City of the Sun
Artist: City of the Sun w/ Portair
Venue: Lodge Room (L.A.)
Date: 1/18/26
Portair opened the night solo but sounded anything but small, his immersive layered sound and stunning falsetto drawing the crowd in immediately, reminiscent of Novo Amor at his most intimate.
City of the Sun closed out their tour on the Lodge Room stage, and if this was the last night, they saved something special for it. Frontman and lead guitarist John Pita anchored the set with playing that felt equal parts flamenco precision and funky groove, the kind of guitar work that makes you stop mid-conversation and just watch his hands. Alongside drummer Zach Para, bassist Matt Fasano, and guitarist Marco Bolfelli, the quartet moved through their catalog with the ease of a band that has spent years busking NYC's parks and streets before graduating to sold-out rooms across two continents. Impossible to categorize and impossible to look away from; Lodge Room was packed and present for every second of it.
