February 09, 2007

Fifty on Their Heels @ Beauty Bar

Junior Metro is the sh**. Seriously. Singing, playing guitar, dancing, wearing cool shoes, romping through the crowd so far as his amp chord would let him, slipping on said chord, bleeding on the mic, and then rocking s'more. All for a Thursday! Way to give'er, as the Canadians say.

The crowd at the Beauty Bar was decent, and unfortunately loosened up more AFTER the Fifty on Their Heels set as the DJ Paparazzi substitute (I couldn't hear his name over the Joy Division. Sorry, dude, way to step up) worked remixes of new Bloc Party to a drunk-and-getting-drunker crowd of east of Menlo Ave. partiers looking to start the weekend off early. Fifty is a tight band, playing spasmodic and frenetic punk racket that an elderly neighbor would probably bang on the walls to "shut that crap off" but an elderly neighbor's granddaughter would be jumping on her bed and dancing to "Occupation." I'd like to see what Fifty can do in a more crowded venue, because I get the feeling that Junior can really light it up, but last night at the Beauty Bar was nevertheless solid and fun. Lucky for you S.D., the band is playing the Che Cafe (fundraiser, be there) in March, and if ever a venue pandered to band/audience interaction, it's the Che. See: any ¡Society! gig.

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