out last night into the bitter cold i went, to see a few bands play at a music club i had never been to before. such a big adventure for me, since i hate going places alone. especially places to which i have never been. still, there are new year's resolutions to meet and true love will not be found on a computer screen. this is the 9:30 club. i went dressed in my green knit sweater dress and my old green corduroy pattern trenchie, and a chunky cream shell bracelet. talked for a bit with a girl in line who is taking pics for a local music blog. inside i chose an nice oatmeal stout and watched this band from the bar, the opening act: holy fuck.
up the stairs in the club are a series of rafter balconies where there is some area to sit. in order to monitor the crowd, and watch for illegal drug sales, the club employees have stands up here that are like life guard towers at the beach, though done in black wood, where they take turns scanning the crowd. fiery furnace: this indie rock band came on for the second set, and their lead female singer had an interesting furry voice and good rhythm. i spoke with her for a second during the third act, when she was meeting people in the crowd. she was accompanied by her 12 year old son, with whom she had an obvious good and deep relationship. how amazing it must be to have a rocker mom.
here is the title act, the welsh alternative rock band: super furry animals. the lead singer is quite the showman, much in the way of bare nakked ladies from canada. at one point he had a bunch of leek, and at the start of each line of his song, bit off a chunk and tossed the rest to a fan in the audience. one of their best songs was about the loyalty of a golden retriever. they really knew how to earn the adoration of the audience, finding ways for the fans to participate in the music by sound effects and special crowd "waves." as they went into the encore though, i suddenly thought it wise to scoot. and lucky me. by a bare few minutes i caught the last of the public metro trains back to my stop. such a good starry night.
here is the title act, the welsh alternative rock band: super furry animals. the lead singer is quite the showman, much in the way of bare nakked ladies from canada. at one point he had a bunch of leek, and at the start of each line of his song, bit off a chunk and tossed the rest to a fan in the audience. one of their best songs was about the loyalty of a golden retriever. they really knew how to earn the adoration of the audience, finding ways for the fans to participate in the music by sound effects and special crowd "waves." as they went into the encore though, i suddenly thought it wise to scoot. and lucky me. by a bare few minutes i caught the last of the public metro trains back to my stop. such a good starry night.
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