Dark Horses and Suspect Tips
Every so often over the past few days, I've looked around and muttered, "I'm attending a massive International Conference of Bar Bands." That's partly my fault. I'm into checking out bands from weird places, following incredibly suspect tips, and I've been known to troop off to see, say, a rumba-punk fusion band from Wales if their drummer compliments my haircut in the taco line.
That said, I'm passing on some suspect tips of my own. Among the dark horses of this year's festival are Bone Box from Manchester, England -- dreamy, dirge-y, wonderful. There's St. Vincent, the brainchild of 23-year-old Annie Clark, who happens to be the niece of Tuck & Patti. She's a member of The Polyphonic Spree and she's played with outfits like Television and Tracy + The Plastics. And finally, folks here have been awed by the showmanship of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, an ensemble that one audience member described as "a Motown-style soul diva backed up by a bunch of nerdy guys in suits. And they take the love they have for each other and they pour it into the audience."
Today, I'm hoping to check out The Fratellis, Paolo Nutini... oh, yes, and a band called Hypernova from Tehran, Iran.
11:22 AM ET | 03-17-2007 | permalink
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