They say “The third time’s the charm,” and though I don’t know how much emphasis we can legitimately put on that saying, it happened to be the case on Thursday night. I had been to The Roxy twice before; both times my night was cut short due to the place selling out. Once with Super Mash Bros and the other for DJAM (RIP). DJAM was the toughest. Waited in line 3 hours and the show sold out 3 people before me! Sometimes you gotta lose. Well, Thursday, I finally got to see The Roxy from within the walls and it all made sense. The place is tiny! The fact it’s got as much history as it does, with shows of the caliber they’ve hosted made it that much more epic. Probably one of the most intimate venues in Hollywood, next to the Echo and Troubadour. These are my favorite types of places to see artists. Very special vibes within the crowd.
This night in particular was probably one of the Roxy’s slower nights. It was to be expected since Bondax are just beginning their trek to bigger, better, and more deserved things. That didn’t keep some of dance music’s big shots and LA natives to show up. Them Jeans and Felix Cartal were both in attendance and Felix even told me that he wasn’t surprise the place wasn’t at capacity. When the “2 teenage producers” took the stage, it might as well have been a sold out crowd. Everyone was packed to the front. Yelling in excitement as the UK kids’ made their debut in LA. The cheers picked up as they dropped their most recent release “Gold” and Justin Martin’s “Don’t Go.” One of the highlights for me was when the surprised us with Ludacris’ “What’s Your Fantasy.” Haha shit had me on the floor. It was a dancing frenzy! I love when the crowd is packed with people passionate about the headliner. The more underground the artist, the more united the crowd becomes. Definitely a special night and I’m glad I finally got to see one of LA’s most historic venues.
