This last week we were privileged to be in attendance for a back-to-back southern Califronia Jay Reatard onslaught, kicking off at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, and then witnessing a kick-you-in-the-teeth-amazing performance at The Ken Club in San Diego. Free pool, cheap drinks, and a trails of tears-like winding bathroom line, the whole sh’bang. Started the night with a sneak-peek sound check and closed it out with Jay cannon-balling into the crowd. The band stampeded through a 16-song set with no filler, stopping only with Jay kicking an encroaching photographer off the stage. A definite highlight of the show was seeing Stephen(bass) booting a drunken stage-trespasser off the stage mid-song w/o missing a chord. The show was action-packed, I have the bruises to prove it. The only shitty part of the night was after the show, when Jay told us the new album won’t be out until around August/September. Hopefully this means another tour at the end of the year.
Some pics for your enjoyment:
Stephen Pope killing it on bass
2 bucks a pabst, you can’t go wrong…
Stevie and Billie flexin’ their shit post-show
The Songs…
Earthmen & Strangers (opening band) killed it… an AZ band that brings it!
Big ups to the photogs:
*- Carcus
#- Theresa Sainato
Tags: Earthmen & Strangers, Jay Reatard
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I was at the Echoplex show and I’m jealous that you guys got to go to the SD show. It seems like Jay and company thrive at smaller venues. I’ve never witnessed such a debacle as the Doll Hut show in Anaheim. 3 songs in and the s went down. Awesome and disappointing at the same time. Hopefully they will keep touring before the next album comes out.