Nude Beach at Black Cat
One of the nice things about seeing a band you've seen before is that you notice things you missed the first time. For example Nude Beach's lead singer looks a lot like Spike Spiegel of Cowboy Bebop. As a photographer I notice things like that. As for their music, I really liked it. I enjoyed their music and analyzed their appearance. So much better than doing the reverse. Anyway despite adding a guitarist their basic sound hasn't changed so see previous review or just check out...
Posted: 11/5/2014 at 10:51pm Tags: Black Cat Downstairs Nude Beach
King Tuff at Black Cat
Although King Tuff is now on Sub Pop records he used to be on Burger Records. This fact probably would not shock anyone who is familiar with that label. Musically he reminds me of Burger-buddy Nobunny, particularly his singing style. They're both a bit on the high-pitched side and both have a delivery which comes across as not entirely serious. He sings about banging your head to the music but not in the same way those metal guys do. It's more of a tongue-in-cheek sort of thing. I'm not saying that he isn't a serious rocker, but his music is usually about having fun. And boy, the crowd sure did have a blast as this show.
Man or Astro-Man? at Black Cat
No, Birdstuff isn't actually pissed off. He's just having a little fun with the sound guy.
Man or Astro-Man are touring as a six-piece these days. Perhaps they keep picking up passengers as they travel across the Universe? You better be getting gas money from those people! They were also joined on stage by members of The Pack A.D., specifically both members of that band, which means that the word "members" was redundant. The Pack A.D. are from Canada so they're locals.
Man or Astro-Man?'s Website, Music.
Posted: 9/28/2014 at 6:05pm Tags: Black Cat Man or Astro-Man?
PAWS at DC9
Personally I don't blame PAWS for ripping off U2 on that one song. Who hasn't wanted to rip off U2 at some point? Lord knows if I ever saw Bono on the street I would steal his wallet, whereas PAWS are probably busy gunning for Morrissey's.
