Viper Room 2011

Apparently, it was 15 years ago when we played the Viper room as this line up. It always felt like a strangely solemn place to play, it’s impossible to not think about River Phoenix when you’re there. He passed away on the sidewalk you have to load in and out from.

It’s easy to be negative about how cutthroat and high paced the strip is but compared to the east side, we were always surprised by how good the sound was and how gracious the promoters were.

Edit: I was just told the venue closed this year for demolition, Los Angeles is the only home I know and I barely recognise it anymore.