Mutaytor. Cirque Berzerk. Les Claypool - 3/7

CoasterMatt · 02-05-2009, 07:01 PM

The Palladium in Hollywood

Les Claypool with special guests Mutaytor, Saul Williams, Yard Dogs Road Show, Cirque Berzerk and more...

One night before my 35th birthday, and all of you who want to see Mutaytor - this is on a SATURDAY night and will be loaded with fun.

Do I have to go to this one alone?

Kevy Baby · 02-05-2009, 07:52 PM

VERY good chance that we may try to make this show.

But I freakin' hate a $12 service charge on a $30.50 ticket; 40%?!?!?

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 02-05-2009, 11:34 PM

I wanna go!

Damnit.

€uroMeinke · 03-07-2009, 01:58 PM

FYI - this has moved to the Wiltern

CoasterMatt · 03-07-2009, 02:56 PM

Yes, and the Yard Dogs Road Show and Saul Williams are also there-

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to NirvanaMan.

Kevy Baby · 03-08-2009, 09:01 AM

So how was the show? Who went?

Not Afraid · 03-08-2009, 09:10 PM

It was a good show, but a bit uneven.

In attendance - CM, Borneio, EH, NM, Euro and I.

It started out great with the Yard Dogs Road Show - a vaudevillian music, burlesque and freak show act. They were highly entertaining, played fun music, had good freaks and tap dancing accordion players.

Next up was Saul Williams - well respected Slam poet and prodigy of Trent Reznor. Seemed like good credentials but the set was AWFUL! "Alternative Hip Hop" may just not be my things, but I found nothing redeming about their performance.

The Muytator apparently didn't do their usual full show, but it was still entertaining. Not as "artistic" as a Lucent show but having a good live band backing up the fire poi dancers, airalists and other tricksters was wonderful. The fun part for me was seeing one of the dancers that I knew from a Lucent event and discovering that the bass player has done a lot of work with another friend of mine - Anna Homler. I'd still like to see a full show.

Les Claypool was interesting. His band consisted of entirerly rythm instruments (Bass, Drums, Other percussion and Vibes, and Amplified Cello) with the cello carrying being used in a very guitar-sounding way to somewhat carry the melody. Claypool is a phemonimal bass player and the jazz/funk based rythms were great but I found the music started seeming repetative as the show went on. His vocals and lyrics were a bit Captain Beefheart or Frank Zappa (and sounded like Stan Ridgway at times) and he used various mics with filters for different effects. Some friends showed up at the end (all playing bass) including Lonnie Marshall from the local band Weapon of Choice and Eugene Hutz from Bogol Bordello (swoon). Eugene - that boy just lights up the stage!

Music was interspersed with freak show numbers from Cirque Birzerk.

The event was titled the Odity Fair and was a Claypool creation. Maybe I'm just used to odd, but I didn't find much that was terribly odd about the show (even with Claypool donned at pig mask a la Peter Coyote in Polanski's Bitter Moon). I did love the victorian-inspired artwork that provided the background for Claypool (which is also the cover of Claypool's new album).

About the only real odd part of the night were the old Primus fans who had quite the mosh pit going. I'm not sure I've ever experienced moshing to jazz/funk rythms and some kick-ass vibe playing.

€uroMeinke · 03-08-2009, 11:16 PM

Here are a few photos from the evening:

Burlesque Fan Dancers - I seemed to have taken a lot of pictures of them

Dwarf Dancing on Broken Glass

Mutaytor opening - Catholic School Girl - West Side Story - Burglesque

Fun with Fire

Chaplinesque Burlesque

Arielist

Swinging

CoasterMatt Having a Happy Birthday

Les Claypool

And Friends

Many more photos (some of which may not be appropriate for work) can be found here

CoasterMatt · 03-09-2009, 06:00 AM

What a wonderful night - except for that Saul Williams cat...

Another good spot for pics of the evening - LA.com - the photographer insisted on getting a picture of me in my outfit

Kevy Baby · 03-09-2009, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

LA.com

Direct link to the photos.
Matt's photo:

(In case either the link or the image don't work, the pic of Matt is Photo 87 of 88.)

02-05-2009, 07:01 PM	#1
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Mutaytor. Cirque Berzerk. Les Claypool - 3/7 The Palladium in Hollywood Les Claypool with special guests Mutaytor, Saul Williams, Yard Dogs Road Show, Cirque Berzerk and more... One night before my 35th birthday, and all of you who want to see Mutaytor - this is on a SATURDAY night and will be loaded with fun. Do I have to go to this one alone? __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	VERY good chance that we may try to make this show. But I freakin' hate a $12 service charge on a $30.50 ticket; 40%?!?!? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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02-05-2009, 11:34 PM	#3
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	I wanna go! Damnit.
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03-07-2009, 01:58 PM	#4
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	FYI - this has moved to the Wiltern __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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03-07-2009, 02:56 PM	#5
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Yes, and the Yard Dogs Road Show and Saul Williams are also there- Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to NirvanaMan. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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03-08-2009, 09:01 AM	#6
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	So how was the show? Who went? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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03-08-2009, 09:10 PM	#7
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	It was a good show, but a bit uneven. In attendance - CM, Borneio, EH, NM, Euro and I. It started out great with the Yard Dogs Road Show - a vaudevillian music, burlesque and freak show act. They were highly entertaining, played fun music, had good freaks and tap dancing accordion players. Next up was Saul Williams - well respected Slam poet and prodigy of Trent Reznor. Seemed like good credentials but the set was AWFUL! "Alternative Hip Hop" may just not be my things, but I found nothing redeming about their performance. The Muytator apparently didn't do their usual full show, but it was still entertaining. Not as "artistic" as a Lucent show but having a good live band backing up the fire poi dancers, airalists and other tricksters was wonderful. The fun part for me was seeing one of the dancers that I knew from a Lucent event and discovering that the bass player has done a lot of work with another friend of mine - Anna Homler. I'd still like to see a full show. Les Claypool was interesting. His band consisted of entirerly rythm instruments (Bass, Drums, Other percussion and Vibes, and Amplified Cello) with the cello carrying being used in a very guitar-sounding way to somewhat carry the melody. Claypool is a phemonimal bass player and the jazz/funk based rythms were great but I found the music started seeming repetative as the show went on. His vocals and lyrics were a bit Captain Beefheart or Frank Zappa (and sounded like Stan Ridgway at times) and he used various mics with filters for different effects. Some friends showed up at the end (all playing bass) including Lonnie Marshall from the local band Weapon of Choice and Eugene Hutz from Bogol Bordello (swoon). Eugene - that boy just lights up the stage! Music was interspersed with freak show numbers from Cirque Birzerk. The event was titled the Odity Fair and was a Claypool creation. Maybe I'm just used to odd, but I didn't find much that was terribly odd about the show (even with Claypool donned at pig mask a la Peter Coyote in Polanski's Bitter Moon). I did love the victorian-inspired artwork that provided the background for Claypool (which is also the cover of Claypool's new album). About the only real odd part of the night were the old Primus fans who had quite the mosh pit going. I'm not sure I've ever experienced moshing to jazz/funk rythms and some kick-ass vibe playing.
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03-08-2009, 11:16 PM	#8
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Here are a few photos from the evening: Burlesque Fan Dancers - I seemed to have taken a lot of pictures of them Dwarf Dancing on Broken Glass Mutaytor opening - Catholic School Girl - West Side Story - Burglesque Fun with Fire Chaplinesque Burlesque Arielist Swinging CoasterMatt Having a Happy Birthday Les Claypool And Friends Many more photos (some of which may not be appropriate for work) can be found here __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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03-09-2009, 06:00 AM	#9
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	What a wonderful night - except for that Saul Williams cat... Another good spot for pics of the evening - LA.com - the photographer insisted on getting a picture of me in my outfit __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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