2-22-07 Moorish Idols Live Photos
After listening to songs off the new Moorish Idols EP on their Myspace page all week it was locked in my head and I had to go to the show. I hadn’t seen them recently, and was eager to hear this new material live. Now I’m not pushing these guys just because they are friends who used to practice in our basement (which by the way you guys are always welcome back), if they were total oasis-esque assholes that I had no connections with I would still love the music. Seriously these guys and The Orphins are my 2 favorite local Atlanta bands.
To my dismay I got to the show early and had to listen to the opener which consisted of a drum machine and a guy who talked with a wolf mask on. After about a song of that I decided to make a trip to the store for a 24 ounce of a Miller Lite since this tea house was BYOB. Tea and Rock music just don’t mix. Anyway they didn’t have any PG Tips.
The second band was a jam band lead by a really thirsty British guy. What a weird ass lineup. I shared my Miller Lite with Idols drummer Alex October.
Finally the Moorish Idols hit the stage and proceeded to rock the fuck out. The songs from the New EP were just as great as I hoped they’d be live even though the production on the disc by former 1084 roommate Erik Olson is superb. Go buy the EP now at Criminal Records for $6 bucks. It’s worth it for the unique artwork of singer/guitarist David Norbery alone. Big thanks to Schmike’s evil twin Shawn for letting me use his external flash to capture these guys in the non-existent lighting of the 11:11 Teahouse. I’m no music critic but if these guys don’t blow up the ATL rock scene soon I’d be pretty surprised.
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- Posted by Clint Miller on February 23, 2007 at 5:49 pm
