While Fischerspooner remain one of the last “electroclash” groups standing, their run is clearly just getting started. With their latest album Entertainment receiving plenty of attention and the accompanying tour venturing abroad, the duo (and its other performers) have their work cut out for them. Their first gig in Los Angeles in a long time (excluding sporadic DJ sets), Saturday May 23 at the Avalon ultimately delivered.
The crowd was mixed: the bill attracted electro-minded goths, hipsters, and shoe-gazers alike, yet everyone remained relatively tame. There were even some “celebrities” around, namely internet sensation Jeffree Star and his clique, and American Apparel poster-boy Jonny Makeup, who received a shout out from Ssion frontman Cody Critcheloe. Speaking of Ssion, the Kansas City group did a fine job of warming the floor, running laps around the stage and doing a brilliant cover of Hole’s “Credit In The Straight World” as well as playing their tongue-in-cheek tracks from Fool’s Gold.
Fischerspooner’s live performance is part Japanese kabuki, part mission to the moon, and all around stunning. Playing with mirrors, neon lights, and ballet movements, the two have essentially created the scene they want their music to project, and it doesn’t disappoint. Casey Spooner sauntered about the stage, slipping between a quartet of dancers draped with silver sequin fabric, commanding the scene as he should. He even took time to comment on the philosophy of “fame,” and to thank the crowd for his own. The song selection ran through classics from their debut #1, a smattering from Odyssey, and a large amount from their current Entertainment, offering a little something for both the die-hard and newcomer following.
All-in-all, if you weren’t a fan before, the live show did plenty of convincing. Fischerspooner have made their gig an experience, and that’s noteworthy because more and more artists have forgotten that aspect of the “concert.” They’re the ones in control, with a passion that’s so vocal it’s almost as intimidating as Casey’s death-glare. For thirty bucks and those ridiculous new Live Nation fees, you truly get what you pay for.
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