Swigging red wine out of a bottle and looking like a hipster Joshua Tree version of Indiana Jones, Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell surveyed the sold-out crowd Tuesday night at the YouTube Theater. “This is the eternal L.A.,” he proclaimed in his distinctive almost-drawl. Indeed, the “new” and “old” SoCal music scenes were out in full force to pay homage — including members of No Doubt representing the latter, relative newcomers Twin Temple the former.
Following in the scrappy DIY footsteps of the Doors and Guns N’ Roses — Los Angeles lineups also led by mesmerizing, unpredictable, semi-shamanic frontmen — Jane’s formed in 1985, created explosive chemistry by combining the members’ metal, punk, new wave and goth influences.