The Garden Rip & Roar Through Packed Set at Hollywood Palladium
This past weekend right ahead of Halloween weekend, we had the special opportunity to witness the greatness that is The Garden rip and roar through a wild set at the Hollywood Palladium. Please check out our full review of the night, as well as a photo gallery below.
It’s spooky season here in Los Angeles and sometimes it's hard to get into the spirit of the season because of our amazing weather and it takes aid in getting there. Some people watch horror movies, others go to as many haunted houses as they can but I think one of the best ways to get into the spooky spirit is to go to get into the pit! The Garden, one of the most underrated punk bands touring today, are on the road in support of their recently released, Horseshit on Route 66, with two legendary LA punk outfits: Saccharine Trust the self described “black sheep” of SST Records and the gothic punks of Long Beach T.S.O.L. (meaning True Sounds of Liberty).
The dance floor was packed as Saccharine Trust took the stage first with a short set of their patented version of jazz punk. 20 minutes of elaborate chords, chaotic rhythms, and the theatrical poetry of lead singer Jack Brewer and just like that they were off the stage as fast as they were on it. T.S.O.L. took the stage with a bang when the band made such a loud unholy noise it summoned singer Jack Grisham to start prowling the stage like a caged animal wanting to pounce. Never taking his eyes off the crowd and a big grin on his face they burned down the Palladium with ferocious energy that should not be coming out of a band that announced that the first time they played the venue was 41 years ago and their drummer is younger than the band.
The crowd was a sea of black and white clown makeup dropping down the mostly young crowd (shout out to all of the parents I saw with their kids!) screaming, chanting and begging for twin brothers, Wyatt and Fletcher Shears to take the stage. That energy was only amplified when The Garden took the stage and was somehow elevated with each song. The crowd knew all of the lyrics and were shouting them back (I could hear them over my earplugs and the pa system). The dance floor was scattered with several circle pits engulfing almost everyone on the floor. If you have a chance please do yourself a favor and see them on the rest of their tour!
Photos and Review by Ben Lacross
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