The Jezebelles hang out in the studio for a PE Live shoot. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Tonight we had a PE Live shoot that was a little bittersweet. I’m thrilled that the lovely ladies in The Jezebelles, the all-girl rock choir, came in and performed two of their original songs for us.
It was actually the final shoot for the studio at our current office. However, with the positive attitude and amazing music of The Jezebelles, there’s better group for the studio finale (not to worry, PE Live is only just beginning).
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We started PE Live in that studio back in 2008 with artists like War Stories, Davis Fetter, Anthony Dollar, On Being Human, Electric Valentine, Divide the Day, Soul of the River, Inverse, The Sleeping Sea King, I Hate Kate and so many more. (Some of the artists have since returned to do a second round of performances.)
To all of you who shared your music, rearranged schedules, braved my questions and repeated takes when I screwed up my intro and stumbled over my own name on camera–thank you. To everyone who spent some time watching these performances–thank you for supporting local music and what I do. For both groups–it means a lot.
The great news is that PE Live is stronger than ever. We’ve had more than 15 artists film with us since relaunching the series in March and even more recently we started filming PE Live out in public, where music fans can really be a part of the taping. (Speaking of that, we’ll be at Hangar 24 in Redlands on Wednesday, July 31 for ColeSlaw. Come visit!)
But I will miss our studio sessions and everyone asking if our curved wall was ever used for skateboarding. (It wasn’t.)
The real videos will be coming out in a couple of weeks, but I wanted to share just a snippet of The Jezebelles singing “Chuck You” that I shot with my phone. They will be playing Mission Tobacco Lounge on Aug. 23 and the House of Blues in Anaheim on Aug. 25, so keep those dates on your calendars. You can also pick up their debut EP now. Visit www.girlrockchoir.com for more information.
Reasons I love The Jezebelles–they used pink elephants and skulls as percussion instruments. They’re just that rad.
Keep an eye at http://x.pe.com/PE_Live for the videos with The Jezebelles and check out all of the exclusive interviews and performances we’ve hosted so far. You can also watch a few in the video player below.