Thursday, May 19, 2005

Gimme Danger

I arrived at The Aloha room in time to catch Nick Danger's second set. I believe by this time the alcohol was taking hold. The performance was rough but ready.
The Bigsby-equipped Epiphone hollowbody and an admitted fondness for surf and rockabilly might lead one to expect a strictly 50s-style rock operation, but Danger and Co. have later influences. Witness the covers of Iggy Pop (The Passenger) and Elvis Costello (Watching The Detectives), along with Secret Agent Man and a savagely dispatched version of Lawrence Gowan's Criminal Mind.

Mr. Danger - in person!



Popsicle Pete. Yes, there are other places to go, but do they have velvet paintings of dobermans on the wall? I think not ...



Chunk. That's all. Chunk.



In action!



Danger, Pete, and a "microphone that needs Viagra."



No danger of boredom; N.D. was much more active than the pictures suggest. I only took a few since there's nothing more annoying than a flash in a small room when you're just out for a drink. Excellent new EP from Danger and Co., by the way. Next time they play I definitely want to hear their cover of Television Personalities' Diary of a Young Man.

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