Went out to the Whiskey A Go Go Monday night… kinda random eh? Haven’t been there for maybe a year… I almost forgot that it sucks… and that it’s good. Confused yet?

I’ve ranted about the Sunset Strip before, but my rants have been refreshed. I don’t want to make this whole blog a rant so I’ll whine about one thing; it’s expensive. You always gotta pay a shitload to park because it’s impossible to find street parking, you gotta pay a door fee, drinks are expensive (albeit standard for LA), and now you gotta pay to take any video footage. I was there to shoot another band for a video project and I agreed to the fee ($25). What I didn’t know till later was that the fee was only for ONE camera, to shoot ONE band, only when the band was actually ON stage. SO~ if the band is standing around ready to get on stage, you can’t shoot them. You can’t even shoot another band performing with a small digital camera.

So while I waited for my band to perform, turned off camera in hand, I started to think about their policy. Maybe they only granted video recordings to those who were given permission by the bands performing? Maybe that’s why I could only shoot the band I was there to capture…
And maybe tons of kids were taping bands with poor cameras with bad audio, giving the impression that the Whiskey has bad sound.. maybe they decided to charge to discourage amateurs? Maybe these are true, but maybe it all makes the Sunset Strip a lot more boring then it used to be. I thought the Whiskey was supposed to be a Rock venue. It feels more like Disney Land.

Anyways, one thing that can never be denied is the great sound. Almost all the venues on the strip have the best sound. The lights gave the place a nice effect as well.

Enough of my geek speak, The West caught me by surprise and put on a hell of a show. They sound like what their band name would imply. Great Rock N’ Roll - the band members have long, unkempt hair to prove it.

Here’s a clip: