Takin' it to the streets!

I was looking through local arts weekly Westword last night, hoping to find something to do on Thursday evening - Thursday is the last day of my work week, so it's more or less my "Friday night." Every now and then, I'll luck into a good show. The Walnut Room, a fairly new venue that I've never visited before, listed the following act:

Black Water
A Tribute to the Doobie Brothers

Needless to say, I started laughing out loud - a tribute to the Doobies??!!?? Wow... From their website, it doesn't appear that they do a "full on" tribute, with costumes and everything. Then again, what costumes would you need? Maybe a few long hair wigs and some fake mustaches, but that's about it. Too bad I didn't have more notice, I'd love to round up a couple of friends - together we'd dress up as Raj, Dwayne, and Rerun. Then we'd get caught bootlegging the Doobie Brothers tribute act, just like in that episode of What's Happening!! Hey HEY Hey!!!

Embarrassing update: Believe it or not, we actually saw the Doobie Brothers tribute act. The li’l woman wanted to try the pizza at the Walnut Room, so we thought “what the hell” and went. The pizza was pretty good, and Black Water was about what you’d expect – some old dudes playing Doobie Brothers tunes. Surprisingly enough, they didn’t just stick with “the hits,” but played quite a few album tracks. They even did stuff from recent albums (“this is from their 2000 release Sibling Rivalry – does anyone here have that one?”). We only saw their first set, so maybe the second set was more hits heavy (one guy kept yelling for China Grove, and they told him he’d have to wait until the next set). They also did an Allman Brothers number (“this is from a different brother act”), maybe they did some Chambers Brothers or Hudson Brothers tunes later in the evening. The showroom at the Walnut Room was actually really nice – terrific sound and lights, and pretty comfy as well. Maybe they’ll actually have someone I want to see there someday!