Sloppy Jane – Fallujah 71 – at The Fort LA – Los Angeles, CA

After our staff was given a look inside this place a couple weeks back we could see the enormous potential that The Fort LA had and the asset it will become to the Los Angeles music scene. The Fort's official opening is not until January and in the meantime while the construction is still going on they have been hosting some invite only type events.Tonight's show featured the bands that are part of the crew that have been spending all of their free time volunteering in the construction.



The show featured 4 acts that really spanned the gambit of music. Opening the show was supposed to be a band called Nightmare Enterprises which are more of a horror type Punk band, this was going to be their first show, but they did not feel they were ready yet and dropped off the bill. However the singer from the band showed up and was determined to still make a showing. His performance consisted of music he had recorded on his own that was played through an iPod Nano, a wooden flute and a mic. For as stripped down as this performance was, it was great and really represented The Fort well in the types of eclectic music that can be expected at this venue.

      The Fort at night

Big time Fort supporters, M31 took the stage for a solid set of psychedelic garage rock. During their set they had the lights turned off except for a few dim stage lights and a spinning light ball (sorry, it was too dark for our photog to get any decent photos).
M31 Facebook: www.facebook.com/mthirtyone


After a brief switch over, Fallujah 71 was up. This band continues to progress and mature over the past 5 years and tonight's performance had them busting out some new material along with many of their staple tracks off their "Waiting on World War III" album.
Band Facebook: www.facebook.com/fallujah71

   Enjoy the video overview of Sloppy Jane - Fallujah 71 as well as the opening act


Closing out the night was a band called Sloppy Jane. This 3 piece is a band that the staff had heard their name here and there, yet no one had actually seen them play. As vocalist Haley Dahl came to the stage with a beaten up bear on a chain attached to her wrist, we had a feeling that this could be interesting. Half way through the first song we were blown away, the simplicity and uncomplicated nature of the music was a breath of fresh air. An element to young bands that can get tedious is that all their songs sound virtually the same with some small nuances to make them think that they are different, yet they are not. Thankfully the set that Sloppy Jane performed never felt that they had crossed the same ground twice and each song was unique and quirky.

Their music to the staff that was there to witness it likened it to if The Bangles, The Go-Go's got ran over by L7. It is that L7 element in the mix that made this band so infectious. Vocalist Haley Dahl's stage presence is just as entraining as the music with a mix of vulnerability, aggression and attitude that is not seen too often by young performers. It was the opinion of the staff that we were gonna be able to say that we saw Sloppy Jane in their early days, because this band could very well get very huge… and when that day comes you can say you read about it at Big Wheel Magazine.
Band Facebook: www.facebook.com/Sloppyjanemusic

After tonight's show we are very excited about the wide variety of music that will be performing at The Fort in the coming year and this for sure will be the place to experience new bands and music.

                             More photos of the show can be seen HERE

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