Duo 100 gecs performed at the Hollywood Palladium this past weekend in Los Angeles, CA. Originally formed in St. Louis, Missouri, members Laura Les and Dylan Brady took the internet by storm following the release of their debut album, 1000 gecs, and have had listeners hooked ever since. By pulling from every genre imaginable, from nightcore to ska, their body of work is the tangible form of the expression, “throwing different ideas at the wall and seeing what sticks.” The unpredictable nature of their sound had audience members buzzing as they entered through the venue doors.  

While deemed to be ‘polarizing’ by critics, this duo has carved out a section of culture that is marked to be a safe space for listeners who generally feel alienated within society’s constructs, and creates a place that allows these individuals to simply exist as they are. A liminal space filled with purposeful chaos and absurdist, post-ironic humor, fans are able to look at Les and Brady and, at their core, say, “I get this. I understand this. This makes sense to me.” 

Whether they are headlining an internationally acclaimed music festival, or a virtual music festival via Minecraft, audiences are guaranteed an immersive experience from start to finish. This evening, cameras attached to their microphones projected a warped live feed of their perspectives onto the LED screens behind them, haze filling the room immediately upon their arrival. 

The evening began with Machine Girl, an electric punk duo from Long Island, NY. Consisting of vocalist Matt Stephenson and percussionist Sean Kelly, they instantly captured the audience’s attention with their genre-bending body of work. The uncontrollable energy right as they hit the stage was impossible to look away from. 

100 gecs

Machine Girl