Indie rock is perhaps one of the most underappreciated music genres today. While indie bands may not have large droves of followers and a heavy representation in pop culture, a majority of the music produced in this subdivision of the music world is truly special and this statement was powerfully enforced on Nov. 19 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.

Rising indietronica band Panama Wedding opened for the synthpop and synthrock co-headliners Magic Man and Smallpools to create a wondrous collection of live performances.

Panama Wedding began the show with a late 9 p.m. start, but their set did anything but allow drowsiness. As they are a significantly new band, their performance didn’t last too long and consisted of the four tracks currently available on their Parallel Play EP and an additional song that’ll be available on their upcoming album.

Beginning with their latest piece, “Fly to Panama,” and closing with their most popular hit, “All of the People,” the group consistently impressed with each of their songs. Lyrics are something this band handles with substantial care, and their use of synths effectively prepared the audience for the following band.

Having released their incredible debut album Before the Waves earlier this summer, Magic Man went into the night with a number of potential songs to perform and did not disappoint with their set. They lit up the stage with both their glorious synths and signature neon color palette as they began with the first track on their album Texas. What followed was more of the work featured on their album with songs such as “Waves,” “It All Starts Here” and “Paris,” but then they surprised with a magnificent cover of Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle.” After 11 amazing songs finalized at 10:30, the night was still going loud and the the main event was on its way.

The event culminated with the astounding musical brilliance of Smallpools. They began with their underrated song “No Story Time,” and followed with their brand new song “Bruce Lee,” which showed great promise for their long-awaited debut album, which lead singer/keyboardist Sean Scanlon announced would be released in early 2015. Upon that proclamation, the band introduced the audience to a collection of new songs such as “What’s That a Picture Of?” “Bruce Lee” and “American Love.”

Also, they played an amazing cover of College & Electric Youth’s “Real Hero” and staged a dazzling performance of their latest hit “Killer Whales,” in which an inflatable whale was tossed into the audience and flew around the theatre. Finally, the band closed the night with their smash single “Dreaming,” and the concert was history.

Of this supreme musical trifecta, Magic Man came out on top as the best performers. Lead singer Alex Caplow’s stage presence was beautifully charismatic and his interaction with the audience was outstanding. Smallpools and Panama Wedding gave great performances as well, but their energy was incomparable to that of Magic Man’s. After such a perfect concert, all three of these bands are welcome to Hollywood for another show, anytime.