than a band that just stands on stage. Do something besides stand with your feet glued to one spot. Look like you are at least having fun please. K?! Thanks!
On the subject of just live shows, here are a couple other things I've noticed that I don't appreciate:
3 bands on the line-up...that's awesome! Grab a couple beers...rock out in the crowd...When the first band is done...swap out the gear (come on, 15 minutes or less)...second band hits the stage...and the first band is out the door...WTF?! Why not at least catch the band you are playing with and support them? I just think this shows poor musicianship. Thoughts?
Is it really all about getting paid? Whatever happened to "for the love of music?"
Seriously...I'd like some input here...especially if you are in a band....
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Huguenots, Static Minds, the magic babies - 12.5.2008
Slims....Friday night...complete and utter honesty in this post.
The Huguenots started the night out. They hail from Chapel Hill and this was my first time seeing them. Honestly, I was not impressed. Their crowd booked it out the door when they were finished playing. Must have had a tea party at Top o' the Hill to attend to...understandable. I'm stereotyping when I say this...they had Chapel Hill written all over them...looked it...and smelled it. I don't normally like to say I'll never see them again but too poppy for me. Everything sounded the same. It was nice to see the instruments changing hands a couple times between the bass player and the 2 guitarists...but, not my type of jams.
Static Minds next on the list. Yay!!! First show for them. Of course, these guys are not new to the scene, but this band was awesome. Pieced together from the Suburban Sweethearts, minus Joe Yerry, plus Andy Kerr, these guys totally rocked. I liked the Sweethearts, but this is definitely a great project. I will definitely be keeping up with them! and you should too...
The last band of the evening: the magic babies. This was my second time seeing them. I caught them a couple weeks ago at Tir na Nog, and, again, not impressed. Here's my thoughts on them - and yes, I actually took notes while they were playing. First off - I think they sound like whining girls playing "safe" rock. The drummer definitely is an energetic player - the others in the band - not so much. When I saw them at Tir na Nog, I told my friends that I was with this "So, if the Scooby Doo Gang made a band....this would totally be them." A friend of mine made a reference to Squeeze. I halfway agree - but, I kind of like Squeeze. Anyways, I was bored at both shows. Maybe I'm being brutal, but at least it's honesty.
Two good things from the night - Static Minds and Chris Serino behind the bar.
The Huguenots started the night out. They hail from Chapel Hill and this was my first time seeing them. Honestly, I was not impressed. Their crowd booked it out the door when they were finished playing. Must have had a tea party at Top o' the Hill to attend to...understandable. I'm stereotyping when I say this...they had Chapel Hill written all over them...looked it...and smelled it. I don't normally like to say I'll never see them again but too poppy for me. Everything sounded the same. It was nice to see the instruments changing hands a couple times between the bass player and the 2 guitarists...but, not my type of jams.
Static Minds next on the list. Yay!!! First show for them. Of course, these guys are not new to the scene, but this band was awesome. Pieced together from the Suburban Sweethearts, minus Joe Yerry, plus Andy Kerr, these guys totally rocked. I liked the Sweethearts, but this is definitely a great project. I will definitely be keeping up with them! and you should too...
The last band of the evening: the magic babies. This was my second time seeing them. I caught them a couple weeks ago at Tir na Nog, and, again, not impressed. Here's my thoughts on them - and yes, I actually took notes while they were playing. First off - I think they sound like whining girls playing "safe" rock. The drummer definitely is an energetic player - the others in the band - not so much. When I saw them at Tir na Nog, I told my friends that I was with this "So, if the Scooby Doo Gang made a band....this would totally be them." A friend of mine made a reference to Squeeze. I halfway agree - but, I kind of like Squeeze. Anyways, I was bored at both shows. Maybe I'm being brutal, but at least it's honesty.
Two good things from the night - Static Minds and Chris Serino behind the bar.
Check these babies out...
Not a review - but, a selection of shows that you should try to fit in your schedule.
12/11 - The Luckiest Girls @ Slim's (Raleigh)
12/12 - Pink Flag, Ex-Monkeys & Cantwell, Gomez and Jordan @ Pizza Palace (Durham)
12/13 - Dry Heathens, Pink Flag @ Alivia's (Durham)
12/13 - Princess and the Criminals @ Slims (Raleigh)
12/13 - The Pneurotics @ The Pinhook (Durham)
12/14 - The Luckiest Girls, Birds of Avalon @ Lincoln Theater (Raleigh)
12/15 - The Future Kings of Nowhere @ Cat's Cradle (Carrboro)
12/17 - Pink Flag, Secada @ Marvell Event Center (Durham)
12/18 - Left Outlet, Dirty Little Heaters @ The Pour House (Raleigh)
12/20 - The Virgo 9 @ Nightlight (Chapel Hill)
12/20 - Patty Hurst Shifter @ Slims (Raleigh)
12/26 - American Aquarium @ Tir na Nog (Raleigh)
12/31 - Red Collar, Hammer No More the Fingers, Kerbloki @ Local 506 (Chapel Hill)
1/2 - Western Civ @ The Cave (Chapel Hill)
1/8 - Ex-Monkeys @ The Pour House (Raleigh)
1/8 - Pink Flag @ The Pinhook (Durham)
1/16 - Pink Flag *Women's Caucus Rape Crisis Benefit* @ Arts Center (Chapel Hill)
1/23 - The T's @ Slims (Raleigh)
1/29 - Hammer No More the Fingers @ Tir na Nog (Raleigh)
2/13 - The Virgo 9 @ Armadillo Grill (Durham)
2/17 - A Rooster for the Masses @ The Cave (Chapel Hill)
2/21 - A Rooster for the Masses @ The Pinhook (Durham)
3/7 - The Virgo 9, Dirty Little Heaters @ The Pinhook (Durham)
12/11 - The Luckiest Girls @ Slim's (Raleigh)
12/12 - Pink Flag, Ex-Monkeys & Cantwell, Gomez and Jordan @ Pizza Palace (Durham)
12/13 - Dry Heathens, Pink Flag @ Alivia's (Durham)
12/13 - Princess and the Criminals @ Slims (Raleigh)
12/13 - The Pneurotics @ The Pinhook (Durham)
12/14 - The Luckiest Girls, Birds of Avalon @ Lincoln Theater (Raleigh)
12/15 - The Future Kings of Nowhere @ Cat's Cradle (Carrboro)
12/17 - Pink Flag, Secada @ Marvell Event Center (Durham)
12/18 - Left Outlet, Dirty Little Heaters @ The Pour House (Raleigh)
12/20 - The Virgo 9 @ Nightlight (Chapel Hill)
12/20 - Patty Hurst Shifter @ Slims (Raleigh)
12/26 - American Aquarium @ Tir na Nog (Raleigh)
12/31 - Red Collar, Hammer No More the Fingers, Kerbloki @ Local 506 (Chapel Hill)
1/2 - Western Civ @ The Cave (Chapel Hill)
1/8 - Ex-Monkeys @ The Pour House (Raleigh)
1/8 - Pink Flag @ The Pinhook (Durham)
1/16 - Pink Flag *Women's Caucus Rape Crisis Benefit* @ Arts Center (Chapel Hill)
1/23 - The T's @ Slims (Raleigh)
1/29 - Hammer No More the Fingers @ Tir na Nog (Raleigh)
2/13 - The Virgo 9 @ Armadillo Grill (Durham)
2/17 - A Rooster for the Masses @ The Cave (Chapel Hill)
2/21 - A Rooster for the Masses @ The Pinhook (Durham)
3/7 - The Virgo 9, Dirty Little Heaters @ The Pinhook (Durham)
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