Friday night was a party night at The Loft when The Hood Internet hit town. We've got some video from the show above and some pictures from the show on our Facebook page. Check out our videos, check out the pictures and become one our friends or fans and keep coming back.
At some point tomorrow, we'll have a link to our "Last Night Review" on DC9 At Night.
This past Saturday we went to check out Smile Smile's in-store appearance at Good Records. It was an intimate affair with Ryan on guitar and Jencey on keys. In between songs they told a little bit of back story about the songs that are featured on Truth On Tape.
You can read all about how Smile Smile has stayed together through a lot of turmoil in my feature article about them in an Observer box near you. Or, you can click here and read it on your screen... either way is fine with me.
Last night was a testament that you don't have to have a major blog presence to be able to draw a strong crowd. Granted, it wasn't a sold out crowd, but, the floor level was pretty packed most of the night as revelers danced around to the electronic beats provided by Pretty Lights and his touring drummer.
Any apprehension I had about a live drummer being a part of the show was gone by the first song. He mixed in seemlessly with Derek Vincent Smith's glitchy melodies and brain-rattling bass. From "Keep 'Em Bouncin'" to "Who Loves Me?" the SMU crowd was getting sweaty moving around that much. It was nice to see a crowd so responsive and active during a show. There wasn't a moment during the show when there wasn't a body moving to the music.
The least impressive part of the evening was the "visual" element to his show. Touring with a huge LED screen lit up behind them the images they were showing were less than impressive. It seemed like they bought up a bunch of Flash movies and screen savers and added them to the show. Granted, this isn't a big deal, but, when you've seen DJ Shadows audio/visual elements to his shows it's a high bar to reach. But, I digress as some of the images were interesting to look at.
You can check out the pics from the show on your Facebook page.
On a different note: is every 14-16 year-old kid in Dallas a little shithead or was it just the ones who were at the show last night? They were some of the rudest kids I've ever witnessed.
I told you a while back about Kitty, Daisy & Lewis and their throwback sound. They were on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. That's right, Jeremy... I'm talkin' to you. I'm not sure if it's Kitty or Daisy who plays the ol' mouth harp, but, she can blow a mean one. Check out their rendition of Canned Heat's "Goin' Up The Country." Oh, and get the song below the video iffin you want.
Last night was the Camera Obscura show at The Loft. I was really looking forward to the show and I wasn't let down by seeing them live.
Probably the best part of the show was that there wasn't all the talking going on during the show. I couldn't believe it, you could actually hear the band without the din of voices all around you!
If you want to read my review on the show you can go over to DC9 at Night. You can also check out pics from the show at our Facebook or Myspace page.
When I read the "Good Friday" post on DC9 last week and they said Here Holy Spain was pretty much in line with the Toadies I thought seeing them would be cool. But, I didn't realize how much they really do kind of bite their style... even down to using the microphone that sounds like you're singing through a megafone. But, I really enjoyed their opening set for Girl In A Coma. They definitely rock hard and put on a great show, now I'll have to catch them again.
The crowd wasn't huge, not even halfway full for the smallness that is Pontiac Garage. So, I had mixed feelings about the crowd. However, I realized that it was a pretty good turn out for a band that has primarily received regional buzz through word of mouth... and the LOGO network. The crowd was estrogen heavy and gay and lesbian friendly. This has gotten me to wondering if they will turn into a punk version of Indigo Girls. There is nothing wrong with have a gay and lesbian following, but, I'm wondering if that is the majority of their crowd and if they are fine with that or they want to reach a wider audience. Girl In A Coma is such a great band I would hate to see them get pigeon-holed and have people shy away from them because of some kind of stigma associated with them.
But, those girls can play their asses off. Their songs range from punk numbers, to ballady type songs, to just hard rockers. I'm only familiar with a few of their songs so when they played "Say" and "Clumsy Sky" I was beyond thrilled. "Clumsy Sky" in particular go a huge crowd response. During the slow intro lead singer Nina Diaz twice let the crowd take over the singing, to hear them scream the last line of the intro before it goes into rockin' was a highlight.
But, amidst all the hard rocking was bassist Jenn Alva. She caught me off guard when she spoke because she has the sweetest voice I've heard come out of a tattooed bass player. She has a very cute, sweet looking face... but, when she spoke her voice is not what I was expecting. Nina Diaz on the other hand has a great singing voice and a well honed stage presence that comes from relentless touring. She didn't work the crowd much, but, she really didn't have too. She basically let her skills with her geetar and her singing do it all. And now that I've seen Girl In A Coma live I believe my crush on Nina has gone full blown.
Check out the vidies for Here Holy Spain and Girl In A Coma below. You can check out pics from the show at our Facebook or Myspace page.
I had the chance to check out Austin band Built By Snow Friday night at The Doublewide. I missed the opening band Your Kisses Cause Crashes, but, I caught The Pons... meh. They weren't horrible, but, they had a few good songs throughout their set.
Once I entered the room I was worried there wasn't going to be a crowd. I didn't expect a full-house, but, I was one of a crowd of about five that caught The Pons set. So, I didn't really know what to expect. However, once Built By Snow took the stage the crowd grew to about 20-25 people. It was nice to see a crowd that big show up for a band that probably isn't well known outside of their hometown. The crowd also seemed to really be diggin' the band, I can't say I could blame them. BBS put on a great show, frontman J.P. knows how to work the stage and the crowd, not what you would expect from a relatively new band.
You can check out pics from the show here or here.
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