Here are Tad & Kate performing the Tad & Kate/Sidewalk Driver song “Car Broke Down”.
Tad & Kate – “Car Broke Down” @ The Rosebud Bar 8.25.2011
Tad & Kate @ The Rosebud Bar 8.25.2011
Meet Tad & Kate: Two huggable, lovable musicians that sing songs for the whole family in perfect two part harmony. You know, if your family is into songs about plane crashes, kidnapping, hobos, karaoke superstars and exhuming celebrity corpses. But then, whose isn’t?
Let’s face it, I knew this was going to be good before I even walked into The Rosebud. I’ve seen enough of Tad and Kate in Sidewalk Driver to know they weren’t going to half-ass this thing. They didn’t. It was great. I can’t wait to see them again. That’s it.
Sidewalk Driver @ The Middle East Downstairs 7.29.2011
It’s becoming old (tiny) hat for me to heap praise upon Sidewalk Driver. Lest you think I’m blowing smoke up their asses, lets get straight to the facts:
- July 29th was the big Boston Band Crush show at The Middle East.
- Sidewalk Driver played.
- The crowd clapped and cheered.
- The band covered Queen’s “Keep Yourself Alive”.*
- Tad crowd surfed.**
- Sidewalk Driver was awesome.***
So there you have it.
* Video by the tireless Sophia Cacciola for Sophia’s Rock Beat.
** No video. Sorry.
*** Fact.
Sidewalk Driver – “Tornado” @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 5.27.2011
This may be the sparkliest version of “Tornado” you’ll ever see!
Sidewalk Driver @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 5.27.2011
I sit here tonight editing photos of Sidewalk Driver at TT’s and Massachusetts is in the middle of some crazy weather. It’s mainly a lightning event here, but the storms out in western and central Mass are horrific. Tornadoes? Seriously? While I’m editing photos of Sidewalk Driver? This is just too weird.
As for the show, Sidewalk Driver is real. Sidewalk Driver is amazing.
Oh, I almost forgot. I’ve still got some video of Sidewalk Driver performing “Tornado” to edit. You might not want to get out of the basement just yet.
Sidewalk Driver @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 4.14.2011
The morning after Semi-Final Night #1 of the 2011 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble I found myself in my kitchen trying to describe the night to my son. He’s 4 years old. For several minutes I told him about platform boots, confetti cannons, playing guitar behind your head, layers of outrageous costumes, facial adornments, winged shirts and glitter. I told my wife about the witty and outrageously infectious songs.
“The singer, Tad, wore a little hat… and he shot confetti out of the hat!” I explained excitedly.
There was a brief pause while my son took it all in.
“Tell me again.” he implored.
“About the hat? Sure, he had this little hat…”
“No.” He took a break from eating his waffle to clarify. “The whole thing. The part about the shoes and the shirt. Tell me the whole thing again.”
I patiently described everything I had witnessed the night before for a second time.
I waited for some kind of reaction. His nearly five year old brain was working hard, trying to formulate some kind of response. Finally it came.
“Is this real?”
Yup. It’s real. It’s called Sidewalk Driver.
