To say that it's been a challenging time in Los Angeles over the last couple of weeks is a vast understatement. The members of Brazilian greats CSS know this all too well, as this is the adopted home for most of them, and they consider both São Paulo and LA their hometowns.
Last year the band came together after an extensive hiatus to play a series of live shows for their 20th anniversary, touring North America and the UK. Their FLOOD-sponsored show at The Regent Theater on Sunday night in Los Angeles was their last show in the US "for a long while," with the band heading to Japan for two more live dates before going back on hiatus. While it's a difficult time to celebrate in LA with our city suffering from the wildfires, the girls of CSS also felt the importance to bring some light, love, and good times to the CSS faithful here.
"Most of us live in Los Angeles, and all of us have a deep love for this city," they stated on their socials this week. "I know it’s a difficult time, but we hope our show on Sunday serves as a big hug and brings a bit of lightness, even if momentarily. We’re so happy to be able to play one of our last shows of this run in a city that has always welcomed us with open arms. We love you, Los Angeles."
The sold-out Regent crowd felt that collective love, as CSS delivered an enthralling set spanning tracks across their four-album discography, including hits "Music is My Hot Hot Sex," "Hits Me Like a Rock," and "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above," a cover of Madonna's "Hollywood," and an interpretation of Sleater-Kinney's "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone" flipped to "I Wanna Be Your J. Lo," along with Lovefoxxx's colorful commentary (she even brought a notepad on stage with thoughts to discuss) including an impassioned "for your consideration" plea to Oscar voters for I'm Still Here and Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres (despite acknowledging they don't know anyone "in-front of or behind the cameras").
FLOOD photographer Skylar Watkins was there to document the night. Check out highlights below. Here's to hoping we can convince CSS that this next hiatus will be short-lived.
