As Falls Veronica, So Falls Veronica Falls

VERONICA FALLS

BRILLIANT COLORS

GOLDEN GRRRLS

TROUBADOUR, LA

29 MARCH, 2013

While not a patch on the Motown Revues of yore, the Slumberland caravan of stars made it's way down the west coast, landing at the venerable Troubadour for friday night's billing of Veronica Falls, with San Francisco's Brilliant Colors and Golden Grrrls from Glasgow supporting.
Veronica Falls continues to evolve as a touring unit, giving over most of the first half of their set to material from their stellar new LP, "Waiting For Something To Happen". Like the LP, their live takes show a band consolidating their strengths, and sharpening their attack. The guitar swirl of "Teenage" and "Broken Toy" were early highlights. By midway through, they started unleashing songs from their self-titled debut, and the crowd happily ate them up. "Beachy Head", their ode to a suicide destination, garnered an enthusiastic response. It was a pleasure to see the growth in the band since their last visit to LA last year, and if the performance is any indication, you can set a high ceiling on them. They're very close to perfecting their particular strain of 'mope and go', and it will be interesting to see where they venture next.

Brilliant Colors did a short, sharp set, blazing through tracks from their two LP's to date, offering up an unceasing level of intensity. Lead guitarist/singer Jess Scott is a compelling presence, holding court for what was, for me, an all too brief set. They'll be off across the pond next week, heading to the U.K. for a brief tour.

Brilliant Colors

Brilliant Colors

Golden Grrrls made the most of their set on their first trip to the States. The Glasgow outfit focused heavily on their self-titled debut, and had a nice early turnout for their set. Their infectious jangle set the tone for the whole evening. For you East Coasters, they'll be doing a string of dates next week with Sea Lions.

Golden Grrrls

Golden Grrrls

Golden Grrrls

New Veronica Falls!

Exciting news on the Veronica Falls front: A brand new LP, Waiting For Something To Happen, is on the way in February.  It's hard to believe that it's been most of a year since they were here in L.A. , and they certainly haven't wasted the interim, woodshedding to assemble the followup to their remarkably assured self-titled debut.  Here's the new single, "Teenage":
   Teenage by Veronica Falls

Waiting For Something To Happen

• Tell Me
• Teenage
• Broken Toy
• Shooting Star
• Waiting For Something to Happen
• If You Still Want Me
• My Heart Beats
• Everybody’s Changing
• Buried Alive
• Falling Out
• So Tired
• Daniel
• Last Conversation

album out 04 February on Bella Union (UK)

12 February on Slumberland (US)

Live: Veronica Falls/Bleached

VERONICA FALLS/BLEACHED/NEVEREVER

BOOTLEG THEATER, ECHO PARK

25 FEBRUARY, 2012

Veronica Falls made a triumphant return to Los Angeles on Oscar Weekend, settling in at Echo Park's Bootleg Theater.  The theater was packed, even given the upgrade from the bar to the theater, and the crowd was in thrall from the first notes.

They delivered the songs from their self titled first album, (on Slumberland here, Wichita in the UK), with a heady assurance. The beautiful harmonies laced with fuzz offered an interesting juxtaposition to the dark lyrics, and the whole thing was reinforced by the swaying floor, literally moving underfoot. Their new songs glowed, and it is with great anticipation that I look forward to their next chapter.

Bleached, LA based purveyor of noisy goodness, held down the middle slot, coming home as conquering heroes to an audience packed with their friends.  They did a tight raucous set, brimming with energy, touching on all their singles so far, with choice covers (Ramones) thrown in for good measure.  Formed from the ashes of Mika Miko, they have established their own sound, and expect to see their debut LP this year.