K.Flay

[Drunk Monk]

Officially it was the Monolith tour, Shoreline, 7/17/18.  Tara & I RMed it just to see K.Flay.  That was my call.  

Welshly Arms: Didn't really hear them.  Was working table service to get the next set off.

K.Flay: A 4 piece. K, drums, bass, and a guitar/drumpad electronix that was doing the bulk of the musical heavy lifting.  Luv her.  She's my new musical crush.  Unusual voice, big bass, lyrically intriguing.  Very energetic, flailing about the stage.  The house was like only 6K, really empty, and it was still day, but she put it out there for an opener. I will follow her for a spell.  She would rock a smaller venue like the Mo.

Walk the Moon: Also working table service.  Knew a lot more of his tunes than I thought I did, but didn't like his look on the monitor - white outfit, spiky mohawky, white war paint lines on his face.  Meh.

30 Seconds to Mars: I would like this better if Leto came out as the Joker.  I'm convinced he can't really sing.  He just acts like he can sing and makes the audience sing along.  His vocal range is minimal so it's easy to sing along.  Saw him open for Muse a while back and had a similar opinion, but as the headliner, it was even more obvious.  There were VIP meet&greet passes - got you a dopey lammy and a selfie with Leto.  One patron said that was over $350.  He wore a cape which didn't work and waved an American flag.  He looks a lot like Jesus and his symbol has a cross with a sort of triangle in it. So not our thing.  But I was tempted to sing along.

[Greg]

He's the Rex Harrison of the 2000s?

Leto has always appeared off to me. One of those actors who really meant to be in a Rock Band. Ugg. See Rick Springfield, Billy Bob Thornton.

[Drunk Monk]

Rex as the Joker?  Well, that's a thought.  I still say it's all about Romero.  No one has matched his Joker villain laugh.  And I listen to a lot of villain laughs.  

But this thread is about my new bae K.Flay.  I'll see her again but avoid Leto in future.

Check out her Seattle Sessions.  Here's a taste:

[Greg]

Fergie called. She wants her sound back.

Rex Harrison said he couldn't sing but he did have the perfect pitch. So, he spoke sang.

[Drunk Monk]

K-Flaylicious? Hmm.  Mmmmm. You know, i've never been into Fergie.  Not at all.  Perhaps Taboo put me off.  It was a major victory for us when Inside Kung-Fu put Taboo on the cover.  The Wulin still laugh about that.  Then again, I do like will.i.am.  

Still not on board with your Rex comparison, but I think Leto might make a fine Dr. Dolittle.

I forgot to mention that this show was horribly undersold.  Reports ranged from 6K to 10K and staff was told we could get free tix for friends if we wanted.  They just wanted the place to look less empty and sell more concessions. SLA holds 22.5K - seats were almost full after dark and there was a smattering on the lawn so I'd say it was 7-8K.  I haven't seen it that empty in years.  I was told that Pentatonix was similar the night before.  SLA is in a hell week - tonight is Logic, tomorrow Mr. Nicole Kidman.

[Greg]

He's dreamy. But I've never cared for him.

[Drunk Monk]

He's dreamy. But I've never cared for him.

Wait...who?  Rex?  Leto?  Don't say Taboo.  

cuz that's taboo.

[Greg]

Keep up.

Mr. Nicole Kidman, of course.

[Drunk Monk]

[Drunk Monk]

I forgot to mention that there was some dried vomit behind the RM table service booth at SLA.  Look like it had been there for some time. A big dried puddle.  Now SLA was undergoing a hell-week (several shows back-to-back) which means that many shows preceded this show and several followed.  No one noticed the vomit stain.  I told them to clean it up.  It was nasty.  Yup, that's the wisdom of 30+ years volunteering for RM brings to the nooBs.  Clean up the dried puke in your feckin work space.   In the end, they got janitorial to scrape some of the chunky bits up, but they did NOT wash it down.  Mind you, the inside of the booth is just asphalt, so you could just dump a bucket of soapy water and scrub it off with a broom.  The stain still remains.  

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Millennials. Killing the napkin industry, giving up owning houses due to their addiction to Avocado Toast, and now unable to clean up vomit. Worthless.

[Drunk Monk]

Hay! I like avocado toast. But I’ve be eating it since before it was hip

[Drunk Monk]

dis song has been my anthem lately



for me, it's not directed at anyone in particular, just life right now in general.

[Drunk Monk]

dis song has been my anthem lately



for me, it's just life right now in general.