OlyMusic Experiences

Buncha music: Think was called Humble Smile - the band I saw at the Vault the other day. They played their music very nicely, and there were pretty women (and some guys I guess) dancing to it. I was sorry to hear that it is their last show as Humble Smile. Hope to hear more from those guys. I hope I've got their name right! A friend of mine told me about the show later than the last minute. Jammed with Tommy, Laureano, & Mark and someone who was there whose name escapes me now the other day. Unless it was Ian, but I think it was a different guy, hmm and that other guy Sean was there, and then I saw Cooper's Glen sing "We are Cooper's Glen", and "Goin' to Cooper's Glen!" at the Capitol Theater. The short films with their nifty animatedness were pleasing and disturbing to view. I was pleasantly and disturbingly entertained. And there was some band from California at Le Voyeur later that said they were there on accident, just happening by or something and er.. anyway, they rocked real good. One of them was playing solo guitar when I walked in, and it was sadly mournful stuff that anyone who has ever felt anguish could find something in to connect with. Intense. The whole band hit a lot of the big beats together, ba ba BA kind of thing- together. The big thing on my mind though is Speed Limit 35, where I heard Shallow Line and United But Divided and also John Paul, and the guy with the wine and the name on the back of his jacket that sounded a lot like an even localer, even more insightful, Dave Matthews. Shoulda got that guy's name! John, of Glass Elevator, was working the recording and sound for the show from the room behind the show room, with a computer hooked to the camera and microphones in the next room, streaming it all into the computer. It would be sweet to see a DVD of that show. It would be sweet to see a DVD of every show. And web streams. The band that played first rocked. My first thought was of the Dead Milkmen, but these guys were heavier than that. They rocked heavy with some drinking songs, and some just plain heavy stuff. I think they said they are playing a show with Bacchus at the 4th Ave in the next week or 2. I was really impressed with all the musicianship in both bands. The second band that played was not as heavy, had a good groove with slide guitar, and erm, intricate vocals? The one guy did real tender sort of vocals and the other guy at one point interjected with primal screams. It worked pretty well. John Paul's pirate numbers were terrifically rollicking, a bit riveting, and the guy that sounded a bit like dave matthews, fingers-style and voicewise, what was the name on his jacket? It wasn't Compton, was it? Somebody let me know, ok? The guys there at Speed Limit 35 put on a great show. I am looking forward to more.