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What better venue for a band’s self-proclaimed Last Show Ever than the Fonda Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard? On February 17th, the Vista Kicks played their final concert for an almost-sold-out crowd with openers Scout Larue Willis and Swimm, making use of the concert hall’s excellent acoustics to put on a show that highlighted lead singer Derek Thomas’ and supporting Hail Maries’ beautiful voices. 

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I’ll take any excuse to go to Teragram Ballroom, one of the rare venues with impeccable sound. A fresh pair of February singles are the band’s first releases in over two years, but that didn't stop them from nearly selling out an entire west coast run. The California-cool pop outfit drew a varied crowd – college kids, family units, and a handful of hipsters bearing a scary resemblance to my poetry TA. Long-awaited Los Angeles returns tend to feel special, and this one was no exception.

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An actress, model, and most recently a performer, Suki Waterhouse is truly the definition of a triple threat. Being the actress from “Love, Rosie” and Robert Pattinson’s current girlfriend, there was already an iconic and mysterious aura around Waterhouse for those of Gen Z, so I was excited to see if she would live up to that while performing in one of Hollywood’s most iconic venues. 

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I was homeschooled for six years on a hobby farm on the Maryland-Pennsylvania border, and a lot of that time was spent in the woods. Nothing extremely special, but a lot of tree climbing, fire making, fort building, and the like. The woods are full of life! Call me Spencer David Thoreau, but every square inch of it is occupied by a plant trying to eek some sunlight and nutrients out from the crowd to keep on growing. As a result, all of the energy from the sun is sucked up by the plants, and everything is going everywhere at once trying to get its share.

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A lifeless body lies still on the ground, center stage and bathed in blood-red lighting. Her long, brown, pin-straight hair spreads out beneath her on the stage as two men come forward to drape a white bed sheet over her. Over the speakers, the guttural screams and shrieking guitars of “Ptolemaea” fade to the dark and ambient “August Underground,” echoing and fizzling out as the silhouetted figure’s life does the same. The curtain closes: here lies Ethel Cain.

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I've been listening to too much Sad Girl Music lately, so I jumped at the chance to see rising pop princess Maude Latour at the El Rey Theatre. With lyrics more honest than the average TikTok-driven indie artist, her sound is something special.

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This set was indie pop in its true form; fun and inviting. It was a super good set, a super good band, and a super good night. They’re definitely a band to check out and keep your eyes peeled for.

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While the night was full of joy, it had a bittersweet shadow over it—the event doubled as a tribute to the late Sumohair, a powerhouse amongst LA’s tropical music scene who passed away in August. Members of both bands wore yellow, Sumo’s favorite color, and encouraged audience members to do so as well.

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It's rare to see the stars in LA. The mystique of a glistening aura against a night sky is lost in a city breathing its own polluted air. But sometimes, art can emulate the bewildering effects of the cosmos—or at the least make you feel a similar way.

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It was, frankly, like not much live music I’ve ever experienced. Both Ritchotte and McRae are passionate about the sound of their band and technically skilled. McRae’s dancing, Ritchotte’s focus, their accompaniment of one another, and constantly-shifting instrumental balance cultivate such a special way to experience music. I cannot wait to experience it again, and I’m really grateful I have had the chance to be there for two of the bigger steps thus far in their career.

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