Went with friends to catch The Go Team! at Emo's last night. I like to catch the buzz bands live to see what all the fuss is about. In the case of The Go Team!, I'm still not sure. They had a couple songs I got into, but the rest were like "Meh." Especially the instrumentals (only Mogwai can pull those kinds of things off live, IMO, but that's me).
On the other hand, opening act The Grates rocked massively. For the first time since Kaito!, I was blown away by a live show. You can download Sukkafish here. The female lead singer was just totally cute and rambunctious, and though they lacked a bassist, they filled out the sound with spastic Sleater-Kinney guitar bursts and a female drummer who had some powerful rhythms going on--more Corin Tucker and less Meg White. I guess you could also compare them to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!, but with a better, cuter singer. Funny tour videos at their site, too. Of course, I've now discovered that Interscope signed them. And touring with a high profile act like Go Team! will generate some buzz.
I also need to buy The Rogers Sisters' new one. Totally forgot about them since SXSW.
On the other hand, opening act The Grates rocked massively. For the first time since Kaito!, I was blown away by a live show. You can download Sukkafish here. The female lead singer was just totally cute and rambunctious, and though they lacked a bassist, they filled out the sound with spastic Sleater-Kinney guitar bursts and a female drummer who had some powerful rhythms going on--more Corin Tucker and less Meg White. I guess you could also compare them to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!, but with a better, cuter singer. Funny tour videos at their site, too. Of course, I've now discovered that Interscope signed them. And touring with a high profile act like Go Team! will generate some buzz.
I also need to buy The Rogers Sisters' new one. Totally forgot about them since SXSW.
