Bow Wow Wow

Tough Night

As I said we would, CoolMom and I went to the Bow Wow Wow show on Saturday night.  You can read my review of it over at Speak Into My Good Eye.

I'm happy that CoolMom saw fit to head home and spell the babysitter before the headlining set.  She's much worse than I am at dealing with uncomfortable situations, and I'm not sure she would've been able to take this one.

Maybe my Morrissey/Johnny Marr analogy at the end of the review isn't totally apt.  Neither of them is trying to sell themselves as The Smiths, after all.  But the whole experience just got me thinking about how many changes in a band we're all willing to accept before we start calling them a tribute band or a cover band.  I mean, Guns n' Roses have a headlining spot at The Governor's Ball Festival.  As far as I know, that's just Axl and nobody else from the original line-up.

I get that people were upset on Saturday at not getting what they thought they paid and traveled to the venue for; but if they're being honest, they'll say that Bow Wow Wow sounded pretty good.

Eh.  Not quite sure why I'm obsessing so much on this.  It just ended up being an interesting and thought-provoking night for me.

Dentist were great, by the way.  Head over to their Bandcamp page and listen to some tracks.

Brighton Bar for Bow Wow Wow and Dentist

Another Night Out with CoolMom

My friend was feeling a little guilty about taking CoolMom's place for the Bob Mould show last week.  CoolMom loves Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and Workbook in a major way.  I told my friend not to worry, since CoolMom and I were going to see Bow Wow Wow at The Brighton Bar in Long Branch on Saturday.  CoolMom is a big Bow Wow Wow fan as well.  She even owns The Best of Bow Wow Wow, which actually has like 15 or 20 songs on it.

Well, my friend informed me that lead singer, Annabella Lwin, had recently left (been ousted from?) the band.  The only original Bow Wow Wow member who'd be playing on Saturday would be bassist, Leigh Gorman.  Now, I'm not sure when a band crosses that line from being the original band to being a band that covers the original band; but I'm thinking that the Mike Love Beach Boys and this version of Bow Wow Wow may be there.  But I'll go in with an open mind.

Any doubts I had about attending the show following the Annabella Lwin news went away when I heard that Dentist were one of the acts on the bill.  Dentist are the Rick Barry-less version of Asbury Park-based No Wine for Kittens, and I've really been enjoying where they've taken their sound.  It's a combination of 90's indie rock and jangly surf.  I got to see No Wine for Kittens at their last-ever show at the end of last year, and I'm honestly excited to check out this new project.

I hope to see you at the show tonight.  I'm sure you and CoolMom will love Dentist, and I'm sure it will still be fun to hear "I Want Candy," "Do You Wanna Hold Me?" "C30 C60 C90, Go" and... ...those other dozen plus songs.