Sidewalk Driver performed as Spinal Tap for Halloween. Chocolate and peanut butter ain’t got nothing on this combo.
Brendan Boogie And The Best Intentions @ The Rosebud Bar 7.9.2011
Brendan Boogie is a man with a plan. His plan was to release six EPs in the first half of 2011 with a celebratory shindig thrown every month. He just successfully completed* this cycle with another fun night at The Rosebud in honor of Songs From The Armory Vol. 3.
The opening featured Brendan Boogie and his latest co-conspirators playing the songs from the new EP. It was loose and fun for just about everyone involved.**
The second part of the set had Brendan and The Best Intentions ripping through some of their finest material. I know there was a lot of (probably well-deserved) hype about a certain catch-us-before-our-reunion event elsewhere in town, but Brendan and his gang were putting on a memorable show of their own. No regrets here. It was a blast.
* Well, he did take April off, so the sixth EP didn’t come out until July. For some reason I feel the need to mention this (again). I don’t know if this is because I don’t want people to think I don’t know how to count or if I just like giving Brendan a hard time. It’s most likely the latter, but the former gives me a plausible out.
** Seriously, almost everyone had fun with this part. Almost…
Brendan Boogie And The Best Intentions – “Cigarette” @ The Rosebud Bar 3.12.2011
Brendan Boogie and his cohorts play “Cigarette” from the album Disposable Pop at The Rosebud Bar. It just so happens that the lovely and talented Nicole Anguish of Daykamp Creative did the Bazooka Joe inspired artwork for that record.