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Julian Casablancas played the Downtown Palace Theater in LA (pics), playing NYC shows in January

photos by Darren Kim

Julian Casablancas

“In his stage show, which [began] Friday at the Downtown Palace Theater in Los Angeles — a New York residency is planned for January — this song will be represented by a multimedia landscape of videos and sets depicting the neighborhood, which Mr. Casablancas will stroll through. It is over the top by design — he compared it to the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” or a Disney show — so he can charge higher ticket prices, he said, to offset a series of free concerts he hopes to do.” [NY Times]

Julian played his first LA residency show on Friday (11/6).

“The relatively short set was broken up with an intermission, which the band used for a costume change, slipping into some ’70s-style white suits and unveiling an all-white set makeover that could have been ripped from “American Bandstand.” The visuals impressed, more so because the giant sliding screens allowed for the underground water shots, cartoon-ish cityscapes and kaleidoscope-like prisms that mirrored Casablancas’ intricately weird arrangements. No wonder such a short performance carries a relatively high admission price, with tickets starting at $35.” [LA Times]

More pictures from the show below…

Rainbow Arabia

Rainbow Arabia

Rainbow Arabia

Rainbow Arabia

Rainbow Arabia

Rainbow Arabia

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas