Tuesday December 18, 2007
Sweat Records re-opening, plus Rachel Goodrich
I’ve been sitting on these photos for a couple of weeks, waiting for an opportunity to post them. The short version: The new Sweat record store (/coffee bar!) is impressive, with fully-stocked bins and empty-canvas walls, and the evening was lots of fun.
DJ Of The Future, Hottpants spins at the store. This is my second photo of Daniel that for some reason doesn’t include his face — to be remedied ASAP I promise!
Omar Sommereyns (right) shows off his baby, Map Magazine to Jesse Jackson. And attention: it really is very impressive. Please to direct your eyeballs and advertising dollars their way.
Here we go. So, count me forever among the hordes of Rachel Goodrich devotees. One nice thing about having 3751 MySpace friends is that when you play a show, the people that pack your house have an undeniable affection for you. Rachel returns that affection, and was as exited about her crowd as they were about her. Her songs are great, and her performance was homespun and rollicking. Typical between-song banter: “We’re going to fuck this next song up, but that’s okay, because you guys are drunk, right?!” Also, the kid seen holding the kazoo for Rachel in this picture was great. Perhaps a younger brother that got dragged along to help, he was perfectly bored-looking and reluctantly, eye-rollingly supportive throughout. Great bass player, too.
After a big autoharp number (“Can somebody run out to my car and get my autoharp?” (which actually happened)), Rachel closed with a sweet song on ukulele. Note the semi-audience, semi-crew guy holding her microphone. There were lots of these folks at the show, sort of like a living-room performance.
The Jacuzzi Boys, sort of a Velvets-influenced thing, but with stuffed birds, only good. Really. Going on tour in January, I see. Send us a postcard, gang.
Update: Article in the Herald.
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Jucuzzi boys played a great show with the Electric Bunnies at Dorsch Gallery a while back and they rocked the back patio! Sorry I missed Rachael!
Worth mentioning that the fellow standing next to Omar Sommereyns is crooner-songwriter, Jesse James. Not to schill, but he puts on a great show every Tuesday at Ammendment 21. Sort of a Tom Waits/Morphine/Alt. Country vibe with lots of different people sitting in. One constant is a fantastic drummer with occasional supplemental bass provided by Tuba!
Thanks Blingtown. I probably should have known that. Updating the post…
I saw James performing with the Nervous City Orchestra and he was, indeed, great. Have yet to catch him solo.
I’m so happy for Lolo and her new venture. Also, M.A.P. magazine gets my hearty endorsement. Glossy pages full of people I know and like. And Victor did a great job with the cover.
cherry impact! in the lower right hand corner on the jacuzzi picture
also 1/2 of haha help!
and my personal male model
lolz
Jesse Plays Amendment 21 every Tuesday night. I went last night and it was the first time I had seen him in over 8 months, and he rocked the house. I will have to ask him where he is playing since the next Tuesdays fall on Christmas and New Years.
Hey folks, thanks for all the kind words! Btw it’s Jesse JACKSON, not Jesse James. myspace.com/jessejackson is his page. And yes, that’s his real name…
Well, that’s embarrassing, esp considering it’s hardly my first time mentioning Jackson. Also explains why I had trouble finding his MySpace (link now added).
Article in the Herald.