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Ladies and germs, I have a confession to make. I have a new favorite band. They are called Nethers and they are from Washington DC. Notice I didn't say I have a new favorite DC band, although, with respect to these guys, I do think Nethers are the best band in the city right now. Their show last night at the Black Cat, while not as amazing as the recent gig they did at the 930 Club, was still so much awesome. I'm gushing too much right now to write a coherent review, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. Nikki, the lead singer, is such an amazing frontwoman. She's the kind of girl you can dig on during the show for being so damn cute and still respect in the morning because she's such a great musician and an even better singer. Her voice...wow. The rest of the band are no slouches either. The tall guitar player broke into an impromtu Tom Petty cover at one point, which was fabulous because everyone loves TP. The band also had an organist play with them this time, which filled out their impressive sound even more.
I cannot recommend this band enough to you. Last night was the first show of their seven week national tour, so everyone will have a chance to see them. Get off your couches and go listen to the jamfolkrock people! They play the Knitting Factory in NYC tonight, so don't sleep if you're in the 212 or 718. Other notable dates for friends of information leafblower:
Feb 18 / Raleigh, NC / Bickett Gallery
Mar 10 / Seattle, WA / Sunset Tavern
Mar 13 / Salt Lake City, UT / Kilby Court
Mar 16 / Austin, TX (SxSW) / Buffalo Billards
Mar 18 / Austin, TX (SxSW) / Arthur Magazine
Mar 23 / Chicago, IL / Hideout
Mar 24 / Chicago, IL / Schubas
Mar 25 / Detroit, MI / Trumbellplex
Mar 29 / Brooklyn, NY / Southpaw
Mar 31 / Baltimore, MD / Talking Head
I listed the SLC date because even though I don't know anyone who lives there, I will be in SLC on my snowboarding holiday when the band rolls through town. So best! Yes, I am a big dork and go to concerts even when I am on holiday. It's not like there will be anything going on at night while we're there anyway.
Photos of Nethers last night over at Flickr.
The good vibes continue! Remember when I said Voxtrot was on my shitlist? Well, I emailed the band yesterday asking them why they hate Washington DC (Notice a pattern here?) and what was up with the cancelled DC9 show and they emailed me back straight away saying DC9 doublebooked that date and choose to go with the other band (as commenter Young Poisoner noted in the link above). That weekend is part of the Six Points music fest, so it's understandable why the venue would go with the local band in this case. Anyways, Voxtrot is really bummed about not being able to play here. They are looking for a houseparty or some type of venue to play so they can bring the rock to the nations capital on April 8th. If you know of a place, get at me and I'll send it to the band. Until then, the band are OK with me.
Hey now, Pitchfork get it right for once.
Love this Ian Brown pic.
Good thing Nethers put on a great show last night, because I missed PP going for FIFTY in a losing effort against the Cavs. Suck it LeBron. Sadly, this is PP's new career high. I say sadly, because his old career high was 48(46 in the second half + OT), which I saw him drop in New Jersey a few years ago. *shrug*
BAH! they are playing chicago while i'm in d.c.! BAH!
yo, let's do it, let's bring voxtrot to D.C.
For what it's worth I've emailed both the band and the booker at the Mojo in Baltimore about scheduling a date up there.