Tag: the prodigy

The Prodigy tour stopped at The Novo in Los Angeles for two dates last week.  I attended night 2 on Thursday, May 14th to pay homage and dance to the 2nd most important band in electronic music history.  Kraftwerk were the first but the truth is that very few people get “Kraftwerk recall” when getting songs stuck in their head.  The Prodigy is the soundtrack that’s playing in your memories of the past but also still forward enough to stand up to any Zoomer litmus test of what gets to survive into their era. related: Sextile at The Novo- The Most Important Band in Los Angeles? Speaking of Zoomers- the incredible thing about this show is how little this felt like legacy dance music or even, legacy pop.  After all, The Prodigy are a soundtrack of an entire era in multiple cultures that span generations- so what is that if not popular? A lot of electronic acts from the ‘90s perform with the cautious energy of museum exhibits, polishing old hits for audiences looking to relive their youth. The Prodigy still played like they were trying to blow the roof off The Novo before security shuts them down and they