I went to not one but TWO fantastic local shows this weekend.
On Friday, the PS Collective (which is so cute and cozy, you have to go to a show there!) hosted openers Tim Perkins, Hyannis, Talkin Mountain, and headliner Baby Walrus.
Check out their MySpace pages for music clips. This was the first time I'd listened to Tim Perkins. Definitely check him out sometime. It's an excellent acoustic show.
I thought Hyannis really pulled it together on Friday. It was a solid set. During one song, my friend leaned over to me and whispered, "Pink Floyd." Listen to "Ronnie" on Hyannis' page (which I think is much more inspired by, say, The Beatles, than Pink Floyd). Just do it.
Talkin Mountain was witty as usual, with an upbeat sound. Their songs explore topics such as a relationship with a snowman (Abominal Abdominal Snowman) and missing teeth as a result of drug use (This Is Bad 4 U).
Baby Walrus blew me away. Their music is progressive, with dissonant chords and unusual rhythms that can change meter every other measure. I've never seen Chris Senseney perform, but apparently he's a local music genius? Chris, along with John Voris and Dylan Strimple, played a high energy set that was thoroughly engaging. Brilliant.
And by the way, if you're at the Pizza Shoppe, do NOT order the Prince pizza to split with a friend. Way too small, altho the pizza was really, really good. MMmmm I think I've just talked myself into a trip to BENSON this afternoon for lunch.... (I'm not THAT random - in case you didn't know, the PS Collective is the venue directly connected to the Pizza Shoppe in Benson.)
On Friday, the PS Collective (which is so cute and cozy, you have to go to a show there!) hosted openers Tim Perkins, Hyannis, Talkin Mountain, and headliner Baby Walrus.
Check out their MySpace pages for music clips. This was the first time I'd listened to Tim Perkins. Definitely check him out sometime. It's an excellent acoustic show.
I thought Hyannis really pulled it together on Friday. It was a solid set. During one song, my friend leaned over to me and whispered, "Pink Floyd." Listen to "Ronnie" on Hyannis' page (which I think is much more inspired by, say, The Beatles, than Pink Floyd). Just do it.
Talkin Mountain was witty as usual, with an upbeat sound. Their songs explore topics such as a relationship with a snowman (Abominal Abdominal Snowman) and missing teeth as a result of drug use (This Is Bad 4 U).
Baby Walrus blew me away. Their music is progressive, with dissonant chords and unusual rhythms that can change meter every other measure. I've never seen Chris Senseney perform, but apparently he's a local music genius? Chris, along with John Voris and Dylan Strimple, played a high energy set that was thoroughly engaging. Brilliant.
And by the way, if you're at the Pizza Shoppe, do NOT order the Prince pizza to split with a friend. Way too small, altho the pizza was really, really good. MMmmm I think I've just talked myself into a trip to BENSON this afternoon for lunch.... (I'm not THAT random - in case you didn't know, the PS Collective is the venue directly connected to the Pizza Shoppe in Benson.)
On Saturday I went to Shea Riley's to hear The Zach Heath Band. They had a CD release party, where they gave away all their CDs.
"You can take them home and if you listen to them, then great," said Django, on stage. "They don't do me any good under my bed at home." Here here, and thank you.
The guys wore ties on stage, contrary to popular rock-band style. Also a bit contrary was the inclusion of Django's mother, who was a professional violinist back in the day.
"You're looking at the first female winner of the the Nebraska Banjo [??] Competition," said Django. (I'm definitely guessing at the name of that competition, sorry, not a solid reporter.) She responded with, "And it should've happened long before I won it." She played for most of the set, and his father came on stage for the last song to play harmonica.
When he first came up, he gave his wife a little kiss. The crowd reacted in an "Aww... what?" fashion, and he responded with, "Hey! We have a license."
The Zach Heath Band, according to popular legend, is named after their drummer, because he refused to be a part of it unless it was named after him.
That's the word on the street, anyways.
A fun show, with excellent music! Also check out their write-up in The Reader this week.
0 comments:
Post a Comment