Last night I was alerted about a benefit show happening today at Lestat's. The show is at 1pm and is a benefit for Bo Radley Marlo, a friend of the bands, so he can get a much needed wheelchair upgrade. 12 years ago, Bo suffered a spinal cord injury in a motorcylcle accident. He's uninsured and his aged wheelchair is resticting his functionality. As a result, he's developed bedsores and other complications from his limited mobility.
Fing, A Scribe Amidst The Lions, and Platypus Egg are all performing.
Today! Sunday, July 18, 1-4pm.
$10.
The show is all ages.
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Monday Photos: The Weather Underground, The Roman Spring, Fing
I started feeling sick on Sunday, but I chose to ignore my body. By Monday, I was a little achy and my chest felt hollow, but I wasn't quite convinced I was sick. I worked, I took my nap, then went to the Casbah for The Weather Underground and the Roman Spring, and while I was sad to hear that The Secret Stolen had canceled, I was stoked to hear that Fing had been added to the bill to take their place.
The crowd was pretty sparse in the beginning, but it slowly filled throughout the night. I wish more people were there for Fing, because they are such a funky rockin dancey band. The also made me believe that any band I see with a Korg from now on should be required to do the robot to at least one of their songs, as Pascal did. If you get a chance to pick up their CD, it's pretty awesome.
The Roman Spring were up second and by that point the room was more crowded. I think people not only like the band's music, but Jake's contributions to the music community generates a ton of good will from other musicicans. In the crowd were Swim Party, some of the Modlins, and Manuok among others. I really like the couple of covers that they've been rotating in their recent sets. I think local bands should take the lesson...establish your band with originals first, then later it's ok to mess around with a couple covers.
The final performance of the night came from The Weather Underground who are from LA. Abraham swore I wasn't at their Beauty Bar show back in September, but I was and have the pics to prove it. The band is really good; fans of Delta Spirit should definitely check them out. Turns out they're incredibly nice guys, too, so we chatted briefly before the bar closed down.
It was still kinda early, so I stopped by the Jewel Box since I hadn't been in a while. Little did I know that I was a night's sleep away from getting more sick than I've been in at least four years. Hopefully now I can safely say that is behind me, but man did it suck. Fortunately I was somewhat better by Friday, and was back at work and back on the town by Friday night.
The crowd was pretty sparse in the beginning, but it slowly filled throughout the night. I wish more people were there for Fing, because they are such a funky rockin dancey band. The also made me believe that any band I see with a Korg from now on should be required to do the robot to at least one of their songs, as Pascal did. If you get a chance to pick up their CD, it's pretty awesome.
The Roman Spring were up second and by that point the room was more crowded. I think people not only like the band's music, but Jake's contributions to the music community generates a ton of good will from other musicicans. In the crowd were Swim Party, some of the Modlins, and Manuok among others. I really like the couple of covers that they've been rotating in their recent sets. I think local bands should take the lesson...establish your band with originals first, then later it's ok to mess around with a couple covers.
The final performance of the night came from The Weather Underground who are from LA. Abraham swore I wasn't at their Beauty Bar show back in September, but I was and have the pics to prove it. The band is really good; fans of Delta Spirit should definitely check them out. Turns out they're incredibly nice guys, too, so we chatted briefly before the bar closed down.
It was still kinda early, so I stopped by the Jewel Box since I hadn't been in a while. Little did I know that I was a night's sleep away from getting more sick than I've been in at least four years. Hopefully now I can safely say that is behind me, but man did it suck. Fortunately I was somewhat better by Friday, and was back at work and back on the town by Friday night.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Weekend Recap: The Roman Spring, Fing @ Beauty Bar
I was supposed to do laundry, review CDs, and chill out this weekend. That didn't really happen. Not to say it wasn't a great weekend, I just didn't really get to take a breath.
I spent Friday night at the Beauty Bar for Roman Spring and Fing. It was a fun show, pretty crowded and the bands seemed to play a little bit later than usual. And was I ready to let loose.
The Roman Spring, in my opinion, played their best set ever, but maybe that's just because the last show I saw with them at the Sports Club was so stark in that dark room with the a/c set at 50 and pretty much an empty room. They played relaxed and their new songs went over well with the crowd. I love these guys, though, so what else can I really say that I haven't said before? If you have yet to see them, they'll be at the Casbah on Saturday, their last show for a while as they plan on heading into the studio to record.
After The Roman Spring, Fing played. I'd never heard nor seen them before but the word "rad" comes to mind. Are they rock? funk? punk? Doesn't really matter, because they're just really good and lively and entertaining from start to finish. And with shoes like this who gives a shit?
You get a lot of pics and minimal review, unless you wanna hear how great my vodka tonics were. The Beauty Bar was packed and I thought I'd try to catch Silverbird at the Tower, so I bailed. But then I got to the Tower and knew if I had any more drinks, I'd be pulling my bike outta my car and riding home, so I left without even going in, drove the short drive home, parked at home, and walked to the Ken to polish of the evening until closing instead. All in all, a fantastic Friday.
I spent Friday night at the Beauty Bar for Roman Spring and Fing. It was a fun show, pretty crowded and the bands seemed to play a little bit later than usual. And was I ready to let loose.
The Roman Spring, in my opinion, played their best set ever, but maybe that's just because the last show I saw with them at the Sports Club was so stark in that dark room with the a/c set at 50 and pretty much an empty room. They played relaxed and their new songs went over well with the crowd. I love these guys, though, so what else can I really say that I haven't said before? If you have yet to see them, they'll be at the Casbah on Saturday, their last show for a while as they plan on heading into the studio to record.
After The Roman Spring, Fing played. I'd never heard nor seen them before but the word "rad" comes to mind. Are they rock? funk? punk? Doesn't really matter, because they're just really good and lively and entertaining from start to finish. And with shoes like this who gives a shit?
You get a lot of pics and minimal review, unless you wanna hear how great my vodka tonics were. The Beauty Bar was packed and I thought I'd try to catch Silverbird at the Tower, so I bailed. But then I got to the Tower and knew if I had any more drinks, I'd be pulling my bike outta my car and riding home, so I left without even going in, drove the short drive home, parked at home, and walked to the Ken to polish of the evening until closing instead. All in all, a fantastic Friday.
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