It’s Monday, and people still can’t stop talking about the huge hoopla at last Friday’s Boyle Heights Farmer’s Market- look at us, we still are…
As I learned, Jack White and his people booked the “secret” show two weeks ago, but not much was said since BH Farmer’s Market peeps were unaware of this man’s multiple albums, bands, productions and Grammy awards.
So when it was announced on Twitter and KROQ that the White Stripes’ former frontman would be performing on the Eastside, at least 50 KROQ-listening hipsters (and a few other lucky ones like @GoEastLos who was tweeting live) swarmed Mariachi Plaza.
Vendors tell me they were puzzled by the unusual multitude, and mariachis- who according to the LA Times ended their set with Besame Mucho– may have questioned this guy’s musical ability and odd sense of fashion, except they probably thought the white shoes were fly.
Anyway, by the time I headed over, things were back to normal. It was a hot, dry, quiet day at the farmers market. The fans were gone and locals slowly began preparing for the night’s anticipated performances: Buyepongo and Cihualt Ce.
Pssst: I heard Jack might make another appearance on the Mariachi Plaza stage, perhaps Día de Los Muertos?
Watch a video of the action below or a performance of Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground here.
Featured photo by Twitter user @GoEastLos
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