Jeans Boots is fronted by Jeanette Stewart and a cast of thousands (okay, two: her bandmates from Slow Down Molasses, Ryan Drabble and Tyson Brooks). Slow Down Molasses has already professed their love for Julie Doiron, and I'd say that goes for Jeans Boots too. JB comes in two flavours, electric and acoustic. This was the electric, "get kicked out of the folk festival" version. It was super-fuzzy, with the bass used more to build up a wall of fuzz than keep time. I liked it very much indeed, and picked up one of her two CDs the moment she cleared the stage.
Jeans Boots at Raw Sugar, March 30, 2011
They really did rock out.
Jeans Boots at Raw Sugar, March 30, 2011
Next up were The Ethics, a band I have heard much of but have yet to see live. I'm glad to have done so since they put on a very sharp pop performance, entirely composed of songs they'll soon be laying down in the studio. The pictures I took unfortunately don't do justice to the whole band - the layout of Raw Sugar isn't friendly to those musicians not up front.
The Ethics at Raw Sugar, March 30, 2011
Finally Slow Down Molasses hit the stage. They stretch the indie rock gamut from shoegaze to roots rock to pop. They've recorded with Julie Doiron and pulled off a cover of My Bloody Valentines' When You Sleep with aplomb.
Slow Down Molasses at Raw Sugar, March 30, 2011
Also, everyone wished Rolk Klausener happy birthday. Yay!
- Show reminder: The Brains, Evil Farm Children, The Krap Skraps, The Mudplots and The Grave Mistakes are at Mavericks; The Withering Pines, J.J. Ispen and The Paper Crown perform at the Elmdale. Eamon McGrath and The Goodnight Webcams play Zaphod's.
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