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| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Anybody see a show last week? |
| Date | Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:42:23 -0800 (PST) |
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Re: The Churchills:
Really digging "Big Ideas" -- definitely would have
made my 2002 best of list had I got it in time. But
is it only me, or do others also miss the chick singer
from "You Are Here" (Kim Henry)?
--- Henry Laura <helaura111@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> A nice round of live music recently:
>
> Tuff Darts - Maxwell's
>
> The reunited Tuff Darts played in Hoboken and they
> were terrific. The songs
> held up really well. It was wonderful to hear Rats,
> (Your Love Is Like)
> Nuclear Waste, Fun City and of course All For The
> Love Of Rock & Roll. The
> playing was very spirited with Jeff Salen's guitar
> and Tommy Frenzy's vocals
> (and guitar work) letting you know that the band was
> having as much (if not
> more than) the folks on the floor. They are in the
> studio working on a new
> album and while they don't have a record label yet
> they do have a lawyer - I
> guess that is a good thing.
>
> Jon Langford and his Sadies/The Sadies/The Waco
> Brothers - Maxwell's
>
> Stewart Mason had recommended this show (I'm not
> sure if The Waco Brothers
> headlined the show he saw). He was right as all
> bands were very good live.
> Langford and his Sadies reminded me of a prime Pub
> Rock band. The Sadies on
> their own had some exciting instrumentals that made
> them a rootsier Los
> Straightjackets to me. I bought their CD on this
> basis alone as you can
> never have enough instrumental filler for your
> comps. The Waco Brothers are
> a very propulsive band - both aurally and visually -
> with lots of high kicks
> (as high as their old bones would go) and guitarist
> charges to complement
> the tunes.
>
> The Pretenders - The Beacon
>
> Josh Chasin told you about this show. It was great
> and so was his
> description and so I'll stop here.
>
> The Churchills - Arlene Grocery
>
> A high energy early set from a hard working band.
> Songs from their
> self-released 'Big Ideas' album such as Lights Are
> On But No One's Home and
> Sugar Daddy work really well live. I think that
> they are off to Japan but
> when they get back you should take any opportunity
> to see them. They are a
> four piece again and the sound is much richer for
> it. Ron Haney's fun
> over-the shoulder acrobatic guitar sling alone is
> worth seeing.
>
> Supergrass - Southpaw
>
> This was the first night of the band's first visit
> this year to the US.
> They also sold out three nights at the much larger
> Bowery Ballroom. They
> will be back shortly on tour with The Coral. THAT
> will be a show not to
> miss. The Coral is a great live band that will
> challenge Supergrass to
> shine. Supergrass were very good and my only beef
> was the shortness of the
> set. They did 50 minutes and came back for two more
> songs as encore. The
> crowd was very into the band and sang along with
> both old and new tunes.
> The musicianship was spot on with crisp guitar and
> organ work a stand out.
> However, I must admit to wishing that they didn't
> pass on the opportunity
> for some guitar solos. They did a fine cover of
> Neil Young's The Loner.
>
> Next week is a little light with The Loser's Lounge
> Tribute To The Bee Gees,
> Fastball and a City Center revival of 'House Of
> Flowers' a musical with
> music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Truman Capote.
>
> So how was Neill Finn in Chicago? Anything else to
> look for coming East?
>
> Henry
>
>
>
>
>
>
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