Atmosphere @ the Henry Fonda Theatre
Published in Campus Circle, January 21, 2004
Blame the lovely Henry Fonda’s acoustics, but 2mex and his pals’ beats were slurred along with lyrics lipped too fast–I only caught a couple lines, and one bested the rest of their pseudo-intellectual phrasings:
“All Anglos and ass” captured the sold-out show holding boys with side-swept bangs, girls in hip huggers, white kids not interested in breaking or head-bobbing, but more into unisex haircuts, updating MySpace.com profiles, and sifting through the sales rack of Urban Outfitters.
Eyedea & Abilities hit the stage next, and the floor was crammed with grooving Caucasian pelvises and raised fists which cleared after their set, and sets in between, only to rush back for Atmosphere.
Panties and a bra were tossed on stage, prompting a rebuke from frontman Slugg: “This is an Atmosphere show, put your clothes back on.”
And so I’m sure that that settled that, but remembering the blingin’ KROQ van parked out front, Anglo ass offerings of thongs seemed only a sign of things to come as indie hip hop goes pop.
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