And the real reason for posting tonight: February's Listening Party. I was SO overdue for this.
There were a couple songs in particular that stood out for me. Specifically, I really liked songs by Fitz and the Tantrums, which surprised me because I wasn't the biggest fan of the songs I'd heard by them before, and C2C, which also surprised me. C2C was on the techno side, but it was really interesting, like in terms of the changes and things. There were also a couple of songs that sounded...well one sounded like it came out of the 1920s and one from the 1940s. These two were a bit too "oldies" for me.
Then we got to see Amy Gore & her Valentines play. They were actually really good live. There were a few songs in particular I liked. On one of them, "Cadillac," I quite enjoyed the bass line. "For Your Love" was cool because they had a guest percussionist come on and play tabla. They had a bit of a pop/punk sound going on. Their music reminds me a bit of The Donnas or Joan Jett, only better.
They were also a lot of fun to watch because they had a really good stage presence. Though I think they could have used a slightly larger stage...and a higher ceiling. Amy Gore seemed like she really wanted to move around/dance more but was slightly restricted by not having the room for it. The drummer kept trying to do fun things with his sticks but kept getting foiled by them hitting the ceiling. Speaking of the drummer, I do kinda wish that he hadn't been sound-checking while Ann Delisi was playing songs, but it didn't end up being a huge issue. I did like the hat on the guitarist, though. And the bassist was particularly attractive.
Amy Gore & her Valentines playing at the February 2013 Ann Delisi Essential Music Listening Party
Sorry for the mediocre picture quality. I need to get a camera.
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