Thursday, October 20, 2005

Oct 20 - Troubadour - The Gossip

The Gossip
w. We Are Wolves, The Sharp Ease

Now look - i love me the momma-dykes. the big ol' moustached, greasy-coifed, certified big denim cuffed momma-dykes. i also love the rock & roll. the ripping guitars and blues beaten wail of the rock. and roll. the roll too. i mean, i'm not gonna lie - i like the rock MORE than the roll, but the roll is cool. i like roll. it's just gotta be the right roll.

casting aside my digressions, The Gossip are a powerhouse of the rock. specifically the momma-dyke rock. all the left-over bikini kill fans who couldn't get into le tigre? they're into the gossip now. the gossip are loud, raw rock and roll the way white, floppy haired guys in the late 60's used to like it. But big bluesy rock is a staple of the Dim Mak diet. so what do you do for a side dish?

well, apparantly you have we are wolves open, but i don't really know them, so i'll talk about the sharpe ease. Reader, meet the sharp ease (if you haven't already) there's a little more delicacy to these post-punkers. a little more danceable pop and shake to the gossip's throb and stomp. but it's got pleanty of drive to keep up with the gossip. their last record 'going modern' was excellent. i know they've been an LA staple for some time, but i only got on board last year.

The Gossip - Don't (Make Waves)
The Sharp Ease - Patio Chair