Nowhere Lights kick out modern Americana tunes. It’s somehow spacey and twangy at the same time. Neat trick.
Nowhere Lights @ Radio 1.13.2012
Brownboot @ Moe’s Lounge 1.13.2012
So…
It’s night #2 of the Shakes & Pony Show residency at Moe’s Lounge. There’s a band on stage*. I think Shakes is the drummer and Pony is the Nikki Sixx-looking fella playing Gene Dante’s guitar. This night was also billed as Rod, Jason & Friends doing the songs of Brownboot. It sure sounds like Brownboot.** Maybe Rod and Jason’s friends should start a Brownboot tribute band.
Oh, hey! It is Brownboot! There are a couple of new players here, but the songs remain the same. Elena Siegman (vocals) and Randy Knight (bass) join Rod Van Stoli, Jason Baldock, Matt Sullivan and Joe Kowalski in their ’70s rock n’ soul crusade. Someone has to fight the good fight.
* …and floor…
** …or some kind of foot stompin’ acoustic variation there of…
Cask Mouse @ Radio 1.13.2012
I dug Cask Mouse the first time I saw them back in November. I really dug ’em this time. I like where this is headed…
Gene Dante @ Moe’s Lounge 1.13.2012
Gene Dante is a talented dude. Seems like a nice guy, too. Oh, and he came up with the nickname “Beardie McFunsponge” for Richard Bouchard.* That makes Gene Dante just plain awesome.
* I’m surprised there isn’t a Facebook page for that yet. Oh, wait. 5… 4… 3… 2…
One Happy Island @ Radio 1.13.2012
The whole world may not be a happy place, but at least there’s One Happy Island.
Elena Siegman @ Moe’s Lounge 1.13.2012
Elena Siegman opened night #2 of The Shakes & Pony Show residency at Moe’s Lounge. She sure can sing about death…
The Shakes & Pony Show @ Moe’s Lounge 1.6.2012
Rodrigo Van Stoli and Jason Baldock were tasked with opening Moe’s Lounge* with a bang. The duo cooked up a residency where they would pick a different theme for each night** and assemble a ragtag group of local rockers to help them pull it off. Night one was Mixtape-Mixtape night, where the gang*** performed selections from the various nights of the MixTape series they’ve been involved with. What you ended up with was a mishmash of covers spanning decades. A couple of highlights were some great interplay between Rodrigo Van Stoli and Rona Mattocks on “Beast Of Burden” and a snappy cover of Robert Plant’s “Tall Cool One”. The night ended with a “Daydream Believer” singalong.
Welcome to The Shakes & Pony Show…
* Moe’s Lounge is downstairs at Radio. Seeing a show there is like hanging out in your friend’s basement. Good times.
** To find out what’s in store for the rest of the residency, check out this amazing poster by the wonderful and talented Nicole Anguish of Daykamp Creative.
*** Which at various times included 2/3 of Brownboot, 2/5 of Sidewalk Driver, 1/5 of The Future Everybody, 1/6 of Fit To Be Tied, all of Tad & Kate and 4/5 of Bright Lights, Big Rod.
Tad & Kate – “Radio” @ Moe’s Lounge 1.6.2012
Tad! Kate! Radio! Radio! Moe’s Lounge! Fun!
Tad & Kate @ Moe’s Lounge 1.6.2012
Tad and Kate. Kate and Tad. Hearing those two names together makes me happy. I think about plane crashes and the world coming to an end. I think about hobos, bad presents, karaoke and being kidnapped. I think about all of these things and I smile. It’s some kind of Pavlovian response. I’ve become so accustomed to being entertained by this duo that I just can’t help myself. At least I don’t drool.
Nate Rogers – “Chewbacca” @ Moe’s Lounge 1.6.2012
Nate Rogers performs The Future Everybody’s dance pop number “Chewbacca” with just an acoustic guitar. “Chewcoustic” if you will. It’s no “Test Tube Babies”…