A dollar a day

I stuck around for a couple of Dallas Waldo's raps at Zaphod Beeblebrox then high-tailed it over to Mavericks just in time to One Hundred Dollars start things up. The band has its genesis in the songwriting collaboration of Simone Fornow, who hooked up with Ian Russell, who corralled some of his River Band pals into forming One Hundred Dollars. They're just about the realest sounding country band I've seen in some time - no countrypolitan flair round these parts - and also look like the kind of band you'd normally see performing behind chicken wire.

Ian at left, Simone and bassist-turned guitarist Paul Mortimer at right.



More Simone; I believe that's bassist Kyle Porter just behind her.



Paul was using a volume pedal for the steel licks Stew Crookes plays on the album, if memory serves.



Darn microphone stand.



Dave Clarke on drums.



This photo of Kyle is lousy, but not as lousy as the ones I took of keyboardist Jonathan Adjemian, which were too horrible to post.



If you're thinking everything is lookin' mighty blue, blam Mavericks strange LED stagelighting.



More Ian.



Eye contact action!



Ian sings!



Contemplative action!



And some final fisheye action.



A swell band; Russell and Fornow are performing as a duo in Dawson City, Yukon, Saturday.

• Show reminder: Protest The Hero, TheSet, Hawthorne Heights and Elias jump around at the Capital Music Hall. The Rippers are at The Rainbow. The Elmdale House hosts Chris Bartos and Megan Jerome.