Sheridan Lambrook
Staff Writer
The Glass House was packed Saturday night as fans gathered to see two global bands, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Orions Belte.
The night showed that you do not need to speak the same language nor have the same culture to communicate through music. Headliners Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, from Australia, and opening trio of Orions Belte, from Norway, spoke the universal language of music, from the first strum of guitar saying greetings, to the clap and roar of the crowd meaning good job and the ramping up of the beat saying let’s go.
Pomona was the fourth stop on the American leg of the Crumpets’ tour, on which they will be visiting 16 different cities spanning the U.S. in just one month.
Doors opened at 7 p.m. with a line of eager fans of all ages wrapping the streets of downtown Pomona waiting to see this band.
Outside waiting was fan Mo Alsyouf, who has been waiting over a year to see the band live after missing their last concert.
“I’m here to enjoy the music and experience the energy with other people,” Alsyouf said.
Opening band Orions Belte took the stage at 8 p.m. playing new music like their song “Silhouettes” from their album that released the night before, titled “Women.” They also played their biggest hits, like “Bean” and “Delmonte.”
Next up were the Crumpets, who walked out to “Non, je ne regrette rien,” a classic French ballad that made the crowd laugh because of how contrary it was from their psychedelic rock music.
According to the band, this was the first concert that when they took the stage to play their opening song, there was no phone in sight, the crowd was present at the moment.
The instrument focused group’s set up included three guitars, bass, and the drum kit.
The Glass House’s disco ball glimmered as people could not help but move their bodies, swaying and jumping up and down. When the bass was high all you could see was a sea of hair moving back and forth as the music controlled the entire crowd to head bang.
The band released an EP in 2022, and fans are excited for the upcoming album that was teased. They even played a new unreleased song, along with their hits like “Cubensis Lenses,” and “(I’m a Kadaver) Alakazam.”
“I really liked it,” he said, “I’m excited for the album to drop, it’s not too different but good energy,” fan Harper Wood said.
After a slow week at the Glass House, 600 tickets were sold for the show that night.
Friends Jax Dalberg and Paloma Pascoe were quick to run to the barricade to get the best spot after traveling from Hollywood to see this concert.
“I am a big lyric listener but when it comes to this kind of music I feel that I am more into the production around it,” Pascoe said. “The production of psychedelic rock is so profound almost. There is so much thought that goes into it and creative genius. It is very awe inspiring.”
“For me when I am listening to them, I have to have my headphones in, and the thing I love about concerts is the whole room is like your headphones, especially when you’re inside,” Dalberg said. “I love feeling the bass and all of the parts, for these songs especially I’m so excited to hear how all of it surrounds your head and face and life.”
With the high energy, fans began to crowd surf to the front, where security would collect them and release them back into the crowd, where they would do it all over again.
As the Crumpets surprised the crowd with an encore of their popular hits, fans would scream out, “Oi, Oi, Oi” with the rhythm to the Aussie natives.
Wayan Billondana, the band’s bassist, reflected on his first show in Pomona.
“It was really cool, everyone was really friendly, smiling. It was pretty cool,” he said.
After the show ended, the band met fans outside of the venue for autographs, pictures and conversations.
Sheridan Lambrook can be reached at sheridan.grenda@laverne.edu.
Sheridan Lambrook, a senior journalism major with a concentration in visual journalism, is photography editor and a staff writer for the Campus Times.
