This past Saturday we busted out our trusty pen and reporter's notebook and headed down to Deep Ellum to keep tabs on the goin's on at the ol' Dallas Observer Music Award Showcase pt. 22 and were more than thrilled to see everyone who came out.
It did our hearts good to see all the people who actually gave a shit, for at least one night and come out to support local music. It was even more impressive that everyone came out to DEEP ELLUM! Elm St. looked like it did when we'd go see the Rev at Trees. It was a great night and hopefully the DOMA showcase will be back there next year and the peeps will come out.
You can check out our take on The Cool Kids show and Ishi here.
Along with out trusty notebook we also busted out the Hipstamatic to take a few shots with our... uh, phone. Check 'em here.
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.
Last night's Jenny Lewis show at the Granada was one of the best shows I've witnessed in quite a while. I like Lewis quite a bit, however, I wasn't sure how good her show would be. It seems the girl who got her start as an actress has learned how to incorporate her skills as an actress into her stage show. Throughout the evening, as she stood behind a microphone or sat at her keyboard, she acted out each song and worked the crowd like a seasoned pro.
I know I complain about the crowds at shows a lot for talking to each other through the show instead of actually watching the show. However, last night the crowd minded their manners and actually watched the show. After each song the crowd literally roared their approval... it was the loudest I've ever heard a crowd there.
Even though the show was great beginning-to-end the highlight for me was the Opry style way she and her band performed "Acid Tongue." Lewis was solo on her guitar and her band formed a semi-circle behind her and sang the back-up vocals.
You can check out the pics of the show on our Facebook page or Myspace page. If you haven't friended us on either one, you should take this opportunity to do so.
Oh, and since she didn't play "Big Guns" last night, have a taste of it here.
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.
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This past Saturday we busted out our trusty pen and reporter's notebook and headed down to Deep Ellum to keep tabs on the goin's on at the ol' Dallas Observer Music Award Showcase pt. 22 and were more than thrilled to see everyone who came out.
