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| Philly's Beach Slang are finishing up a tour with Cheap Girls, Signals Midwest, and Lee Corey Oswald. |
CoolMom had this annual work thing last night, so I wasn't sure I'd be able to make it out. I was a little antsy over it because I've wanted to see Beach Slang for a while. They played The Stone Pony with Modern Baseball a couple of months back, but I was booked. Then, they were on the bill for The Clef's Pre-Halloween Party but had to drop when they got added to the Cheap Girls tour. At around 8:20, CoolMom pulled into the driveway. We tag-teamed, and I headed to Asbury Lanes.
Unfortunately, I missed Lee Corey Oswald. Later in the evening, Cheap Girls' bassist and lead singer Ian Graham told us all what a mistake that was, and now I'm sorry. I did make it about mid-way through the set by Signals Midwest. The guys were a little spent from touring, but they turned in a good set; and the crowd was fist-pumping and singing along.
Beach Slang came out at around 9:15, maybe, opening with "American Girls and French Kisses" from their most recent 7", Cheap Thrills on a Dead End Street. I was "screaming out my lungs" from behind my camera. Guitarist James Alex, in his kind of schoolboy garb, let loose on stage from the beginning, remarking that the only time he doesn't feel awkward is when he's pounding on his guitar. Great set. Everything I could have wanted.
Cheap Girls closed things out in much more low-key fashion from a jumping around the stage perspective. Their sound is a big one, though. Huge Les Paul chords and guitar solos mixed with Ian Graham's vaguely twangy vocals to produce something both heavy and irresistibly catchy.
In all, a pretty good way to spend a Thursday night. Here are some photo highlights. Click the "Galleries" tab for more.
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