Before I start reviewing the music - I think I should start off with a very necessary hats off to the staff at The Rialto Theater. I went up to the box office and someone had lost (or perhaps forgot to acquire) the guestlist. I waited there for a few minutes and the show was just beginning, so instead of having me wait there for however long, the box office woman said that my +1 and I could go in and she'll just cross off our names later whenever she gets the list.

Check out my interview with Aaron Beam, lead vocals and bass, of Red Fang here: http://kamp.arizona.edu/node/4013

The opener for the show, Kodak To Graph, is 22 year old Michael Maleki's downtempo electronic music project. It was a fantastic opener. It seemed to me that Kodak's efforts went a little unappreciated because the tone of his set did not really match the mood of El Ten Eleven's music, but nevertheless, it was a great act. I think that what makes Kodak To Graph unique is his extreme adaptability and creativity. His opening mix was seamless, but still contained influences from an wide variety of producers including TNGHT, Flying Lotus, Keaver and Brause, and Odesza.