Old 97s in NYC last night
Was good to see the NYC and Buck Diaz Phila. parts of the list show up for dinner and this excellent show at the l'il ol' Mercury Lounge last night...I'm probably the only one awake now! This gig, last of the current Old 97s tour, turned out to be pretty much a small room/big sound smash...The texas boys used this last show to showcase almost all the songs that will appear on the new CD due in April, they said--and there are some good ones there. Reports that the country side of what they do is somewhat downplay now are, I think, true--vbut it's definitely still there in the mix of songs and sounds. It also seems to me that Rhett's songwriting is only getting sharper, and amongest these new rock and roll and pop songs there's a "jumps out" ready for an MTV hit in this new song "Nineteen"...it's only as calculated as a Chuck Berry teenage song was--and it's nearly as catchy as one of those. Maybe someobody can make some well-deserved money here, in addition to the damn good music. In opening acts-- Our local Hangdogs sound tighter and more impassioned in delivering their material than ever; it's really working now, and the oddly-named "Sea of Cortez" did turn out to be an alt.country band in a sort of post-Jayhawks, boy can we ever afford a lot of expensive instrument mode...A lot of people play this stuff!) Barry
Re: Old 97s in NYC
Barry wrote: I know a number of New York P2ers are planning to see the Old 97s show at the Mercury Lounge next Saturday night The other act that night--probably AFTER the 97s, by the way it's advertised, is "Sea of Cortez," about thich I know nothing... I'll attempt to make sure I have a ticket beforehand. And the opening act is The Hangdogs, making a rare appearance in the city. Well... o.k., actually they play around here a lot, but they are always a good time and well worth catching. They are scheduled to play at 9 pm (though at the Mercury you can usually add a half-hour to scheduled start times for true performance times.) Definitely worth arriving early for, imo. Ross Whitwam[EMAIL PROTECTED] Molecular Pharmacology Therapeutics Program Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NYC
Old 97s in NYC
I know a number of New York P2ers are planning to see the Old 97s show at the Mercury Lounge next Saturday night (Amy H...Jeff J...Ross W probably...myself..abybody else? This is a good chance for catch up or meet up!) and some or all of those Buck Diaz boys are coming up from Phila. for the occasion and joining us.. .I'll be out in Silicon Valley Monday thru Thursday night, so if plans to meet beforehand ensue, I won't be able to respond aboit it till then. Any of you can let me know off-list where and when we'd meetI'd appreciate it. The other act that night--probably AFTER the 97s, by the way it's advertised, is "Sea of Cortez," about thich I know nothing... I'll aattempt to make sure I have a ticket beforehand. Barry M.
