The Cribs bring it to a boil

The inside joke (if you're familiar with L.A. nightlife) is that the West Yorkshire trio the Cribs were ending their set with "Hey Scenesters!" just as uber-DJ Steve Aoki was getting rumps shaking in the adjacent Sahara Tent. Not that anybody would have given up on the Cribs for Aoki's brand of mixology.

The garage-punkers flexed a lot of muscle during their set, most of it from their forthcoming album "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever." Their tight presentation is anchored by ground-shaking bass lines, the framework for brothers Ryan and Gary Jarman's call-and-response vocals and shout-along choruses.

And of course it was hopelessly out of place in midday temperatures that reached 105. In fact, when Gary implored his brother to banter with the crowd between songs, all Ryan could muster was "Cheers." Thankfully, he was merely saving himself for pogoing.

Photo of Ryan Jarman by Kevin Bronson / LAT.