this week has been, uncomfortably, unreasonably, and surprisingly busy. on top of which, i seem to be coming down with something that bears a frightening resemblance to a serious cold (note: the phrase “serious cold” is only an oxymoron in the non-jewish world. something about wandering 40 years in the desert left my people with a terrifying penchant for illness. and still we don’t tan!)
despite my illness and workload, I did manage to see blog buzzband oh no! oh my! at the echo last saturday night. the bland played with a polish and professionalism i didn’t expect from a DIY group. proving the old adage that if a band is from austin, they must be good, oh no! oh my! put on a great live show and the crowd left smiling.
orlando bloom also graced the scene with his presence, challenging the legions of hipster hopeful girls to keep their cool in the face of an actor who had actually been involved with the making of the lord of the rings. I hear one or two of them even asked him what working with tolkein was like. (hey, at least they get points for pronouncing the late john ronald reuel’s last name correctly.)
many non-hipster, but still hopeful girls turned out for the night’s first opener, the upbeat and enjoyable honey brothers, featuring adrian grenier. the n.y.c. based group reminded everyone to watch entourage next season and to forgive grenier’s quasi-bearded look (he is in a band after all ).
l.a. band the deadly syndrome were also wildly impressive. the group, self-described “best friends” with the band members of oh no! oh my!, did their best friends a favor and played a fiercely electric set, even offering to draw spontaneous, individualized cartoons on the all-black cover of their five dollar e.p.
three sets and one very cool e.p. cartoon later, i drew the only logical conclusion: oh no! oh my! = oh wow! check them out next time you have the chance. you won’t be disappointed.
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