. Sail is better recorded. Much better.
Prophets of Rage - I'm not a huge fan of either Rage Against the Machine or Public Enemy, but I totally respect both acts and have seen them both before. What drew me in was B-Real of Cypress Hill. Luuuuuv Cypress Hill and have seen them countless times as you know. PoR came out wearing Kaepernick #7 jerseys and knelt for the Anthem. They were also selling some very tempting Make America Rage Again hats, but I gottalotta hats. It was a good fusion and refreshing to see a band make some political statements. I haven't seen that in a while...well, unless you count all the reggae 'legalize it' tunes, and even those are pretty dated now. I was most excited for the Cypress Hill tunes, and the few anthemic songs from the other bands that I still recognized.
The crowd was small for SLA, less than half sold, only the seats were full. The lawn was spacious. And it was a really warm night without wind, very rare for this time of year there. The waxing gibbous moon was gorgeous over whoreline's canopy teats. It was a lovely evening. There was a mosh pit near tower #4 but it was wide open so no one got hurt. We strategically positioned ourselves on the concourse right below it just in case. That was right behind the Cfs, so we could see the vaporous clouds of cherry vape juice rise above them every time they snuck a toke with their new-found cop friends. There were at least three biker gangs in full colors there. But everyone was having fun and enjoying it all, so it's all good.
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