SATURDAY NIGHT: Fiend Folio III at Echo Curio!

Ho there, Classical Geek Thespians! This is the last time I'm gonna ask... please do yourself a favor and come to Echo Curio this Saturday night for Fiend Folio III. We've got a great bill (best of the night if I am allowed to say so) and the show is a recession-friendly $5. Bring your own constitution check. Check out the bands here, see ya there!




Blue Jungle (12 AM) - The headliner Blue Jungle has been garnering LA blog attention like crazy lately. They take Cramps-style rock and turns it on its head with noisepop fuzz. They have a terrific frontwoman in Lately Blu Blu, who uses every inch of the floor when they play.

"Blue Jungle are certainly a band to watch in LA. Their breed of droning post-punk combined with the fabulous presence of front woman Blu Blu is sure to cause quite a stir in the coming months." -Rock Insider

"L.A.'s Blue Jungle will remind you of the much hyped about Vivian Girls, only better. There are hints of Sleater-Kinney and late-70's Siouxsie & the Banshes on 'Here We Go Again.' If for some reason these kids are too young to know who either of those bands are then please don't tell them. They're on to something here." -Surfing On Steam




Alma Mater (11 PM) - Alma Mater (aka A.M.) is one of the better no-frills punk bands in town. I'd place their music as distinctly Ramones-derived but with Malkmus' intelligence. Check-out this great anecdote to get the picture:

"...Leaving the Echo behind in a race to see Greg Ashley -- he of the giant pop obfuscation that is "Medicine F* Dream" -- I was waylaid by an iconic act of guerilla rock 'n' roll that goes back as least as far as the Beatles' "Let It Be": A sloppy, scrappy little quartet from Garden Grove called AM, which had neither applied for nor been invited to play the festival, set up on the sidewalk two doors down from the Echo and began to play an impromptu set of good-times garage-rock. Explaining the tactic, co-lead singer Fonzie said, "[Heck with] venues, [heck with] shows. We've got a portable generator! But what should have been a nice little diversion became an ugly little incident when two bouncers from the Echo decided that the foursome posed a clear and present danger to the festival and attempted to shut it down. Taking a cue from Ringo, the kids kept playing despite some unnecessarily aggressive alpha-male posturing. Instead of waiting for the end of the song to issue his decree, however, one of the muscle-bound bouncers actually tackled singer-guitarist Felipe mid-riff, railroading the skinny non-threat against the iron security gates along Sunset, knocking his guitar -- and probably his spine -- right out of tune. That was the end of that." - LA Times




Meho Plaza (10 PM) - Meho Plaza has been experimenting in the spaces between indie, post-punk, and electronic for years. They're known for being especially loud.

"Meho Plaza are one of the few local experimental bands that actually experiment." -Surfing on Steam

"Melodic but angular, the music is indie rock as poured through a 1980s filter -- dancey but not retro, synthy but not necessarily upbeat." -Kevin Bronson (writing for LA times)

"...will have you reliving your days of Daydream Nation with all their angular psyche-pop bliss." -LA Underground

Roman Candles (9 PM) - Roman Candles is a fairly new band that plays DIY punk-inspired folk music. I invited them on the bill because their accordion player has been a faithful CGT reader nearly since its inception. I heard outstanding things about their set at Hella Hipster Hoedown this past weekend.

Classical Geek Theatre presents...

Fiend Folio III
Blue Jungle (12a)
Alma Mater (11p)
Meho Plaza (10p)
Roman Candles (9p)

Saturday, April 25th
Echo Curio
1519 Sunset Blvd
Echo Park, CA
$5
ALL AGES
Bring Your Own Constitution Check