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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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Well it pretty much was a free show, as I would be surprised if anyone there actually paid to get in, but it should have been advertised as a free show. When you got there was a list that required two clipboards, the A – L and M – Z, but inside the El Rey, the crowd was pretty sparse. I think if people just had to show up and it was first come first served, there probably would have been a lot better turn out.
One other note, the LA Weekly’s projections behind some the bands (the ones who didn’t have the foresight to bring their own projections) were really distracting, it was like watching the Mezzanine Owls playing in front of iPod commercial.
But other than those two gripes, it was really nice to see these bands on a big stage with professional sound, and it complemented their Bedroom Labels feature in the current edition of the paper nicely. Hopefully the Weekly attempts this type of locally focused show again and can make a few adjustments to get more folks out.
Oh, one more gripe. Please start the show a little later…7:30pm is way too early.