PICS: Neon Trees, Local Natives, Shaed at ALT 949 Not So Silent Night
By Alex Matthews ••
It got loud at Del Mar Arena on Dec. 8, when ALT 949's Not So Silent Night holiday show went off with Neon Trees, Local Natives, Shaed and more.
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Local favorites -- Local Natives -- always seem to show San Diego some love with their frequent concerts in town.
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As expected, area music fans came out in droves.
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Neon Trees were one of the night's big headliners.
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Hailing from Provo, Utah, the band's debut single, "Animal," hit No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010.
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The group currently consists of vocalist Tyler Glenn, guitarist Chris Allen, bassist Branden Campbell and drummer Elaine Bradley.
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Fun fact: Bradley filled in as the drummer for the 8G Band for a week on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
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The band released their latest studio album, "Pop Psychology," in 2014. But just last month, they issued a new single titled "Used to Like" with a new album slated to drop in 2020.
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Attendees also caught some skilled high-flyers catching some air.
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Local Natives hail from right up the road in Silver Lake, California -- and are comprised of Kelcey Ayer (pictured), Taylor Rice, Ryan Hahn, Matt Frazier and Nik Ewing.
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The group released their fourth full-length, "Violet Street," in April of this year. (Rice pictured)
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Fun fact: Ewing (pictured here) cut his chops playing in San Diego bands like the Howls! He's also the mind behind Chewing, a solo project with which he's released a debut album earlier this year -- "Pacific Ocean Blue."
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Fans patiently waiting...
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Of course, all your favorite ALT 949 radio deejays were on-hand to introduce the show's festivities.
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Shaed (pronounced "Shade"), an indie-pop act from Washington, D.C., had us in good spirits early on.
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The group consists of Max (pictured) and Spencer Ernst, and lead vocalist Chelsea Lee.
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The trio has released four EPs to-date: "World So Bright" (2012), "Send the Night" (2013), "Just Wanna See" (2016) and "Melt" (2018).
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They've also just released two new singles, "Thunder" and "2 in a Million" (a collaboration with Steve Aoki and Sting).
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Thanks, ALT 949, for once again getting us into the Not So Silent holiday spirit!
