Pass the insulin…

We had ourselves a double dose of Mootown indie pop this past weekend. On Friday, we caught Dressy Bessy at the Hi Dive. Unfortunately, the band was a little off that night – they were breaking in a new drummer, and trying out a whole bunch of new songs. Worst of all, vocalist Tammy Ealom was having problems with her vocals – instead of her usual slightly-off-key-but-charmingly-girlish tones, for most songs she was reduced to a rasp. It could be due to the cold and flu season, or maybe too many cigarettes, but hopefully it’s just a momentary setback. The band wasn’t bad, just not up to their usual standards. Still, the faithful danced and had themselves a geekin’ good time. I’m sorry I missed most of the openers Cowboy Curse. From what I heard they were pretty good, and played what must have been the first ever Breezy Porticos cover. This leads us to…

On Saturday we caught the Breezy Porticos at the Bluebird. The Breezies are one of my favorite acts in town; their sunshine pop always makes my day (track down their CD Keep It Crisp, the perfect soundtrack for morning coffee and the Sunday paper). It had been a while since I had last seen them, and it was extra nice to catch them on a big stage with great sound. They were opening for Jux County, who were playing a reunion/celebration/farewell show. Having been elsewhere throughout the 90’s, I missed out on the Jux phenomenon when they were one of the most popular acts in Denvoid. I did see them once in college, but the only thing I remembered was that they did a cover of Give It to the Soft Boys. (This struck me as strange at the time, doing another band’s “theme” song. It still does!) I thought Jux were pretty good, and they were giving out free CD’s (cleaning out their closets?) which was cool.

I considered going to Motorhead on Sunday, as I thought it’d be neat to see Lemmy dressed up as the Easter Bunny. Then I realized that I was probably imagining things due to not getting enough sleep Saturday night, and decided to skip it. Also, the bill was loaded up with three other bands I had no interest in seeing, so that helped me make up my mind. Maybe next time!

(Special thanks to Andy FalconYETI for inspiring the title of this entry, and for the comp.)