Bar Crawl
After spending about an hour at Ferndale’s Magic Bag on Friday night, I’m a bit confused as to why MCR gets so much mail complaining about the fact that Colic gets buzz around the local scene. Sorry to say, kids, and I’m sure I’ll lose any street cred that I may have had (which admittedly, probably wasn’t ever very much in the first place), but myself and Ryan got a chance to check out Colic’s set on Friday night, and the band put on a pretty smoking live show (Please direct all hatemail to Mr. Gary at derfsucks@hotmail.com). The band gave off a few different vibes, as the songs were all catchy, although the band rocked more than anything else. Live, “She’s A Gun” came off sounding like a modernized version of Catherine Wheel, though both “You Don’t Know Why” and “Falling Asleep at the Wheel” were catchy enough (in a Cheap Trick sort of way) that they wound up stuck in our heads later on that night. Both of us were really impressed after having seen them live, though I’m sure the super-scenester element of Detroit will gladly give me 200 quick reasons why I’m wrong (again, see e-mail address listed above).
The MCR train also made a stop at the Magic Stick Friday night to help the guys in The Kingsnakes celebrate the release of their debut CD, Supernatural Disaster. Tommy Mann looked every bit the part of the rock-and-roll singer, with his long hair waving and his big belt-buckle shining in the lights when he leaned back and wailed on almost every song. While Mann was definitely the showman of the band, lead guitarist Elliot Moses stole the show with his tight (and frequent) guitar solos, the best of which culminated a guitar solo stand-off with special guest Danny Methric of The Muggs. Hints of Led Zeppelin, Mountain and AC/DC were abound during The Kingsnakes’ set, which basically cemented the band’s reputation as a great band to see on a good old fashioned beer drinking rock-and-roll night out.
Speaking of Supernatural Disasters…
…big ups to everyone who made it out Big Matt’s 26th birthday celebration this past Saturday night at the Town Pump Tavern …
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