Has to be The T's, who I saw last night at Slim's. And of course it was a night when I didn't have my camera. Originally we set out to go dancing at Alibi, but ended up at Slim's by accident, which is where I saw The T's, who weren't on Slim's schedule.
This is the new band featuring Lutie from The Semantics, and three guys. They're incredibly tight with good vocals (three of them sing) and awesome guitar solos. At times during their set they reminded me of a harder rocking Pretenders, a more intricate Ramones, and, for some reason, Golden Earring. Actually, after their set, The Cult's "Electric" was playing, and I thought that was the closest thing to their sound. The odd thing was, during their set, I kept thinking they were playing covers, because their songs, or at least parts of their songs, sounded really familiar, but I could never put my finger on who or what they were covering. Usually when that happens I can identify immediately a song or band that someone is obviously ripping off. In The T's case, I think they just have a strong ability to take universally great riffs and rhythms and make them into new songs that are familiar but still fresh.
They've only played two shows so far, and their Myspace page doesn't have much info. They're playing Slim's with Snatches of Pink on Sept. 22, which should be an awesome show.
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Glad you enjoyed us at Slim's and thanks for writing a review. Just want to let everyone know who the "3 Guys" are: Stephen Gardner (Cartridge Family, Trousers, more...), Andy Kerr (Days of Rage, etc...), and Gary Poole (Stuntcox, more...). I just feel lucky that Stephen and Andy let me play in their band...
Wow. I was the annoying drunk girl who kept telling everyone she had a crush on Lutie.
Maybe I shouldn't admit that?
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