Thursday, April 12, 2007
When we were asked to cover the LA music scene all those years ago, The Autumns were one of the first bands we ever wrote about. The band's headlining show at the Troubadour in 1999 is still one of the best nights we've ever witnessed -- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Splashdown, and The Arrogants opened. We were so obsessed with their dream pop grandeur that we rarely missed them, especially their nights at Fais Do Do with The Arrogants, Majestic, and The Lassie Foundation (back when Fais Do Do was one of the hipster locales in town). While our obsession with them has somewhat subsided, our love continues to grow with each passing day of their 15-year career. The band's been playing regularly in recent months in prep for their upcoming new album and so after a long time apart (that Troubadour show was the last time we saw them -- they were getting too popular for us), we caught a recent show at The Echo. The music is still beautifully epic, Kelly is still enigmatic as ever, and "Boy With the Aluminum Stilts" is still one of the most heartbursting modrock songs we've ever heard.
The Autumns perform at The Roxy on 4/20 with Miss Derringer. A new album is expected for a Fall release. Listen to them live on KXLU's "Demolisten" on Friday (4/13) at 7pm.
The Autumns on MySpace.
More photos here.
The Autumns - "Boy With the Aluminum Stilts" (MP3)
The Autumns - "Suicide at Strell Park" (MP3)
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Finally, The Autumns have been [re]discovered! Live shows have become more and more amazing the longer I've been going.
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: 4/16/2007 09:17:00 PM
: 4/16/2007 09:17:00 PM
The Autumns were/are a great band. I used to play in the Arrogants and the Autumns were really cool about "taking us under their wing" early on. Those were "good old days" and some fun shows (although The Arrogants were terrible that night at the Troubadour...).
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