August 24, 2004
Party
Wholly Moses is not a good movie. But that's another subject.
The first ever "New Issue Release Party" (yeah, I know that sounds kinda lame, but it was a good excuse to get together) happened last night. I had not seen Fairfax or The Kirby live yet, so I wasn't sure how it'd go over. I was very pleasantly surprised over both. Fairfax had an energetic pop punk sort of sound. Their drummer, Brandon, really pounds away. The band recently just lost a guitarist and this was their first show as a three-piece. You couldn't tell they were struggling, as it sounded pretty solid.
The Kirby made excellent use of the tiny (12 foot by 12 foot) stage, by chaotically swinging and slamming their instruments at every jerky time change. Their second song had at least 5 substantial time changes in it, making for a crazy schizophrenic tune. Very fun. Our old buddy (and ex-intern), Colin Hobbs plays guitar in this band, which is now managed by Eric Shirey (friend of Pluto Records and current manager of Society's Finest and The Gods).
Local slam poet and crazed band member Peter Nevland showed up, (along with several other friends and longtime supporters of HM) and I asked him if he'd be willing to throw down some spoken word pieces. Since the club was essentially ours for the evening, it was a go. He did a great job. His first piece was introduced as one that was "hard to deliver" without shedding a few tears, as it was still a fresh wound. Turns out it was a hilarious tale about girls, rejection, and red hair.
We almost had Fairfax play two sets (since they only had a 30-minute set), but at 11 o-clock, anyone over 18 and under 21 has to leave.
Back to the Dudley Moore flick, Wholly Moses... Even though he's a crack-up artist, the script really hurts the viewing. I have to admit, though, the plot detail of one baby floating down the Nile shoving another out of the way to be the "discovered" baby is quite amusing.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at August 24, 2004 10:50 AM