Foster the People at The Echo

About two weeks ago, I was in my car and for some reason decided to turn on the radio. I almost never listen to the radio, but I think somehow fate was guiding me and I turned on KROQ just in time to catch a new song I had never heard before. It was amazingly addictive, one of those songs that absolutely compels you to move around when you hear it. The song was "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People, and it has a kind of surf-rock feel that makes you want to drive along the coastline in the summer.

As soon as I got home I looked up the band and was ecstatic when I realized that they would be playing a free show at the Echo in Silverlake in a couple of weeks. Well, the show was tonight and it was one of the best shows I have seen. I cannot believe that this band only formed about a year and a half ago because their music has such a polished, layered quality. The lead singer's voice is very unusual but strangely captivating and their energy onstage was contagious.

They announced to the crowd tonight that they are officially in the line up for Coachella this year and I am thinking that it may finally be time for me to make it out to Indio.

Check out pics of the show on my flicker page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyjberry/) and the video to get a taste of the amazingness that is Foster the People :)