Last night I had the pleasure of seeing two new acts that opened up for the Editors at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.

As the venue began to fill, Ra Ra Riot took the stage and a few Ra Ra superfans in the back chanted "Ra! Ra! Riiiiiot!" a few times -- kind of like one of those sports chants, "Let's! Go! Giiiiants!" While the band had some fanatics in their corner, I wish I could say the same for the rest of the crowd. Most of the people there came to see Editors, and a few were very vocal about it.

Despite the annoying "Play Editors!" calls between songs, I enjoyed what Ra Ra Riot had to bring. The Syracuse, New York, sextet played a sort of indie folk rock -- at times there were hints of country from the violin and cello, but not enough to distract you from the music. I'd compare them to a young Arcade Fire -- very young, actually. I'd have to check their IDs before buying them a drink at the show, but they definitely deserved one after their set.

During most of their time onstage, Ra Ra Riot were at the mercy of the Wiltern's sound system. A mic went out right after they started, and lead singer Wesley Miles was forced to pick up one of the background mics. That mic would have come in handy during one of the songs that violinist Rebecca Zeller sang backup on: Miles ended up sharing his mic and I'm sure it didn't have the same effect as if Zeller had had her own.

But by the second to last song, everything finally fell into place. The crowd was finally behind the band and an extra mic made its way onstage. So for the last song, Ra Ra Riot turned it up to 11 and really showed the L.A. crowd what they were capable of.

They amped the crowd for the next band to take the stage, Scotland's Biffy Clyro. The three-man band took the stage without saying anything and absolutely whaled. Lead singer Simon Neil strummed insanely on his guitar and definitely woke up the Wiltern crowd. I was absolutely blown away -- it was like seeing an early Nirvana. Yes, I said it: Nirvana. Now that might be because there are three members, the drummer played lightening fast with impeccable timing, and the lead singer sported a scruffy beard with long hair. But seriously, Biffy Clyro left the "Play Editors!" crowd speechless.

This band had amazing stage presence, and for three guys to capture the rather large Wiltern stage is quite impressive. Neil brought a few interesting things to the table. One was a second mic that faced drummer Ben Johnston (Ra Ra Riot could have benefited from this when their mic went out). The other was a live looping pedal. I've seen beatboxers do some crazy things with these pedals before, but I've never seen anyone in a rock band pull it off. He would strum a riff, hit the pedal, and the riff would continue throughout the song.

Biffy Clyro powered through a loud and punkish set that won over the almost full Wiltern crowd -- myself included.

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