It was a full house at the Echoplex. A large ‘Drums’ banner hung on the stage. The excitement rose before the show even began, as loud new wave sounds bumped on the speakers. People had already set up shop at the front. I took my place and prepared for fast drum beats and sexy bass.

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MIAMI HORROR, CHAPEL CLUB, SUPERHUMANOIDS, GEOGRAPHER, AND POLOCK ON SATURDAY MAR. 12TH AT THE ECHOPLEX, 1154 GLENDALE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 6:00PM/ $15/ 18+

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WHITE ARROWS, SUPERHUMANOIDS, STONE DARLING, MODERN TIME MACHINES, VANAPRASTA, HANDS, THE FRANKS, THE HOLLOYS, LIGHT FM, FUTURE GHOST, NIGHTMARE AIR, TWILIGHT SLEEP, SUMMER DARLING, AND GLISS ON FRIDAY DEC. 10TH AT THE GLASS HOUSE, 200 WEST SECOND STREET, POMONA AND ALADDIN JR., 3161 NORTH GAREY AVENUE, POMONA. 6:00PM/ $12/ ALL AGES.

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There were a few songs that started out with just Trela, the other 9 members staring dreamily at points on stage and occasionally mouthing along to a line. But just when you started to wonder “Wait, what are these other guys doing here?” you’d hear a tsk tsk tsk on the cymbal or a delicate whine from the violin, and you knew this was about to turn into something big. Then all the sounds would ball up tighter and tighter until they’d explode into a 10-piece sonic rush that made your hair blow back a little bit from your face.

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