Dick Dale, Brant Bjork and The Bros
Dick Dale is a bit of a celebrity, making the show expensive. Because of this, my friends were unable or unwilling to go. Many people in the audience seemed to have a similar problem; their friends would be willing to pay $400 for U2, but won't pay $20 for some good surf rock. Ah well.
Brant Bjork and The Bros
I don't like jam bands, and this was definitely a jam band. However, their drummer was a rock drummer, and he saved the band from being totally boring. I doubt I would go to a show to see them. They were all really good at their instruments, and some points of songs really rocked, but I also found myself yawning.
Dick Dale
Dick Dale and his band were an hour late, but the Dickheads next to me assured me that waiting is worth it. It turns out that they were right! If you thought Hawnay Troof had energy, you haven't seen Dick Dale. "I'm a twenty-year-old in a 56-year-old's body," he said. He'd run across the stage, pose with his bassist, run to the other end, flirt with a cute college student in the front row, grab some drum sticks and play the drums over the drummer, then bang on the bass with the drum sticks. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
He's very friendly and appreciative of his family and fans. On stage he brought one of his school teachers from when he was younger and a friend from high school. Instead of an encore (I hate encores) he signed anything people wanted signed.
His stories are funny, his stage presence is wild, and the music is awesome. See him, it's worth $20.
Audience
The audience left much to be desired. Many were tourists to local shows, who are always vocal about their lack of knowledge about the bands or scene. "I bet he's forgotten how to sing after all these years," said one. Another guy spent all night bragging about the shows of famous bands that he's seen.
Also in the crowd was my doppleganger, spotted by my friends before at other shows. He looks identical to me but with frizzier hair and a distict lack of rhythm. Such an out-of-body experience is absolutely odd.
Summary
Even though I have much negative to say, it was an excellent time and you'd better regret missing it.
Tags: upcoming:14473, dickdale, surfrock, brantbjork.
Brant Bjork and The Bros
I don't like jam bands, and this was definitely a jam band. However, their drummer was a rock drummer, and he saved the band from being totally boring. I doubt I would go to a show to see them. They were all really good at their instruments, and some points of songs really rocked, but I also found myself yawning.
Dick Dale
Dick Dale and his band were an hour late, but the Dickheads next to me assured me that waiting is worth it. It turns out that they were right! If you thought Hawnay Troof had energy, you haven't seen Dick Dale. "I'm a twenty-year-old in a 56-year-old's body," he said. He'd run across the stage, pose with his bassist, run to the other end, flirt with a cute college student in the front row, grab some drum sticks and play the drums over the drummer, then bang on the bass with the drum sticks. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
He's very friendly and appreciative of his family and fans. On stage he brought one of his school teachers from when he was younger and a friend from high school. Instead of an encore (I hate encores) he signed anything people wanted signed.
His stories are funny, his stage presence is wild, and the music is awesome. See him, it's worth $20.
Audience
The audience left much to be desired. Many were tourists to local shows, who are always vocal about their lack of knowledge about the bands or scene. "I bet he's forgotten how to sing after all these years," said one. Another guy spent all night bragging about the shows of famous bands that he's seen.
Also in the crowd was my doppleganger, spotted by my friends before at other shows. He looks identical to me but with frizzier hair and a distict lack of rhythm. Such an out-of-body experience is absolutely odd.
Summary
Even though I have much negative to say, it was an excellent time and you'd better regret missing it.
Tags: upcoming:14473, dickdale, surfrock, brantbjork.
posted by Mike Burns at 19:13
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