Any time we can go over the bridge to San Pedro we’re on it. Last night we played a party for the amazing  Foxy Autopsy rapper Brianna’s engagement. The house was a converted former horse stable and was really cool. Also playing were Replacements like 5th Story Tenants. We are the cops in San Pedro anyway? Not that we’re complaining.

The Dudes in the driveway may have been afraid of all the girls in the party.

Nice lighting at the horse stable.

A lovely young tambourinist joins The New Fidelity for a song.

The New Fidelity had a great time at Director’s Guild of America Theater in Hollywood last weekend for the  screening the movie We Are The Mods. Spinning rare vinyl in the lobby was Arthur Allblack, accompanied by the cast and crew, tons of friends, and two hours of free drinks!

We Are The Mods lobby poster with shot of New Fidelity dance club scene

The movie, directed by E.E. Cassidy, is a great coming of age movie about a teenage girl growing up in today’s Southern California mod scene. The New Fidelity made it’s movie debut as the band in the club scene performing The Small Faces 60’s classic Whatcha Gonna Do About It. In the scene, Roberto our bass player smashed his bass over a rowdy crowd member in a nod to The Yardbird’s famous guitar smashing moment in the movie Blow Up.

The movie is full of great shots of Los Angeles and also includes tons of cameos from the mod and scooter scene, as well as some great shots at The Bar Italia Scooter Shop. Westside Scooters organized a ride to premiere and were well represented in the movie too.

The film was part of the Outfest Film Festival and won several awards including The Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Screenwriting, the Audience Award for Outstanding First U.S. Dramatic Feature and outstanding soundtrack.

The movie is currently doing the festival circuit and it has also debuted in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Florida.

We had a great time filming with everyone on the cast and crew was extra cool. To be honest we were surprised at how much we enjoyed the movie and it certainly deserves the awards and accolades it’s getting.  Move on up!

Vespas and Lambrettas lined up on Sunset for We Are The Mods

on set with the cast of We Are The Mods

The New Fidelity takes the stage in sharp suits to play well-tailored songs that capture moments of everyday life. The New Fi’s unique brand of 60’s influenced Mod Power Pop shines through the smog of Southern California’s indie rock sprawl.

Influences include British Pop Rock such as Small Faces, The Who and The Beatles with a bit of Motown and Stax, mixed with the punk sensibilities of the Clash and the Jam.

Move on up to The New Fidelity

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