The Aggrolites – on The Summer Stage – Hermosa Beach, CA

On a day where the temperature in most parts of southern California reached into the triple digits, The Aggrolites decided to bring a scorcher of their own.  On the sandy shores of the beautiful Hermosa Beach, The Aggrolites delighted an estimated 8,000 beach goers with their wonderful brand of Dirty Reggae in the fourth and last installment of the summer stage summer series 2012. 

Coming off one of the highest anticipated tours of the year, The 2012 Unity tour featuring Slightly Stoopid and 311 saw The Aggrolites perform across the U.S and around the world in front of hundreds of thousands of fans. But Sunday afternoon had to be one of the highlights of the trip, not only did it signal the end of the unity tour it brought The Aggrolites back to SoCal, something that had only happened 3 times while on tour.

But this show was different, this was home a sunset on the sand with family and friends and a few thousand people eager to dance into the night. The energy was unmatched and a smile beamed from the faces of the guys on stage and the all ages crowed dancing along. The set itself was a dream for any die hard fan like myself or the new fan listening for the first time it touched on every aspect of The Aggrolites catalog as well as a few choice covers specifically The E.K Bunch tune “Banana” made popular by the bands appearance on the highly successful kids show “Yo Gabba Gabba”.

Song after song it felt as if it was an eternity since one had heard this last performed but that only added to the pure joy of hearing it again. Not to be out of touch with their L.A roots a loud rousing cheer went up when organist Roger Rivas spoke about the recent acquisition of Dwight Howard by the Los Angeles Lakers proving how deep their roots run not only within the music scene but the community.

As is with all Aggrolites shows the music is so good the sets never seem long enough but this breezy sun baked Sunday afternoon the set felt perfect. Every song from “Complicated girl”, “Jimmy Jack” and “Dirty Reggae” felt seamless in their progression and played a perfect soundtrack to a beautiful day. Now the fellas get to rest before heading back out in September for the East coast surfing championship presented by Vans. But until then, “There’s no place like home”.

 

 

                             More photos of the show can be seen HERE

-Gio Van Dam-
Big Wheel Staff Reporter

 

 

 

 

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