Carl Z. wrote:
<<slowly recovering from a mess at work, conjunctivitis, and the Walter
Payton news. So how was the Deliberate Strangers show last night? >>
Carl's gonna need a lot more explaining to do on why he missed the show!!!
btw: It was a great show last night. Part time Stranger drummer, David
Pohl's band, (I forget the band's name, but think it was something like, Soma
Metizo) was EXCELLENT! I suck at describing music, etc. (that's why I'm not a
writer, eh?)...but I'll do my best. The make up of the band is David on a
full drum kit (unlike what he plays with the Strangers), a guy on some
aborigone-tubed like instrument (let's call it a primitive trombone), a couple
of bongo/conga styled players (one of which played guitar that I noticed) and
a combination of male and female vocals (separately). The guy's vocals were
very "reggae" flavored, while the female's tended to hinge on a hip-hop, or
trip-hop type thing. There's definitely a groove thing going on. In fact,
the acousticness of the whole thing *kinda* reminded me of when LL Cool J did
that acoustic (MTV Unplugged?) show on MTV about 6 years ago...I could easily
see these kids on the road with someone like Beck...A band I will definitely
check out again, when I see that they're playing!!
As far as the Strangers go, they were fantastic! They played the their new
disc from start to finish (with one minor exception midway to pre-empt an
inevitable de-tuning). They even had a guest trumpeter on stage for one
track, who, unfortunately is named Garth, I do believe. If you see them
coming your way, make sure you check them out!!
And finishing the night off was the Naildrivers! Erin & Co. sounded even
better than the Pre-Twangburgh show...but unfortunately, Erin brought no pie!
Paul
np: Bettie Seveert - Lamprey
