The Wiltern (Los Angeles, CA)
The Fratellis play the Wiltern. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, the brash indie-rock group released their first album, Costello Music in 2006. Their career received a boost when the single "Flathead" appeared in an iPod advertisement. They recently released their sophomore album, Here We Stand, whose lead single is "Mistress Mabel". Opening acts: The Airborne Toxic Event, Electric Touch.
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The opening act, Electric Touch, was an unexpected surprise. They played their asses off, they were hungry, and it showed. In fact, the first two acts, Electric Touch and The Airborne Toxic Event managed to completely upstage and outshine The Fratellis in almost every aspect of their respective performances. That's not to say The Fratellis weren't good, they were awesome, but they didn't seem to capture the energy or the excitement that the other two bands created. Also, the sound kind of sucked for The Fratellis; especially the drums, which were way too huge sounding (think Van-Halen-in-an-arena huge) for their brit-poppy sound. Overall, though, it was a great show and the three bands together were a perfect billing; extremely well suited for one another.
I felt badly that they didn't have a bigger audience.
The band was great and I met some cool people!
Thanks, Goldstar!
Judie
The Wiltern Theatre first opened its doors to movie crowds on October 7th, 1931, as the Warner Theatre - a part of the Warner Brothers chain of first-run theaters. It later was re-named The Wiltern - after its location at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. Recognized by the City of Los Angeles as a Historic Cultural Monument and placed on the National Register of Historic Pl
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Glasgow buzz band The Fratellis rock The Wiltern. This show is in support of their new album Here We Stand. Opening acts are The Airborne Toxic Event and Electric Touch.
A brashly melodic indie rock outfit from Glasgow, The Fratellis feature vocalist/guitarist Jon Fratelli, drummer Mince Fratelli and bassist Barry Fratelli. The witty trio played its first show in early 2005, maintaining that the band's moniker was merely an homage to Barry's original surname (however, other rumors suggest that the Fratellis borrowed it from the nemesis family featured in Steven Spielberg's film The Goonies). Such trivia only added to The Fratellis' growing appeal upon their performance debut, and the band's limited-edition self-titled EP arrived in April 2006.
The band�s full length debut, Costello Music, followed in September and features the singles "Chelsea Dagger" and "Flathead", the latter of which was chosen for an iPod commercial. Rolling Stone stated "Costello is like a madcap Glasgow pub crawl: It makes you elated in the moment and sorry when it's over." Their new album Here We Stand was released in June of 2008 and includes the new single "Mistress Mabel."