Last night I checked out The Naught, a new band with Erik Sugg (Cherry Valence, Dragstrip Syndicate) and Chris Jones (The Loners, Vanilla Trainwreck, hundreds of other bands) at Slim's. Sorry, but I do not know the bass player. When someone starts paying me to do this, I will do a better job of finding out who is actually in all these bands I go see.
Anyway, last night was The Naught's first show, and I was mighty impressed. I've said before that Erik is one of my favorite guitar players in the area. He hadn't been playing for a while, so I'm glad to see he's out there again. Chris was tight as always, and the unknown (to me) bass player was really good too. They played a few covers as well as some Nuggets-style garage rock with a little bit of shoe-gazing swirl. Check out the feedback-laden jam that Erik puts on in the video. I just wish my memory card hadn't filled up before the song was over.
Electric Sunshine is Eddie Taylor and Paul Dressel, both of Big Joe. Eddie has been in lots of bands that I love, including The Loners. Electric Sunshine also has a Nuggets feel, but a little more diversified. Several songs included hints of Big Joe's country-ish guitar rock, and one, possibly my favorite, was certifiably funky.
The T's played on Friday, Oct. 13 at Kings, and they impressed me again. This time I got some video, so perhaps you can see and hear why I like them so much. They opened for Crave, a band that's certainly talented, but just didn't do anything for me. They had a lot of fans at the show, so I'm sure they aren't particularly concerned if I don't like them.
I only saw the last two bands at last night's benefit for Chris Plankers at Kings. I've seen The Trousers before, and they again impressed me with their laid-back take on English blues. Jim Pendergrast plays guitar like he's just walking or breathing -- completely effortless and natural. Here's a video from them.
Hi all, Sorry I haven't posted lately. I've been in Berlin, where I had an awesome time, and even got to see a German rockabilly band called Raik and the Chainballs at a cool club called Roadrunner's Paradise. I'll get back to posting local stuff later today, but for now, here's video (featuring a burlesque dancer) of Raik and the Chainballs.
