hey kitty cats! wednesdays at doors are now "whatchu think?" wednesdays. (uhhh, what does that even mean?) it's our super cheesy way of telling you we have a guest blogger. yeah, i know. bad. anyway, let me introduce you to our first ever guest blogger, micvaki. she likes long walks on the beach, dumplings, awkward moments & music, obviously. check her out!...
you know when you read a book and then you see the movie and feel completely and utterly jipped?
not the case with alex winston.
alex first caught my attention, and perhaps a little late, on hypem with a remix done by jaybird of her song locomotive. after listening to a few more of her tunes on hypem and watching one of those music videos that make you start to believe in the radio again i headed off to mercury lounge for what i expected to be at least a great vocal performance. i'm always skeptic that the live show will not live up to the power and groove status that the tracks creates in my mind; to my astonishment alex winston and her trio of ladies kept all eyes on the show. its been a while since i've seen such a refreshingly fun performance. with big hair and vocals to match she took the stage to not only knocked the crowd on its ass but treated me to one of the better live shows i've seen in the past year. no jokes. just rock.
now if only we can upgrade that video...
the openers to the show at mercury lounge on april 5, 2011
dirty gold- if i was fifteen again i may have attacked these boys as they exited stage right. the california beach vibe was fluid from every angle of the song and stage. the songs were very summer road trip mix and the boys were still getting their stage legs, but they held their own and definitely had a following. imagine riding passenger side down the coast feet out the windows when listening to california sunrise. definitely a band a will continue to follow and see what they come up with next.
two lights- to say the least but maybe the most... jonas brothers and their dad go on tour with half baked lyrics and chords. i think they played 3 chords in 4 songs, which may have two chords too many. i'll spare you the link.
warm ghost- slip me some acid and the lead singers number. a visually stimulating array of photoshop filtered home-esque videos were accompanied by more serious vocals and synthesized droned out tunes. check out their video.
