“Don’t tell Los Angeles, but we’re actually from Orange County.”
— Local Natives, Thursday night at the Observatory
“This is our home, we love you guys so much!”
— Local Natives, Saturday night at the Hollywood Palladium
Local Natives have a way of seeming local wherever they perform, and so it was for the Southern California quintet on Saturday night at the Palladium during the closer of their “Spiral Choir” tour, in support of their fourth album, “Violet Street,” released April 26.
The ecstatic crowd got a sampling of Local Natives’ energy early: During the second song, 2009’s “Sun Hands,” Taylor Rice dove into the audience for a bit of crowd-surfing. It was one of many times they engaged the crowd, whether it was encouraging attendees to register to vote (reps from HeadCount were on hand) before playing 2016’s “Fountain of Youth” or it was Kelcey Ayer confessing that his first-ever concert experience was at this very venue … to see Slipknot.
The band played over an hour and a half, giving them ample time to showcase “Violet Street.” They played all but one song from the new album, ending their main set with “When Am I Gonna Lose You.” Two more new songs followed to start the encore, before they returned to that first album for “Who Knows Who Cares” to close the night.
As they did for entire tour, Australia’s Middle Kids opened the night.