slow-dog.concert

17 Dec 1999 - Little Brother's , Columbus OH
Go Robot Go
Silo the Huskie
Sean Woolsey Band

So made it to the show around 10:30, and even being a fashionable half-hour late meant I was still early to see the opening act-- Silo the Huskie. Knowing they were going to be there, I had checked out their website previously, and was interested to see how their set went. Their site says they've been compared to Built to Spill, as well as several prominent others. I heard a little bit of Doug Martsch in the first song or so, but then I think the singers voice warmed up, and the comparison no longer fit. They put on a good show to a relatively empty venue, and their music does have a slight Built to Spill tilt. No one's going to call them the American Radiohead, but I would've bought their CD Fight if they had been selling it. All in all, a fine Midwest pop band, I look forward to seeing them again.

Next up was the Sean Woolsey Band, who I don't know anything about, except that one guy plays the mandolin on some songs, and I wish that they had been a little more interesting musically. Perhaps they were though, because two and a half songs into their coho (that's coffee house to the uninitiated) snooze rock set, I left to go grab a bite to eat.

My timing was perfect, though, as I got back while Go Robot Go was setting up. My exposure to them had been limited to radio play on 97x and checking out there website. It was enough to intrigue me, and I had already ordered their CD, convertible, which CDNow has apparently decided to send by Pony Express, since they shipped it almost two weeks ago. Anyway, they put on a great show. If you haven't heard them, I think the best way to describe them is in the same vein as Apples in Stereo. It's the (ack--he's going to say it!) Beatles-esque harmonies that do it. GRG isn't looking to change the world, they're just looking to liven up the party, 3 minutes at a time. A great set that closed with the theme from the Mary Tyler Moore show, which is really about all you need to know to decide whether or not you want to check them out--isn't it?