6/28/05

Tuesday 6/28/05

The Best of Open Mic at The Camp With Willis!

Photos by Christina

Nick Crowd: Dan

TOM: Nick Parsons returned to The Camp with his fine guitar and vocal show. He did two Ryan Adams tunes - "English girls are pretty when they play guitar" and "Without You." Nick performed excellent covers of two songs from the Beatles White Album - "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and "Julia."

DICK: Nick sucks! He needs a couple of hot dancers to sway to his music. : )
Oh.... And, death to America!

HAIRY: Nice tie-dyed shirt!

Prom Night Heroes Crowd: Dan

TOM: Prom Night Heroes is Scott Ryan (vocals, bass), Jason Ryan (guitar, vocals) and Tommy Quaite (drums). Scott says "If I'd known we were playing, I would've drank more." Jason says "If I had known we were playing, I wouldn't have come." Tommy says the Heroes are "better than a used condom or bloody tampon." They performed rockin' covers of Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever," and "Machine Head" by Bush. Corey Easley joined them with his sax on "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry. Prom Night Heroes play list includes their own "Enjoy the Rain," "Two Princes," and "Yeah," Weezer's "Island in the Sun," 311's "Amber" and "Semi Charmed Life," Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Under the Bridge," Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out," "The Warmth" by Incubus, Green Day's "Boulevard," Black Sabbath's "Paranoid," and Green Day's "When I Come Around."

DICK: Prom Night Heroes suck! We don't need any funky music around here.
Oh.... And, death to America!

HAIRY: The Heroes attract more hot chicks to the dance floor than any group I've seen at The Camp. These guys rock! But, you'd think Jason could afford pants without huge holes in them.

Mojo Filter Crowd: Dan

TOM: Jen, Josh, and Joshua are Mojo Filter. They were joined for the first time ever by Jen's Dad, Bob Henderson, on bass. Mojo performed their own "Known You Forever," "Lonesome Me," and "Dirty Man," and Stevie Ray Vaughan's "The Sky Is Crying," Clapton's "Before You Accuse Me," Robert Johnson's "Crossroads," John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery," and Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." These folks jam!

DICK: Mojo Filter sucks! There's something fundamentally wrong with a woman singing "Whole Lotta Love." It's just wrong.
Oh.... And, death to America!

HAIRY: Jen looked really hot. Oh. Maybe I shouldn't say that with her Dad around. Josh looks MUCH cooler with a full set of drums. Joshua's Hendrix shirt is nifty. But, I miss his hat and flying vee.

Kitties Crowd: Dan

TOM: The Kitties wowed the crowd again with their wunderbar show. They performed "Calculating" and "I Am Pulling Your Leathers," which sounded a lot like their smash hit "I Am Pushing Your Buttons." (PDF) This is entertainment at its finest.

DICK: Kitties suck! I don't get it. German rock humor sucks.
Oh.... And, death to America!

HAIRY: The Kitties put on quite a show in their black garb, outstanding choreography, light show, and huge calculator. They are an act you won't soon forget.

Special guest
Willis Crowd: Dan

TOM: Willis is a "fine Boulder, Colorado based jazzy, funky, swingy, bluesy, tripped-out, cold-bonking, ear poppin, neurotic-yet-nice, rock your ass all night long, grass-stained, brand spanking new, yet finely aged quartet and their original tunes are sure to keep a smile on your face as well as a little swing in the hips and a bounce in the knees." Willis is Kyle Ussery (bass), Chris Rowland (keyboard), Jerome Salken (drums) and Pete Kartsounes (guitar, vocals, harmonica). The performed their own "Yo Mamba" and Gypsy Woman." Isaac, a local keyboardist joined them on Hendrix's "Fire." These guys are SMOOTH!

DICK: Willis sucks! They are way too mellow and groovy for me.
Oh.... And, death to America!

HAIRY: Willis looks like rock stars. What can I say. They had the babes dancing.

But now, Bob says it's time to go.