Ian Svenonius, of The Make-Up, stands on the crowd during the band’s set on April 13, 2013. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
The Make-Up is more than just psychedelic garage rock out of Washington, D.C–The Make-Up is an experience.
Taking the stage in the Gobi Tent as the sun began to set to a criminally underpopulated audience, the band’s reunion at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is worth catching weekend two.
“Every song The Make-Up plays, the sun goes down five degrees. That’s the kind of power we have,” Singer Ian Svenonius said.
He later climbed atop the barrier in front and then climbed into the guest pit and then out onto the crowd. Seriously, he was standing on the crowd for a few songs.
Svenonius got way meta at points while the organ played behind him.
“We might not have as many bpm as you’re used to but hold on,” he said as he talked to the crowd. There was also something about opening a cactus and eating spines. It was kind of the antithesis of Vintage Trouble’s sermon on happiness and twirling in a circle earlier today, but both were great.
Highlights included “Every Baby Cries the Same” and “The Prophet.”
Fun fact: Brad Wilk, drummer of Rage Against the Machine, was watching them next to me.