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One Night Stand Part III: January 16, 2000 by Karen Whitehouse |
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That's how the whole night went: pretty, intimate, and nostalgic. Props to Slim's for hosting yet another night of local musicians. Members of bands like Petrol, Applesaucer, JoJo, and Glitter Mini 9 mixed it up together to cover some of their favorite songs. I knew it was going to be a good show because the Petrol boys were involved. And indeed, Rockpile MKII -- the group with Graham and Michael Shaw of Petrol, Ken Hard of JoJo, Adam Zabarsky of Applesaucer, Gordon Evans of Red Planet, and Bill Rousseau of Dixie Star (all my favorite bands damn it!). -- played one of the best sets of the evening. Graham Shaw rock-starred it up on Rod Stewart's "Hot Legs," and I was thrilled to hear Sweet's "Fox on the Run" (the first 45 I ever bought). Again, a little more retro than I expected, but damn well worth the eight-dollar cover all on its own. There were a few sets of actual '80s music, covering
the decade's mood Cherry Bombs had the Joan Jett vibe down. Kat Greenleaf of Mighty 690, Valerie Moorhead of Enda, Matt Chaikan of Blue Period, and Kate Howser of See Jane Run played "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by the Clash, "Los Angeles" by X, and, of course, "Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways. It kicked ass, and made me want to check out Mighty 690 and Enda, two bands I've never seen. And that's the best reason to go out to these package shows. Sure, you'll have a good time that night, but even better, you get introduced to new bands you might not otherwise see.
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So
I get all dolled up '80s style to go down to One Night Stand III at
Slim's with my '80s-loving buds, and we're just about the only people
in period dress. But I was mollified by the Wonder Twins -- Nicole Katler
of See Jane Run and Swirly Rat Jr., according to the itinerary -- who
were on stage when we walked in. Lovely voice on her, stylishly simple
guitar from him, and who cares if the song they did, The Carpenters'
"Solitaire," came out in 1975.
swings.
$6 Hooker (Scott Llamas, Deflator Mouse; Doug Lippe, Carlos; Bryan Kehoe,
M.I.R.V.; Richard Trott, Slow Poisoners; Eric Anderson, Go Kart Go)
had one of the highlights with one of my favorite songs, "Anything Anything"
by Dramarama. Log Jam (Greg Heller, Amateur Night; Mike Henry, Smarties;
Mike Durkin, Oxygen; Chris Groves, Dealership) had the best theme --
Kenny Loggins!-- complete with fake beards that looked like what you
pull out of a lint trap. The Jon Spencer Hughes Explosion (Tim McGoey,
Amateur Night; Howard Myint, Blue Sky Roadster; Jon Menke, Everybody's
Angels; Rich McCulley, Sparklejet; PF, Blue Period) played OMD's "If
You Leave," General Public's "Tenderness," and Simple Minds' "Don't
You Forget About Me" -- guess the theme there.