It's nice to have somebody jealous of me.
You could also be jealous of Carlotta and Maria (catanddogdoctor) if you like; they were there too. I met up with a friend, but she had to leave early, during the first band's set. That would be the one Miles (bass) and Ian (drums) are in. It consists of the Jay brothers, a guitarist (he was switching between electric and lap steel guitar) and a singer. It's very hard to describe their music, it doesn't fit into any genre I could name. But if you took some rock, some blues, some of the more experimental sorts of jazz, a hint of a of couple of ethnic music idioms and maybe some John Cage and put them in a blender (just briefly, not enough to puree), that might give you a bit of the flavor. You can only get away with that sort of thing if you really know how to play, and these guys do. I was amazed to find out that the singer had never performed live before, because he had a lot of stage presence. Carlotta described him as sort of like a mixture of early Dylan, early Jagger (we could both easily imagine him fronting a Stones tribute band) and a little bit of Napoleon Dynamite. I'd also add a touch of beatboxer, because he'd move without warning from singing actual lyrics to using his voice percussively. Yeah, pretty indescribable, but interesting.
The middle group, Moose Honey, was a rap group. They rapped/sang OK, the music was fine, they had a couple of girls dancing onstage with them in what was effectively their underwear, but the lyrical content was so filthy that I was putting a lot of effort into not paying attention. I'm not ashamed to admit that there are some genres of music I am just too old or too traditional for.
I will admit, I was afraid that the room might clear out after that set; it was hard to imagine the same audience appreciating Moose Honey and Ak & Zuie, who after all are demonstrably old enough to be their parents. But that was just the fault of my imagination; it didn't happen. That primarily-young audience loved them, and danced through most of the set. Steve & Pete were really taking in their energy, and sending it back out as music. A very good show indeed.
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You forgot to mention that the lyrics were improvised.... it takes real talent to pull that on your first performance for an audience. Moose Honey, well..... what can I say hehe.................... I am just to old for that kind of stuff, not a prude but......yikes! I think they are talented, though. I loved Miles and Ian's band set, they were pretty indescribable, but Miles' bass playing was amazing. When Steve and Pete took the stage, there was so much energy in the place! Thery played great and seemed to be having a good time. It is always nice to watch performers that really feel what they are playing and that is definitely Steve and Pete. All in all it was a great night....Orthography Enthusiast @ May 11 2008, 10:33 AM wrote: It's nice to have somebody jealous of me.
You could also be jealous of Carlotta and Maria (catanddogdoctor) if you like; they were there too. I met up with a friend, but she had to leave early, during the first band's set. That would be the one Miles (bass) and Ian (drums) are in. It consists of the Jay brothers, a guitarist (he was switching between electric and lap steel guitar) and a singer. It's very hard to describe their music, it doesn't fit into any genre I could name. But if you took some rock, some blues, some of the more experimental sorts of jazz, a hint of a of couple of ethnic music idioms and maybe some John Cage and put them in a blender (just briefly, not enough to puree), that might give you a bit of the flavor. You can only get away with that sort of thing if you really know how to play, and these guys do. I was amazed to find out that the singer had never performed live before, because he had a lot of stage presence. Carlotta described him as sort of like a mixture of early Dylan, early Jagger (we could both easily imagine him fronting a Stones tribute band) and a little bit of Napoleon Dynamite. I'd also add a touch of beatboxer, because he'd move without warning from singing actual lyrics to using his voice percussively. Yeah, pretty indescribable, but interesting.
The middle group, Moose Honey, was a rap group. They rapped/sang OK, the music was fine, they had a couple of girls dancing onstage with them in what was effectively their underwear, but the lyrical content was so filthy that I was putting a lot of effort into not paying attention. I'm not ashamed to admit that there are some genres of music I am just too old or too traditional for.
I will admit, I was afraid that the room might clear out after that set; it was hard to imagine the same audience appreciating Moose Honey and Ak & Zuie, who after all are demonstrably old enough to be their parents. But that was just the fault of my imagination; it didn't happen. That primarily-young audience loved them, and danced through most of the set. Steve & Pete were really taking in their energy, and sending it back out as music. A very good show indeed.
Maria, almost heading for the airport ;-)
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Well, I saw someone hunched over a camera phone, but the light wasn't very good.albinodwarf27 @ May 11 2008, 10:01 PM wrote: Moose Honey sounds like something I'm a little too old for as well!
Did anyone happen to take pictures?
And herewith I offer one of the very few Moose Honey lyrics that could even be posted on a family-friendly forum:
After that, it got a little bit sex-obsessed.When I'm buck naked I get romantic
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Well, I took a few, *maybe* one turned out. KF is notorious for bad lighting and I wasn't going to fight with the settings of my camera and miss all the music. I will look at them tonight and share them if I have one or two that turned out.
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Thank you for the review. I so wanted to be there. The first time I saw A&Z live was Sept 2001 at the Knitting Factory.
If I didn't have so much other travel planned for this year, I would have been there! Haven't seen A&Z since the PH tour/2003.
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If I didn't have so much other travel planned for this year, I would have been there! Haven't seen A&Z since the PH tour/2003.
Photos -- even bad ones -- will be poured over intently.
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