Local Cred: The Outline
Today I'm pimpin' a bit of local cred in the form of Los Angeles band The Outline, who I was fortunate enough to discover opening for Polysics. In addition to having a wacky drummer, talented lead singer, and fucking hot keyboard player (who, natch, shares my affinity for the thin but versatile Korg MS2000), their music is also pretty good. I look forward to going to concerts they headline, as their show was fun all on its own even though they were opening for Polysics - and that's saying something, considering that they were opening for a band that punks out onstage in orange jumpsuits and visors. Even opening for a band with vocoder gimmicks and robot-girls, they managed to hold their own and catch a lot of audience interest. And when I heard them live a second time, it only made me like them more.
You can check out some samples at the Outline's MySpace page but I'm posting a rec here too:
THE OUTLINE - Death to Our Enemies (We'll Make 'em Sorry) - This song nicely showcases the vocal range of the lead and is a damn catchy tune. Surprisingly, it sounds even better live (though their album does sound good). And of course it has a funky MS2000 intro, which gives it a Ladytron kinda kick. <3
At the San Diego show, we were also introduced to local band Rocket, which is comprised of like 30 girls and a screaming blond chick, who plays with a less cool keytar than Hello Stranger and does it badly. They are one of those bands that sings songs about how they like rock and roll. I am pretty sure they were anime fans. They sucked. When playing The Casbah in San Diego, jokes about rocking it are not permitted nor funny; they are already implied by the name of the venue. I cannot find a link to them and am pretty sure they were just a bad dream. They were very friendly but not cool.
Until next time, kids!
-Tommy
